Article: Industrial relations in merger integrations

Eivind Falkum

The main research question in this article by Eivind Falkum (WRI) et al, is how merger integrations are influenced by local industrial relations. These are explored and illuminated by combining perspectives on industrial relations and perspectives on mergers and acquisitions.

Article: Political Accountability and Performance Audit: The Case of the Auditor General in Norway

Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud

Performance audit is widely used in public administration, but, at present, little empirical evidence exists on its usefulness and contribution to accountability. In this article, Kristin Reichbor-Kjennerud (WRI), analyzes the auditees’ perceptions of the audit.

Article: Supported Employment in Norway and in the other Nordic countries

Øystein Spjelkavik

Supported Employment (SE) was implemented within the vocational rehabilitation systems of the Nordic countries at a different pace and to various degrees. The article is written by senior researcher Øystein Spjelkavik (WRI/AFI).

Article: Disability as an Asset? Reflections on Employment Patterns in the Health and Social Care Sector

Tone Alm Andreassen

When questions about disabilty and employment are discussed, disability is usually perceived as a problem, but could it somethimes be the other way around, that experience with disability is an asset? This question is explored by senior researcher Tone Alm Andreassen (WRI) in a recent article published in 'Disability Studies Quarterly'.

A Special Issue on Active Ageing in Working Life is now published

Robert Salomon

This special issue on active ageing is a contribution from the Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies to the European year of active ageing.

Article: The Norwegian Police Force – a learning organization?

Christin Thea Wathne

In this article senior researcher Christin Thea Wathne (WRI) examines what decisions to prosecute sent to the local police districts from the Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs (the body responsible for investigated charges against the police) can tell us about the challenges the police face in becoming a learning organization.

• New article: Work engagement: a practical measure for workplace health promotion? (15.06.2012 12:26)
• New article: Organising Ethics: The Case of the Norwegian Army (24.05.2012 09:31)
• Open seminar June 20, 2012 (15.05.2012 14:18)
• New article: Reflection in action with care workers in emotion work (04.05.2012 09:39)
• Supported Employment for people with disabilities in the EU and EFTA-EEA (27.04.2012 10:50)
• Evaluation report on the NECA-NHO collaboration program 2003-2011 (13.01.2012 13:15)