Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på tittel
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Can Money buy Love? : The Impact of the Cohesion Policy of the European Union on European Identity
(Master thesis, 2019)This Master thesis explores the relationship between Cohesion policies of the EU and European identity. After first describing the history and context of Cohesion policies of the EU, the literature on European ... -
Can small and medium enterprises have a role in achievingsustainable development in the southern province of Sri Lanka? : special reference to the SMEs of automobile service sector in the Matara District
(Master thesis, 2011)With reference to the topic of “Can small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have a role in achieving Sustainable Development (SD) in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka (SPSL)?” this study was conducted. The automobile service ... -
Caring by Telecare? A Hermeneutic Study of Experiences among Older Adults and Their Family Caregivers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Casestudie av kommunale akutte døgnposter i Klepp og Hå kommune : Hvordan styres og koordineres samarbeid i to ulike KADenheter på Jæren? I hvilken grad utgjør interkommunalt samarbeid en forskjell med hensyn til bruken og driften av denne kommunale helsetjenesten?
(Master thesis, 2017)I kjølvannet av Samhandlingsreformen har over 200 kommuner etablert kommunale akutte døgnplasser, heretter kalt KAD. Etablering av KAD utgjør et kommunalt FØR og ISTEDENFOR, hvor dette tilbudet skal være like godt og ... -
Causes of girl’s pupil dropout at secondary school in Bangladesh : Review of literature and empirical analysis
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper provides a systematic review of the literature analysis and empirical analysis to find out the causes of girl’s dropout at the secondary schools in Bangladesh. This paper has tried to shed on some specific causes ... -
Challenges of Authenticating Migrants’ Academic Credentials as Part of Integrating in Norway : A Case study of Eritreans in Agder
(Master thesis, 2020)Due to the complex interplay among various push/pull factors that impact livelihoods and comfort zones in the Global South, an unprecedented number of persons are following unfamiliar emigration routes, ... -
Challenges in information systems procurement in the Norwegian public sector
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;6846, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2011)Public procurement of information systems (IS) and IS services provides several challenges to the stakeholders involved in the procurement processes. This paper reports initial results from a Delphi study, which involved ... -
Challenges of Mainstreaming Telecare. Exploring actualization of telecare affordances in home care services
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Change Management in Digitalization of Higher Education : A Case Study of MOSO Implementation
(Master thesis, 2020)Context: During the past two decades, we have witnessed a wave of digitalization that has affected every part of society, and digital solutions have become a part of peoples’everyday life. Digitalization implies changing ... -
The Changing Roles of Academic Leaders : Decision-Making, Power, and Performance
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Chasing Metaverses: Reflecting on Existing Literature to Understand the Business Value of Metaverses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Metaverses refer to immersive virtual worlds in which people, places, and things of the physical world are represented by their digital representations. The wide adoption of metaverses is expected to widely disrupt the way ... -
Children's rights and teachers' responsibilities : Reproducing or transforming the cultural taboo on child sexual abuse?
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China’s Intellectual Property Rights Provocation: A Political Economy View
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Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment: The Reasons Why some Chinese Firms Fail in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in Chinese multinationals investing in various projects around the world. While there have been numerous studies of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI), there have been ... -
Choosing the right medium for municipal eParticipation based on stakeholder expectations
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;7444, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper examines the expectations and communication needs of relevant stakeholder groups for municipal eParticipation in a small Norwegian municipality. We identified relevant stakeholder groups with the municipality, ... -
Citizen Coherence and Cultivated Cleanliness: Using Technology-Induced Social Norms to Strengthen Sustainable Household Bonds
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Social identity and social capital are critical to human well-being and sustainable development. However, existing research on sustainable behavior typically treats these factors merely as taken-for-granted preconditions ... -
Citizen Initiatives for Global Solidarity and the Ethics of Participatory Ownership
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 463, Doctoral thesis, 2024)A lack of trust in governments and larger NGOs has increased the appeal of folk engagement in which “ordinary citizens” address global poverty and humanitarian crises by starting their own initiatives and volunteering ... -
Citizens AND HYdrology (CANDHY): conceptualizing a transdisciplinary framework for citizen science addressing hydrological challenges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Widely available digital technologies are empowering citizens who are increasingly well informed and involved in numerous water, climate, and environmental challenges. Citizen science can serve many different purposes, ... -
Citizens' Willingness to Adopt Digital Contact Tracing Applications: Findings from a mixed methods study in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)Context: Early 2020, the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic began to spread globally. Digital contact tracing (DCT) applications began development soon after to help mitigate the spread and contain this major crisis. In Norway, ...