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Pacifying the Algorithm – Anticipatory compliance in the face of algorithmic management in the gig economy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Algorithmic management is used to govern digital work platforms such as Upwork or Fiverr. However, algorithmic decision-making is often non-transparent and rapidly evolving, forcing workers to constantly adapt their behavior. ... -
Packages or systems? Working capital management and financial performance among listed U.S. manufacturing firms
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study examines how working capital management packages (WCMPs) can lead to higher financial performance. This is done by exploring the formation, importance, and systematic interdependencies within and between WCMPs. ... -
Palm oil plantation productivity during the establishment of the Malaysian refinery sector 1970–1990
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The Malaysian palm oil sector is an example of how a developing country can manage to establish itself as a world leader in the production and processing of an agricultural crop. This paper examines the formative period ... -
Parallel Machine Scheduling with Time Constraints on Machine Qualifications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper studies the scheduling of jobs of different families on parallel machines, where not all machines are qualified (eligible) to process all job families. Originating from semiconductor manufacturing, an important ... -
Parental drinking, mental health and education, and extent of offspring’s healthcare utilisation for anxiety/depression: A HUNT survey and registry study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Aims: Certain risk constellations of parental drinking, mental health and years of education are prospectively associated with offspring’s risk for a diagnosis of anxiety/depression, but it remains unknown how they may ... -
Parliamentary election news on the Norwegian stock market : Do Norwegian investors care about Parliamentary election results and election information?
(Master thesis, 2018)I have in this thesis used two different methods to look at the relationship between public available parliamentary election information and the Stock market in Norway. I’ve used the time frame between 1997 and 2017. ... -
Partial Fiscal Decentralization and Subnational Government Fiscal Discipline: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Recent theoretical research suggests that financing sub-national governments’ expenditure out of own revenue sources is linked to more responsible budgeting, because the financial implications of spending decisions then ... -
Partial identification of latent correlations with binary data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The tetrachoric correlation is a popular measure of association for binary data and estimates the correlation of an underlying normal latent vector. However, when the underlying vector is not normal, the tetrachoric ... -
Participatory innovation: lessons from breeding cooperatives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Throughout the last decades, breeding in the plant sector, husbandry and aquaculture has come under the ownership control of multinational, investor-owned firms. Breeding in these sectors is risky business, but can be ... -
Parties, Legislators, and the Origins of Proportional Representation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)A prominent line of theories holds that proportional representation (PR) was introduced in many European democracies by a fragmented bloc of conservative parties seeking to preserve their legislative seat shares after ... -
Partisan Bias in Politicians’ Perception of Scandals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Do politicians perceive scandals differently when they implicate members of their own party rather than another party? We address this question using a between-subject survey experiment, whereby we randomly assign UK local ... -
Partisan bias, electoral volatility, and government efficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Electoral agency models suggest that government e¢ ciency is better when voters penalize poor performance, and party competition is balanced. Uncertainty in the electoral mechanism dillutes the incentive to produce e¢ ... -
Partisan conflicts and parliamentary dominance: the Norwegian political business cycle
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)The arcticle explores the political business cycle in Norway from the early 1980s onwards. It is shown that unemployment growth is related to uncertainty about likely parliamentary majorities, and to the level of political ... -
Partnering relationships in construction: a literature review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)There is no unified view as to what partnering in construction actually is. Particularly the relationship dimension of the concept is unclear. The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature in order to identify the ... -
Partnering with AI: how organizations can win over skeptical managers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose: According to the authors’ research, while top-level executives look forward to the potential of artificial intelligent systems in their firms, line managers are much more skeptical. This article advises on ... -
Party Cues and Incumbent Assessments under Multilevel Governance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Politicians' party membership allows voters to overcome incomplete information issues. In this article, we maintain that such ‘party cues’ in multilevel governance structures also induce voters to incorporate their assessment ... -
Party Cues in Elections under Multi-Level Governance: Theory and Evidence from US States
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)In federal countries, voters’ ability to evaluate the performance of their leaders might be reduced when different levels of government shape policy outcomes. This can blur political accountability. In this article, we ... -
Party leaders and voter responses to political terrorism
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In this article, we study the political implications of terrorism rooted in extremist political ideologies. Our data uniquely allow studying the potential role of party leader evaluations on political outcomes, including ... -
Et passende penge- og valutapolitisk regime
(CME Working paper series;1/2001, Working paper, 2001)