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.
@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.»
September 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
@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.»
A most informative and enlightening conversation about China vs. USA. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o... @nytimes.com
Opinion | This Is Why America Is Losing to China
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September 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A most informative and enlightening conversation about China vs. USA. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/o... @nytimes.com
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...
Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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August 5, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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
July 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
@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
Why are we not surprised? www.axios.com/2025/07/09/x...
X CEO Linda Yaccarino to step down
Yaccarino was the first permanent CEO after Elon Musk bought the social media platform in 2022.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Why are we not surprised? www.axios.com/2025/07/09/x...
«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...
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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June 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
«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...
@norgesbank.bsky.social kutter styringsrenten, men det var det ingen rentetipper som hadde tippet. Hvorfor ikke? www.dn.no/makrookonomi...
Norges Bank kutter styringsrenten til 4,25 prosent
Sentralbanken sjokkerer med kutt og sier at renten trolig settes videre ned i løpet av året.
www.dn.no
June 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@norgesbank.bsky.social kutter styringsrenten, men det var det ingen rentetipper som hadde tippet. Hvorfor ikke? www.dn.no/makrookonomi...
@Høyre begår en «Biden» www.nrk.no/norge/valg-2...
Valg 2025: Ny krisemåling for Høyre – solid rødgrønt flertall
Nå er Arbeiderpartiet nesten dobbelt så stort som Høyre. – Vi tar beskjeden, sier Erna Solberg.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@Høyre begår en «Biden» www.nrk.no/norge/valg-2...
«Lock him up!» www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
Opinion | Could the Third Time Be the Charm on Impeachment?
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June 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
«Lock him up!» www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...
«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...
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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June 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
«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
June 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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
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...
Opinion | Trump’s Gilded Gut Instinct
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June 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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.
May 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
With a US pope, Vatican can become the 53rd US state - after Canada and Greenland.
When silence stands in the way of smartness: on.ft.com/42CU3Qd
Corporate America must stand up to Trump on US innovation
The failure of business to join universities in the fight for academic research is short-sighted as well as cowardly
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May 1, 2025 at 8:13 AM
When silence stands in the way of smartness: on.ft.com/42CU3Qd
Kudos to the few who stand tall and do not kiss the ring:
April 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Kudos to the few who stand tall and do not kiss the ring:
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!»
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April 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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?
April 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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 shares some excellent comments about Trump’s world of rival fortresses: on.ft.com/4ilC0CE
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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April 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Yuval Noah Harari shares some excellent comments about Trump’s world of rival fortresses: on.ft.com/4ilC0CE
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...
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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April 15, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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...
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
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from The Economist
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
economist.com
April 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from The Economist
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from The Economist
Love to see part of my country potraid in NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/t...
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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April 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Love to see part of my country potraid in NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/t...
Trump 2.0 Makes China Greate Again
April 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Trump 2.0 Makes China Greate Again
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...
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?
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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...
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...
Det er slik det starter
Men hvordan slutter det?
e-avis.aftenposten.no
March 30, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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.
March 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I only wish that Norway’s contribution to Ukraine could be significant enough to show up in an illustration like this. I feel embarrassed.