Department of Administration and Organization Theory
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Implementation of Public Policies at Local Level in Uganda. A Case Study of National Agrikultural Advisory Services (NAADS) in Mukono District Local Government
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-01)The Government of Uganda's NAADS policy is the main overarching policy in the agricultural sector in the country. With implementation of NAADS in all 111 districts in the country, the government sought to increase accessibility ...Master thesis -
The Role of Street - Level Bureaucrats in Access to Education. A Case of The Implementation of The Persons With Disability Act of Ghana
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-31)The Persons with Disability Act (PWDA) was passed in 2006, to address the needs of persons with disability in Ghana. The act's eight main provisions outline the respective areas in the lives of the persons with disability ...Master thesis -
An Investigation Into the Mediating Role of Inter-organisational Coordination Towards Refugee Protection: A Case Study of Nakivale Refugee Settlement Uganda
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-01)This study examines the role of Inter-Organizational Coordination (IOC) towards refugee protection in Nakivale settlement located in Isingiro district in Uganda. Coordination takes place when organizations work together ...Master thesis -
Vurdera, representera, fokusera? Ei samanlikning av geografisk representasjonsfokus blant norske og svenske kommunestyrerepresentantar
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-31)I denne oppgåva tek eg føre meg representasjonsfokuset blant norske og svenske kommunestyrerepresentantar. Representasjonsfokuset til representantane syner kven dei i størst grad meiner det er viktig at dei representerer ...Master thesis -
Nettverk og koordinering i norsk utviklingssektor
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-29)Denne masteroppgåva tek sikte på å undersøke graden av nettverksrelasjonar og koordinering mellom norske aktørar som arbeider med utviklingsarbeid i Malawi. Det vert deskriptivt undersøkt både korleis nettverksrelasj ...Master thesis -
Nok er nok - En kvalitativ dokumentanalyse av akuttvedtak i den norske barneverntjenesten
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-31)Barnevernsarbeidere tar viktige beslutninger med store konsekvenser for de involverte, basert på observasjoner og prediksjoner om fremtidige konsekvenser for barnet og dets familie. Konsekvensene for et barn som lever ...Master thesis -
Power and Politics in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Teams
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-30)Inspired by a debate in the BJJ community on BJJ politics" and the BJJ Globetrotters' goal of being politics-free", I wanted to find out if they truly were free of politics. As I understand the term, BJJ politics are the ...Master thesis -
Tilpasning til klimaendringer - Organiseringen av det nasjonale koordineringsansvaret
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-31)Denne studien tar for seg organiseringen av sentralforvaltningen for klimatilpasning i Norge. Studien er en prosesstudie som strekker seg fra 2004, da klimatilpasning for alvor kom på dagsordenen, og frem til i dag. ...Master thesis -
Forholdet mellom rett og demokrati -Hva er rettens rolle i flyktningpolitikken?
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-31)I denne masteroppgaven har jeg studert forholdet mellom rett og demokrati. Jeg har tatt for meg fire Høyesterettsdommer som omhandler familier med barn som ønsker oppholdstillatelse på humanitært grunnlag i Norge. Jeg ...Master thesis -
Krisehåndtering, læring og endring: en studie av flommene i Gudbrandsdalen 2011 og 2013
(The University of Bergen, 2016-05-31)Denne studien tar for seg krisehåndtering og læring i forbindelse med to dramatiske flommer i Norge i 2011 og 2013. I mai 2011 og i juni 2013 ble Gudbrandsdalen på Østlandet rammet av to store flommer, betegnet som 200-års ...Master thesis -
Trust in public institutions, a comparative study of Botswana and Tanzania
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-01)This thesis concerns institutional trust in Botswana and Tanzania and seeks to test several variables' importance in determining individuals' trust. African countries have historically been somewhat neglected in trust ...Master thesis -
Omorganisering av introduksjonsprogrammet - En kvalitativ studie av omorganiseringsprosessene av introduksjonsprogrammet i Voss og Gjesdal kommune
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-01)Debatter omkring flyktninger og integrering av flyktninger har blitt en viktig del av samfunnsdebatten i Norge i dag. Hvordan vi skal gjennomføre de integreringstiltak norske kommuner har er da en viktig del av debatten. ...Master thesis -
Building a sector reputation: the strategic communication of national higher education
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)What characterises strategic communication aimed at building the reputation of an entire public subsector? This is the main question for this study, pursued through content analysis of one-stop web portals for national ...Journal article -
Challenges of Implementing Peace Accord: The Case of Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord (CHTPA) in Bangladesh
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-01)The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord (CHTPA) was designed to maintain peace and security in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region. The study examines the extent of policy output of the CHTPA implementation in terms ...Master thesis -
Ressurspooler i sykehus - en organisasjonsteoretisk studie
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-01)Etter tusenårsskiftet ble det lansert nye organisatoriske løsninger for bemanning ved norske sykehus. Ofte kalt bemanningsenhet, vikarpool eller ressurspool. De ble lansert som virkemiddel mot deltid, alternativ til private ...Master thesis -
Motivation and Job Performance; Perceptions of Teachers in Kpone Katamansu District in Ghana
(The University of Bergen, 2016-06-01)Public service pay structure has received growing attention from scholars and governments because of its potential to motivate and enhance the performance of public servants. In Ghana, public service pay structure ...Master thesis -
Auditee Strategies - An Investigation of Auditees’ Reactions to the Norwegian State Audit Institution’s Performance Audits
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)This article contributes to theory on accountability – how it is played out and responded to. It uses the Norwegian State Audit Institution (SAI) as an illustration. The responses of the audited entities to the SAI’s ...Journal article -
Task Uncertainty and Mission Command in a Naval Context
(Sage Publications, 2013)Mission command is a leadership philosophy that was designed to ensure that military organizations could operate effectively in uncertain situations. It has become the exemplar of military leadership. This study explores ...Journal article -
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants? Exploring Consensus on the Validity Status of Mintzberg’s Configuration Theory After a Negative Test
(Sage Publications, 2015-10-14)This article explores the degree of consensus on the validity status of Mintzberg’s configuration theory following a test in which the theory was refuted. The 218 articles that have cited the award-winning article by Doty, ...Journal article -
Organizing for naval operations: Implementing mission command on board the Nansen-class frigates
(The University of Bergen, 2015-05-08)The motivation for this dissertation was an empirical one; how to design an effective organization for the new state-of-the art Nansen-class frigates. There is, however, no official tool for designing and diagnosing the ...Doctoral thesis
