... periods and unsettled situations going beyond settled stable situations. 13 06 2017 13 06 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Effects Institutional theory Norway Public administration in many countries...

... Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social welfare Governance Professionalism Norway Activation policy Street-level bureaucrats Anniken Hagelund can be contacted at: anniken.hagelund@sosgeo.uio.no 15 02 2016 20 05 2016 14...

...Per Lagreid; Lise H. Rykkja Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the question of coordination by comparing two recent reforms schemes in Norway: internal security and the welfare administration. Both concern typically transboundary “wicked” policy problems where horizontal...

...Dr Ingo Bode and Professor Mike Dent; Laila Nordstrand Berg; Haldor Byrkjeflot Purpose – The hospital sector has expanded in Norway with reforms and a strong demand for better management. The purpose of this paper is to examine: first, how this has affected physicians and nurses in management...

... in investigations. Design/methodology/approach A research model was designed based on six management roles and a set of hypothesized relationships. A survey measuring management roles and knowledge sharing attitude was conducted in Norway. Respondents were senior investigation officers. Findings Only one...

...Nina Sandberg; Bjørn Stensaker; Per Olaf Aamodt As a consequence of changes in the steering of the public sector in Norway during the 1990s, evaluation has, as in other European countries, become a standard element in the governing of the sector. However, evaluation procedures also seem...

... an indication of customer orientation. Reports on an empirical study of 100 business executives′ degree of satisfaction with local governments′ services in the capital of Norway. Loyalty,defined as willingness to maintain present location of business, is believed to be influenced by satisfaction. The results...