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Women Participation In Political Leadership and Decision Making ; The Role of National Gender Policies In Ghana and Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2022)ABSTRAKT Denne studien undersøker kvinners deltakelse i politisk ledelse og beslutningstaking gjennom en gjennomgang av den nasjonale kjønnspolitikken i Ghana og Rwanda. Mens Rwanda er verdensledende når det gjelder ... -
Women's Post-War Gains - A quantitative analysis
(Master thesis, 2017)The consequences of civil war are comprehensive. Civil war causes mass destruction and violence, and leads to the displacement of many thousands of people, but does it at the same time destroy patriarchal structures? ... -
Women, poverty and HIV/AIDS in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district
(Master thesis, 2006)This is about women, poverty and vulnerability of HIV/AIDS in Moree and Asebu in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District in the Central Region of Ghana. The main objective of the study is to find out whether poverty actually ... -
Women, sexual rights and HIV in the Kumasi metropolitan area of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2007)This study is about women, HIV/AIDS and sexual rights in the Kumasi Metropolitan Area in Ghana. The study aimed at discovering the factors that undermine women’s ability to negotiate safe sex and consequently become exposed ... -
Women’s experiences of mammography screening:: Decision making, participation and recall
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Women’s political empowerment and child health in the sustainable development era: A global empirical analysis (1990–2016)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Empowering women is presented as a key strategy to achieve several goals of the sustainable development (SDG) agenda, including child health. However, the literature on the subject shows mixed results and is limited regarding ... -
Women’s representation in spaces of participation and power: A study of tribal and non-tribal women in local systems of governance in Orissa, India
(Master thesis, 2011)This study investigates the real representation of women in two villages in Orissa, India. Through my own feminist lens I have brought in theory of spaces of participation and power and hence linked this to the concept of ... -
Work after mental-health-related absence: a qualitative study of perceived change after a combination of metacognitive therapy and work-focused interventions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Sick leave caused by common mental health disorders (CMD) is becoming more prevalent. For most people, work is essential for good mental and physical health. It is necessary to provide treatments that facilitate ... -
Work after mental-health-related absence: a qualitative study of perceived change after a combination of metacognitive therapy and work-focused interventions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Sick leave caused by common mental health disorders (CMD) is becoming more prevalent. For most people, work is essential for good mental and physical health. It is necessary to provide treatments that facilitate ... -
Work and health in a changing world: The implications of job demands and resources for job satisfaction and health at work
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:235, Doctoral thesis, 2012)The theoretical framework of this thesis is guided by three different approaches: the Job Demand-Control(-Support) model, the Job Demands-Resources model, and the Conservation of Resources theory. These theories contribute ... -
Work engagement - A double edged Sword: A Study of the Relationship between Work Engagement and the Work-Home Interaction Using the ARK Research Platform
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The aim of the present study was to investigate how being engaged at work affects academics’ work-home interaction. Using the Conservation of Resources theory as a theoretical framework, the study contributes to existing ... -
Work engagement : a double-edged sword? : a study on the relationship between work engagement, job resources, and the work-home interaction
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this study was to investigate how being engaged at work affects employees’ workhome interaction (WHI). Few studies examining this relationship have included both the positive and negative aspects of the intercept ... -
Work engagement among employees at a university in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015)Abstract paper 1: In this paper is a study of the relationship between job resources and work engagement. Is the relation positive? What effect do the job resources have when it comes to work engagement, and are they ... -
Work engagement among nurses
(Master thesis, 2014)Organisasjoner forventer i dag av sine ansatte at de skal være engasjerte i sin jobb, og at de skal være villige til å gjøre det lille ekstra for at bedriften skal være konkurransedyktige. Arbeidsengasjement er et forholdsvis ... -
Work engagement – a matter of trust: A contribution to research on work engagement
(Master thesis, 2011)Work engagement represents a fairly young research field, with a limited amount of available research literature. Research based on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) has identified two sets of variables that drive work ... -
A Work Environment Under Pressure: Psychosocial Job Demands and Resources Among Saturation Divers
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Work In Progress: An Ethnographic Study of Power and Work in a Norwegian Engineering Unit
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:84, Doctoral thesis, 2013)This thesis is about power and discipline in a software developing unit in Norway. I have conducted ethnographic fieldwork in a small subsidiary of a US Internet company, and my main concern has been: What is the nature ... -
Work processes - A work in process - Building a new work processes PSF for Petro-HRA
(Master thesis, 2015)This master thesis examines management support and safety culture in order to create a suggestion for a new PSF in Petro-HRA. Building on SPAR-H, the work processes PSF is examined and two select factors, management support ... -
Work, Health, and Welfare: The Association between Working Conditions, Welfare States, and Self-Reported General Health in Europe
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article is the first to examine the association between self-reported general health and a wide range of working conditions at the European level and by type of welfare state regime. Data for 21,705 men and women ...