• Differences in harvesting and marketing strategies between Iceland and Norway 

      Bjørgvinsson, David Bragi; Bertheussen, Bernt Arne; Dreyer, Bent (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      For decades, whitefish industries in Iceland and Norway have produced similar products and have exported to the same global markets. Nevertheless, there are indications that the Icelandic industry has been more profitable than the Norwegian industry over the same time period. Therefore, this study aims to determine if the two competing industries pursue different marketing and harvesting strategies ...
    • Economic sustainability of quality-enhancing business models in the Norwegian cod industry 

      Bertheussen, Bernt Arne; Dreyer, Bent; Reiertsen, Audun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-26)
      This study describes three fundamental quality-enhancing business models in the Norwegian cod industry, which challenge the traditional and dominant volume-focused wild catch model: a quality-enhancing Live storage model, a quality-enhancing Farm raised model, and a Wild-caught Quality model. Furthermore, the study explores whether the models are sustainable based on their performance over almost ...
    • Hvilken råstoffstrategi er mest lønnsom for norske filetbedrifter? 

      Nilssen, Jon; Bertheussen, Bernt Arne; Dreyer, Bent (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      I artikkelen spør vi først om det er forskjeller i lønnsomheten til de få gjenværende filetbedriftene i Norge. Dette får vi bekreftet ved å analysere ti år med regnskapsdata for hele populasjonen. Deretter spør vi om variasjonen i lønnsomheten kan knyttes til bedriftenes valg av råvareleverandører. Våre resultater viser at bedriftene som har den høyeste andelen ferskt kvalitetsråstoff, oppnår bedre ...
    • Institutional and financial entry barriers in a fishery 

      Bertheussen, Bernt Arne; Dreyer, Bent; Hermansen, Øystein; Isaksen, John Roald (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-18)
      Fishery policies over the past decades have mainly aimed at capacity reduction to preserve overexploited stocks. For that reason, research has focused on exploring incentives to exit fisheries rather than examining entry barriers. However, in quota-regulated fisheries, potential entrants might face substantial institutional and financial barriers, as opposed to incumbents, whose rights might have ...
    • Is the Norwegian cod industry locked into a value-destructive volume logic? 

      Bertheussen, Bernt Arne; Dreyer, Bent (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-02)
      Wild cod is a scarce and valuable natural resource. However, cod fishing along the coast of northern Norway has largely been about fishing as much as possible with the least possible resource effort, and thereby at the lowest cost. This traditional volume logic is rooted in biology, meteorology, and small scale capture technology. The logic is further enhanced by new large scale capture technology ...
    • Performance differences between nations exploiting a common natural resource: The Icelandic–Norwegian mackerel case 

      Bertheussen, Bernt Arne; Dreyer, Bent; Dreyer, Sofie; Evenseth, Susann (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-25)
      The same type of industries, located in different nations, may perform differently in global markets. This comparative case study of the Icelandic and Norwegian mackerel industries explores whether national resources, capabilities, and institutional environments can help elucidate performance differences in exporting a common natural resource. To gain insight into the phenomenon, the present study ...
    • Økt lønnsomhet i torskesektoren - Sluttrapport Arbeidspakke 1 - Politiske og institusjonelle samfunnsbindinger 

      Dreyer, Bent; Holm, Petter; Henriksen, Edgar (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2015)
      Rapporten gir en oversikt over aktivitet og funn i programmet «Økt lønnsomhet i torskesektoren» - Arbeidspakke 1. Programmet ble startet opp i 2011, og Arbeidspakke 1 - Politiske og institusjonelle samfunnsbindinger - var den aktiviteten i programmet som fikk størst oppmerksomhet i oppstartsfasen. Hensikten med denne aktiviteten i programmet var å redegjøre for de eksisterende rammevilkårene – ...
    • Økt lønnsomhet i torskesektoren. Sluttrapport 

      Dreyer, Bent; Bendiksen, Bjørn Inge; Henriksen, Edgar; Hermansen, Øystein; Holm, Petter; Iversen, Audun; Karlsen, Kine Mari; Svorken, Marianne; Isaksen, John Roald; Olsen, Petter; Sørdahl, Patrick Berg (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2016-10-19)
      Rapporten gir en oversikt over aktivitet og funn i programmet «Økt lønnsomhet i torskesektoren». Programmet ble startet opp i 2011 og avsluttet sommeren 2016. Rapporten er organisert på følgende måte. Først redegjøres det for intensjonene med programmet. Deretter redegjøres det for hvordan programmet har vært organisert. Så gis det en oversikt over de ulike leveransene i programmet og ...