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The Transparent Smart City - How City Councils and City Administrations Can Apply Smart Technology for Increased Transparency - With Case Evidence from Norway
(Chapter, 2017)Transparency is seen as one important property of open government. The growing importance of government transparency is shown through legislation being passed by most democratic countries during the last few decades. ... -
Just a Buzzword? The use of Concepts and Ideas in Educational Governance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In this article, a study of combined discursive emphasis on the concepts “culture for learning” and “learning outcomes” in recent education policy messages is presented. These concepts have been individually examined but ... -
Personal and Private: Using Framing and Network Theory to Examine the Diffusion of Opinion Articles on Facebook
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)ABSTRACT: Purpose: Demonstrate the use of framing and network analysis to explore how the two concepts can contribute to understanding diffusion of content in social media. Design/methodology/approach: Using the most ... -
Facebook and local newspapers’ effect on local politicians’ popularity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)While there has been much research on how national politicians’ popularity is related to their participation in both traditional and social media, less research has been undertaken in order to understand the role of media ... -
Citizens as Sensors: Human Sensors as a Smart City Data Source
(Chapter, 2018)This paper discusses how citizens can play the role of sensors, using their perceptions to discover and report problems using some kind of digital platform. The use of human sensors is connected to the concept of “smart ... -
Smart Cities, Big Data and Smart Decision-making - Understanding "Big Data" in Smart City Applications
(Chapter, 2018)Smart decision making is based on data combined with analytics to improve decision-making. This paper examines several application areas of smart cities, and related data sources used for decision-making. In many cases, ... -
Inter-Organisational Exercises in Dry and Wet Context—Why Do Maritime Response Organisations Gain More Knowledge from Exercises at Sea Than Those on Shore?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This is a study of inter-organisational exercises arranged by on-shore organisations (ONSOs) and off-shore organisations (OFFSOs). The aim was to compare findings from trained emergency staffs’ perceptions of the impact ... -
“Share Your Tools”—A Utility Study of a Norwegian Wildland-Fire Collaboration Exercise
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Based on the assumption that crisis collaboration exercises lead to better team-integration and more efficient problem solving, the aim of this study is to test whether there is a relationship between exercise participation ... -
Multiple Spaces, Multiple Selves? The Case of King Sverrir of Norway
(Chapter, 2020)This article discusses the ways King Sverrir Sigurðarson of Norway (r. 1177–1202) perceived and represented himself. It seeks to move beyond the debate on whether he was mainly a leader of warriors who sought recognition ... -
A Survey on Smart Cities, Big Data, Analytics, and Smart Decision-making. Towards an analytical framework for decision-making in smart cities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Smart decision making is based on data combined with analytics to improve decision-making. This paper examines several application areas of smart cities, and related data sources used for decision-making. Further, we present ... -
Improving Quality of Life for People With Disability Through Social Media: Towards an Affordance Framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Information and communication technologies (ICT) are important for people with disability in their day‑to‑day life, as they offer possibilities and opportunities for these people to enjoy a range of new social interactions. ... -
District administrators’ governing styles in the enactment of data-use practices
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study focus on how administrators in districts approach data and data use in education differently. Based on data material from local policy documents, interviews with district administrators and observations from ... -
Preparedness and Multiagency Collaboration: Lessons Learned from a Case Study in the Norwegian Armed Forces.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The objective of this study is to investigate the structure for learning and the learning outcomes from a paper exercise based on multiagency collaboration, and point to potential benefits for crisis leadership and management ... -
A "quota silo" or positive equality reach? The equality impact of gender quotas on corporate boards in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)10 years after its implementation, we explore the equality reach of the 40% Norwegian gender quota regulation for boards of public limited companies (PLCs) using a multistrategy approach (administrative data and interviews ... -
Kirke, prest og kirkesogn i Rygge i katolsk tid
(Chapter, 2019)Den store og prektige middelalderkirken i Rygge føyer seg inn i en lang rekke steinkirker i romansk stil fra katolsk tid i Østfold. Disse er de eldste kirkene vi kjenner fra fylket, men mange steder kan de ha hatt både en ... -
Kystsamfunn i endring
(Chapter, 2014)Fra fylkesgrensen ved Gjernestangen i sør til nordspissen av Håøya oppunder Vestfoldkysten i nord er det i luftlinje bare rundt 40 kilometer. Men med en ganske dyp skjærgård og flere fjordarmer har Telemark en samlet ... -
Whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities—Can Offers of Reward Influence Employees’ Willingness and Motivation to Report Wrongdoings?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This organizational study aims to explore whistleblowing in Norwegian Municipalities. The purpose is to explore whether employees perceive that their workplace has a well-functioning reporting system, to investigate what ... -
Naturiseksporten i norsk sjøfartshistorie
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The Trade in Painters’ Materials in Norway in the Middle Ages. Part 1: The 'silent' Trade in Painters' Materials in Norway in the High Middle Ages
(Chapter, 2010)This paper can be read as an introduction or an appendix to Unn Plahter’s exposition, which forms the other part of this contribution. The investigations referred to by her, here and elsewhere, on the imported painters’ ... -
Middelalderbyen Oslo og fiskeressursene i Indre Oslofjord
(Chapter, 2015)Middelalderbyen Oslo og fiskeressursene i Indre Oslofjord I Snorre Sturlasons velkjente beretning om at Harald Hardråde «lot reise kjøpstad øst i Oslo», føyde sagaforfatteren til at Harald ofte holdt til der fordi det var ...
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