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Policy for weakening the bullwhip effect from mental perspectives -A system dynamics based study
(Master thesis, 2013-08-07)The bullwhip effect, which is a typical dynamic problem in the supply chain system, was identified over half a century ago. Numerous studies have been undertaken to investigate the cause and the corresponding solutions of ... -
Policy Implementation of Street Level Bureaucrats: How effectively was the violence against women Act implemented in Minnesota, USA
(Master thesis, 2011-06-01)MPA Master's Thesis about the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 in Minnesota, United States. -
Policy positions, power and interest group-party lobby routines
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Prior literature points to the importance of party power and ideology for interest group-party contacts in the legislative arena. But interest groups do not often have ideologies – they are typically active in a small ... -
Policy representation in Europe: the 2018 Peter Mair lecture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A key challenge of democratic societies is to ensure a continuous flow of information between the people and elites in order to secure representation of citizen preferences. While there may be occasions where deviations ... -
Policy Sensitivity Analysis: simple versus complex fishery models
(3/2003, Working paper, 2003)Sensitivity analysis is often used to judge the sensitivity of model behaviour touncertain assumptions about model formulations and parameter values. Since theultimate goal of modelling is typically policy recommendation, ... -
Policy Specification Using Sequence Diagrams. Applied to Trust Management
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-10-23)With the ever increasing importance of computer networks such as the Internet, and the today almost ubiquitous online services, the needs for the management of these networks and services, as well as the management of the ... -
Policy, paperwork and 'postographs': Global indicators and maternity care documentation in rural Burkina Faso
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10)Targets and indicators set at the global level are powerful tools that govern health systems in low-income countries. Skilled birth attendance at a health facility is an important indicator for monitoring maternal mortality ... -
Policyprofesjonelle i Norge - En analyse av tenketanker, PR-byråer og regjeringsrådgivere i et interstitielt policyprofesjonelt felt
(Master thesis, 2017-06-16)Denne masteroppgaven handler om policyprofesjonelle i Norge. Dette er en gruppe mennesker som det er forsket lite på, men som kan sies å ha mye makt til å påvirke offentlige beslutninger på ulike måter. Hovedproblemstillingen ... -
Polio and post-polio syndrome in non-Western immigrants: A new challenge for the healthcare system in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: To explore the health situation and identify specific health challenges in non-Western immigrants with polio in Norway, by comparing their status with Western immigrants with polio and native Norwegians with ... -
Polish - New Zealand economic ties: legal perspective on the current state of trade
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The purpose of this article is an attempt to explain the contemporary Polish-New Zealand economic relations, as well as potential development of the further cooperation. The relatively new diplomatic relations between ... -
Polish immigrants’ access to colorectal cancer screening in Norway – a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-10)Background: The Norwegian colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programme started in May 2022. Inequities in uptake of CRC screening is a concern, and we expect that immigrants are at risk of non-uptake. Immigrants from Poland ... -
The Polish Migration to Norway. The Dynamic and Regulation Policy
(Master thesis, 2015-06-01)This research aims to enhance the understanding of and gain insight into the process of migration growth that leads the Polish migrant group to become the largest immigrant community in Norway. Through this improved ... -
Polish Translation and Validation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory and the Tinnitus Functional Index
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-29)Objective: The need for validated measures enabling clinicians to classify tinnitus patients according to the severity of tinnitus and screen the progress of therapies in our country led us to translate into Polish and to ... -
“Polish Women’s Adaptation Experience on the Norwegian Job Market” A Qualitative Study about Polish Women in The Norwegian Job Market
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Polske immigranter utgjør den største gruppen av arbeidsinnvandrere i Norge. For øyeblikket er det rundt 105 500 polske innvandrere bosatt i Norge. Mens sysselsettingsraten er relativt høy, har det blitt gjort lite forskning ... -
“Polite Conversation is now Undesirable”: Peace and Agonism in Georg Johannesen’s Rhetoric
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Sometimes, the voice for peace is aggressive, oppositional and agonistic to the point of violence. The Norwegian rhetorician, author and public intellectual Georg Johannesen (1931-2005) was no stranger to forceful rhetoric. ... -
Politi- og privatprovokasjon i straffesaker
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Political (In)tolerance of the Far-Right: The Importance of Agency
(Journal article, 2021-05-04)This paper examines the impact of far-right agency on public political tolerance—what the parties on the far right do to disconnect themselves from accusations of extremism and thus increase their political tolerance by ... -
Political (Over)Representation of Public Sector Employees and the Double-Motive Hypothesis: Evidence from Norwegian Register Data (2007-2019)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Countries have widely diverging regulations regarding the eligibility of public sector employees for political office, and the stringency of such regulations remains fiercely debated. Building on a demand and supply model ... -
Political accountability and performance audit: the case of the auditor general in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09)Performance audit is widely used in public administration, but, at present, little empirical evidence exists on its usefulness and contribution to accountability. Based on survey data from 353 civil servants in Norway, ... -
Political advertising as a resource for citizenship. The reception of audiovisual rhetoric
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-12-14)This thesis explores the reception of audiovisual rhetoric in the form of political advertising. I argue that political ads can function as a resource for citizens. The ads allow people to enact a receptive rhetorical ...