• The effectiveness of smartphone apps for lifestyle improvement in noncommunicable diseases: Systematic review and meta-analyses 

      Lunde, Pernille; Nilsson, Birgitta Blakstad; Bergland, Astrid; Kvaerner, Kari Jorunn; Bye, Asta (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 70% of all deaths in a year globally. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic pulmonary diseases, and diabetes mellitus. Fifty percent of ...
    • The Effects of Programme Context on Memory for Humorous Television Commercials 

      Han, Da Eun; McClelland, Alastair; Furnham, Adrian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This study investigated the effects of programme context on memory for humorous television advertisements in South Korean participants. Humorous and non-humorous Korean advertisements were embedded within two programme ...
    • The Evolution of Corporate Accounts of Scandals from Exposure to Investigation 

      Gottschalk, Petter; Benson, Michael L. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      We extend research on how corporations respond to scandals by examining the evolution of the accounts that are developed by corporate agents after a scandal becomes public. Guided by the theory of accounts and a recently ...
    • The factor structures of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System Pre-K and mature play observation tool in multi-ethnic Norwegian early childhood centers 

      Karlsen, Lisa-Marie; Rydland, Veslemøy; Buøen, Elisabet Solheim; Vandell, Deborah Lowe; Lekhal, Ratib (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The use of standardized assessment tools for the evaluation of quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is on the rise, yet a greater understanding of the applicability of these tools across contexts is still ...
    • The failing measurement of attitudes: How semantic determinants of individual survey responses come to replace measures of attitude strength. 

      Arnulf, Jan Ketil; Larsen, Kai Rune; Martinsen, Øyvind L.; Egeland, Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The traditional understanding of data from Likert scales is that the quantifications involved result from measures of attitude strength. Applying a recently proposed semantic theory of survey response (STSR), we claim that ...
    • The family firm as an arena for white-collar crime 

      Gottschalk, Petter; Asting, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In this article, we identify certain aspects of family firms that can cause specific personal motives, organisational opportunities and deviant behaviours. Based on the theory of convenience, we identify organisational ...
    • The flipped classroom and cooperative learning: Evidence from a randomised experiment 

      Foldnes, Njål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This article describes a study which compares the effectiveness of the flipped classroom relative to the traditional lecturebased classroom.We investigated two implementations of the flipped classroom. The first implementation ...
    • The Flow of Digital Labor 

      Bucher, Eliane; Fieseler, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Digital microwork is a type of labor that many—typically poorly paid—workers engage in. In our research, we focus on an experience-based model of digital labor and the nonmonetary benefits derived from such activities. ...
    • The global value chain and internalization theory 

      Benito, Gabriel R G; Petersen, Bent; Welch, Lawrence S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In a research note in this issue, Strange and Humphrey discuss how a global value chain (GVC) approach serves to usefully move internalization theory towards a better understanding of the increasingly important ‘middle ...
    • The governance of horizontal leadership in projects 

      Pilkienė, Margarita; Alonderienė, Raimonda; Chmieliauskas, Alfredas; Šimkonis, Saulius; Müller, Ralf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Using the framework of balanced leadership in projects, we explore how horizontal leadership is governed. Previous research in project governance has focused on control and trust as the main mechanisms of governance. We ...
    • The governance of knowledge in project-based organizations 

      Pemsel, Sofia; Müller, Ralf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      This research investigates patterns of knowledge governance practices in project-based organizations (PBOs). Five propositions about knowledge governance in PBOs were deductively and empirically tested using qualitative ...
    • The IB/ IHRM interface: Exploring the potential of intersectional theorizing 

      Andersson, Ulf; Brewster, Chris; Minbaeva, Dana; Narula, Rajneesh; Wood, Geoffrey (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Although the core concepts underlying IB and IHRM provide a common lexicon and epistemology, this commonality is often more implicit than explicit. We highlight not only the common ground but also the lack of critical ...
    • The identification of temporary horizontal leaders in projects: The case of China 

      Müller, Ralf; Zhu, Fangwei; Sun, Xiuxia; Wang, Linzhuo; Yu, Miao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Balanced leadership in projects describes the dynamic transition of leadership authority between the project manager and one or more team members. Within this concept, the present study investigates the context, criteria, ...
    • The impact of different players on the volume-volatility relation in the foreign exchange market 

      Bjønnes, Geir Høidal; Rime, Dagfinn; Solheim, Haakon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We examine the volume-volatility relation in the foreign exchange (FX) market using a unique data set from the Swedish krona (SEK) market that contains observations of 90–95 percent of all transactions from 1995 until 2002. ...
    • The impact of management concepts: A typology 

      Madsen, Dag Øivind; Stenheim, Tonny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Over the course of the last decades numerous management concepts have risen and fallen in popularity. Research has shown that some management concepts are short-lived and have limited impact, while others spread widely and ...
    • The impact of the mass media on obstetricians' behavior in Norway 

      Grytten, Jostein Ivar; Skau, Irene; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Little is known about how physicians and hospitals respond to the risk of being negatively exposed in the mass media. We assume that newspapers will cover events more closely in the areas where they have most of their ...
    • The Impact of Women above the Political Glass Ceiling: Evidence from a Norwegian Executive Gender Quota Reform 

      Geys, Benny; Sørensen, Rune Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Women have historically been underrepresented in democratic assemblies, particularly in top positions with executive powers. Most gender quota reforms address this by mandating a more equal gender representation on election ...
    • The influence of place on health-care customer creativity 

      Snyder, Hannah; Witell, Lars; Elg, Mattias; McColl-Kennedy, Janet, R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Purpose When using a service, customers often develop their own solutions by integrating resources to solve problems and co-create value. Drawing on innovation and creativity literature, this paper aims to investigate the ...
    • The International Mobility of Talent and Innovation: New Evidence and Policy Implications - book essay 

      Maurseth, Per Botolf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Review of The International Mobility of Talent and Innovation – New Evidence and Policy Implications, edited by Carsten Fink and Ernest Miguelez (2018), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 306 pages.
    • The Interrelationship of Governance,Trust, and Ethics in Temporary Organizations 

      Müller, Ralf; Andersen, Erling S.; Kvalnes, Øyvind; Shao, Jingting; Sankaran, Shankar; Turner, Rodney; Biesenthal, Christopher; Walker, Derek H.T.; Gudergan, Siegfried (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      This study investigates the variety of ethical decisions of project managers and their impact from corporate governance and project governance structures. The roles of personal trust and system trust as a mechanism to steer ...