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Women in the boardroom: how do female directors of corporate boards perceive boardroom dynamics?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-08)This study investigated how female directors of corporate boards of directors (BoD) experience boardroom dynamics. The study represents an initial research trend that moves from a unilateral focus on financial outcomes of ... -
Women, work and wine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-09)Kontrollbehov, bekymringer om stigmatisering og omsorgsoppgaver hjemme gjør at kvinnelige ledere reduserer alkoholinntaket sitt når de drikker med kolleger. Det er mange gråsoner mellom arbeid og fritid hvor kolleger ... -
Women-owned family businesses in transitional economies: key influences on firm innovativeness and sustainability
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-03)This research presents an examination of familial influence on strategic entrepreneurial behaviors within a transitional economic context. Utilizing a large sample of women-led family businesses, the study investigates the ... -
Work division processes in social work with Cuban and Norwegian families
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)This paper explores the differences and similarities in three social work processes as viewed by social workers in Norway and Cuba. Contrasting social work processes in these exemplars of de-familialized and familialized ... -
Workforce Diversity as a Guiding Light towards SHRM: Exploring managers' views regarding workforce diversity, its impact on Recruitment and Selection Practices, and the role of Sustainable HRM within Organizations
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-12)The goal of this research is to explore the managers’ views concerning the challenges and benefits of workforce diversity within their organizations; what kind of workforce diversity practices managers implement during ... -
Working Mothers in the Dichotomy of the Stereotype of “Good Mother” and “Bad Mother” in Rogaland Area, Norway. (Women Constructing Motherhood)
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis was based on the qualitative analysis of working mothers’ experiences regarding motherhood stereotypes in Norway. In April 2023, semi-structured in-depth interviews with five women of European and Asian descent ... -
Workplace Incivility and Turnover Intention in Organizations: A Meta-Analytic Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12)Incivility has been identified as a prevalent and crucial issue in workplaces and one that may be associated with detrimental effects on employees and organizational outcomes, such as turnover intention. Many studies have ... -
Worry and its correlates onboard cruise ships
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The present study examined job-specific worry, as well as possible predictors of such worry, namely job-specific self-efficacy and supervisor dispositionism. 133 non-supervising crew members at different departments ... -
Would you be interested in participating in a study about hospital readmissions…? Experiences with methodological strategies and techniques for recruiting GPs to participate in qualitative research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)General Practitioners (GPs) are an asset in healthcare research, considering the amount of knowledge they hold about the primary healthcare service. However, GPs have proven difficult to recruit as participants in both ... -
Writing in the time of COVID-19: The threads that bind and tear asunder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Located against my positionality as a woman of colour from the global south, I deal with the micro and macro dynamics — particularly the intersections of these — of COVID-19. My grounded-ness on account of an invisible ... -
WWOOFers in Norway – who are they?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)Some travellers “want to make a difference” and develop themselves while exploring the world through programmes offered by international volunteer organisations, such as the WWOOF initiative (WorldWide Opportunities on ... -
“You have to talk to those who were there…” Promoting children’s participation : a case of expert meetings and groups within the ombudsman in Norway”
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)The adoption in 1989 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has seen a quantum leap in the recognition of, and growth of initiatives to fulfil children’s participation rights. This article discusses findings ... -
‘You just get sucked into it’: extending the immersion process model to virtual gameplay experiences in managed visitor attractions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This study investigates the immersion process in virtual visitor experiences in the context of a managed visitor attraction. It validates and extends previously developed models of the immersion process from tourism and ... -
“You just get sucked into it”: The Immersion Process in Managed Visitor Attractions
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the nature of the immersion process, the process through which consumers become immersed, in the context of managed visitor attractions. This is a nascent research topic that has ... -
'You've got to love her' - Perceptions of births mothers among children in long-term foster care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-08)Research shows differences in gendered caring expectations between mothers and fathers across countries and how they are affected by the development of different family forms and cultural practices. In this study, we explore ... -
Young, unaccompanied refugees’ expectations of social workers and social worker roles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)Background: Young people who have travelled to another country, unaccompanied and with refugee status, are a both resilient and vulnerable group with specific needs. Supporting them is often challenging for social workers, ... -
“You´re supposed to interfere…” : Conducting leadership through meaning-making in new product development
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-08-14)The theses explore how leadership is conducted through meaning-making in New Product Development-work. Leadership through meaning-making is here understood as the acts of enabling one-self and others to act competently and ... -
Yrkesutøveres bidrag til å forebygge selvmord
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven tar for seg hva yrkesutøvere kan gjøre for å bidra til å forebygge selvmord. Bakgrunnen for valg at tema går ut på at hundrevis av nordmenn hvert år aktivt velger døden fremfor livet. På verdensbasis er ... -
Ytringsfridom og hat
(Journal article, 2012-02)I motsetnad til det Sindre Bangstad og Arne Johan Vetlesen hevdar i Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (4/2011), lir vår reguleing av ytringsfridomen av eit liberalt underskot.1 Ytringsfrihetskommisjonens førearbeid viser at ... -
Å anvende fortiden: Rollen til kulturelle traumer og minner i Italiensk populisme
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Det primære målet med denne oppgaven er å identifisere rollen til kulturelle traumer og minne formasjon i henhold til de nylige utviklingene innen høyreorientert populisme bevegelsens vei til makten i Italia. Denne oppgaven ...