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Investigating the factor structure of a translated recovery-orientation instrument in inpatient treatment for substance use disorder
(Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy;16:24, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-19)Background: Recovery has been outlined as a process of change through which involvement and empowerment enables individuals to reach their goals and aspirations. Recovery self-assessment (RSA) is an instrument that has ... -
An investigation of health information needs and use of healthcare services among people with asylum seeking background living in Norway
(Informaatiotutkimus;Vol 41 Nro 2–3 (2022): Informaatiotutkimuksen päivät 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-31)Over the course of the last few decades, the Nordic countries are facing a change in their population structure, with a growing number of immigrants including people with asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds. Almost three ... -
Investigation of the digital non-text-based use and requirements of a group of academic staff in a South African open distance learning institution
(Master thesis, 2009)The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether academic staff members in an ODL institution use digital non-text-based resources (e.g, graphs, photographs and video clips) in research and teaching practice and ... -
An Investigation on the Responsiveness of International Clinical Trials on the Gravest Needs of the Population: A look at three LMICs with a high number of international clinical trials
(Master thesis, 2019)The paper is a qualitative research paper done to assess whether the clinical trials carried out in low and middle-income nations like India, Brazil and Philippines were to address the gravest needs of those nations. To ... -
Investigations of a journalistic blind spot: Class, constructors, and carers in Norwegian media
(Nordicom Review;Volume 42 (2021): Issue s3 (April 2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-07)Recent studies argue that the contemporary working class has largely disappeared from the news media. Another strand of literature demonstrates that the traditional labour beat has lost newsroom prestige due to changes in ... -
Investing in Human Resource Planning: An International Study
(Management Revue;21 (3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)In this paper we study drivers of firms’ human resource planning practices. This is done by analyzing two central parts of personnel planning, formal HRM strategies and analyses of competence development needs. Data ... -
Investor reactions to negative audit remarks in different economic climates Evidence from listed companies in Norway from 2007 to 2019
(Master thesis, 2021)Using event study methodology, I find evidence of heuristics and biases influencing stock prices of Norwegian firms receiving negative audit remarks. Price data and audit remarks are collected from 2007 to 2019 to capture ... -
Investor Sentiment and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns: A Study on the Effect of Investor Sentiment in the Norwegian Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2023)We build a model of investor sentiment for the Norwegian stock market and examine its effect on the returns of various types of stocks following positive and negative sentiment periods. Our sample consists of all listed ... -
Invisible children, untouchable cases? States’ legal obligation to protect diplomat children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This article discusses the scope of legal obligation for contracting states to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to realise children’s right to protection from all forms of violence in diplomat families, while ... -
Invisible literature, or Through the looking-glass in the library of Babel - Disseminating and curating born digital literary works in the public library’s physical and digital rooms.
(Master thesis, 2014)The paper analyzes the two case studies, Bergen public library and Roskilde library’s work with born digital literary resources, in light of conversation theory and facilitation theory by Gordon Pask and David R. Lankes. ... -
Invisible Locative Media: Key Considerations at the Nexus of Place and Digital Journalism
(Media and Communication;Vol 7, No 1, 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-19)Mobility and location awareness are pervasive and foundational elements of contemporary communication systems, and a descriptive term to synthesize them, “locative media”, has gained wide spread use throughout mobile media ... -
Involvering av eksterne aktører og deres reaksjoner i iverksettingen av offentlige reformer: en studie av Viken fylkeskommune og Øst politidistrikt
(Master thesis, 2020)Temaet for denne masteroppgaven er involvering av eksterne aktører og deres reaksjoner i iverksettingen av offentlige reformer. Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i to iverksettingscase: iverksettingen av regionreformen i Viken ... -
Iodine-induced goitre and high prevalence of anaemia among Saharawi refugee women
(Public Health Nutrition;15(8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Objective: The main objective was to assess iodine status (thyroid volume (Tvol) and urinary iodine concentration (UIC)) and their determinants in Saharawi refugee women. Design: A cross-sectional survey was performed ... -
IPLOS – et nyttig kommunalt styringsverktøy? : mellom statlige intensjoner og lokal praksis
(Master thesis, 2012)Behovet for styringsinformasjon i pleie- og omsorgssektoren øker med innføringen av Samhandlingsreformen og staten legger til grunn at kommunene har nytte av systemet IPLOS (Individbasert Pleie- og OmsorgsStatistikk) til ... -
IPO Underpricing in Norway. Testing of existing underpricing theories in the Norwegian stock markets
(Master thesis, 2020)In our thesis we have analysed the pricing for 202 IPOs in Norway from 2003 to 2019. A wellknown phenomenon for IPOs known as underpricing is a trend where IPO stocks are offered at a lower price than what the market ... -
IPOs, regime switching and optimal portfolio allocation
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis studied whether including the information contained in the first day IPO returns can be used to improve forecasts of the performance of financial markets. The S&P 500 index was used as a proxy for the financial ... -
'Irrational' searchers and IR-rational researchers
(Journal of The American Society For Information Science And Technology, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)In this article we look at the prescriptions advocated by Web search textbooks in the light of a selection of empirical data of real Web information search processes. We use the strategy of disjointed incrementalism, which ... -
Is Bankruptcy Risk Tied to Corporate Life-Cycle? Evidence from Pakistan
(Sustainability;Volume 11, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-28)In this paper we analyze the relationship between bankruptcy risk and the corporate life cycle in Pakistan from 2005 to 2014. For this purpose, we run a Hierarchical Linear Mixed Model (HLM) for a sample of 301 non-financial ... -
Is leverage dependent on oil price? A study on capital structure in the Norwegian energy sector
(Master thesis, 2017)We investigate capital structure in 93 exchange listed firms of the Norwegian energy sector from 2001 until late 2016. In addition to investigating factors that has been proven valid through previous studies, we believe ... -
Is Peace a Smiling Woman? Femininities and Masculinities in Conflict and Peace Coverage
(Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2016)The chapter studies how concepts of gender, w ar and peace are understood and applied in the coverage of international strategies for c onflict and peace in examples from Norwegian newspapers. The theoretical backdrop ...