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The institutional isomorphism in the context of organizational changes in higher education institutions
2019
This article deals with the institutional theory and isomorphism, from the processes of organizational change in higher education institutions. In a first phase, we analyze, through a questionnaire, the situations and causes of change in higher education institutions (HEI), more precisely in the field knowledge of Physical Education in Colombia. Afterwards, through a multiple case study, we analyze both the pressures of the environment that force HEI to change and the types of isomorphism. The results show the existence of the three types of isomorphism in a process of change where the National and Institutional governments exert coercive pressures. Other HEIs in similar situations exert mi…
Effekter ved bruk av nettbrett i politiske møter : ønskede og oppnådde effekter ved bruk av nettbrett i politiske møter : en flercasestudie i norske …
2013
Masteroppgave i informasjonssystemer – Universitetet i Agder 2013 Siden kommunevalget i 2011 har mange lokalpolitikere fått utdelt nettbrett. Det finnes få studier på hvorfor politikerne har fått nettbrett og hva kommunene ønsket å oppnå med å innføre nettbrett i lokalforvaltningen. Vi har derfor i denne studien sett på hvilke effekter som var ønsket og hvilke effekter som har blitt oppnådd, og knyttet disse mot rammeverket Taxonomy of IT Values in Public Administration (Bannister, 2002). Problemstillingen vi har jobbet med lyder som følger: Hvordan påvirker bruk av nettbrett den politiske møteprosessen på kommunalt nivå? For å svare på problemstillingen har vi benyttet kvalitativ metode og…
Unveiling barriers and enablers of risk management in interoperability efforts : a study from the Norwegian public sector
2013
Masteroppgave i informasjonssystemer – Universitetet i Agder 2013 All projects have uncertainty and Risk. Projects under a high risk have a high probability of failing to meet its targets like time, cost, quality and content. It is therefore important to manage it and try to reduce the risk. Risk management is a continuous process throughout the life cycle of a project and is a topic gaining increased attention. Likewise, e-government and interoperability has gained increased attention. Both eGovernment and interoperability projects are by many viewed as complex and challenging undertakings explored with high risks. The term eGovernment has been used to reflect the implementation of ICT in …
How can government organizations use Web 2.0?
2013
Masteroppgave i informasjonssystemer – Universitetet i Agder 2013 Over the past few years, most government organizations have been using e-Government and m-Government successfully with few difficulties along the way. These two forms of governments provide a solid foundation for government organizations to take the next step by becoming more participative, and engage citizens on various social media channels because most of their information and services are already digital. There are several existing research on the use of social media by organizations, most of which focus on businesses. Even though there are some similarities between the public and private sectors there are also several di…
Kartlegging av effekter i et interkommunalt helsesamarbeid: en multicase studie i fire småkommuner
2012
Masteroppgave i informasjonssystemer- Universitetet i Agder, 2012 For å imøtekomme de mange utfordringene knyttet til demografisk utvikling og endring i sykdomsbildet i Norge, ble Samhandlingsreformen utformet (St. Meld. 47, 2008). Denne reformen har ført til økt ansvar for pasienter hos hver enkelt kommune, noe som igjen har ført til økte kostnader for kommunene. Interkommunalt helsesamarbeid ved anskaffelse, implementering og drift av felles EPJ-system blir sett på som en mulig løsning for å kutte kostnader og iverksette effektive pleie- og omsorgstjenester. Målet med forskningen vår er å undersøke hvilke effekter innføringen av et interkommunalt EPJ-system har gitt fire småkommuner, samt…
Political Participation and Democracy in the Information Age: Effects of ICT-Based Communication Forms between the Authorities and the Citizens on Tr…
2009
Bidrag på konferanse: The Third International Conference on Digital Society ICDS 2009 1-7 February 2009 Cancun, Mexico The main trends concerning the traditional channels of participation are reduced voting turnout, reduced participation in political parties, stable participation in associations and increased citizen contact. The influence of ICT based form of communication on the relations between the authorities and the citizens are heavily influenced by the role of the citizens designed by the authorities. If the citizens are treated as customers the authorities are pursuing a consultative model focusing on creating an effective administration. The flow of information is uni linear; howe…
Theoretical Approaches to Crisis: An Introduction
2020
This chapter sums up the key arguments made in this section of the Handbook. The nine chapters discuss essential EU integration and International Relations approaches and how they study, understand, and explain crisis’ putative impact on the EU: Liberal Intergovernmentalism, Classical Realism, Neo-realism, Neofunctionalism, Institutionalism, Organizational Theory, Cleavage Theory, Social constructivism, and Deliberative Theory. For this purpose, each chapter sets out the theory’s basic assumptions before addressing the following questions: (1) How does each theoretical perspective expect crisis to influence EU institutions and policies? What are the causal mechanisms to account for continui…
Har Cultiva innvirket på Kristiansands kulturpolitiske praksis?
2008
Masteroppgave i offentlig politikk og ledelse - Universitetet i Agder 2008
Ledelse, organisering og nådegaver i menigheter
2021
Published version of an article in the journal: Scandinavian Journal for Leadership & Theology. Also available from the publisher at: http://sjlt-journal.com/ Open Access In this article, we discuss whether leadership and organisational structure can influence and facilitate the use of spiritual gifts in congregations. The purpose is to substantiate a link and give some examples of what this relationship may be like. We argue that leaders contribute to the design of organisational structures and that they apply different leadership styles, which may have implications for the development of spiritual gifts. For instance, we try to show that proactive construction of various arenas; the size …
Lederstiler : i hvilken grad gjør ledere bevisste valg av lederstil?
2011
Masteroppgave i offentlig politikk og ledelse- Universitetet i Agder 2011 The aim of this study is to analyze how leaders apply different leadership styles. As different situations require different types of leadership, it is assumed that a leader, at any time, is flexible in their choice of leadership style. This study will consider how aware a leader is of his or her flexibility to choose between different leadership styles. This paper tries to figure out how leaders choose their leadership style, and whether the choice of a leadership style is a conscious or an intuitive one. This study draws on trait and behavior theories, and also on the theory of emotional intelligence. Through these …