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When to dismiss an alternative hypothesis or theory? A risk and uncertainty perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-12)In society, there is often an ‘official view’ – a mainstream account – and alternatives to this view are seen as representing a disturbance and hampering this view’s policy implementation. There is often considerable ... -
When top-down planned reforms meet educated and independent professionals in Norwegian schools
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Presented here is a qualitative study of what happens when top-down planned reforms meet educated and independent professionals in Norwegian schools. The Kunnskapsløft in Norwegian primary schools is used as an example ... -
«When you´re gone, who remembers your name?» En analyse av musikalen Hamiltons bruk av minner og dens resepsjon.
(Master thesis, 2023)Masteroppgaven undersøker hvilken fortid musikalen Hamilton (2015) portretterer, og hvordan disse minnenes betydning har blitt debattert i ettertid, i tidsrommet 2015-2020. Med en teoretisk forankring innen historisk ... -
Where cities fail to triumph: The impact of urban location and local collaboration on innovation in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07)The role of cities in fostering innovation has for long been taken for granted. Agglomeration and the knowledge spillovers generated in dense urban environments have been considered fundamental drivers of innovation. This ... -
Where do we go from here? The future of B2B governance research.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02)Purpose This paper aims to identify promising areas for future business to business (B2B) governance research. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses a theoretical approach. Findings Most governance research in marketing ... -
Where is the origin for cause of conflict arising from in a buyer- seller relationship
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05)This case study looks into one of the inevitable outcomes of a buyer- seller relationship, the negative incidents. The hypothesis in this study is to increase the understanding of where the origin for cause of negative ... -
Where strangers become neighbours : design for diversity - a case study utilising a physical and social framework of a reception centre for asylum seekers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2009, Master thesis, 2009)This project is going to look at how the built environment, in this case a public space, can improve the well-being for people in a reception centre for asylum seekers and refugees. The project is going to talk about the ... -
Whether to attack a terrorist’s resource stock today or tomorrow
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-11)A terrorist defends an asset which grows from the first to the second period and is attacked. With large asset growth, the terrorist's first period outcome is low caused by a large attack. With no expenditure constraint, ... -
Whether to attack growing assets and enterprises today or tomorrow
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)An asset possessed by a defender grows from the first to the second period and is attacked in both periods. With large growth, there is no attack in the first period. Conflict is eliminated. The attacker postpones the ... -
Which onboarding practices do HR-employees and newcomers view as important, and how do onboarding practices contribute to workplace socialisation?
(Master thesis, 2023)The purpose of this master’s thesis was to explore onboarding and workplace socialisation in Norwegian organisations. Furthermore, the study aims to research how onboarding can affect the workplace socialisation for the ... -
Which Personal and Organizational Factors Influence the Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Shipyard Blue-Collar Workers?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: The purpose of this research was to analyze which personal and organizational factors are related to organizational commitment and job satisfaction of shipyard workers who work in different auxiliary shipyard ... -
‘Which side are you on – Mr. Westerberg?’ Reason, affect, and division in public debate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)This article studies affect and reason in practices of persuasion through a rhetorical-performative framework. Focusing on the Swedish economic crisis 1988–1993, this piece argues that the successful rise and installation ... -
Whirling dynamics of a drill-string with fluid–structure interaction
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Fluid–structure interaction models for drill-string vibrations are often of reduced order. However, both the structure and the surrounding fluid are non-linear, which can lead to complex coupled dynamic. In this paper, a ... -
White Danish Love as Affective Intervention: Studying Media Representations of Family Reunification Involving Children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Through a close reading of media reporting from 2017 to 2018 on the case of the Chinese girl Liu Yiming, who was first denied then granted residency in Denmark due to public pressure, this article analyses how regulation ... -
White Matter Lesions and Pattern Recognition in MRI of Neurodegenerative Dementia
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2016-11-03)Introduction Expected age is increasing globally and dementia is a common outcome for an increasing number of people. Dementia is a demanding syndrome for the patient and the environment as well as it is costly for ... -
White paper on psychodermatology in Europe: A position paper from the EADV Psychodermatology Task Force and the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Psychodermatology is a subspecialty of dermatology that is of increasing interest to dermatologists and patients. The case for the provision of at least regional psychodermatology services across Europe is robust. ... -
Who becomes a teacher and why?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper reports on a comprehensive review of international evidence, synthesising the findings of some of the strongest empirical work on the main factors influencing people's decisions to be teachers or not. Four search ... -
Who benefits from sustainable mobility transitions? Social inclusion, populist resistance and elite capture in Bergen, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Transitioning to sustainable mobility systems is generally thought to require three approaches: avoid, shift and improve. We examine a combination of these in a city at the forefront of implementing transition policies, ... -
“Who can do what to whom and get away with it”: An Investigation of Power Structures in Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Naomi Alderman’s The Power
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis explores the conditions that constitute and uphold a power hierarchy, emphasised by the two feminist dystopian novels The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood and The Power by Naomi Alderman. The two novels in ... -
Who needs sensory education?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)Customarily, reflections on the need to educate sensory and bodily enactments with the world, take for granted that it is the child who must be educated. However, the educational passage of becoming 'rational' and 'grown ...