Scientific Publications in Political Science and Management
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Engaging with local communities : Five key lessons that businesses can learn from universities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)As businesses are coming to terms with the challenges derived from the Covid-19 crisis, they are realizing the need to do more for and with their local communities than being co-located or having business relationships. ... -
Universities’ responses to crises: the influence of competition and reputation on tuition fees
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Modern societies regularly face crises that have major disruptive effects. Learning from past crises can inform better choices and policies when facing a new one. Following the 2008 global financial crisis, higher education ... -
Theory-based implementation of physical activity programs in worksite health promotion settings : a systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Worksites are important settings for implementing health promotion programs. Evidence for sustainable upscaling of physical activity (PA) programs and critical evaluation of the implementation process are scarce. In this ... -
The Contemporary Norwegian Municipal CEO
(Chapter, 2024)This chapter describes the evolution of the Norwegian municipal chief executive officer (MCEO) from 1980 to 1992 and 2018, when the position was weakened politically but strengthened administratively. Today, the Norwegian ... -
Unpacking strategic alliances in European higher education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)As the world becomes more complex and interconnected, organizations embedded in dynamic, competitive, and highly institutionalized fields devise mechanisms to reduce uncertainty and enhance competitiveness by joining forces ... -
De facto differentiation in the European Union - Circumventing rules, law, and rule of law
(Chapter, 2022)Differentiation has become a common feature in European integration and attracts considerable scholarly attention. The vast majority of academic literature focuses on formal (de jure) differentiation, in which opt-outs or ... -
Improving the efficiency of research proposals evaluation: A two-stage procedure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)An important share of research funding is allocated via competitive programs, which entail considerable direct and indirect costs, such as to develop and evaluate the proposals. The goal of this article is to explore whether ... -
International public administration on the tip of the tongue: language as a feature of representative bureaucracy in the Economic Community of West African States
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Recent scholarship shows increasing interest in gender, ethnic or national representation within regional and international organizations. In contrast, language as a criterion of representation has rarely been scrutinized. ... -
Is There a Proper Way to Teach Design Thinking? Empirical Evidence from Design Thinking in Education
(Journal article, 2020)Since about a decade ago, design thinking has become a prominent topic in the scientific and business world. In order to keep up with global competition, design thinking has proven to be a valuable concept for assisting ... -
Regional and sectoral variations in the ability to attract funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Program and Horizon 2020
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The funding from the European Union’s Framework Programs for Research and Innovation (EU FPs) is skewed across European countries and institutions. The goal of this article is to deepen our understanding of this skewness ... -
Organizational Persistence in Highly Institutionalized Environments: Unpacking the Relation Between Identity and Resilience
(Chapter, 2022)Despite growing academic interest in understanding the conditions under which resilient organizations adapt to challenging circumstances, little attention to date has been paid to the role played by ‘soft’ factors such as ... -
Emergent Strategies and Tensions between Decoupled University Structures and Management Initiatives
(Chapter, 2022)This chapter investigates the ways in which a Norwegian university located in a region facing a series of socio-economic challenges devised and implemented a new strategy. More specifically, we examine the dilemmas and ... -
Social and moral psychology of COVID-19 across 69 countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic has afected all domains of human life, including the economic and social fabric of societies. One of the central strategies for managing public health throughout the pandemic has been through persuasive ... -
The Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and International Support for the Decentralization Reform (2014–2022): Theory-Guided Observations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article explores Western donors’ support for the decentralization reform in post-Euromaidan Ukraine prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, with a focus on the relationship between ... -
(Tapte) muligheter for kritisk tenkning: Post- og dekoloniale perspektiver i samfunnsfag
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In this article, we explore what opportunities post-and decolonial perspectives may provide for critical thinking in social studies education. Post-and decolonial perspectives include a broad variety of theoretical approaches ... -
Collaborating for Competition? Unpacking Ambiguities and Paradoxes Across the Academic Profession
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper unpacks the complexities, ambiguities and paradoxes associated with the concepts of competition and collaboration, using the academic profession in the Nordic countries as an empirical case. We relied on paradox ... -
Delicate dining with a date and burger binging with buddies: impression management across social settings and consumers’ preferences for masculine or feminine foods
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Consumers often use their food choices as an impression management strategy to signal desirable aspects about themselves to others, especially in public places like restaurants and cafeterias, where the presence of others ... -
De facto differentiation in the European Union. Circumventing rules, law, and rule of law
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; No. 465, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Europeisk integrasjon er ikke en ensrettet, ensartet prosess mot en stadig tettere union. På grunn av ulike politiske preferanser og administrativ kapasitet blant de 27 medlemslandene er det blitt vanlig praksis å tillate, ... -
Scaling up evidence-based digital early life nutrition interventions in a county setting: an implementation trial – protocol for Phase 2 of the Nutrition Now project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Few effective health interventions transition from smaller efficacy or effectiveness studies to real-world implementation at scale, representing a gap between evidence and practice. Recognising this, we have ...
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