Browsing Publikasjoner fra Cristin by Title
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Taking scholarly books into account: current developments in five European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)For academic book authors and the institutions assessing their research performance, the relevance of books is undisputed. In spite of this, the absence of comprehensive international databases covering the items and ... -
Task complementarity in academic work: a study of the relationship between research, education and third mission tasks among university professors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Professors have multiple responsibilities and tasks. They should contribute to research, teaching and ‘third mission’ activities such as commercialisation of scientific knowledge and industry collaboration. These tasks are ... -
Teachers’ Learning Activities in the Workplace: How Does Teacher Education Matter?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The ability of teachers to learn and develop at work is important for the quality of their performance and their well-being. However, research has been ambiguous about what factors can improve it. Two reasons for this ... -
Technological innovation systems for biorefineries: a review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The concept of a bioeconomy can be understood as an economy where the basic building blocks for materials, chemicals, and energy are derived from renewable biological resources. Biorefineries are considered an integral ... -
The developing field of workplace learning and the contribution of PIAAC
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)There has been a prolific production of research papers on workplace learning (WPL) during the last two decades. Several reviews of the field discuss the development of themes, the use of foundational terms and some different ... -
The differential mortality of undesired infants in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)With high rates of infant mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, investments in infant health are subject to tough prioritizations within the household, in which maternal preferences may play a part. How these preferences will ... -
The effect of linguistic comprehension instruction on generalized language and reading comprehension skills: A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The linguistic comprehension programs included in this review display a small positive immediate effect on generalized outcomes of linguistic comprehension. The effect of the programs on generalized measures of reading ... -
The establishment of formal research groups in higher education institutions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article explores the significance for academic staff members of research groups established and formalised as part of research strategies at university faculties. It also explores the levels of participation and ... -
The Expansion of English-medium Instruction in the Nordic Countries.Can Top-Down University Language Polices Encourage Bottom-up Disciplinary Literacy Goals?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Recently, in the wake of the Bologna Declaration and similar international initiatives, there has been a rapid increase in the number of university courses and programmes taught through the medium of English. Surveys have ... -
The impact of mergers in higher education on micro-level processes – a literature review
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The interconnected dynamics of social practices and their implications for transformative change: A review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This review article analyses the interconnectedness of different fields of social practice. Our aim is to understand if and how the literature using social practice theory addresses these interrelations and how this is ... -
The knowledge triangle in the healthcare sector — The case of three medical faculties in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The paper investigates the social role of education and the relevance of university programs to the real needs of society, which has gained especial political importance in recent years. Attention to this topic, in turn, ... -
The Micro-foundations of Regional Branching—the Case of Digitization of Publishing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Theorizing within evolutionary economic geography (EEG) on regional branching of industries has so far been depicted as evolving through routine replication among different economic actors that hold various degrees of ... -
The Norwegian Model in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-07)The “Norwegian Model” attempts to comprehensively cover all the peer-reviewed scholarly literatures in all areas of research in one single weighted indicator. Thereby, scientific production is made comparable across ... -
The painters behind the profile: The rise and functioning of communication departments in universities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)It has been argued that universities are changing into becoming more professional as organizations, and this paper investigates this claim by exploring the emergence and tasks of communication departments in modern ... -
The practices of quality management in Norwegian higher education: Collaboration and control in study programme design and delivery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: In recent decades, higher education institutions have been encouraged to develop their own internal management systems as a response to perceived quality challenges in the sector. These quality management (QM) ... -
The R&D composition of European countries: concentrated versus dispersed profiles
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-02)In this study, we use a unique dataset covering all higher education institutions, public research institutions and private companies that have applied for funding to the European Framework Programs for Research and ... -
The relationship between basic and applied research in universities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)What is the central research activity in modern universities? This paper uses a comprehensive survey among individuals from 15 countries to map differences in orientation towards basic/fundamental research, applied/practical ... -
The relationship between firm productivity, firm size and CSR objectives for innovations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-16)We examine how a firm’s productivity level is related to its potential corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives for innovations, and whether this relationship is affected by firm size. Two CSR objectives for ... -
The relationship between training and innovation activities in enterprises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We examine the relationship between enterprises’ use of employee training (or education) as a method to stimulate new ideas or creativity among their staff and enterprises’ innovation activities. A data set of 5204 Norwegian ...