Doctoral Dissertations
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Essays on Cultural Intelligence
(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 ... -
The Impact of Internationalization on Performance in Hybrid Organizations
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; nr. 336, Doctoral thesis, 2021)With the growing demand for socially and environmentally conscious products and services, hybrid organizations that address social and environmental issues with a market-based solution are gaining widespread significance ... -
Innovating examinations in teacher education
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 337, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Lærerutdanning er en av de mest betydningsfulle utdanningene i verden. Det legges mye ressurser i utvikling og innovasjon for at denne skal fungere best mulig, både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Likevel er det noen ... -
The learning way to production performance : An evolutionary perspective on company-specific production systems (XPS)
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 331, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Manufacturing companies (MCs) implement “best-practice” concepts such as Lean and the Toyota Production System (TPS) for enhanced production improvement. However, 30 years of research have shown that very few succeed in ... -
Essays on the performance of savings groups
(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 ... -
Food4toddlers. Fostering healthy dietary habits through targeting toddlers' food and eating environment : The Food4toddlers study
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 324, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Aims and objectives: 1) to develop, implement, and evaluate an eHealth intervention, aiming to promote healthy dietary habits in toddlers by targeting parents’ awareness of their child’s food and eating environments, and ... -
The big slice phenomenon in Banach spaces. Diameter 2 properties, Daugavet- and delta-points
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 335, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Preliminary theory will be presented prior to each result. We begin, in Subsection 1.2.1, by discussing Müntz spaces, which is the focus of the two first papers, “Two properties of Müntz spaces” and “Octahedrality and ... -
Synthetic Micro-Doppler Signatures of Non-Stationary Channels for the Design of Human Activity Recognition Systems
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 333, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The main aim of this dissertation is to generate synthetic micro-Doppler signatures and TV-MDSs to train the HACs. This is achieved by developing non-stationary fixed-tofixed (F2F) indoor channel models. Such models provide ... -
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 ... -
Music in International Development : The Experience of Concerts Norway (2000–2018)
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 323, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This article-based doctoral thesis contributes to the multifaceted debate concerning the role of music in “development.” By development, I refer to the international aid sector and the deliberate actions of states and/or ... -
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 ... -
Essays on the Implications of Accounting and Audit Regulations
(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 ... -
An exploration of how social science students utilise an opportunity to learn about simulation-based research methods : A design-based study
(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 ... -
A Phenomenon-driven Exploration of Regulatory Sandboxes in FinTech Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 327, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Research on incubation models has indicated that business incubators and accelerators, among others, are crucial catalysts for the development of new ventures in numerous industries. To facilitate testing and validation ... -
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 ... -
Materiell-kollektiv praksis. En tilnærming til fagdidaktikk for kunst og håndverk utviklet i veveprosjektet : Veve i åpne dører
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 322, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This study inquires into the potential of a material-collective practice as a pedagogical approach for a world-centred arts and crafts education. It challenges the Norwegian individually centred education policy with its ... -
Enabling mMTC and URLLC in 5G : Initial Access, Traffic Prediction, and User Availability
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 321, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The 5th generation (5G) mobile communication networks focus on three main technology pillars as enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable and low latency communications (URLLC), and massive machine type communications ... -
Kampen om gaderne : Gadepolitik og rumlige krav i 1930'ernes politiske kultur
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 320, Doctoral thesis, 2021)During the interwar period, political youth took to the streets with posters, leaflets, and loudspeaker vans, marches, symbols, and uniformed squads of activists. These modern forms of propaganda were utilised by political ... -
International Franchising Governance Modes : An Emerging Market Perspective
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 316, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This dissertation analyzes the governance mode choice of Brazilian franchisors expanding their operations abroad. The purpose is to understand which aspects influence the international governance mode choice from an emerging ... -
Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility in Franchising
(Doctoral Dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 318, Doctoral thesis, 2021)
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