Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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Exploring collaboration within and between criminal justice and welfare systems: The perspective of front-line Liaison and Diversion workers
(PhD thesis UiS;552, Doctoral thesis, 2020-10)Background and aims. Offender rehabilitation is a key strategy wielded by criminal justice system to engender reintegration of offenders into society (Armstrong, 2012; Ministry of Justice UK, 2013). As the vast majority ... -
Exploring risk governance in a global transport system
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Exploring the strategic impact of service employees' tacit knowledge : the development of an indicator for forecasting economic performance of hotel companies
(PhD thesis UiS;77, Doctoral thesis, 2009-10-02)Background: The concept of knowledge management (KM) and the role of tacit knowledge as a strategic asset for building competitive advantage through KM strategies and activities have become increasingly popular over the ... -
Factors facilitating recovery in first-episode psychosis : A multi-method approach
(PhD thesis UiS;;367, Doctoral thesis, 2017-12)Background: Predictors of recovery are crucial to the successful tailoring of treatment in first episode psychosis. There is a lack of service-user investigations with regard to factors driving recovery and experiences ... -
Falls in Parkinson's disease
(PhD thesis UiS;325, Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-20)Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting 1% of the population over 60 years. Although motor abnormalities are the core feature of the disease, PD is today considered ... -
Feedback and Performance: Experiments in Behavioral Economics
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Folk om forskjellar mellom folk : Oppfatningar av kulturelle praksisar og sosiale hierarki, og deira sosiale tydingar
(PhD thesis UiS;277, Doctoral thesis, 2015-12-08)English summary This thesis is about how different people perceive, construct and communicate social differences. By way of qualitative interviews, home visits and photo elicitation, I explore variations in cultural ... -
Fra metro til retro? Maskuliniteter i norsk populærkultur på 2000-tallet
(PhD thesis UiS;238, Doctoral thesis, 2014-12-18)This thesis is concerned with the emergence of, and tensions between, «new» and «traditional» masculinities in Norwegian popular culture in the 2000s. It focuses particularly on metrosexuality, which signifies a preoccupation ... -
Frontline policy implementation in public organizations : A sociological analysis of the ‘how and why’ of implementation gaps
(PhD thesis UiS;416, Doctoral thesis, 2018-10)Background and aims Innovation is promoted in politics and public service organizations as an essential factor for meeting the demands of society. How new policies or strategies can be implemented as intended in complex ... -
Great expectations: Exploring Aging Consumers’ Expectations of Institutional Food
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The purpose of this thesis is to explore consumer expectations of institutional food and their antecedents. The thesis consists of three papers that aimed to answer the following research questions: 1) What is the content ... -
Guilt and shame as an enigma in mothers who suffer from eating difficulties : A hermeneutical study
(PhD thesis UiS;107, Doctoral thesis, 2010)Searching for new understanding about the enigma of guilt and shame in mothers suffering from ED led to a focus on the power of motherhood and the mothers’ ability to suffer in silence. The desire to be a good mother and ... -
How a dental anxiety service for torture, abuse and dental phobia patients works and why: A realist evaluation
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2023-08)Background. Neglecting one’s oral health can negatively impact one’s general health, quality of life and well-being. Attending dental examinations is good step toward maintaining and attaining good oral health. However, ... -
If I think it works, I like it: Towards an increased understanding of consumer opinions about food-related nudging
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-06)Nudging has emerged as an innovative tool to influence consumer decisions within areas ranging from reduction of CO2-emissions, increasing pension savings and facilitating healthy food choice. Nudges aim to guide consumer ... -
Innovation, Space, and Diversity
(PhD thesis UiS;327, Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-20)Background This PhD thesis aims at combining different perspectives from the literature on organizational theory, innovation, and economic geography and addresses how firms1 communicate and connect within the contexts ... -
Inputs Management in Hospitality Operations
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-01)Inputs management is a central issue in hospitality because of the characteristics of service production (e.g. perishability and face to face interaction) and the fact that hospitality companies adapt inputs to the demand ... -
Interprofessional teamwork training for nursing and medical students in Norway
(PhD thesis UiS;309, Doctoral thesis, 2016-10-06)Background: This thesis focuses on interprofessional teamwork (TPT) training for medical and nursing students in Norway, seeking to expand and deepen the knowledge base underpinning such training. The topic raises a number ... -
Investment behaviour in the international oil and gas industry : essays in empirical petroleum economics
(PhD thesis UiS;51, Doctoral thesis, 2008)High growth and welfare aspirations will require massive energy investment in the years ahead of us, especially in the non-OECD area. With more than 60 per cent of primary energy supply, oil and natural gas play a dominant ... -
It’s all about who you are: Four papers on the role of individual personality differences in cosumer marketing
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2011)Imagine two young Norwegian women, Marie and Dina, who are enjoying a Saturday evening visit to a down town ethnic restaurant. They are of equal age, have an equal level of experience and interest in tasteful restaurant ... -
Jakten på risiko : Vurderinger, følelser og valg hos patruljerende politi
(PhD thesis UiS;212, Doctoral thesis, 2013-12-06)Denne studien tar for seg faktorer som kan påvirke valg av selvinitierte oppdrag hos patruljerende politi. Det undersøkes om risikopersepsjon og grad av opplevd styring kan bidra til å forklare hvor viktig tjenestepersonene ... -
Kunnskapsdeling på NAV-kontor
(PhD thesis UiS;528, Doctoral thesis, 2020-08)Bakgrunnen for denne studien er interesse for hvordan kunnskap blir delt mellom medarbeidere innenfor arbeids- og velferdstjenesten. I denne avhandlingen undersøker jeg hvilke prosesser og strukturer som utgjør vilkår for ...