Faculty of Social Sciences
Recent Submissions
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Strategic planning in turbulent times: Still useful?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)A common criticism of strategic planning is that it is of little use when the environment is turbulent and the future is unpredictable. The last decade has witnessed great environmental turbulence and uncertainty in many ... -
Change in work-related income following the uptake of treatment for mental disorders among young migrant and non-migrant women in Norway: A national register study
(Frontiers In Public Health;January 2022 | Volume 9 | Article 736624, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-07)Background: Women, and migrant women in particular, are at increased risk of many common mental disorders, which may potentially impact their labor market participation and their work-related income. Previous research found ... -
Digital entrepreneurship across P2P, B2C and B2B contexts: A bibliometric analysis deconstructing extant research on sharing economy business models
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)Digitalization has become known as one of the most extensive drivers of development in society and has put pressure on companies to innovate their business models, with an emphasis on the opportunities provided by applying ... -
Changes in Psychological Distress in Five Groups of Welfare State Service Workers over a Nine-Year Period
(Healthcare;Volume 10 / Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-22)Health and social care workers are exposed to varying degrees of stress in their work, which may be reflected in their trajectories of psychological distress during the education program and the first years in the job. The ... -
Voices of a generation the communicative power of youth activism
(Climatic Change;169, Article number: 6 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-02)Drawing from interviews with 31 young leading climate activists from 23 countries across the world this article aims to capture the contribution of the recent youth climate movement to communicating climate science and ... -
Student at a distance: exploring the potential and prerequisites of using telepresence robots in schools
(Oxford Review of Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-08)‘Homebound’ children are unable to attend school for illness-related reasons. To lessen their predicament, schools have begun experimenting with ‘telepresence robots’ that can enable remote participation. While promising, ... -
Varm teknologi mot ensomhet blant eldre? En skriptanalyse av kommunikasjonsløsningen KOMP
(Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning;Årgang 62, nr. 4-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-09)Artikkelen undersøker hvordan ensomhet blant eldre er forsøkt motvirket ved bruk av digital teknologi: Kommunikasjonsløsningen Komp er en skjerm med kun én knapp og en tilhørende app man kan bruke til å sende bilder, ... -
Norwegian social work and child welfare students’ attitudes toward research-supported treatments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Evidence-based practice (EBP) has increasingly become a part of social work education, but there is a lack of knowledge about students’ attitudes towards it. This study evaluated Norwegian social work students’ attitudes ... -
Amtmannens døtres liv. En bokhistorisk undersøkelse av Norges første moderne roman
(OsloMet Avhandling 2019;Nr. 32, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2019)Amtmannens døtre av Camilla Collett kom ut i 1854 og 1855 og er regnet som Norges første moderne roman. Den er en litterær utforskning av de symbolske og materielle betingelser mennesker lever ved, gjennom en skildring av ... -
Warm technology against loneliness among the elderly? A script analysis of the communication solution KOMP
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Artikkelen undersøker hvordan ensomhet blant eldre er forsøkt motvirket ved bruk av digital teknologi: Kommunikasjonsløsningen Komp er en skjerm med kun én knapp og en tilhørende app man kan bruke til å sende bilder, ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Norwegian Stock Market
(Beta – Scandinavian Journal of Business Research;Volume 36, nr. 1-2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-18)This paper studies the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using Norwegian stock market data. We conduct event studies on three major events that are related to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in ... -
"My words were completely gone." A qualitative study of the information seeking behaviour of people with aphasia
(Information research;Vol. 27, No. 1, March, 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Aphasia is an acquired language impairment, which affects the production and comprehension of speech, reading and writing. Aphasia is associated with great cognitive variation, but a common marker is impaired ... -
Private taste and public space: the heated media debate about a privately initiated sculpture park in Oslo
(The International Journal of Cultural Policy;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-28)In 2003, billionaire and art collector Christian Ringnes launched an idea to fund a sculpture park in the Ekeberg area of Oslo, based around his private collection of female sculptures. The idea spurred heavy criticism for ... -
“Sometimes I feel at home” Adolescents’ narratives of everyday life in residential care
(Journal of Children's Services;Volume 17, Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-28)Purpose: A residential care is home for children who live there and is simultaneously a workplace for employees aiming to safeguard the needs and development of children. Studies have shown that adolescents’ descriptions ... -
Towards streaming as a dominant mode of media use? A user typology approach to music and television streaming
(Nordicom Review;Volume 42 (2021): Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-26)Music and television streaming services present users with abundant catalogues of content available on demand. We investigate whether users respond by narrowing or widening the diversity of content they consume. Further, ... -
Ambidexterity to overcome digital transformation challenges: A bibliometric review
(Chapter; Peer reviewed; Conference object, 2021)This paper offers a systematic literature review aided by bibliometric analysis to provide a bridge between extant research on organizational ambidexterity and digital transformation. Whereas ambidexterity is suggested as ... -
Female Investigative Journalists: Overcoming Threats, Intimidation, and Violence with Gendered Strategies
(Journalism Practice;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-19)During the past two decades, numerous investigative journalist networks have emerged globally, through which participants collaborate and share data. This relatively new practice thrives on the opportunities offered by ... -
Do investors penalize the firms disclosing higher environmental performance? A cross cultural evidence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Climate change discourse integrates 3Ps – people, planet, and profit. However, we do not find any empirical study that integrates 3Ps. Therefore, using a large global panel dataset from 46 countries, this study intends to ... -
Endringsstrategier og forpliktelse til endring i offentlig sektor
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Denne artikkelen utforsker mellomlederes erfaringer med endringsstrategier og forpliktelse til organisasjons- endring i offentlig sektor. Det finnes flere velkjente teorier om hvordan organisasjoner bør lede endringsprosesser ...
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