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'On Caseworkers’ writing in Child Welfare − when less is more'
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-02)This article describes the fragmentary and sometimes incoherent way caseworkers record cases in child welfare work. While recording practices are often criticised and the relevance of the case records, for both the child ... -
On making libraries and museums more accessible for autistic people
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article explores how libraries and museums can become more accessible, and in turn also more inclusive, for autistic users. Through a small survey, a literature review and a short case study, it evaluates what steps to ... -
On rational forward-looking behavior in economic geography: An experimental analysis
(Regional Science and Urban Economics;volume 87, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-05)This paper adapts the canonical New Economic Geography model for experimental testing of the model's behavioral assumptions by developing a finite-player, finite-horizon dynamic game of migration. Our analysis gives ... -
On the Breakdown of the Controlled Environment Paradigm in Norwegian Archival Repositories
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;Volume 12051, Conference object, 2020-03-19)The rules and arrangements that govern transfer of digital records to the archive repositories in Norway, rely on a controlled environment paradigm. This paradigm is the basis for assuming the authenticity and evidential ... -
On the Differences between Lithuanian and Norwegian Models of Social Welfare Provision
(Conference object, 2007)The article compares the Norwegian and Lithuanian models of welfare state provision and seeks to identify factors that may influence the choice of a particular model. This paper offers an overview of social policy in Norway ... -
On the Internationalisation and Harmonisation of Archival Law
(European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance;Volume 7: Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-02)Archival laws exist in most countries, with some similarities due to a common professional basis. Over several decades, regional and global laws have evolved in different fields imposing requirements, or expectations, for ... -
Onboarding of managers - Which aspects of onboarding contributes to managers becoming operational faster?
(Master thesis, 2023)The purpose of this thesis was to identify how managers could be operational faster. The managers who participated in this study pointed out that they are dependent on a thorough introduction to their role. Whether they ... -
One dollar CEOs
(Journal of Business Research;Volume 109, March 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-28)We study the impact of $1 CEO salaries on firm performance and CEO total compensation. We find that, on average, $1 CEO firms earn higher total compensation and lower Stock market returns relative to their peers after the ... -
Online Feature Journalism: a Clash of Discourses
(Journalism Practice;3 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-02)Although online journalism still is dominated by breaking news coverage, new genres are emerging that differentiate it more and more from old media journalism. This article explores the emergence of feature journalism in ... -
Online Journalism and the Promises of New Technology : a Critical Review and Look Ahead
(Journalism Studies;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-09-04)Research about online journalism has been dominated by a discourse of technological innovation. The ‘‘success’’ of online journalism is often measured by the extent to which it utilizes technological assets like ... -
Online newspaper repositories and Norwegian-Russian media frames of Svalbard
(Academic article, 2013)Online newspaper repositories of two leading Norwegian and Russian daily newspapers (Aftenposten and Rossiyskaya gazeta [Российская газета]) offer different media frames of the Arctic group of islands known as Svalbard. ... -
Only as Special as Necessary: Adapted Books in a Universal Design Perspective
(Studies in Health Technology and Informatics;Volume 282: Universal Design 2021: From Special to Mainstream Solutions, Chapter; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Providing access to high quality books for all types of readers is a premise for cultural democracy. Many people, however, have challenges reading mainstream books. There might be diverse reasons why people find reading ... -
Ontologies for Digital libraries
(Master thesis, 2015)The amount of information available in both printed and electronic formats has increased dramatically in recent years. This rapid growth of information in the modern world leads people and especially the organisations ... -
Open Access-publisering. - En komparativ holdningsundersøkelse mellom forskere ved HiØ og HiOA
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne masteroppgaven har jeg undersøkt hva slags holdninger forskerne ved Høgskolen i Østfold (HiØ) har til Open Access (OA) og i hvilken grad disse holdningene gjenspeiler seg i praksis. Jeg sammenlignet også svarene ... -
Open educational resources in developing nations : lessons from an Open Online Course
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis starts by introducing Open Educational Resources and ponders searching the decade long history for factors which has made OER a success in some countries and trivial impact in most developing nations. The aim ... -
Open Innovation or Innovation in the Open? An Exploration of the Strategy–Innovation Link in Five Scale-Intensive Services
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2016)This chapter explores the strategy–innovation link in open service innovations. The increased attention to the role of the firm's external environment on innovation has important implications for strategy. However, our ... -
Opening Archives to General Public, a data modelling approach
(Master thesis, 2011)By placing their descriptions on-line, Archives have gained greater public. This new public is mainly consisting of the novice users not familiar with the archival research. Archival research is conducted through the ... -
Openness and the welfare state: risk and income effects in protection without protectionism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Have recent trends in globalization changed the positive link between trade openness and social insurance? The consensus view – that voters want better social insurance against income loss the more open the economy – is ... -
Operational Hedging in a Mean Reverting Environment - A Real Option Approach
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the value of operational hedging in the form of being able to temporarily close the production of silicone. With the use of real option theory, we developed a switching option model that estimates ... -
Oppfatninger om lovovertredelser og deres årsaksforklaringer. Kvalitative intervjuer av unge i Oslo øst
(Master thesis, 2023)Statistikk over kriminalitet viser at forekomsten av ungdomskriminalitet har gradvis økt siden 2014 dersom en ser bort ifra pandemiårene (Oslo Politidistrikt, 2023, s. 10). Ungdomskriminalitet er ikke en ny problematikk, ...