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Navigating uncharted waters: Designing business models for virtual and augmented reality companies in the medical industry
2021
Abstract New technologies are at the heart of industry transformation. Virtual and augmented reality companies provide fundamentally new ways of communication, treatment, education, and specialist training within the medical industry. However, business models for new ventures that target the medical industry have received scant attention within academic research. Using a multiple case study approach, we analyze how virtual and augmented reality firms create value for their customers in the medical industry. In all, we have studied eight companies that offer different types of solutions for their target segments. The results of the analysis are four design elements consisting of twelve posit…
From decoding a graph to processing a multimodal message: Interacting with data visualization in the news media
2020
Abstract Data visualisation – in the forms of graphs, charts, and maps – represents a text type growing in prevalence and impact in many cultural domains; education, journalism, business, PR, and more. Research on data visualisation reception is scarce, particularly that related to interactive and dynamic forms of data visualisation in digital media. Taking an approach inspired by grounded theory, in this article I investigate the ways in which young students interact with data visualisations found in digital news media. Combining observations from reading sessions with ten in-depth interviews, I investigate how the informants read, interpreted, and responded emotionally to data visualisati…
Betingelser for effektiv organisasjonslæring : Hvordan benyttes medarbeiderundersøkelsen som virkemiddel for organisasjonslæring i kommunene, og har …
2020
Master's thesis in Management (ORG917) Employee-surveys can be a tool for organizational learning. A lot of time and resources are used in the municipalities on choosing tools, training and implementation of employee-surveys. The communicative quality of management between the management level in the municipality can have great impact on organizational learning. With the above as background, became the study's problem as follows: How is the employee survey used as a tool for organizational learning in the municipalities, and does the tool have significance for communication and learning across the organizational level in the municipalities? The survey was conducted as a comparative case stu…
Ikke-vestlige innvandrere deltar sjeldnere enn etniske nordmenn i valg, hvorfor er det slik?
2006
Masteroppgave i offentlig politikk og ledelse 2006 - Høgskolen i Agder, Kristiansand Utgangspunktet for denne oppgaven var nedgangen i valgdeltagelsen blant Norges innvandrerbefolkning. Tidlig i prosessen foretok jeg en rekke avgrensninger. Jeg valgte for eksempel kun å fokusere på ikke-vestlige innvandrere, og jeg valgte kun å fokusere på innvandrere i Oslo. Sentralt i denne oppgaven står antagelsen om at valgdeltakelsen er påvirket av forhold både hos politikerne og hos innvandrerne. Av den grunn har jeg derfor valgt å intervjue både lokalpolitikere og representanter for ulike innvandrerorganisasjoner. En annen grunn til at jeg valgte å intervjue disse personene var et ønske om å få nærme…
Utvikling, testing og evaluering av en videobasert læringsressurs for selvstyrt bedriftsopplæring : En casestudie fra Posten Norge AS
2017
Masteroppgave Multimedia and Educational Technology MM500 - Universitetet i Agder 2017 Opplæring av ansatte er arbeidsgivers plikt og arbeidstakers rett, og er derfor en sentral del ved ethvert arbeidsforhold. Ansattes mulighet for utvikling og innflytelse i egen arbeidssituasjon har også vist seg å være fundamentale drivere for engasjement på arbeidsplassen. I samsvar med den teknologiske utviklingen muliggjør det for design av effektive læringsressurser som kan bidra med å tilgjengeliggjøre læringsmateriell, og på samme tid være med på å engasjere ansatte ved gjennomføring av bedriftsopplæring. I nåværende opplæringssituasjon i Posten Norge AS er det kun én metode for opplæring av postbud…
The Commission’s informal agenda-setting in the CFSP. Agenda leadership, coalition-building, and community framing
2020
This study contributes to the literature on informal governance by examining politics of informal agenda-setting in the European Commission. As a ‘hard case’, the paper examines how the European Commission exceeds limited legal Treaty provisions in foreign and security policy (CFSP). This system, where the Commission has come to play a more prominent role than stipulated in the treaties, is interpreted as a normalization of CFSP governance. Three complementary propositions on the informal agenda-setting role of the Commission are developed: agenda leadership (#1), coalition-building (#2), and community framing (#3). To illuminate these propositions, we examine their relevance across three e…
No road is long with good company. What factors affect Ph.D. student’s satisfaction with their supervisor?
2021
PurposeHow frequently may be advisable for a supervisor to meet a PhD student? Are PhD students more satisfied if supervised by someone of the same gender, nationality or with common research interests? Thus far, we lack quantitative evidence regarding similar crucial aspects of managing PhD supervision. The goal of this study is hence to investigate what factors affect Ph.D. students' satisfaction about the professional and personal relationships with their supervisors.Design/methodology/approachWe focus on the characteristics of the interactions between the student and the supervisor, controlling for other important factors, namely, the supervisor's and student's traits, and the character…
#MeToo in school: teachers’ and young learners’ lived experience of verbal sexual harassment as a pedagogical opportunity
2020
Based on a case study of verbal sexual harassment experienced by a young female teacher and her 17-year-old student in a Norwegian upper secondary school, this article addresses challenges and strengths of drawing upon negative experiences of ‘lived injustice’ in class, arguing that such experiences can serve as a resource for education about, through and for human rights. Complementing this case study, we discuss a survey we have conducted among secondary school students (N=382), concerning how young learners report being sexually harassed and how often they experience that an adult intervenes in the situation. Combining the theoretical framework of human rights education (HRE) and the con…
How to make people become Ambassadors of Jazz - A Comparative Case Study of Voluntary Jazz Concert Promoters in Agder
2018
Master's thesis Music Management MU501 - University of Agder 2018 This study observes the comparative cases of two jazz clubs in the region of Agder, South of Norway. The cases investigated are the Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) and voluntary associations (VOs); Kristiansand Jazzvesen (KJV) and Arendal Jazzklubb (AJ), that has slightly different organisational structures and environments. The main objective has been to unveil if there is a need for ambassadors of jazz, or jazz enthusiasts, in order for these jazz concert promoters to ‘thrive’, improve their live jazz concert experiences and recruit new volunteers. Then, how this can be achieved in a fast-changing digitalised “festivalised”…
Lek med blyanten : En undersøkelse om drodlingens betydning i skolen
2018
Master's thesis Fine Arts KF500 - University of Agder 2018 Drodling omtales for det mestesom en ubevisst tegning man lager mens man er opptatt mednoe annet.Internasjonal forskning har fokusert på drodlingens innvirkning på hukommelse og konsentrasjon og viser atdrodlere husker bedre enn ikke-drodlere (Andrade, Tadayon & Afhami). I mine undersøkelser, som er utført ved tre skoler på Sørlandet, kommer det frem at mer enn halvparten avelevenefra 5. til 10.klasse drodler i skoletimene, uten at konsentrasjonen nødvendigvis øker. Derimotsier nesten halvparten at de gjør det fordi undervisningen kjeder dem og atdrodling er gøy.Denne oppgaven undersøker drodlingens forekomst i skolen og hvordan dro…