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ERP in SMEs : exploring ERP lifestyle cost issues
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;70, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013)This thesis presents a study of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems lifecycle in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The majority of businesses and firms around the globe can be considered to be SMEs. Thus, ... -
ERP system implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;51, Doctoral thesis, 2012)This thesis presents a study of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Compared to large enterprises, SMEs represent fundamentally different environments, ... -
Ever closer administrative institutions? Impacts of the European Union on national decision-making processes
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 287, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Faced with a variety of unprecedented societal challenges such as terrorism, climate change, and pandemics, the traditional epicentre of decision-making - the nation-state - is increasingly reliant on its bureaucratic ... -
Exploring the link between ICT intervention and human development through a social capital lens : The case study of a wireless project in the mountain region of Nepal
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;46, Doctoral thesis, 2012)While it is generally accepted that information and communication technology (ICT) can lead to development, the process through which this may happen remains unclear. At the core of this debate is the very definition ... -
Facilitating Student Engagement in the Context of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning : Doctoral Dissertation
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Fantasy and Desire in the construction of Sustainable Urban Development : A Discourse Theoretical Analysis of Sustainable Urban Development in Southern Norway
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 330, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis details a discourse analysis of the discourse on sustainable urban development, amongst participants of a co-creative arena called Southern City Network. For over four years, participants of this arena have ... -
From Common Operational Picture to Common Situational Understanding : A Framework for Information Sharing in Multi-Organizational Emergency Management
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 383, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Complex emergencies such as natural disasters are increasing in frequency and scope, in all regions of the world. These emergencies have devastating impacts on people, property, and the environment. Responding to these ... -
Hva med oss andre som bor her? Profesjonsetiske utfordringer i møte med fosterforeldres egne barn
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 250, Doctoral thesis, 2019)My thesis is both an empirical and ethical study, which means that I do an ethical analysis of the empirical material. The empirical part of the study is a qualitative analysis of how challenges in foster care placement ... -
I randsonen av den norske velferdsstaten. Arbeidsledige polske migranters erfaringer med tilgang til offentlige velferdsytelser og møter med NAV.
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 399, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis seeks to answer two research questions: How do unemployed Polish migrants in Norway experience their access to public welfare benefits and their encounters with NAV? And how are these experiences institutionally ... -
Implementation of Building Information Modeling in Infrastructure Construction : Lessons from Norway and Vietnam
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder;no. 329, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Industrialization, innovation, and infrastructure are important drivers in improving employment and income (United Nations, 2015b). To meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, developing countries ... -
Information Quality in Secondary Use of EHR Data : A Case Study of Quality Management in a Norwegian Hospital
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 245, Doctoral thesis, 2019)The motivation for undertaking this study relates to my experiences from practice in a public hospital, where I have observed variations in reaching organizational goals of quality management informed by electronic health ... -
Institutional perspective on introducing enterprise architecture : The case of the Norwegian hospital sector
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 272, Doctoral thesis, 2020)The findings from this thesis point to the incongruence between the characteristics of EA and the healthcare domain as specific tensions among the EA logic and different professional logics as a source of deviation. The ... -
Institutionalized Resistance? Public School Responses to Contradictory Institutional Logics
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 343, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This doctoral thesis is an organizational study that explores the institutional and organizational issues behind education inequality in Indonesia that has been perceived as taken-for-granted. By examining a case in which ... -
Learning with Mobiles. A Developing Country Perspective on Mobile Technologies use in Learning for Livelihood Support
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 344, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This doctoral thesis focuses on understanding the role of mobile technologies as tools to enhance learning for livelihood support. To date, the body of knowledge on the use of mobile technologies for development is growing, ... -
Managing Collaborative Arrangements : Challenges associated with managing secondary structures
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 292, Doctoral thesis, 2020)There is a widespread consensus that collaborative arrangements do not replace but instead add one or more layers of structural complexity to traditional organizations. In response to the challenges confronting contemporary ... -
Managing data and information quality in construction engineering : a system design approach
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 79, Doctoral thesis, 2014)Following the ADR method made it possible not only to develop a tool, but also to formulate design principles and abstract the findings to a generalizable level. This study contributes to knowledge and practice in several ... -
Methods for automated structuring of health information for clinical decision support
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 281, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Clinical decision-making is of critical importance to healthcare because it applies to the process of making a choice between options as to a clinical course of action (Higgs, 2008). Computer-assisted clinical decision ... -
Morskap, migrasjon og digitale medier : En institusjonell etnografi av den digitaliserte hverdagen til mødre med migrasjonsbakgrunn
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 325, Doctoral thesis, 2021)In the dissertation, I explore how mothers who have migrated to Norway as adults experience mothering in today’s digitalised Norwegian society. Unique to my project is that I study how practices and ideals related to both ... -
Public Procurement of Information Systems – A Dialectical Analysis
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 114, Doctoral thesis, 2015)In this thesis I identify dialectics in public procurement of Information Systems (IS), and for some of the dialectics I identify synthesis. My study is based on a research gap, revealed through a literature review that I ...