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What we can learn from ALARP regulation?
(Master thesis, 2021)Potential hazards exist in almost all workplaces. The existence of these hazards can result in accidents or incidents that have an impact on people, equipment, materials, and the environment. To get the proper and good ... -
What would it take to establish a take-back scheme for fishing gear? Insights from a comparative analysis of fishing gear and beverage containers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The problem of marine litter represents a significant global challenge and illustrates the harmful consequences of an economic model that is based on disposability. The seafood sector is not only among the culprits, but ... -
What you say and what you do: Exploring the link between consumers’ perception of portion size norms and reported behaviour for consumption of sweets and crisps
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Portion size decisions are embedded in a complex system of individual, socio-economic, and environmental factors. The objective of this study was to explore consumers’ descriptive and injunctive portion size norms and how ... -
When a good is a bad (or a bad is a good) - analysis of data from an ambiguous nonmarket valuation setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01)This paper analyses data from a contingent valuation experiment carried out in a context with large degree of preference heterogeneity and valuation ambiguity. Despite this challenge, by implementing estimation of an ... -
When a woman replaces a man: evaluating coach dismissal in professional tennis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-07)Purpose Previous research indicates gender discrimination in leadership positions. However, performance and not gender should be the key indicator when evaluating a leader. We examine the performance effect of changing ... -
"When Communication is key" An evaluation of Risk communication from FHI during the initial stage of the Covid-19 pandemic and how can the communication have made implications in peoples risk perception?
(Master thesis, 2022)Hensikten med denne masteroppgaven har i hovedsak vært å undersøke hvordan FHI gjennomførte sin risikokommunikasjon i initialfasen til Covid-19 pandemien da Norge måtte stenge ned. I tillegg har det blitt sett på om denne ... -
When counterterrorism enters the curriculum: Exploring risks and practices of the securitisation of education
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-05)It is commonly assumed that the civic and moral virtues of democratic education can be a powerful and effective antidote to extremism and terrorism. The assumption here is that education can help young lives in the development ... -
When Counterterrorism Enters the Curriculum: How the Global War on Terror Risks Impairing Good Education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)This article outlines and critically discusses the securitisation of the counterradicalisation efforts in Norwegian schools. More specifically, it explores perceptions offered by educators and youth social workers through ... -
When diseases hit aquaculture: an experimental study of spillover effects from negative publicity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Aquaculture, as all animal production, is exposed to diseases which can cause negative publicity and market impacts. A recent example is the Chilean salmon farming industry, which is currently facing unprecedented economic ... -
When Innovative Ideas Encounter Institutions: An Analytical Model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)This paper presents an analytical model for studying “encounters” that take place when ideas for innovation meet institutions (The IIE-model). Our model aims to expand the dichotomous barriers/driver approach in innovation ... -
When one frame is not enough; From still photography to Virtual reality
(Journal article, 2019-11)American art critic Clement Greenberg wrote the following about modern art: A modernist work of art must try, in principle to avoid dependence upon any order of experience not given in the most essentially construed nature ... -
When standardization becomes the lens of professional practice in child welfare services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)This paper examines the relationship between professional work and standardization. There has been an increase in the use of standardized programmes in child welfare services (CWS) in Western society. Some researchers have ... -
‘When the eye begins to see and the ear begins to hear’: Teaching infant observation at university level
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05)This paper presents the author’s work in introducing a modified version of infant observation as a requirement of a university course in Early Childhood Education, a qualification course for Nursery Teachers in a Norwegian ... -
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 ...