• The construction of leadership practice: Making sense of leader competencies 

      Jansson, Dag; Døving, Erik; Elstad, Beate (Leadership;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-24)
      The notion of leadership competencies is a much-debated issue. In this article, we propose that how the leader makes sense of his or her competencies is key to leadership practice. Specifically, we look at how leaders ...
    • Evaluation in Norway: A 25-year assessment 

      Askim, Jostein; Døving, Erik; Johnsen, Åge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This article analyses the Norwegian government’s evaluation practice over the 25-year period 1994–2018. Evaluations are mandatory for governmental ministries and agencies in Norway, and the government conducts about 100 ...
    • Inescapably Les Misérables? Understanding the sensemaking of the artistic precariat 

      Jansson, Dag; Elstad, Beate; Døving, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Performing artists seem to remain in the culture sector despite the challenges with sustaining an artistic practice. Our research question is why the occupational commitment of the artistic precariat survives an external ...
    • Precariousness during an ongoing crisis. Cultural workers and the corona pandemic. 

      Elstad, Beate; Døving, Erik; Jansson, Dag (Industrial relations journal;Volume 53, Issue 5, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This study examines precariousness among cultural workers during an ongoing crisis. A survey of Norway's largest trade union for performing artists 1 year into the pandemic shows that precariousness before the pandemic was ...
    • Å falle mellom alle stoler under koronapandemien. Kulturarbeidere med multiple tilknytningsformer til arbeidslivet 

      Elstad, Beate; Døving, Erik; Jansson, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Da koronapandemien rammet Norge var det avgjørende at myndighetene kom med treffsikre kompenserende tiltak mot inntektstap. En særlig sårbar gruppe var yrkesutøvere uten fast ansettelse med flere tilknytningsformer samtidig. ...