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Assessing effects of eGovernment initiatives based on a public value framework
(Lecture Notes in Computer Science;7443, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2012)Assessing effects of eGovernment initiatives is considered an important but challenging endeavor. Assessments are, among other things, important to justify e-government investments. They are challenging because they are ... -
Assessing the health implications of improved water supply in rural Ghana : the case of Atwima Mponua district in the Ashanti region of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2013)Improved water supply in rural Ghana gives substantial health benefits. Water is an essential ingredient in all facets of human and economic development. Water has a direct impact on human health and any deterioration in ... -
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on the Institutional Fabric of Higher Education
(Chapter, 2023)COVID-19 has provided a historical opportunity to test the resilient nature of higher education (HE) systems and institutions (HEIs) around the world. This at a time when the sector experiences profound structural changes, ... -
Assessing the impact of state-civil society synergy for sustainable natural resource management: the case of Bobiri Forest Ghana
(Master thesis, 2012)The emphasis on fostering state-civil society synergy for improving human well-being and sustainable development has been recognized in development circles and especially in Third World countries. This recognition to some ... -
Assessing the transition to solar electrical energy in Ghana: A Multi-Level Perspective on the drivers and barriers towards the transition.
(Master thesis, 2022)Globally, the demand for energy is on the rise. Several studies indicate that this is mainly due to the drive for development and industrialisation, and population growth. Currently, the population of the world is around ... -
An assessment of the Samurdhi (prosperity) development programme : a case study from the Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis assesses the impact of the Samurdhi (prosperity) development programme (SDP) on the livelihoods of its beneficiaries in the Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka. The assessment covers three main aspects; development, ... -
Asset modification for regional industrial restructuring: digitalization of the culture and experience industry and the healthcare sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper researches how firm- and system-level asset modification and alignment underpin and direct new path development from digitalization. It suggests that asset reuse mostly promotes path extension or path upgrading, ... -
Association between Conflict and Cholera in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Cholera outbreaks significantly contribute to disease mortality and morbidity in low- and middle-income countries. Cholera outbreaks have several social and environmental risk factors and extreme conditions can act as ... -
The Association Between Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Other Infections of the Lower Genital Tract in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study aimed to explore the relationship between female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis, and yeast among young women living in Schistosoma haematobium-endemic areas. ... -
Asylsøkerbarns utviklingsmuligheter: en økologisk tilnærming : samtaler med fagpersoner i barnas nettverk
(Master thesis, 2016)Tema for denne masteroppgaven er asylsøkerbarn i Norge og deres utviklingsmuligheter. Hensikten med undersøkelsen har vært å få mer innsyn i ulike fagpersoners tanker, meninger og opplevelser i deres arbeid med asylsøkerbarna. ... -
Attached to the Algorithm - An explorative study of young adults' user perspective on TikTok
(Master thesis, 2023)TikTok is currently the fastest growing digital platform in the world, and with more than 1 billion users it has the potential to influence people’s lives. On the platform’s For You page, content varying from trending ... -
Augmenting the algorithm: Emerging human-in-the-loop work configurations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)How do configurations of humans and algorithms evolve as firms adopt artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, and what are the implications for work and organization? We explored these questions through a two-year long ... -
Automatisering i norske kommuner : status og veien videre
(Master thesis, 2018)Bakgrunnen for studien er å kartlegge hvor utbredt automatisering er i norske kommuner, og finne faktorer som påvirker automatiseringen. Denne eksplorative studien kombinerer ulike metoder som litteraturgjennomganger, ... -
Autonomi i RME, før og etter uavhengighet.
(Master thesis, 2023)Markedsliberalisering på energipolitikken i Norge er et tema som har vært omstridt de siste årene. RME (reguleringsmyndigheten for energi) har vært en del av denne diskusjonen. Bakgrunnen for denne oppgaven er hvordan denne ... -
Autonomy of International Bureaucracies: On the Actor-Level Autonomy in the WTO Secretariat
(Master thesis, 2014)The research question in this study addresses actor-level autonomy as enacted by civil servants within an international bureaucracy, namely the WTO Secretariat. The objective is to identify underlying mechanisms arguably ... -
«Av og til kunne jeg ønske jeg hadde en hijab å skylde på eller noe som gjør meg synlig»: En institusjonell etnografisk studie av sosial kontroll
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne oppgaven bruker jeg institusjonell etnografi som fremgangsmåte for å utforske fenomenet sosial kontroll. Oppgavens viktigste empiri er kvalitative intervjuer med mennesker som har erfaring med sosial kontroll. ... -
Avdekking av omsorgssvikt i barneskolen : En kvalitativ studie av læreres erfaringer med avdekking av omsorgssvikt i barneskolen
(Master thesis, 2018)Studiens hensikt er å belyse ulike sider ved avdekking av omsorgssvikt i barneskolen. For å kunne avdekke omsorgssvikt i arbeid med barn, må man ha kunnskap om hva som fremmer, og om hva som hemmer avdekking (Killén, 2004, ... -
Avstanden mellom et ja og et nei : En kvalitativ studie av kriterier for ansettelse i offentlige og private virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2018)The main objective ofthis thesisisto studythe criteriathat are emphasized whenemploying people in public and private organizationsandtoillustrate the similarities and differences between the sectors. Age ... -
«Å legge opp til et system hvor man skal gni inn at du er ‘dårlig’ i noe» Læreres erfaringer med norskopplæringen av unge minoritetsspråklige
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hva som inngår i norskopplæringen av unge minoritetsspråklige, gjennom kvalitative intervjuer av lærere i grunnskolen og videregående. Jeg har intervjuet seks lærere med ulike roller i ... -
Ånden som holdt på å le seg i hjel : En studie av humor i alternativt religiøse magasiner
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)