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The causal effect of workload on labour supply of older employees
(Working paper; 6-2017, Working paper, 2017-12)Several policies are implemented to keep older workers in the labour force, but little is known about their effects. We investigate the effects of a particular program: at the age of 55, Norwegian teachers’ workload is ... -
The Challenge of Coordination in Central Government Organizations
(5-2007, Working paper, 2007-10)This paper addresses the coordination problems in central government by focusing on the Norwegian case. The main research questions are: What are the experiences of civil servants concerning the main aspects of coordination ... -
Challenges and effects of administrative reform - Reorganizing the Norwegian welfare administration
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2008-08)This paper addresses the effects and implications of one of the largest public-sector reforms in recent Norwegian administrative history. The reform is a merger of the employment and national insurance administrations in ... -
Changing accountability relations - the forgotten side of public sector reforms
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2011-06)In this paper we investigate how a major reform in the civil service changed accountability relationships. We seek to explain these changes using a transformative approach that combines structural, cultural and environmental ... -
Changing accountability relations in a welfare state – an assessment based on a study of welfare reforms
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2011-11)In this paper we investigate how two major reforms in the Norwegian welfare sector changed accountability relationships. The reforms in question were the NAV reform of the welfare administration that Norway passed in 2005 ... -
Changing accountability relations in welfare state reforms: Lessons from Norway
(Research report, 2012)In this report we investigate how three major reforms in the Norwegian welfare sector changed accountability relationships. The reforms in question were the NAV reform of the welfare administration that Norway passed in ... -
Changing Government Control in Norway: High Civil Service, Universities and Prisons
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-03)The topic of this paper is the changing relations of control between the legislative and executive bodies, within executive and within public administration. We outline the traditional way of controlling public sector ... -
Characterisation of the cuttings piles at the Beryl A and Ekofisk 2/4 A platform - UKOOA Phase II, task 1
(Research report, 2001)The cuttings piles at Beryl A and Ekofisk 2/4 A have been characterised according to the recommendations in the OLF Guidelines. The characterisation parameters selected from these Guidelines were the most feasible ones ... -
Citizens, Courtrooms, Crossings
(Research report, 2008)In April 2008 scholars from Australia, New Zealand, United States, Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, Denmark and Norway gathered for the sixth Bergen workshop on the history of health and medicine. The workshop was made possible ... -
Civil Service Organizations in Norway: Organizational Features and Tasks
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-12)The paper focuses on civil service organizations in Norway – of particular relevance is central organizational features and structure, task portfolio and how organizational characteristics vary according to type of task. ... -
Climate and environmental change drives Ixodes ricinus geographical expansion at the northern range margin
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Cold-water coral ecosystems: Knowledge status, -gaps, research needs and strategy related to oil and gas operations
(Research report, 2011)Knowlcdge status and -gaps in coral biology and scnsitivity to drilling opcrations of cold-watcr corals (CWC). as wcll as cxamples of rnitigation actions raken by oil operators were presentcd at the "'OLF coral workshop"· ... -
Company efforts to improve occupational health? The case of the Norwegian electric energy sector in a restructuring period
(Research report, 2002)During the 1990’s the individual employees have experienced changes in job content and increased demands on flexibility and learning. In the same period the psychosocial work problems and sick leave have increased. The aim ... -
Comparison of hard and textile floors
(Research report, 1997)The intention for this preliminary project is to compare textile floors with hard floors in the school of Tranberg in Oppland County. The indoor air dimate has been compared with regard to the volatile organic compounds ... -
Comparison of the Acids determined in Biodegraded and Non-degraded Oils
(Research report, 2002)In this project the main emphasis has been placed on comparing the acids contained in the non-degraded Tyrihans oil with that of a biodegraded Heidrun oil. These two oils are believed to be sourced from the same Spekk ... -
Competing principles of agency organization – the reorganization of a reform
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2011-10)This paper focuses on the following research questions: a) What are the principles of structural organization evident in the welfare administrative reform adopted by Norway in 2005? b) How was this complex mix of organizational ... -
Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
(Working paper; 1-2017, Working paper, 2017-09)Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on the impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to lack of exogenous variation in the degree of competition. In this paper we exploit ... -
Complex Patterns of Interaction and Influence Among Political and Administrative Leaders
(Working paper, Working paper, 2002-10)In this paper we describe the influence of Norwegian executive political and administrative leaders on salient policy issues, based on a structural, a culturalinstitutional and an exposure perspective. The data used are ... -
The concept of human factors - a discussion of risk assessments
(Research report, 2003)Focus on human factors is of increasing interest in the petroleum industry today. Accident investigations show that the human and organizational aspect is present in most incidents, but that it is hard to predict the ...