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Conceptualizing AMR as a creeping disaster in terms of pace and space
(Chapter, 2023)Traditionally defined, disasters are understood as relatively limited in duration. Yet we also know that some disasters are of a creeping and indeed perpetual nature – their onsets do not seize to advance. One example is ... -
Conceptualizing the bending and breaking of rules in the heavy goods transport sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) are a critical factor in road traffic safety for “Vision Zero-events”, defined as road accidents with fatalities and serious injuries. The bending and breaking of safety-related rules in the ... -
Coping with different system logics of standardization in regulatory regimes. Norwegian offshore experience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-05)This paper addresses the role of standardization in risk governance and explores challenges when unifying different system logics and standardizations in the regulator-regulated relationships in different industrial, ... -
The COVID-19 pandemic: how can risk science help?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)This paper reflects on how risk science, with its concepts, principles, approaches, methods and models, can support the actual assessments, communication and handling of the vulnerabilities and risks related to the Coronavirus ... -
Creating conditions for critical trust– How an uncertainty-based risk perspective relates to dimensions and types of trust.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)Although some disagreement about the strength of the relationship, it is generally agreed within risk research, that trust plays a central role in shaping risk perception and risk responses. Over recent decades, risk ... -
Crisis communication and trustworthiness among crisis actors: towards a typology of crisis management difficulties
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)The concepts of communication and trust play a central role in crisis management. There is a complex nexus between communication and trust building in crisis management, as different activities and processes result in ... -
A critical appraisal of individual social capital in crisis response
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)While there is still a vast body of scholarly research in crisis and disaster management that considers social capital an asset for lessening negative impacts from crises, this paper investigates an underexplored aspect ... -
Cyber Resilience in Firms, Organizations and Societies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-09)Cyber resilience involves most societal actors, i.e. organizations, individuals, threat actors, governments, insurers, etc., at most levels of organization. Actors are embedded within each other and choose strategies based ... -
Dependent infrastructure system modeling: A case study of the St. Kitts power and water distribution systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Critical infrastructure systems underlie the economy, national security, and health of modern society. These infrastructures have become increasingly dependent on each other, which poses challenges when modeling these ... -
A discussion on the implementation of the Polar Code and the STCW Convention’s training requirements for ice navigation in polar waters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In 2017, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) implemented the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), with mandatory requirements covering the Arctic and Antarctic Oceans. In this ... -
Dynamics of Buyer-Seller Relations in Norwegian Wine Imports
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)As for all traded products, aggregated wine imports build on numerous trades at the firm level. To ensure consumers access to a variety of wines with different qualities, importers need to connect to different wine exporters. ... -
The Dynamics of Terrorist Organizations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Terrorist organizations are most often comprised of ideologues, criminal mercenaries, and captive participants. Ideologues provide political purpose and direction and have a strong group commitment. However, every organization ... -
Economic analysis of BIPV systems as a building envelope material for building skins in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the economic feasibility of the BIPV system as a building envelope material for the whole building skins. The paper is dealing with the lifecycle cost analysis (LCCA) of BIPV ... -
Effects of management practices for using the SaaS system on performance of hospitality firms in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The earlier literature either measured management practices in terms of the general management traits or did not account for the effects on firm performance. However, the transformation of the Enterprise Resource Planning ... -
Emerging COVID-19 impacts, responses, and lessons for building resilience in the seafood system
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns are creating health and economic crises that threaten food and nutrition security. The seafood sector provides important sources of nutrition and employment, especially in ... -
Equity and justice in climate change adaptation : Policy and practical implication in Nigeria
(Chapter, 2020-11)Over the past decade, justice and equity have become a quasi-universal answer to problems of environmental governance. The principles of justice and equity emerged as a useful entry point in global governance to explore ... -
Evidence on the Impact of the Troubled Assets Relief Program on Stock Returns
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In response to the global financial crisis which began in 2008, the US government launched the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), the largest government bailout in US history. TARP was controversial and publicly ... -
Evidence on the Troubled Assets Relief Program, Bailout Size, Returns and Tail Risk
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The US government launched the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) in mid-September 2008. This article analyzes the market response to the TARP launch. We reject the null hypothesis that the bailout size has no effect ... -
Expectations, attitudes, and preferences regarding support and purchase of eco-friendly fuel vehicles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08)This study analyses public expectations, attitudes, and preferences to support and purchase eco-friendly fuel vehicles. The study used a telephone survey of a sample of residents in Greater Stavanger, Norway. Two cluster ... -
Explicit and implicit inclusion of time in the definitions of risk and reliability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In safety, understanding of risk and reliability is generally not possible without reference to time. For example, regarding the risk of some activity or situation, focus is on what might happen in future time in relation ...