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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 ... -
Perceptions of Intra-Organizational Collaboration and Media Workers Interests in Media Innovations
(The Journal of Media Innovations;1(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article contributes with a unique quantitative study of newspaper executives’ perceptions on the interest and collaboration contained within digital media innovation among staff in the editorial, business and IT ... -
Performance and Activeness of Norwegian Active Mutual Funds
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper aims to investigate the performance and activeness of active open-end mutual funds in Norway in the time period 2010 to 2020. The study uses a dataset free of survivorship bias by including delisted funds in ... -
Performance and governance in microfinance institutions
(Journal of Banking & Finance;33 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-04)We examine the relationship between firm performance and corporate governance in microfinance institutions (MFI) using a self-constructed global dataset on MFIs collected from third-party rating agencies. Using random ... -
Performance appraisal of braindigit IT solutions
(Master thesis, 2015)Performance Appraisal System and procedures has been considered as the most important and significant in an organization. It is an indispensable tool for any organization.The information it generates and provides are highly ... -
Performance audit as a contribution to change and improvement in public administration
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The last 30 years of the New Public Management ‘regime’ in many western countries have resulted in increased use of audit and other control mechanisms. These mechanisms are supposed to contribute both to accountability and ... -
Performance management and accountability: the role of intergovernmental information systems
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)The chapter studies performance management as an integral part of local/central government relations, including the role this practice has in benchmarking, strategic planning, evaluation, policy making, and, not least, the ... -
Performance management and evaluation in Norwegian local government: Complementary or competing tools of management?
(New directions for evaluation;2013(137), Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2013-03-06)Exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM) has been associated with adverse cardiopulmonary effects where inflammation seems to play an important role. Cellular release of inflammatory mediators is therefore commonly ... -
Performance measurement system design as link between strategy formulation and performance information use in public sector organizations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)There has long been calls for improving the link between strategic planning and performance management. Despite such calls, there are few empirical studies of how performance management system design is related to performance ... -
Performance of a Trading Strategy Based on Changes in Capital Structure
(Master thesis, 2022)Capital structure is a widely discussed topic in the financial literature. Previous research is mixed regarding changes in capital structure and its impact on return on equities. It is well documented in the literature ... -
Performance of Option Trading Strategies: Evidence for Individual Stocks and the OBX During 2005-2015
(Master thesis, 2017)In this paper, we examine risk and return characteristics of some of the more popular option trading strategies such as: Covered calls, Covered combinations, Protective puts, Straddles, Strangles and Butterfly spreads. ...