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Lønn og arbeidsforhold i norsk luftfart: En kartlegging
(AFI Rapport;07/2019, Research report, 2019-12)Rapporten er en kartlegging av lønn og arbeidsforhold i norsk luftfart. Med norsk luftfart menes i denne sammenhengen yrkesgrupper som inngår i kommersiell passasjertrafikk, og inkluderer piloter, kabinansatte, flyteknikere, ... -
“Magic through many minor measures”: How introducing a flowline production mode in six steps enables journalist team autonomy in local news organizations
(AI & Society: The Journal of Human-Centred Systems and Machine Intelligence;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-19)While facing cuts, downsizing and revenue losses, media organizations experience paradoxical demands in being organized for print or linear production with daily deadlines and simultaneously striving to be ‘digital first’ ... -
Making Clothing Last: A Design Approach for Reducing the Environmental Impacts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)This article discusses the extent it is possible to delay clothing disposal through improved design, thus reducing negative environmental impacts. This has been done by including user centered design methods into more ... -
Making sense of reablement within different institutional contexts. Collaborative service ideals in Norwegian and Danish home care
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Making the case for ‘good enough’ rape-prevalence estimates Insights from a school-based survey experiment among Norwegian youths
(Routledge Research in Gender and Society;, Academic chapter, 2019)How to measure rape precisely has been an important topic in feminist research on violence against women since the 1980s. The norm in contemporary studies is to use behaviourally specific questions identifying specific ... -
Managers’ Beliefs about Measures to Retain Senior Workforce
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper aims to describe and explain the beliefs of public sector managers regarding measures to promote active ageing within organizations and how these beliefs can relate to their own atti tudes, age, gender, ... -
Managing institutional complexity in public sector reform: Hybridization in front-line service organizations
(Public Administration;93(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-21)In this article, we explore how public front-line service organizations respond to contradictory demands for institutional reform and the types of hybridization this entails. Our research context is a major administrative ... -
Mangfoldsperspektiver i forskning på vold i nære relasjoner
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-10)Most research on domestic violence has focused on violence against women in a gender perspective. However, there has been an increasing understan- ding of the importance of other social dimensions in order to understand ... -
Marginalisation, ebola and health for all: From outbreak to lessons learned
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;Volume 16 Issue 17, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)The Ebola epidemic in West Africa between 2014 and 2015 was the deadliest since the discovery of the virus four decades ago. With the second-largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease currently raging in the Democratic Republic ... -
Marginality and banality in the segregated city: Reflections on the ‘riots’ in Oslo
(Ethnicities;Volume 19, issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The Israeli invasion of Gaza in late December 2008 triggered demonstrations—or, as several commentators termed them, riots—in Oslo’s city centre, as it did in other European cities. Many young people from the Oslo’s ... -
The mark of mental health problems. A field experiment on hiring discrimination before and during COVID-19
(Social Science and Medicine;Volume 283, August 2021, 114181, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-01)Mental health problems are associated with poor labour market outcomes. Based on data from a field experiment, this article investigates the extent to which hiring discrimination limits the job opportunities of young ... -
Materialised Ideals: Sizes and Beauty
(Culture Unbound;Volume 3, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Today’s clothing industry is based on a system where clothes are made in readyto-wear sizes and meant to fit most people. Studies have pointed out that consumers are discontent with the use of these systems: size designations ... -
Maternal concentrations of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and risk for cerebral palsy (CP) in the child. A case control study
(European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology;Volume 228, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-04)Background Intrauterine conditions may be important in the development of cerebral palsy in the child. The hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), is synthesized in the placenta, and hCG plays an important role in ... -
Maternal Psychological Distress and Offspring Psychological Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood: Findings from Over 18 Years
(Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics;37(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective: To examine the long-term prediction of psychological maladaptive (i.e., symptoms of anxiety and depression) and adaptive adjustment (i.e., self-efficacy) in emerging adult offspring from trajectories of maternal ... -
Meaning of ambiguity: a Japanese survey on synthetic biology and genome editing
(Frontiers in Sociology; December 2019 | Volume 4 | Article 81, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-26)Synthetic biology and genome editing have become increasingly controversial issues, necessitating careful attention and engagement with the public. Our study examined ambiguity in public perception about emerging biotechnologies ... -
Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Mental well-being is an important, yet understudied, area of research, partly due to lack of appropriate population-based measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet ... -
Measuring the Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability of Short Food Supply Chains
(Sustainability;Volume 11, Issue 15, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-12)The production and distribution of food are among the hot topics debated in the context of sustainable development. Short food supply chains (SFSCs) are now widely believed to be more sustainable in comparison to mass food ... -
Mechanisms of Solidarity in Collaborative Housing – The Case of Co-operative Housing in Denmark 1980–2017
(Housing, Theory and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In this article, we discuss the role of solidarity in collaborative housing in relation to the trajectory and discourse of the Danish idea of co-operative housing (andelstanken). Our analytical perspective draws on the ... -
Med kropp som prosjekt
(Chapter, 2021-11-18)This chapter concerns young people’s relationships with their own bodies. Based on three different qualitative studies, we find that these relationships are characterised by a strong degree of self-reflexivity and a way ... -
Medbestemmelsesbarometeret 2019
(AFI FoU-resultat;2019:03, Research report, 2019-04)Rapporten formidler resultater og analyser fra Medbestemmelsesbarometeret, som ble gjennomført i 2018. Rapporten presenterer utvikling og endringer i arbeidstakeres medbestemmelse og medvirkning slik vi har målt det på ...