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    • ‘Crowded out’? Immigration surge and residents’ employment outcomes in Norway 

      Elstad, Jon Ivar; Heggebø, Kristian (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-25)
      This study uses Norwegian public register data in a spatial correlation approach, and analyzes associations between regional variations in immigration and employment outcomes 2004–2015 in a cohort of adult residents (N = ...

    • Ethnic Diversity and Firm Performance in Norway 

      Umblijs, Janis; Drange, Ida; Orupabo, Julia (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Ethnic diversity has received increased research attention in Nordic countries; however, only a few studies have looked at it from the perspective of firms. In this study, we analyze whether changes in ethnic diversity ...

    • Help and Care to Older Parents in the Digital Society 

      Gautun, Heidi; Bratt, Christopher (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This study examines the extent and predictors of employees’ help and care to their old parents and aims to contribute to policy development enabling employees to combine full-time work and caregiving to parents. Analyzing ...

    • Hospital Mergers in Norway: Employee Health and Turnover to Three Destinations 

      Ingelsrud, Mari Holm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This article investigates the probability of turnover to three destinations following hospital merg- ers: within the hospital sector, out of the hospital sector, and out of work. It is hypothesized that mergers increase ...

    • Key Insights into What Makes Public Organizations Learn from Training Programs 

      Reichborn-Kjennerud, Kristin (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-19)
      Public organizations often operate in rigid environments with standardized procedures that are not conducive to learning, yet it is crucial that they continuously improve at solving their societal tasks in a satisfactory ...

    • Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy 

      Østerud, Kaja Larsen (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Vol 11, No 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-26)
      In the literature on labor market integration, there is growing recognition of the importance of employers. This article aims to contribute to this stream of research by investigating state employers’ engagement with a ...

    • Managers’ Beliefs about Measures to Retain Senior Workforce 

      Mykletun, Reidar J.; Furunes, Trude; Solem, Per Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      This paper aims to describe and explain the beliefs of public sector managers regarding measures to promote active ageing within organizations and how these beliefs can relate to their own atti tudes, age, gender, ...

    • Motivation, Migration and Non-standard Employment: A Survey Among Temporary Agency Workers 

      Underthun, Anders; Aasland, Aadne (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Volume 8, Number S4, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-27)
      Research suggests that migrants have a greater tendency to end up in nonstandard employment arrangements than native citizens do, but less attention has been paid to motivational differences within and between migrant ...

    • National diversity in Academia: What is the problem represented to be? 

      Maximova-Mentzoni, Tatiana; Egeland, Cathrine (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Vol 9, No 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This article investigates problem representations of nationality diversity at higher education and research institutions in Norway and in the other Nordic countries. Nationality diversity refers to different nationalities ...

    • Significance of Monitoring and Control for Employees’ Felt Trust, Motivation, and Mastery 

      Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Svare, Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The aim of the current study is to investigate the importance of monitoring and employee control for employees’ felt trust, as well as felt trust as a mediating variable between monitoring and control, intrinsic motivation ...

    • Social Class, Union Strategies, and Preference in Wage Outcomes in Norway 

      Bergene, Ann Cecilie; Drange, Ida (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-30)
      This article explores a potential socialization effect of unions on member preferences in wage out- comes and bargaining structures.This challenges notions of union wage policies simply reflecting the material self-interest ...

    • Workplace Inclusion Competence and Employer Engagement 

      Enehaug, Heidi; Spjelkavik, Øystein; Falkum, Eivind; Frøyland, Kjetil (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-22)
      Existing active labor market policy (ALMP) measures have been unsuccessful in establishing longterm employment for vulnerable groups. This paper contributes to further development of the role of the employer engagement ...

    • Workplace perceptions of older workers and implications for job retention 

      Frøyland, Kjetil; Terjesen, Hans Christoffer Aargaard (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Volume 10 ❚ Number 2 ❚ June 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)
      Older workers’ opportunities for late careers are influenced by employer attitudes and willingness. Nordic managers seem unwilling to hire and retain older persons. In this article, we explore Norwegian workplace perceptions ...