SVA - Work Research Institute (AFI)
Recent Submissions
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Unionization, licensure and workplace variation in pay inequality between immigrants and natives
(Socio-Economic Review;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Organizational research has revealed considerable variation in immigrant–native pay inequalities across workplace contexts. However, less is known about how broader labor market institutions intersect in the local dynamics ... -
A life course perspective on the NEET phenomenon: long-term exclusion across cohorts, gender, and social origin among young adults in Norway
(Journal of Youth Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This study addresses the limitations of the NEET indicator (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) as a measure of the risk of social exclusion. Applying a life course analytical framework and sequence analysis to ... -
Interdisciplinarity and communication across research employing different methods under the loupe: A bibliometric examination of the literature on boundary-crossing ICT use
(The Information Society;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In this article, we present a bibliometric analysis of studies examining the consequences of boundary-crossing information communication technology (ICT) use, e.g., the use of ICT to conduct tasks across the work and family ... -
A scoping review of school leadership practices in Lesson Study
(Cogent Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)There is growing interest in the value of teacher–learning communities for practice improvement. Lesson Study is an approach to build capacity, strengthen professional communities among teachers, and improve teaching. This ... -
Boundary-crossing ICT use – A scoping review of the current literature and a road map for future research
(Computers in Human Behavior Report;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Research on the use of digital devices to conduct tasks across work and non-work domains (i.e., boundary-crossing ICT use) grows rapidly. To gain an overview of this expanding field, we conducted a systematic search in 14 ... -
Sustainable Employment for People with Disabilities: A Scoping Review on Workplace Practices and Positive Employment Outcomes
(Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This is a scoping review of literature on positive employment outcomes for people with disabilities (PWD) and stakeholders in the organization. The aim is to investigate the connection between workplace practices and ... -
Humour, sexual harassment, and police managers´ discretionary practices
(Police Practice & Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In this article, we describe and analyse police managers’ response to incidents of gender and sexual harassment as they play out in a police workplace context. The aim is to examine managers’ supervisory discretion in ... -
Inclusion of vulnerable youth in school or work - How can individually tailored professional support contribute?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Researchers and policymakers are worried about the marginalisation of vulnerable youth who drop out of school and work, as a long range of policies and measures developed in many countries have not solved the problem. ... -
Interventions to Reduce Child Maltreatment: A Systematic Review with a Narrative Synthesis
(International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Child maltreatment has been a prominent topic on the political agenda for the past decade. However, while there are several types of interventions that can potentially benefit the prevention of child maltreatment, uncertainties ... -
Resistance to platformization: Palantir in the Norwegian police
(Information, Communication & Society;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In 2016, the Norwegian police signed a contract with Palantir Technology for the provision of the surveillance platform Gotham, a platform that enables agencies to integrate data stored in different databases from internal ... -
Wadel’s concept of ‘incorporation’: A means of improving sustainable work inclusion?
(Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Sustainable work inclusion for marginalized individuals poses a significant challenge worldwide, not just in Nordic countries. In this paper, we explore the potential of ‘incorporation’, a concept formulated by Norwegian ... -
Arbeid etter jobbklubb? En longitudinell analyse
(Søkelys på arbeidslivet;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)NAVs jobbklubb har vært en sentral del av arbeidsmarkedstiltakene i Norge i flere tiår, men vi vet lite om hvorvidt jobbklubb fører til økt arbeidsdeltakelse. I denne artikkelen undersøker vi arbeidsdeltakelsen blant ... -
Rebels in their own job: How digging into a municipal mystery turned invited youth participation in an urban planning process into uninvited activism
(Children & society;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Youth participation has become an important mechanism in many aspects of society, research and democratic institutions and in urban planning specifically. Yet, the ideal of participation often collides with the realities ... -
Could I Write Like Carol Weiss?
(Minerva;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Academic papers in the social sciences were once more essayistic in their form. The carefree launching of concepts and ideas of academic value were the order of the day, all without the security of the present standardized ... -
Examining the Complexities of Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials in Child Welfare Settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for assessing the effectiveness of interventions. At the same time, it is challenging to evaluate interventions using experimental designs ... -
Festivaler: kulturpolitikk og Kulturrådet
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)Temaet for denne rapporten er Kulturrådets tilskuddsordninger til festivaler som kunst- og kulturpolitisk virkemiddel. Vi undersøker om tilskuddet fungerer etter hensikten. Det sentrale spørsmålet vi reiser, er: I hvilken ... -
Workplace accommodation in return to work after mild traumatic brain injury
(Work : A journal of Prevention, Assesment and rehabilitation;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: While a vast amount of research focuses on unmodifiable and individual factors that may impact return to work (RTW) for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), less knowledge exists of the relationship ... -
Do sociodemographic factors play a role in the relation between COVID-19 infection and obesity? Findings from a cross-sectional study in eastern Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Aim This study aims to assess the odds of having COVID-19 according to an individual’s weight status and to identify the sociodemographic factors associated with having COVID-19 in a sample of individuals residing in the ... -
Kulturpolitikk og festivaler
(Chapter; Research report, 2023)Denne rapporten drøfter om Kulturrådets tilskuddsordninger til festivaler fungerer etter hensikten som kunst- og kulturpolitisk virkemiddel. Det sentrale spørsmålet vi reiser, er: I hvilken grad og hvordan fører tilskuddet ... -
Algorithms by and for the Workers: Towards a Fair, Democratic and Humane Digitalization of the Workplace
(Peer reviewed; Research report, 2024)Driven by the logic of competition in global capitalism, digitalisation is revolutionising the workplace, introducing both opportunities and challenges. This policy study reflects on the complex interplay between technology ...
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