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This has been NIFU’s main product since the early 1950s. Reports in PDF can be downloaded for free. Paper versions can be ordered for NOK 159.

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Articles from “peer-reviewed” journals.

Selected publications:

Science and Technology Indicators for Norway
Published by the Research Council in collaboration with NIFU. The report provides an overview of status in research, innovation, science and technology.

Nordic R&D Statistics
NIFU regularly publishes a newsletter on Nordic research and statistics.

Institute Directory
Provides information on research institutes and institutions with R&D activity.

Most of NIFU’s publications are archived in Bibsys Brage, an open institutional archives.

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Mar 19 2019Research & Innovation

Business model innovation for sustainability through localism

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Author: Linn Meidell Dybdahl. Book: Innovation for sustainability: Business transformations towards a better world. Abstract: This chapter explores localism as a strategy for business model innovation for sustainability through a case study of four small (...)

Mar 16 2019Statistics & Indicators

The relationship between firm productivity, firm size and CSR objectives for innovations

Academic article

Author: Pål Børing. Journal: Eurasian Business Review. Abstract: We examine how a firm’s productivity level is related to its potential corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives for innovations, and whether this relationship is affected by firm size. (...)

Mar 14 2019Higher Education

Deltaker eller tilskuer? En casestudie om vilkår for deltakelse og samarbeidslæring i et nettbasert masterprogram i økonomi og ledelse (MBA)

Academic article

Authors: Trine Fossland; Cathrine Edelhard Tømte. Journal: UNIPED. Abstract: Nettstudier, her forstått som distribuert undervisning tilrettelagt via internett, er et stadig mer aktuelt tema innen høyere utdanning. Det økte antallet nettstudenter har flere (...)

Mar 12 2019Higher Education

Studieprogramledelse – et spørsmål om organisering?

Academic article

Authors: Bjørn Stensaker; Mari Elken; Peter Maassen. Journal: UNIPED. Abstract: Utdanningsledelse har blitt fremmet som et viktig tiltak for å øke kvalitet i norsk høyere utdanning, men det har vært relativt begrenset kunnskap om hva utdanningsledelse på (...)

Feb 20 2019Primary & Secondary Education

A comparison between digital competence in two Nordic countries’ national curricula and an international framework: Inspecting their readiness for 21st century education

Academic article

Author: Fazilat Siddiq. Journal: Seminar.net. Abstract: This study investigates the objectives and competence aims in the digital competence curricula of two Nordic countries for compulsory education and an international framework, DIGCOMP. The main aim of the (...)

Feb 16 2019Research & Innovation

Using the future for innovation policy learning in Norway

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Author: Per M. Koch. Book: Transforming the future. Abstract: This case study was part of Innovation Norway’s effort to introduce advanced methods for thinking about the future into national innovation policy learning. The report reflects the work undertaken (...)

Feb 16 2019Primary & Secondary Education

Vocational education for health care workers in the Nordic countires compared

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Authors: Håkon Høst, Lene Larsen. Book: Vocational education in the Nordic countries: Learning from (...)

Feb 13 2019Statistics & Indicators

Why is there a lack of evidence on knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment?

Academic article

Authors: Matija Rojec; Mark S. Knell. Journal: Journal of Economic Surveys Abstract: Empirical analyses of knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) offer mixed results; they find positive, neutral and negative FDI spillover effects. This lack (...)

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Mar 16 2019Statistics & Indicators

The relationship between firm productivity, firm size and CSR objectives for innovations

Academic article

Author: Pål Børing. Journal: Eurasian Business Review. Abstract: We examine how a firm’s productivity level is related to its potential corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives for innovations, and whether this relationship is affected by firm size. (...)

Feb 13 2019Statistics & Indicators

Why is there a lack of evidence on knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment?

Academic article

Authors: Matija Rojec; Mark S. Knell. Journal: Journal of Economic Surveys Abstract: Empirical analyses of knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) offer mixed results; they find positive, neutral and negative FDI spillover effects. This lack (...)

Feb 8 2019Research & Innovation

A criteria-based assessment of the coverage of Scopus and Web of Science

Academic article

Authors: Dag W. Aksnes; Gunnar Sivertsen. Journal: Journal of Data and Information Science. Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the coverage of the scientific literature in Scopus and Web of Science from the perspective of research (...)

Feb 8 2019Research & Innovation

Citations, citation indicators, and research quality: An overview of basic concepts and theories

Academic literature review

Authors: Dag W. Aksnes; Liv Langfeldt; Paul Wouters. Journal: SAGE Open. Abstract: Citations are increasingly used as performance indicators in research policy and within the research system. Usually, citations are assumed to reflect the impact of the research (...)

Jan 25 2019Statistics & Indicators

Nearly 70 billion NOK to R&D in Norway

Briefs

NIFU Insight no. 2018:6. Author: Mona Nedberg Østby. Preliminary figures show that Norway spent nearly 70 billion NOK on research and experimental development (R&D) in 2017. In current prices, R&D expenditure increased by more than 6 billion NOK, equaling 10 per cent, (...)

Jan 3 2019Research & Innovation

Does size matter? An investigation of how department size and other organizational variables influence on publication productivity and citation impact

 Arbeidsnotat

NIFU Working Paper 2018:14. This working paper presents the results of a study investigating whether there is a positive effect of size when it comes to the scientific performance of university departments measured in terms of publication productivity and citation impact. In other words, whether (...)

Dec 15 2018Higher Education

Immigrants’ participation in non-formal job-related training

Academic article

Authors: Liv Anne Støren; Pål Børing. Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education. Abstract: Participation in job-related training among immigrants is becoming more important in Europe in view of large immigration inflows. This paper considers (...)

Dec 11 2018Higher Education

Country differences in numeracy skills: how do they vary by job characteristics and education levels?

Academic article

Authors: Liv Anne Støren; Kjersti Lundetræ; Pål Børing. Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education. Abstract: To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills between countries? Based on theory of (...)

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Mar 14 2019Higher Education

Deltaker eller tilskuer? En casestudie om vilkår for deltakelse og samarbeidslæring i et nettbasert masterprogram i økonomi og ledelse (MBA)

Academic article

Authors: Trine Fossland; Cathrine Edelhard Tømte. Journal: UNIPED. Abstract: Nettstudier, her forstått som distribuert undervisning tilrettelagt via internett, er et stadig mer aktuelt tema innen høyere utdanning. Det økte antallet nettstudenter har flere (...)

Mar 12 2019Higher Education

Studieprogramledelse – et spørsmål om organisering?

Academic article

Authors: Bjørn Stensaker; Mari Elken; Peter Maassen. Journal: UNIPED. Abstract: Utdanningsledelse har blitt fremmet som et viktig tiltak for å øke kvalitet i norsk høyere utdanning, men det har vært relativt begrenset kunnskap om hva utdanningsledelse på (...)

Feb 12 2019Higher Education

Academic environment and quality of education : A literature review

 Arbeidsnotat

NIFU Working Paper 2019:1. Authors: Mari Elken; Sabine Wollscheid The aim of the review was to explore current research evidence concerning the relationship between the characteristics of academic environments and the quality of education in higher education. The secondary aim (...)

Dec 20 2018Higher Education

Eksamens- og standpunktkarakterer – to sider av samme sak?

Academic article

Authors: Elisabeth Hovdhaugen; Tine Sophie Prøitz; Idunn Seland. Journal: Acta Didactica Norge. Abstract: I denne artikkelen undersøker vi hvilken funksjon den norske ordningen med henholdsvis eksamens- og standpunktkarakter har for læreres (...)

Dec 17 2018Higher Education

Participation in adult education and training in countries with high and low participation rates: demand and barriers

Academic article

Authors: Elisabeth Hovdhaugen; Vibeke Opheim. Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education. Abstract: This paper explores patterns in participation in adult education and training (AET) by comparing five countries with high participation rates (the (...)

Dec 15 2018Higher Education

Immigrants’ participation in non-formal job-related training

Academic article

Authors: Liv Anne Støren; Pål Børing. Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education. Abstract: Participation in job-related training among immigrants is becoming more important in Europe in view of large immigration inflows. This paper considers (...)

Dec 11 2018Higher Education

Country differences in numeracy skills: how do they vary by job characteristics and education levels?

Academic article

Authors: Liv Anne Støren; Kjersti Lundetræ; Pål Børing. Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education. Abstract: To what extent do favourable job characteristics contribute to the variation in numeracy skills between countries? Based on theory of (...)

Dec 9 2018Higher Education

Conceptualising ‘quality work’ in higher education

Academic article

Journal article in Quality in Higher Education, published online December 16, 2018. Abstract: The issue of quality enhancement within higher education has attracted considerable research interest and the article suggest that managerial and cultural approaches have thus far dominated the (...)

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Feb 20 2019Primary & Secondary Education

A comparison between digital competence in two Nordic countries’ national curricula and an international framework: Inspecting their readiness for 21st century education

Academic article

Author: Fazilat Siddiq. Journal: Seminar.net. Abstract: This study investigates the objectives and competence aims in the digital competence curricula of two Nordic countries for compulsory education and an international framework, DIGCOMP. The main aim of the (...)

Feb 16 2019Primary & Secondary Education

Vocational education for health care workers in the Nordic countires compared

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Authors: Håkon Høst, Lene Larsen. Book: Vocational education in the Nordic countries: Learning from (...)

Jan 30 2019Primary & Secondary Education

Lifelong learning among older professionals: How competence strategies and perceptions of professional learning affect pastors’ participation

Academic article

Authors: Tone Cecilie Carlsten; Dorothy Sutherland Olsen. Journal: European Journal of Education. Abstract: One of the challenges of keeping older employees up to date and ensuring their continued involvement in the workplace is to provide them with relevant (...)

Dec 20 2018Higher Education

Eksamens- og standpunktkarakterer – to sider av samme sak?

Academic article

Authors: Elisabeth Hovdhaugen; Tine Sophie Prøitz; Idunn Seland. Journal: Acta Didactica Norge. Abstract: I denne artikkelen undersøker vi hvilken funksjon den norske ordningen med henholdsvis eksamens- og standpunktkarakter har for læreres (...)

Dec 17 2018Higher Education

Participation in adult education and training in countries with high and low participation rates: demand and barriers

Academic article

Authors: Elisabeth Hovdhaugen; Vibeke Opheim. Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education. Abstract: This paper explores patterns in participation in adult education and training (AET) by comparing five countries with high participation rates (the (...)

Nov 25 2018Primary & Secondary Education

Utdanning som arbeidsrettet tiltak for ungdom med redusert arbeidsevne

Academic article

Authors: Kari Vea Salvanes; Rune Borgan Reiling; Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsør. Journal: Søkelys på arbeidslivet. Abstract: Denne artikkelen undersøker virkninger av utdanning som arbeidsmarkedstiltak for unge med nedsatte arbeidsevner. Fra og med 1. januar (...)

Nov 5 2018Primary & Secondary Education

Beyond class size reduction: Towards more flexible ways of implementing a reduced pupil-teacher ratio

Academic article

Journal article in International Journal of Educational Research, published online November 15, 2018. Abstract: The effect of a reduced pupil–teacher ratio has mainly been investigated as that of reduced class size. Hence we know little about alternative methods of reducing the (...)

Oct 11 2018Primary & Secondary Education

The relevance of samhandling in military doctrines

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Book chapter in Interaction: ‘Samhandling’ Under Risk: A Step Ahead of the Unforeseen, (...)

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Mar 19 2019Research & Innovation

Business model innovation for sustainability through localism

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Author: Linn Meidell Dybdahl. Book: Innovation for sustainability: Business transformations towards a better world. Abstract: This chapter explores localism as a strategy for business model innovation for sustainability through a case study of four small (...)

Feb 16 2019Research & Innovation

Using the future for innovation policy learning in Norway

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Author: Per M. Koch. Book: Transforming the future. Abstract: This case study was part of Innovation Norway’s effort to introduce advanced methods for thinking about the future into national innovation policy learning. The report reflects the work undertaken (...)

Feb 8 2019Research & Innovation

A criteria-based assessment of the coverage of Scopus and Web of Science

Academic article

Authors: Dag W. Aksnes; Gunnar Sivertsen. Journal: Journal of Data and Information Science. Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the coverage of the scientific literature in Scopus and Web of Science from the perspective of research (...)

Feb 8 2019Research & Innovation

Citations, citation indicators, and research quality: An overview of basic concepts and theories

Academic literature review

Authors: Dag W. Aksnes; Liv Langfeldt; Paul Wouters. Journal: SAGE Open. Abstract: Citations are increasingly used as performance indicators in research policy and within the research system. Usually, citations are assumed to reflect the impact of the research (...)

Jan 30 2019Primary & Secondary Education

Lifelong learning among older professionals: How competence strategies and perceptions of professional learning affect pastors’ participation

Academic article

Authors: Tone Cecilie Carlsten; Dorothy Sutherland Olsen. Journal: European Journal of Education. Abstract: One of the challenges of keeping older employees up to date and ensuring their continued involvement in the workplace is to provide them with relevant (...)

Jan 25 2019Research & Innovation

Regional policy development based on new research directions (Policy Brief FORINNPOL)

Briefs

NIFU Insight 2018:2. Authors: Marco Capasso; Eric James Iversen; Antje Klitkou; Tore Sandven. Addressing climate change is one of the grand societal challenges of our time. It requires a concerted effort of innovation, industrial and environmental policy. In order to achieve (...)

Jan 25 2019Research & Innovation

Recycling or prevention of waste? Addressing the food waste challenge in the right end (SusValueWaste Policy Brief no. 2)

Briefs

NIFU Insight 2018:1. Authors: Markus M. Bugge; Linn Meidell Dybdahl; Julia Szulecka. Trying to solve the world’s food waste problem is a complex task. Food waste management is becoming more sustainable, but so far, many efforts have targeted recycling food waste rather than (...)

Jan 3 2019Research & Innovation

Does size matter? An investigation of how department size and other organizational variables influence on publication productivity and citation impact

 Arbeidsnotat

NIFU Working Paper 2018:14. This working paper presents the results of a study investigating whether there is a positive effect of size when it comes to the scientific performance of university departments measured in terms of publication productivity and citation impact. In other words, whether (...)

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