• ERP in SMEs : exploring ERP lifestyle cost issues 

      Haddara, Moutaz (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 

      Zach, Ondrey (Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;51, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 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, ...
    • ERP system implementation in small and medium-sized enterprises 

      Zach, Ondrey (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, ...
    • Essays on Auditors’ Judgments and Decisions in Negotiation and Communication 

      Mustikarini, Arizona (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 393, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
      Auditors conduct various audit tasks during an audit in order to arrive at an audit opinion regarding whether the financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework. ...
    • Essays on Corruption 

      Bahoo, Salman (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 311, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      Corruption is blamed for reductions in operational efficiency, information asymmetry, limited income distribution, policy failure, and weak economic growth and development. Corruption can originate from either the “demand-side” ...
    • Essays on Crowdfunding Adoption and Behavior 

      Baah-Peprah, Prince (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 409, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      The aim of this dissertation is to examine aspects of crowdfunding adoption and behavior. Accordingly, the overarching research question answered by this dissertation is: what influences crowdfunding backers’ contribution ...
    • Essays on Cultural Intelligence 

      Lankut, Erik (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 338, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      This dissertation consists of three essays/papers on cultural intelligence. The first essay/paper is a systematic review using bibliometric methods that explored the CQ literature in international business, including the ...
    • Essays on Gender in Crowdfunding 

      Serwaah, Priscilla (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder;no. 377, Doctoral thesis, 2022)
    • Essays on Investors' Decision-Making in Equity-Based Crowdfunding 

      Berliner, Daniel (Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; No. 476, Doctoral thesis, 2024)
      Equity crowdfunding (ECF) is a fast-growing source of equity financing for entrepreneurial ventures, complementary to existing actors within the entrepreneurial finance domain, such as business angels and venture capital ...
    • Essays on the Implications of Accounting and Audit Regulations 

      Agana, Joseph Akadeagre (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 328, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      In this dissertation, some questions relating to the implications of these developments, particularly regarding audit pricing, accounting quality, and auditors’ use of experts are examined. In the first essay, a bibliometric ...
    • Essays on the performance of savings groups 

      Nakato, Linda (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 334, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      This thesis consists of three chapters that each address a different factor that influences the performance of SGs. Chapter 1 investigates the effect of financial linkages on the performance of savings groups. Financial ...
    • Essays on the Performance, Subsidization and Internationalization of Social Enterprises 

      Nyarko, Samuel Anokye (Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 269, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
    • Et arbeidskulturelt skifte : EN STUDIE AV TRE ARBEIDSPLASSER I POSTEN FRA 1976 TIL 2016 

      Stensrud, Jan Magne Kåsa (Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;, Doctoral thesis, 2018)
    • The Ethical condition of knowledge : A report from the 100 year anniversary of the Levinas seminar on June 19th, 2006 in Kristiansand, Norway 

      Aasland, Dag G. (Skriftserien (Universitetet i Agder), Book, 2007)
      This report contains three papers presented at a Levinas seminar held in Kristiansand on June 19, 2006. In an introduction written by Dag G. Aasland, the title of the report “The Ethical Condition of Knowledge” and its ...
    • Evaluering av forsøk i Hå kommune : delrapport 1, første breddestudie 

      Presthus, Anne Marie; Næss, Gunnar; Tønnessen, Liv Kari Bondevik (Skriftserien (Høgskolen i Agder), Book, 2001)
      Dette er den første delrapporten i prosjektet "Evaluering av forsøk i Hå kommune". Høgskolen i Agder har i 2 år fulgt arbeidet med forsøk i Hå. Etter at forsøket er avsluttet sommeren 2002, skal analyser av innsamlede ...
    • Ever closer administrative institutions? Impacts of the European Union on national decision-making processes 

      Kuhn, Nadja Sophia Bekkelund (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 ...
    • The expletive passive and beyond : A comparative analysis of passives in English and Norwegian 

      Henriksen, Arild Høie (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 296, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      This thesis argues that passives in English and Norwegian can be explained by a casetheoretic approach inspired by Chomsky (1981, 1995, 2000 and 2001). I argue that the passive morpheme originates in little v and blocks ...
    • An exploration of how social science students utilise an opportunity to learn about simulation-based research methods : A design-based study 

      Poudel, Amrit Bahadur (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 326, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
      At the core of this thesis lies an exploration of how social science students utilise an opportunity to learn about Modeling and Simulation (M&S)-based research methods. The study is framed within the Cultural Historical ...
    • An exploration of teaching and learning activities in mathematics flipped classrooms : A case study in an engineering program 

      Fredriksen, Helge (Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 271, Doctoral thesis, 2020)
      This research project is a case-study of three consecutive cohorts of engineering students being subject to the pedagogical approach of flipped classroom (Bergmann & Sams, 2012). The study, which is qualitative and based ...
    • Exploring Living Nature : Modes of observation in history, teaching and learning 

      Lien, Anne (Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 449, Doctoral thesis, 2024)
      The purpose of this study is to phenomenologically explore the practices of observing living nature in history, teaching, and learning, and to discuss potentials and constraints with teaching and learning observational ...