PhD Dissertations
On this page, you will find doctoral dissertations published by Kristiania University of Applied Sciences. All of the dissertations published here have been written by our PhD candidates for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor in Applied Information Technology, or Communication and Leadership.

Digitalization, Companies, and Consumers: Investigating Digitalized Healthy Food Labels and Consumer Behavior
The study explores how digital healthy food labels influence consumer behavior, finding they are most effective when based on consumers’ own definitions of health, offering value to consumers, companies, and society.
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Unconsciously Influenced and Influential – Exploring Sociotechnical Influence on Social Media Platforms
This dissertation, published by Mathilde Hogsnes, shows how commercial content – such as advertisements from influencers and companies – is seamlessly integrated into people’s social feeds, thereby influencing us unconsciously.
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