Theories of irreversible investment suggest a negative relation between investment and uncertainty,and non-linear adjustment costs open for asymmetries in the adjustment of fixed capital. We proposean econometric modelling approach to estimate and test the key predictions of modern...

Recent developments in the oil and gas industry suggest that investment behaviour is not necessarilychangeless over time. We propose a micro-econometric procedure to investigate the stability ofinvestment behaviour. Applying system GMM methods on a panel data set for 253 oil and gas...

leaders and employees in an large international oil company. The purpose is to provide robust empiricalinsights on the individual and organisational determinants of perceived performance appraisalDesign/methodology/approach – Based on a powerful set of survey data (n 12,000), we specify...

Work-related health problems represent a latent threat to job motivation and organisational performance,with high potential costs both for private and public enterprises. Based on powerful survey data from aninternational oil company in Norway, we explore how work-related health problems are...