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The Past and Future of Innovations in Microfinance
(Chapter, 2012-09)The microfinance industry carries every sign of an innovation in its take-off phase. The characteristic aspects of the microfinance innovation were developed in the 1970-1980’s, thirty years later the industry experiences ... -
Patafysikk for begynnere - Øyvind Torseters bildebøker Mister Random, Avstikkere og Koblinger
(Barnelitterært forskningstidsskrift;Volume 12, No. 1-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-01)Artikkelen ser Øyvind Torseters Mister Random (2002), Avstikkere (2007) og Koblinger (2013) i lys av patafysikk, en filosofisk retning som oppstod med den franske forfatteren Alfred Jarry på slutten av 1800-tallet og ... -
Pathogen risks due to climate change: Review of the health and policy context and legal basis for the introduction of mandatory vaccination in The Netherlands
(Master thesis, 2023)The Earth's climate is changing rapidly, and as a result, pathogenic diseases will spread across the globe. This thesis aims to give a global view on these potential environmental impacts of climate change, in relation to ... -
Patient narratives: Health journalists’ reflections, dilemmas and criticism of a compelling journalistic tool
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2017)Media stories of health and illness are omnipresent. The plethora of available health stories not only inform and educate, they invite us to engage, identify and act, thereby priming basic feelings of fear, ... -
Patienters sprogbrug i e-konsultationer med deres praktiserende læge: Hvordan kommunikerer patienter relationel og emotionel information?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In Denmark, the e-mail consultation has been an important part of general practice for more than a decade. This consultation format has several advantages, but general practitioners have been concerned that they cannot, ... -
Patterns of perceived public library outcomes in five countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the perceived benefits of public libraries between five culturally different countries: Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, South Korea and the USA. Design/methodology/ ... -
På hvilke måter har Sykkelprosjektets innlemming i Bymiljøetaten påvirket Sykkelprosjektets evne til å gjennomføre sitt oppdrag?
(Bachelor thesis, 2017-05)Denne oppgaven ønsker å svare på problemstillingen: På hvilke måter har Sykkelprosjektets innlemming i Bymiljøetaten påvirket Sykkelprosjektets evne til å gjennomføre sitt oppdrag. For å svare på denne problemstillingen ... -
På hvilken måte fungerer partnerskapet NAV - kontor i henhold til teori om samstyring?
(Bachelor thesis, 2017-05)Offentlig sektor har vært et omdiskutert tema gjennom alle år. De siste årene har den også vært gjenstand for store reformer. Storvik påpeker at formålet med reformer har vært å imøtekomme stadig økende forventninger blant ... -
På hvilken måte påvirker leders atferd arbeidstakeres motivasjon?
(Bachelor thesis, 2017-05)Denne bacheloroppgaven handler om motivasjon i arbeidshverdagen. Motivasjon som tema er stort og komplekst, og påvirkes av mange variabler. Selve definisjonen av ordet kan beskrives som en indre psykologisk prosess som ... -
På slakk line, eller da covid-19 kom til India
(Master thesis, 2023)Har norsk essayistikk blitt for snever, for apolitisk og for innadvendt? Bør essayet handle om den virkelige verden utenfor seg selv? I denne oppgaven utforsker jeg essayistikk i formidling av samfunnsaktuelle hendelser. ... -
Påvirkning av arbeidsplassens psykososiale arbeidsmiljø på ansattes psykologiske myndiggjøring
(Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn: Høyere utdanning gjennomgår betydelige transformasjoner på verdensbasis. Markedskonkurranse mellom institusjoner i sektoren både nasjonalt og internasjonalt har økt betraktelig. Virksomheter i UH-sektoren må være ... -
Pedagogy of the protest: teaching social workers about collective action and the social policy context
(SW&S-Journal;Vol. 19 No. 2 (2021): Social Policy in Social Work Education and Practice - Innovative Approaches, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-05)Social workers are frequent participants in social movements that affect social policy. However, social workers may be inadequately prepared for challenging aspects of social movements such as collective protest. This ... -
Penger er dog ikke alt… Kommuners økonomiske handlingsroms betydning for ønske om kommunesammenslåing.
(Master thesis, 2016)Det gjennomføres i disse dager en kommunereform i Norge. Den skal legge til rette for at flere kommuner slår seg sammen til større og mer robuste kommuner. Reformen har økonomiske insentiver som dominerende virkemidler. Det ... -
The pension reform in Norway: A measure of adequacy in retirement benefits from fully funded occupational schemes
(Master thesis, 2014)The implementation of mandatory occupational pension schemes has created a second pillar in the Norwegian Pension System. The trend of moving from Defined Benefit schemes (DB) to Defined Contribution (DC) schemes has shifted ... -
Pension system reforms in Argentina : why the u-turn?
(Master thesis, 2012)The 2008 Argentine pension reform represented a new change of paradigm in the country’s pension policy. It encompassed the elimination of the fully funded, defined contribution (DC), private tier of the so-called Integrated ... -
Perceived Discrimination, Its Impact on Health, and the Influence of Identity Among Western Muslims
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this literature review is to contribute to a better understanding of the role played by perceived ethnic and religious discrimination on health among Muslims living in the West. It is also an important goal ... -
Perceived Motivational Climates and Employee Energy: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs
(Frontiers in Psychology;July 2020 | Volume 11 | Article 1509, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-10)This study draws on achievement goal theory and self-determination theory to examine the associations among two motivational climates (i.e., mastery and performance) and two indicators of energy at work (i.e., vigor and ... -
Perceived Neighborhood Collective Efficacy and Adolescent Mental Health Problems: A Behavioral Genetic Study of Gene-Environment Interactions
(Master thesis, 2021)Background: Perceived neighborhood collective efficacy is known to buffer the impact of diverse social-environmental risk factors on adolescent mental health problems. However, it is unknown whether collective efficacy ... -
Perceived outcomes of public libraries in Finland, Norway and the Netherlands
(Journal of Documentation;70(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the perceived benefits of public libraries and their structure in the major areas of life between Finland, Norway and the Netherlands. Design/methodology/approach – ... -
Perceived usefulness of Boolean queries: A user-centered study
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis examines how users in an information retrieval situation perceive the usefulness of simple and advanced Boolean queries. Graduate students from an educational science program at a university in Norway ...