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«Med din støtte» En komparativ analyse av Redd Barnas virkemidler i kampanjer rettet mot nye og faste givere.
2021
Master´s thesis in Social Communication (KOM501) The humanitarian field has grown rapidly over the last century and is constantly changing. The technological development has led to both limitations and opportunities for humanitarian communication. This assignment is a multimodal rhetorical text analysis of Save the Children's campaigns aimed at new and regular donors. It looks at the various tools used to influence the recipient to provide financial support for the organization's cause. The study combines theoretical perspectives from rhetoric, semiotics, PR, Strategic Communication and the humanitarian field to discuss the tools used in thecampaigns and the cultural context that provides t…
«Trygghet når du trenger det mest» -krisekommunikasjon på liv og død. En retorisk tekstanalyse av Sørlandet sykehus sin krisekommunikasjon rundt sake…
2021
Master´s thesis in Social Communication (KOM501) Based on 13 texts taken from NRK Sørlandet, Fædrelandsvennen and Sørlandet Hospital's website, this master's thesisseeks to analyze Sørlandet Hospital's crisis communication around the case of the “Flekkefjord doctor”. The Flekkefjord doctor had worked as an orthopedic chief physician at the hospital in Flekkefjordfor eleven years. Without being an orthopedist. This resulted in malpractice. This dissertation takesform of a rhetorical text analysis and wants to examine the various communication strategies Sørlandet Hospital used in the time after the case broke in the media. With a hermeneutic and rhetorical approach, the thesis looks at both …
Bankers respons på koronakrisen. En studie av Sparebank 1 SR-Bank og Jæren Sparebanks kommunikasjon under koronapandemien.
2021
Master´s thesis in Social Communication (KOM501) The purpose of this master thesis is to study how Sparebank 1 SR-Bank and Jæren Sparebank have responded to the corona pandemic, a crisis they had not planned for or anticipated. The study examines how the banks have communicated with their private,-and corporate customers during the crisis in relation to Coombs ́ theory about crisis communication. The methods used consist of qualitative interviews with the banks ́ marketing and communication executives,and text analysis of their Facebook-posts from the first phase of the corona crisis in Norway. The analysis and discussion show that the banks ́ crisis response was a combination of improvised…
Knowledge exchange between KIBS and their customers in a digitalization context : A case study of interactions between Bouvet and Agder Energi Nett
2019
Master's thesis Industrial Economics and Technology Management IND590 - University of Agder 2019 The rise of digitalization as one of the major trends in the world of business offersgreat challenges for organizations regarding technological knowledge. This is becausetechnology unwraps so rapid that it is difficult for organizations to sustain a ma-ture relation to technological knowledge, which in turn makes it more difficult tounderstand, master, and utilize new products and services. To resolve this issue,organizations tend to turn to consultancy firms with expertise in the technologicalfield. It is in such a setting that this thesis aims to examinehow consultancy firmsand their customers…
Food loss and waste in food supply chains. A systematic literature review and framework development approach
2021
Abstract This study examines the state of the art of the literature in the domain of food loss and waste (FLW) in food supply chains (FSC). The authors used a systematic literature review (SLR) approach to examine and synthesise the findings of the existing literature to identify the key research themes, research gaps and avenues of future research on FLW in FSC. To this end, this SLR considered 152 articles relevant for the review. The authors uncovered the extant literature in the domain by presenting the research profile of the selected studies, along with thematic analysis. The authors identified eight key themes from the extant literature. The themes range from factors responsible for …
The influence of online professional social media in human resource management: A systematic literature review
2020
Professional social media platforms (PSMs), including LinkedIn, have created better opportunities for students and employees to advance their career aspirations. Though PSMs seem to be an effective human resource management (HRM) tool, in order to leverage PSMs effectively, it is strategically essential to incorporate research inputs from both the employers' and the individuals’ perspectives. Realizing this, academic researchers have been interested in PSMs since the previous decade. However, research on PSMs and their effectiveness continues to be in the embryonic stage. To catalyze scholarly interest and provide a foundation for formulating sound theoretical propositions for the efficient…
Entrepreneurial ecosystems : a systematic literature review and research agenda
2020
PurposeThe emerging concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has captured the attention of scholars, practitioners and policymakers. Although studies on entrepreneurial ecosystems continue to grow, their contributions are still disintegrated. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present a systematic review of extant literature on entrepreneurial ecosystems and to develop a research agenda.Design/methodology/approachThe study deployed a systematic literature review of 51 articles obtained from three comprehensive databases of Web of Science, Google Scholar and Scopus. The analysis includes two phases. First, a descriptive account of research on entrepreneurial ecosystems and second, a content …
Green process innovation: Where we are and where we are going
2021
Environmental pollution has worsened in the past few decades, and increasing pressure is being put on firms by different regulatory bodies, customer groups, NGOs and other media outlets to adopt green process innovations (GPcIs), which include clean technologies and end-of-pipe solutions. Although considerable studies have been published on GPcI, the literature is disjointed, and as such, a comprehensive understanding of the issues, challenges and gaps is lacking. A systematic literature review (SLR) involving 80 relevant studies was conducted to extract seven themes: strategic response, organisational learning, institutional pressures, structural issues, outcomes, barriers and methodologic…
How relational contract theory influence management strategies and project outcomes: a systematic literature review
2021
Despite growing interest in Relational Contracting (RC), few studies have comprehensively investigated the qualities required for a successful RC project. Macneil’s ten norms are principles of behaviour in contracts based on the application of relational contract theory and play an essential role in the formation and agreement of parties and their commitment to means and objectives. In contributing a missing dimension to the RC approach in construction, the purpose of this research is to conduct a systematic review of studies of relational contracting to answer the question: In what ways can the influence of RC theory be observed in the management strategies and outcomes of relational proje…
Knowledge transfer mechanisms in franchise network
2020
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of knowledge transfer (KT) mechanisms in a franchise network.Design/methodology/approachThis study uses qualitative and grounded theory techniques to collect and analyze data from a franchise network based in Africa. This approach enables the triangulation of data from different sources including field visits, observation, interviews and company reports.FindingsThe findings suggest that training is the most preferred mechanisms for transferring localized knowledge. The results highlight the importance of identifying franchisees’ training needs for transferring relevant knowledge according to experience and market profile of franchis…