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Understanding significant processes during work environment interventions to alleviate time pressure and associated sick leave of home care workers - a case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Ergonomic and work stress interventions rarely show long-term positive effect. The municipality participating in this study received orders from the Norwegian Labour Inspectorate due to an identified ... -
Understanding Sustainability Strategy
(Master thesis, 2022)Det økte fokuset på bærekraft har ledet til at selskaper tar i bruk bærekraftige strategier i et stadig økende tempo. Samtidig er bærekraft i forretningssammenheng et fragmentert felt der mange grunnleggende spørsmål ... -
Understanding the factors that contribute to ERP project success
(Master thesis, 2020)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systemer er svært funksjonelle integrerte løsninger for moderne organisasjoner. Sammen med popularitet har disse systemene også fått noe uklarhet og noe dårlig rykte. For å dempe dette ... -
Undersøkelse av emisjon av VOC og partikler fra maling til inneluft
(Master thesis, 2015)Innendørs luftkvalitet er av stor betydning for menneskers helse og velvære, og kan reduseres av emisjon av kjemiske og fysiske komponenter fra bygningsmaterialer og malingsprodukter. Formålet med masteroppgaven har vært ... -
En undersøkelse om kundetilfredshet for BoligPartner
(Bachelor thesis, 2013)Oppgaven vår handler om kundetilfredshet, merkeverdi og lojalitet ved anbefaling for en kapitalvare. Vår studie bygger på godt dokumenterte teorier, noe som ble grunnlaget for vårt valg av et deskriptivt forskningsdesign. ... -
Uniform price auctions with profit maximizing seller
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)We study multiunit uniform price auctions where the seller is allowed to decrease the quantity supplied in order to maximize his profit. We show that he never chooses to do so in equilibrium. However, the existence of this ... -
Unions, collective agreements and productivity: A firm‐level analysis using Norwegian matched employer–employee panel data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)What is the role of collective agreements in explaining how unions affect firm-level productivity? Using matched employer–employee panel data for the Norwegian labour market, comprising almost 21 million individual-year ... -
University spin-offs and corporate venture capital: The balance of risks and resources, and its impact on university spin-offs
(Master thesis, 2020)Universitets spin-offs (USOs) er nye teknologibaserte bedrifter (NTBFs) som initieres i en akademisk setting og er basert på universitetsforskning, noe som resulterer i et bestemt sett med utfordringer. Denne studien ... -
University-Industry Interaction and its Contribution to Economic Development in Uganda: A study of chosen projects and their interactions with the university sector in Kampala
(Master thesis, 2011)The Triple Helix model promotes interaction between the government, universities and industry through free flow of information. The model is created with a closed system in mind. Free flow of information is illustrated by ... -
Unleashing the creativity of non-professionals - Co-design as a method of innovation
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis explores co-design as a methodology for innovation processes involving non-professionals. Co-design as a method of innovation is increasing in popularity and becoming more widespread (Sanders and Stappers, 2016, ... -
Unlocking the Potentials of IoT Adoption in Agriculture: Insights from Norwegian Farmers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study delves into the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in the agriculture industry, which has the potential to revolutionize resource allocation and operational efficiency and meet the growing global ... -
Unlocking work standards through systematic work observation: implications for team supervision
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Purpose - Companies with routine operations often pursue team-based continuous improvement in the context of standardized work. Continuous improvement requires that work standards are periodically "unlocked", i.e. made ... -
Unraveling opportunism in platform-mediated work within the Nordic working life model: An institutional complexity perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The Nordic working life model (NWLM) promotes ‘good work’ on societal and workplace levels. However, this model is now challenged by emerging business models in the platform economy. This study investigates how digital ... -
Upcycling of Food Waste Through Bioconversion by Insect Larvae: Conceptual Model and Research Agenda for a Circular Food Supply Chain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The transition towards a circular economy in the food sector is crucial to meet society’s sustainability challenges. One promising approach is upcycling of food loss and waste sidestreams (FLWS) which can be converted into ... -
Upgrading hydropower plants with storage: timing and capacity choice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This paper presents an investment decision support framework for a hydropower producer with storage facilities that is considering upgrading the production capacity in its power plant. A real options framework is proposed ... -
US natural gas market classification using pooled regression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Natural gas marketing has considerably evolved since the early 1990s, when a set of liberalizing rules were passed in both the United States and the European Union that eliminated state-driven regulations in favor of open ... -
Use of Electronic Medical Records and the road towards paperless hospitals in Norway. A socio-technical perspective
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2007:236, Doctoral thesis, 2007)Electronic medical records (EMRs) have for a long time been a topic of interest for researchers and practitioners both nationally and internationally. The main reasons seem to be the expectation that EMR-systems can ... -
Use of life cycle assessments to evaluate the environmental footprint of contaminated sediment remediation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Ecological and human risks often drive the selection of remedial alternatives for contaminated sediments. Traditional human and ecological risk assessment (HERA) includes assessing risk for benthic organisms and aquatic ... -
Use of Multi-Criteria Involvement Processes to Enhance Transparency and Stakeholder Participation at Bergen Harbour, Norway
(Journal article, 2011)Use of participatory stakeholder engagement processes could be important to reduce the risk of potential conflicts in managing contaminated sites. Most stakeholder engagement techniques are qualitative in nature and require ... -
Use of Technology in the Study of Team-Interaction and Performance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Direct observation of groups is labor-intensive. As a result, current research on small groups often relies on retrospective ratings. Recent developments in sensor-technology have eased data gathering, leading to a renewed ...