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Experiences of Filipino Nurses in Migration and Workforce Integration in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)The study is centralized on Filipino nurse migration and workforce integration into Norway. The Philippines is the leading exporter of nurses in developed countries, and this export-oriented strategy is placed by ... -
Experimental methods in IIR: The tension between rigour and ethics in studies involving users with dyslexia
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)Designing user studies in the interactive information retrieval (IIR) paradigm on people with impairments may sometimes require different methodological considerations than for other users. Consequently, there ... -
Explaining government bureaucrats’ behaviour: On the relative importance of organizational position, demographic background, and political attitudes
(Public Policy and Administration;, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-10)A basic insight in public governance and administration research is that career officials tend to play an important role in public policy development as well as in its implementation. Surprisingly, however, despite of being ... -
Exploration of family conflict dynamics: A quantitative study using a multi-informant approach to assessing perceptions of conflict in families using a Norwegian sample
(Master thesis, 2021)Previous studies have investigated interparental conflict (IPC) and its influence on family relationships and child development from parents’ point of view. Even though systemic theory emphasises the interrelatedness of ... -
An explorative study of wiki as a teaching resource for students of journalism
(Digital Culture and Education;4 (2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-09-24)The article reports on how a wiki was introduced in the teaching of Development and Environmental Studies to journalism students in Oslo, Norway and intends to contribute to the understanding of how students use wiki ... -
Exploring in-class writing activities in teacher education: A study of perspectives on writing in literacy events.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Writing is a central yet under-researched activity in teacher education classrooms. In this study, we explore in-class writing activities used by a multidisciplinary group of teacher educators at one teacher education ... -
Exploring information exchange and communication channel usage at the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Master thesis, 2021)This study explores information exchange and the usage of multiple communication channels at the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose is to gain an insight into factors that affected workers’ choice of ... -
Exploring Journalism and Computer Science Student CollaborationA Norwegian case study
(Nordicom Review;Volume 40, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The digitalization of journalism has resulted in an increased overlap between technology and journalism in the newsroom. This development has profound implications for journalism education. The present study investigates ... -
Exploring Knowledge through Peer Tutoring in a Transitional Learning Community: An Alternative Way of Teaching Counseling Skills to Students in Social Work Education
(Social Work Education;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-03-24)Learning to be a professional child welfare worker involves learning counseling skills. In Norway, these skills have long been taught by teachers, but recent reforms in higher education initiated by the Bologna Process ... -
Exploring New Service Portfolio Management
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Most research on the management of innovation portfolios has focused on new product portfolios, whereas the management of new service portfolios has not been researched correspondingly. This paper addresses this literature ... -
Exploring perceived safety among children living with disabilities in Nepal: A mixed-method study. A diegesis from Karnali Province
(Master thesis, 2021)Defining disability is complicated as it is complex, dynamic, multidimensional, and contested. The purpose of this mixed-method study was to explore the perceived safety of children living with disabilities, reasons behind ... -
Exploring service design as an emerging organizational capability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This empirical paper examines a process, starting with the managerial decision to make service design an organizational capability, and following it as it unfold over time within one organization. Service design has become ... -
Exploring telework innovation’s value for news workers
(Chapter, 2024)This chapter offers a framework for examining the advantages and challenges associated with a significant innovation in newsroom work that emerged during the Covid-19 crisis: the introduction of teleworking. Applying ... -
Exploring the academic libraries' readiness for research data management: cases from Hungary and Estonia
(Master thesis, 2015)The aim of this thesis was to examine the academic libraries readiness for research data management in countries where this issue is only getting recognised. Therefore, eight academic libraries from Estonia and Hungary has ... -
Exploring the futures hedging possibilities for the Norwegian lumber market, using the U.S. market as a proxy. Testing the effectiveness of different minimum variance hedge ratio approaches
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper explores the possibility for a cabin producer to manage lumber price volatility by hedging with futures contracts. Our intention is to explore if the introduction of a futures market for lumber will provide ... -
Exploring the Impact of ESG Scores on Stock Risk and Returns: A Comparative Study on the Nordic Countries' Stock Markets
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores' relationship to the risk and return of stocks in the Nordic countries. Data on Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland stock markets is from Refinitiv ... -
Exploring the predictors of environmental performance: Evidence from Oslo Municipality
(Master thesis, 2023)The main objective of the current study is to look into the role of first line (operations) employee’s green creativity behavior, innovation drivers, towards the environmental performance. The present study collects the ... -
Exploring the theory-practice dimension of social work- perceptions of children in the field of child welfare
(Outlines: Critical Social Studies;Vol. 22 No. 1 (2021): Activist research in the global quest for social justice, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-23)This article presents and discusses how theories inform social work practice and what impact this has on the professional-client relation, specifically how social work professionals perceive children and interpret their ... -
Exploring Users’ Information Behavior in Social Networks
(Master thesis, 2010)Social networks are most commonly seen as a technology used only for entertainment purposes. However, they can also be used for serious purposes in business and education environments because they are powerful tools that ... -
Exploring work-related characteristics as predictors of Norwegian sheep farmer's affective job satisfaction.
(Sociologia;Volume 60, Issue 3, July 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-11)Farmers’ satisfaction with their farm job can have far‐reaching implications, as farmer and livestock wellbeing is likely to be intertwined. The aim of this study was to explore how job satisfaction of Norwegian sheep ...