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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
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
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?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
China’s Intellectual Property Rights Provocation: A Political Economy View
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019) -
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, ... -
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, ... -
Citizens’ Perception and Adoption of Smart Solution ; A Study of Citizens in Smart Cities
(Master thesis, 2021)The smart city topic has gained increased popularity in the last decade, and many cities want to take part in this city transformation through digitalization. The benefits of smart city solutions and applications are ... -
CITIZENS’ ROLE AND MOTIVATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SMART CITIES : A STUDY OF NORWEGIAN MUNICIPALITIES
(Master thesis, 2021)RQ1:What roles do citizens have in smart city initiatives and projects in Norwegian municipalities? RQ2:How does the smart city motivate citizen participation in Norwegian municipalities ? -
The clash of cultures: Individualization and standardization in education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In this essay, we argue that pupils in compulsory school education seem to be exposed to conflicting pressures from an (internal) tendency towards individualisation and an (external) tendency towards standardisation. Drawing ... -
Classification of the lesions observed in female genital schistosomiasis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Climate Change and Migration for Scandinavian Saami: a Review of Possible Impacts
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Migration, especially of indigenous peoples, related to or influenced by climate change continues to gain increasing research and policy attention. Limited material remains for this topic for Scandinavia’s indigenous people, ...