Tor W. Andreassen
@twandreassen.bsky.social
I am a business school professor with a research interest in value creation for service organizations through innovation. «How can organizations be profitable while doing good for society?», is a key question for me.
Business
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How did you arrive at this space and what is next?
@financialtimes.com «Trump returned to power pledging to end America’s “forever wars”. To date, however, his readiness to be led by the nose by Putin and failure to follow through on threats to impose a higher price on Moscow has led only to an escalation of Russia’s offensive in Ukraine.»
As a European, I cannot comprehend how a supreme court can be politiziced. How did you get there?
Opinion | This Is Why America Is Losing to China
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A most informative and enlightening conversation about China vs. USA. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o... @nytimes.com
Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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As a non-US citizen, I wonder why no person or institution in the USA can stop this non-democratic development www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
@arlostuff.bsky.social If this is the account of the secure cam firm Arlo, you need to do something with your «how to install using sim card». Your videos do not talk about the detail re PIN codes etc etc. Hours wasted because of bad instructions
Uflaks i sentrum
Det er vanskelig å komme utenom betydningen av hell og uhell når situasjonen for dagens Høyre og partileder Erna Solberg skal oppsummeres.
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«For et par år siden oppsummerte jeg Solbergs politiske prosjekt til å være ønsket om å få holde flest mulig nyttårstaler for NRK.» @einarlie.bsky.social i @aftenposten.no e-avis.aftenposten.no/shared/artic...
Norges Bank kutter styringsrenten til 4,25 prosent
Sentralbanken sjokkerer med kutt og sier at renten trolig settes videre ned i løpet av året.
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@norgesbank.bsky.social kutter styringsrenten, men det var det ingen rentetipper som hadde tippet. Hvorfor ikke? www.dn.no/makrookonomi...
Når vi regner feil, styrer vi feil
Vi budsjetterer med utgiftene ved å gjennomføre klimatiltak, men sjelden med kostnadene ved å la være.
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«Naturen har lover. Økonomien har antagelser. Når disse to krasjer, vil fysikken alltid vinne.» @celiseskaar.bsky.social deler gode tanker i @dagensnaeringsliv.bsky.social www.dn.no/innlegg/klim...
Partiet @Høyre og @ErnaSolberg er iferd med å begå «en Biden». Nåværende leder er ikke den som vil vinne valget «Høyre tre måneder før valget: 13,9 prosent på ny måling» iflg @aftenposten.no
Opinion | Trump’s Gilded Gut Instinct
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NYT’s Thomas Friedman does it again: USA is run by Trump Inc. because «Democrats are too weak, Republicans are too craven, big law firms are too morally bankrupt and government bureaucrats are too defenseless to do anything.» www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/o...
With a US pope, Vatican can become the 53rd US state - after Canada and Greenland.
Kudos to the few who stand tall and do not kiss the ring:
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News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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The world today, seen from the Trump2.0 admin., according to FT.com: «So many enemies: spineless judges, moaners about due process; fake news merchants; the Fed; Canadians (nasty); Europeans, same; environmental hoaxers. But the worst of the lot? Not even close. Professors!»
Togselskapet Vy informerer sine kunder:»Bane NOR utbedre verkstedsområdet Sundland er forståelig, men når deler av verkstedet stenges i lengre perioder klarer vi ikke å opprettholde normalt vedlikehold og normal trafikk.» Med et dårligere tilbud og service burde ikke prisen settes ned?
Yuval Noah Harari: Trump’s world of rival fortresses
In the US president’s vision of post-liberal global disorder the weak should always surrender to the strong, writes the historian, philosopher and author
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Yuval Noah Harari shares some excellent comments about Trump’s world of rival fortresses: on.ft.com/4ilC0CE
Opinion | Harvard’s Strength and How Far We’ve Fallen So Quickly
The thrill over its response to the Trump administration is a measure of how low, and how fast, our expectations have fallen.
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The only right thing to write in return #GoHarvard: “Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government. Accordingly, Harvard will not accept the government’s terms.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison
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I love The Economist and their journalists’ sharp pens. This one is for the USA. The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
Lofoten, Norway, Is an Adventurer’s Paradise in the Arctic
This remote archipelago is a dreamy base for adventure, with backcountry ski slopes reached by boat, hiking trails that offer views for miles and deep fjords to sail.
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Love to see part of my country potraid in NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/t...
Opinion | What Trump Just Cost America
Do you think these former close U.S. allies are ever going to trust getting into a trench with this administration again?
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Thomas Friedman in NYT about the Trump administration:”If you hire clowns, you should expect a circus. And my fellow Americans, we have hired a group of clowns.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/o...
Could one reason be that he has some strange opinions and views on former partners?
Det er slik det starter
Men hvordan slutter det?
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Torbjørn Røe Isaksen @e24no.bsky.social deler gode tanker i dagens @aftenposten.no om symptomer på land som tar en autoritær vending e-avis.aftenposten.no/shared/artic...
I only wish that Norway’s contribution to Ukraine could be significant enough to show up in an illustration like this. I feel embarrassed.
Alarmed by Trump, a Renowned German Violinist Boycotts the U.S.
Christian Tetzlaff said he was disturbed by the president’s embrace of Russia and other policies. “There seems to be a quietness or denial about what’s going on,” he said.
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More professionals - researchers, business leaders, etc - should do the same: boycott the USA after Trump2.0: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/a...
Norway’s natural gas windfall should go to Ukraine
The country provides less support, as a share of GDP, than its neighbours
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Norway, making a fortune on the Ukraine war through oils, gass, and electricity export, should send more money and support to Ukraine. I feel embarrassed. An elegant analyses her: on.ft.com/41C1B5c