Department of Media and Social Sciences (SV-IMS): Recent submissions
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Public transport in Stavanger Metropolitan
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)This thesis is looking into how inhabitants in the municipality of Stavanger can change their traveling habits. A change from using own vehicles to public transportation. The research question is as follows: Why are so ... -
Forsvarlighet og sikkerhet på sykehusene - en analyse av 20 tilsynsrapporter hos Statens helsetilsyn
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05)I denne studien har vi analysert 20 tilsynsrapporter fra Statens helsetilsyn ved å anvende Braut-modellen empirisk i tre trinn. Braut-modellens underliggende hypotese går ut på at hvis uønskede hendelser på sykehus oppstår, ... -
Hvordan prioriterer høyere utdanningsinstitusjoner for å nå målene i ABE-reformen?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-14)Regjeringen lanserte avbyråkratisering- og effektiviseringsreformen (ABE-reformen) høsten 2014 for å motarbeide sløsing med offentlige midler og få en mer effektiv drift av offentlig sektor. Målet var at mindre byråkrati ... -
Fra pølsebod til konsern - En casestudie av en endringsprosess hos TK Gruppen AS
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Endringsprosesser og omstillinger er blitt en del av hverdagen til de aller fleste. Ansatte og ledere i dagens organisasjoner må forholde seg til en verden som preges av kontinuerlig endring. Over halvparten av dagens ... -
Mellomledelse i en digital tid -En casestudie av den digitale mellomlederrollen i NAV
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)Hensikten med dette forskningsprosjektet er å skape en større forståelse og ny kunnskap om hvordan det å drive mellomledelse i NAV kan endre seg i forbindelse med digitalisering av tjenester, samt hvordan veilederne i NAV ... -
Miljøfyrtårn - et bidrag til det grønne skiftet? En casestudie av miljøledelse i videregående skoler i Rogaland.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-11)I denne oppgaven har jeg prøvd å finne ut om de videregående skolene i Rogaland er med på å bidra til det grønne skiftet ved å bli Miljøfyrtårnsertifiserte. Dette er belyst ved hvordan miljøledelse utøves i de videregående ... -
Implementering av smartbykonseptet i Stavanger kommune - et casestudie av hvordan Smartbyen Stavanger og utvalgte tiltak møter praksisfeltet
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)«Smarte byer og lokalsamfunn setter innbyggerne i sentrum, og tar i bruk ny teknologi, innovative metoder, samarbeid og samskaping for å bli mer bærekraftige, attraktive, produktive og tilpasningsdyktige» definisjonen er ... -
The likelihood for artificial meat production in Norway: A comparative case study of two actors
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)As the meat industry cannot respond to increases in demand and the emerging climate changes, the industry must find solutions to issues regarding sustainability, health, and animal welfare. Further, they will have to do ... -
Attitudes towards implementing climate change mitigation measures among farmers in South-Jæren, Norway: Opportunities and barriers for action.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)The agricultural sector in Norway has to reduce greenhouse gasses, and there is established a political agreement between farmers organizations and the government. In relation to the greenhouse gas reduction goals in the ... -
Public opposition to wind power projects in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)The wind power debate is ongoing in Norway with many different opinions regarding the issue. This thesis will focus on three wind power projects in Norway; Vardafjell wind farm, Frøya wind farm, and Kvitfjell and Raudfjell ... -
How is the agricultural sector in Rogaland adapting to climate change? Plans and processes - globally, nationally and locally
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08)The purpose of this study is to investigate how the agricultural sector in Rogaland is adapting to climate change, and what factors affect decision-making in relation to this. Agriculture is especially vulnerable to climate ... -
A Chain of Metrics to Evaluate Material Performances in Circular Economy – Materoaø circularity, Longevity, Retained Emission, Energy, and Child Labour
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05-28)Although growth is seen as the main purpose of every economy, its consequences are vast and painful to the deterioration of environment. Circular economy has risen as a green transition of the international economy with ... -
An exploratory assessment and analysis of corporate SDG incorporation within Stavanger, Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)As the world is changing, the scope and structure of business is evolving as well. One form of this evolution is through the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which are to guide the world, including businesses ... -
Municipal climate and energy planning in the county of Rogaland, Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-30)The aim of this master thesis is to provide an overview of climate and energy planning in all municipalities of Rogaland, Norway. Along with that it maps out barriers in work with emissions reduction that municipalities ... -
The Differential Impact of COVID‐19 on the Work Conditions of Women and Men Academics during the Lockdown
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)That the COVID‐19 pandemic has affected the work conditions of large segments of society is in no doubt. A growing body of journalistic accounts raised the possibility that the lockdown caused by the pandemic has affected ... -
Organisasjon som sammensatt orden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Høsten 2016 var Richard W. Scott en av innlederne på en paneldebatt om begrepet organisasjon på verdens største konferanse for organisasjonsforskning, The Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Scott er en av de virkelige ... -
Googling politics: Parties, sources, and issue ownerships on Google in the 2017 German Federal Election campaign
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)Democratic election campaigns require informed citizens. Yet, while the Internet allows for broader information through greater media choices, algorithmic filters, such as search engines, threaten to unobtrusively shape ... -
Politisk uvitenhet, stemmeretten og velgeres moralske ansvar
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Denne artikkelen tar sikte på å belyse et viktig og kontroversielt spørsmål om velgeres moralske ansvar. Spørsmålet dreier seg om hvorvidt borgere i et demokrati har en moralsk plikt til å være velinformerte om politikk ... -
What is Qualitative in Qualitative Research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02)What is qualitative research? If we look for a precise definition of qualitative research, and specifically for one that addresses its distinctive feature of being “qualitative,” the literature is meager. In this article ... -
Open-Source Trading Zones and Boundary Objects: Examining GitHub as a space for collaborating on "news"
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)New actors, actants, and activities have entered journalism’s spaces in recent years. While this has raised the potential for the disruption of existing social orders, such heterogeneous assemblages also provide fruitful ...