• How Unstandardized Work Tasks Create Arenas for Leadership 

      Rønningstad, Chris (Human Services Organizations Management Leadership and Governance ;Volume 43, 2019 - Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-17)
      Interviews with 41 employees and managers in the Norwegian public welfare services identify characteristics and behaviors experienced as leadership. The study identifies how management behaviors such as deciding, controlling, ...
    • Informasjonsflyt og tillitsbasert ledelse: En undersøkelse av informasjonsflyt i hjemmetjenesten. 

      Omole, Adesua Ingvild Sevilhaug (Master thesis, 2021)
      This master’s thesis aims to provide a theoretical framework for understanding the concept of information flow in Norwegian Government services with the use of relevant models from the information sciences. The study is ...
    • Leading for better outcomes: social work as knowledge work 

      Rønningstad, Chris (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This article explores how leadership practices have the potential to improve decisions and outcomes in social work. Through a literature review, the article identifies social work managers’ use of adaptive, administrative ...
    • Lean i forvaltningen : verktøy, trend eller symbol? 

      Alshbib, Loubna; Ulvin, Kim (Master thesis, 2013)
      Nivået av interesse for Lean som et middel til endring og forbedring i offentlig sektor har vært høy og virker å være tiltagende. I denne oppgaven har vi forsøkt å svare på problemstillingen: Hvorfor er Lean innført og ...
    • Re-contextualising real-life learning to a university setting 

      Jansson, Dag (Teaching in Higher Education;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-19)
      The topic of this paper is the relocation of a proven learning mechanism in a real-life working situation to a university setting. The aim is to discuss to what degree the types of learning generated in the original setting ...
    • Shaping a career in management: the importance of gendered expectations 

      Storvik, Aagoth Elise Lossius; Abrahamsen, Bente (Journal of Education and Work;Volume 35, 2022 - Issue 8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-11)
      The study focuses on students in professional bachelor programs, how men and women navigate career opportunities after graduation. The research is based on longitudinal data from 969 Norwegian students. A crucial finding ...
    • Stability in Times of Change - Trends in Newspaper Executives Attitudes towards Digital Media 

      Krumsvik, Arne H. (Nordicom Review;35 special issue, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Five biennial surveys from 2005 to 2013 reveal a high degree of stability in Norwegian news - paper executives’ attitudes towards digital media, despite a high turnover in the executive ranks. Editors and managers do ...