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Norwegian Capitalists and the Fertiliser Business: The Case of Hafslund and the Odda Process
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Slow growth and revolutionary change. The Norwegian IT industry enters the global age, 1970-2005
Full text linkThe article concludes that although the Norwegian IT industry has been lacking in export success the last 30 years, it has been important for the development of the Norwegian economy. Several IT companies have been on the verge of international breakthroughs, but have been stopped by rising costs and guided by national opportunities. The rise of the important oil-sector has been both a hindrance and an opportunity for the Norwegian IT industry. Specialised products for national markets rather than general mass-market products have become the norm for the Norwegian IT industry. This development had to a remarkable degree been associated with continuity in terms of organisations and people. The firms these people and organisations have been attached too, however, have experienced turbulence, bankruptcy and change, making the whole development from 1970 until today a seemingly messy and problematic affair. But this has really been a period of IT industry growth, and in the end the national development is reasonably successful.
Slow Growth and Revolutionary Change: The Norwegian IT Industry Enters the Global Age, 1970-2005
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Innovation as Adaptation: The Digital Challenge in the Norwegian Fishing Industry, 1970–1985
No full textThe introduction of a sonar system for fisheries by the Norwegian firm Simrad had lasting effects on the industry, as the system was based on digital mastery that could be utilized for other products. Norwegian engineers with sonar experience were the driving force behind this breakthrough, demonstrating the relevance of theories of national agglomerations of competence. In one important though unintended outcome, internal failures forced the company to hire new people who adopted creative strategies to meet the competitive situation presented by Japan.</jats:p
The Rise and Fall of State Information Technology Planners—or How Norwegian Planning Became Capatins of Industry, 1960-1990
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