The Institute for
Research in Economics and Business Administration is a market-based
research organisation. The Norwegian name of the institution is
"Samfunns- og næringslivsforskning AS", abbreviated SNF, which is the
acronym also being used in English. SNF was formally established in
1991 as a research foundation with academic ties to the Norwegian
School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH)
SNF is part of the NHH environment and is responsible for initiating, organising, performing and disseminating contract research and research-based studies in economics and business administration disciplines.
The basic idea behind SNF is that through its activities it should be able to perform a twofold task. On the one hand, SNF shall offer applied research and research-based studies based on the foremost theory and methods in economics and business administration disciplines. On the other hand, the contract research shall provide problems and challenges that challenge current theory and methods, thus stimulating scholarly development and teaching.
SNF is part of the NHH environment and is responsible for initiating, organising, performing and disseminating contract research and research-based studies in economics and business administration disciplines.
The basic idea behind SNF is that through its activities it should be able to perform a twofold task. On the one hand, SNF shall offer applied research and research-based studies based on the foremost theory and methods in economics and business administration disciplines. On the other hand, the contract research shall provide problems and challenges that challenge current theory and methods, thus stimulating scholarly development and teaching.



