Blar i Department of Media and Social Sciences (SV-IMS) på forfatter "Olsen, Odd Einar"
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Bruk av sosiale medier i kommunal krisekommunikasjon
Jacobsen, Torgrim (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-11)Denne studien er en del av masterprogrammet i samfunnssikkerhet ved Universitetet i Stavanger. Sosiale medier er et relativt nytt verktøy for kommunene i deres krisehåndtering. På bakgrunn av dette var det interessant ... -
Conflicting goals and mixed roles in risk regulation: a case study of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
Lindøe, Preben; Olsen, Odd Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12)This paper discusses the challenge of a regulator being on a position of preventing organisational accidents in high-technology domains when causes are complex, often poorly understood and with an open or hidden expectation ... -
Crowd Innovations: A study of the introduction of innovations for a larger involvement of beneficiary communities in emergency aid and response
Åsveen, Guro (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-12-16)With data from crisis-mapping specialists and emergency response agencies in Nairobi, Kenya, this thesis studies the challenges and potentials in diffusion and implementation of crowd innovations. The term, crowd innovations, ... -
Implementing Quality and Health/Safety Systems in the Hospitality Industry. A Comparison with the Aluminium Industry in Norway
Olsen, Odd Einar; Lindøe, Preben H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004-11)This paper discusses mechanisms facilitating the implementation and merging of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management and Quality Management Systems (QMS) in the hospitality industry in Norway. An earlier study ... -
Midlertidige oppholdstillatelser til enslige mindreårige asylsøkere.
Løfgren, Silje Avlesen (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Det anslås at halvparten av verdens flyktninger er barn, og det er en økende trend at barn legger ut på en farefull flukt alene. Enslige mindreårige asylsøkere er en av de mest sårbare gruppene flyktningene, og det er en ... -
Needs assessment; a duality in humanitarian practice? How does current needs assessment practices facilitate information-sharing among humanitarian actors?
Rohatgi, Manvi Aurora; Dysvik, Pernille Cedergren (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07)The current state of humanitarian emergencies stands unprecedented, and have placed humanitarian efficiency at the top of a common agenda. However, any discourse on the efficiency of humanitarian assistance demands that, ... -
Rebuilding a more resilient Nepal
Johnsen, Mikael; Stedronsky, Stanislav (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2016;, Master thesis, 2017-01-16)Summary The devastating earthquake in April 2015 showed Nepal's massive vulnerability towards earthquakes. The damages extend to approximately 712.000 houses. The lack of progress in development and risk reduction from ... -
Rebuilding a more resilient Nepal
Stedronsky, Stanislav; Johnsen, Mikael (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2016;, Master thesis, 2017-01-16)Summary The devastating earthquake in April 2015 showed Nepal's massive vulnerability towards earthquakes. The damages extend to approximately 712.000 houses. The lack of progress in development and risk reduction ... -
Responses to accidents in different industrial sectors
Lindøe, Preben H.; Engen, Ole A.; Olsen, Odd Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-01)Accidents produce external pressures on companies leading to new regulations and renegotiation of enforcement of regulations. Our perspective is institutional with a focus on the extended dialogue among regulators and ... -
Societal safety, archaeology and the investigation of contemporary mass graves
Juhl, Kirsten; Olsen, Odd Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-12)The article focuses on the role of archaeological investigations into mass graves and subsequent revelation of truth and enforcement of justice. Post violent conflict state authorities or rebels ordered massive killings ... -
Technological change as a trade-off between social construction and technological paradigms
Engen, Ole Andreas; Olsen, Odd Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)The theory of social construction of technology (SCOT) and the theory of technological paradigms (TTP) are normally regarded as competing or even incompatible perspectives on technological change. In this paper, we show ... -
“The new police organization through the eyes of the employees”
Nicolas, Madelene (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-07-13)Background: The Swedish Agency for Public Management (Statskontoret) argue that it is too early to assess the reform’s impact on the operational work, in this paper I wish to look on the implementation and the usage of ...