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Individual agency in the social construction of Green Public Procurement: Emergence and implications in Stavanger Municipality
(Master thesis, 2023)Given the urgent global climate challenges we face today, it is imperative for actors at all levels - international, national, and local - to take decisive action. In this context, green public procurement (GPP) emerges ... -
Individuell plan i helse- og omsorgstjenesten – behov for endringer og ansvarliggjøring?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Pasient eller bruker som har behov for langvarige og koordinerte helse- og omsorgstjenester har et rettskrav på å få utarbeidet individuell plan. Helseforetak og kommuner har en tilsvarende plikt til slik utarbeidelse. ... -
Individuell plan – samhandling og medvirkning?
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Individuelt tilrettelagt og meningsfull aktivitet - en kvalitativ studie med bruk av fokusgruppe
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-01)Bakgrunn: Mange personer med demens i sykehjem har en hverdag preget av lite aktivitet og stimulering. Studier tyder på at tilpassede aktiviteter kan bidra til å redusere symptomer som agitasjon og apati, og bidra til ... -
Indre og ytre påvirkninger i befolkningens mediebruk under Covid-19 pandemien
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)På bakgrunn av en omfattende krise som Covid-19 pandemien, der befolkningen ble skjermet fra omverden, og sosialiseringen som folk kjente til tok slutt, ble ulike digitale verktøy løsningen for mange mennesker. I en tid ... -
Industrial agglomeration and production costs in Norwegian salmon aquaculture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)During the last decade, empirical evidence of regional agglomeration economies has emerged for some industries. This paper argues that externalities from agglomeration are not only present in some manufacturing and ... -
Industrial robots in China
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)This thesis investigates the future development of industrial robots in China. It will focus on growth in robot sales toward China and try to identify which companies that are most capable of benefiting from the potential ... -
Industrivernet- Norges skjulte beredskapsaktør? - En studie om betydningen av samvirke mellom industrivernet og lokale beredskapsaktører
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;;, Master thesis, 2016-01)I Stortingsmelding nr. 29 (2011- 2012) ble samvirkeprinsippet introdusert som et fjerde grunnprinsipp for organiseringen av beredskapsarbeidet i Norge: ”(…) det stilles krav til at myndighet, virksomhet eller etat har et ... -
Inflammatory Blood Signature Related to Common Psychological Comorbidity in Chronic Pain
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Chronic pain is characterized by high psychological comorbidity, and diagnoses are symptom-based due to a lack of clear pathophysiological factors and valid biomarkers. We investigate if inflammatory blood biomarker ... -
The influence of human resource practices on perceived work ability and the preferred retirement age: A latent growth modelling approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Organisations are challenged to extend working lives of older workers. However, there is little empirical evidence available on how organisations should do this. This study aims to fill this gap by testing the effect of ... -
The influence of online professional social media in human resource management: A systematic literature review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Professional social media platforms (PSMs), including LinkedIn, have created better opportunities for students and employees to advance their career aspirations. Though PSMs seem to be an effective human resource management ... -
Influence of pre-operative oral carbohydrate loading vs. standard fasting on tumor proliferation and clinical outcome in breast cancer patients - a randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)Background Conflicting results have been reported on the influence of carbohydrates in breast cancer. Objective To determine the influence of pre-operative per-oral carbohydrate load on proliferation in breast ... -
Influence of Tourism Seasonality and Financial Ratios on Hotels’ Exit Risk
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)Tourism seasonality negatively affects hotels’ operational and financial performance and then survival probabilities. Several studies have evaluated the impact of tourism seasonality on hotels’ exit risk. However, the ... -
Influences on effectiveness in Aker MH Operations : theoretical-empirical assessment of the Service and Spare Parts departments
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2008, Master thesis, 2008)The degree of effectiveness in an organisation is affected by its design. Effective structuring is, however, not only a question of an internal consistency among the organisation’s design parameters. In order to be ... -
Informasjonsdeling i tverrfaglig samarbeid
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Informasjonssikkerhet i kraftforsyningen
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Bakgrunn: I de siste tiårene har det skjedd et radikalt teknologisk skifte i samfunnet. Kraftforsyningen er således intet unntak. Mens det tidligere var de ansatte som overvåket og betjente kraftstasjonene, fjernstyres ... -
Information Management i olje- og gassbransjen - anbefalinger og realiteter
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Information sharing among firms and cyber attacks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)As the Sarbanes-Oxley Act strengthens internal controls, and the government encourages information sharing, accounting gains significance through secure representation, storage, and transfer of information, and by laying ... -
Informational cascades, herding bias, and food taste evaluations
(Journal article, 2013-12)Herding behavior is observed when consumers simply replicate the behavior of others instead of making their own elaborate decision. This study contains two experiments in which participants are asked to evaluate how good ... -
"Ingen gjør sånn!" En studie av hvordan bekymring knyttet til barns seksualitet møtes på en barnevernfaglig arena.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-05-07)Barn er seksuelle. Verdens Helseorganisasjon (WHO 1974) definerer seksualitet som en integrert del av menneskets personlighet. Barn uttrykker sin glede, men også sin frustrasjon og usikkerhet via atferd. Det gjelder ...