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Why do retail consumers buy green apparel? A knowledge-attitude-behaviour-context perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Consumers' increased knowledge and awareness of environmental issues have not translated into a pervasive rise in purchasing green apparel, resulting in a phenomenon known as the ‘attitude-behaviour gap’. The current study ... -
Why do some implementations of new evidence-based knowledge succeed, while others are quickly forgotten? A qualitative study of implementation processes in an ICU.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-05)ABSTRACT Introduction: New evidence based practices are continuously introduced in the dynamic, fast changing and highly specialized environment of an Intensive Care Unit. There are a number of theories that predict the ... -
Why fairness is important: the role of organizational justice in job satisfaction, commitment and turnover intentions within restaurant industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-07-13)Restaurant industry is one of the most challenging places to work within all tourism sector. It requires good physical and psychological state, as well as being able to handle stress, long working hours, and be always ... -
Why have consumers opposed, postponed, and rejected innovations during a pandemic? A study of mobile payment innovations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)The highly infectious nature of the COVID-19 virus has made the use of contactless payment methods a health exigency. Yet, consumers are resisting using mobile payments (m-payments) during the pandemic, a confounding ... -
Why Is Inflectional Morphology Difficult to Borrow?—Distributing and Lexicalizing Plural Allomorphy in Pennsylvania Dutch
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In this article we examine the allomorphic variation found in Pennsylvania Dutch plurality. In spite of over 250 years of variable contact with English, Pennsylvania Dutch plural allomorphy has remained largely distinct ... -
Why is the VR/AR industry not performing as well as forecasted within the Norwegian market?
(Master thesis, 2022)Abstract Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are currently facing some challenges becoming popularized enough to be a household device in the Norwegian market. Since the big breakthroughs in 2015-2016 it has been well ... -
Why retail investors traded equity during the pandemic? An application of artificial neural networks to examine behavioral biases
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)Behavioral biases are known to influence the investment decisions of retail investors. Indeed, extant research has revealed interesting findings in this regard. However, the literature on the impact of these biases on ... -
Wick-rotations of pseudo-Riemannian Lie groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We study Wick-rotations of left-invariant metrics on Lie groups, using results from real GIT (Helleland and Hervik, 2018; Helleland and Hervik, 2019). An invariant for Wick-rotation of Lie groups is given, and we describe ... -
Will AI in cars lead to less road congestion?
(Master thesis, 2021)Advancement in autonomous driving technology has created numerous opportunities for safer, smarter and more sustainable mobility to solve most of the problems that urbanization is causing on the roads. Autonomous driving ... -
Will Carbon Capture and Storage give Norway a possibility to continue the petroleum exportation: the Case of Arctic Oil.
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Sammendrag Norge har gjennom årene etablert seg som en av lederene i internasjonal klimapolitikk. Med Parisavtalen ble det engang til stadfest at olje og gas må utfases. Men med dette har Norge mange utfordringer. Olje og ... -
Will E-books Change the World?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2001)This paper argues that the evolution of e-book technology is related to the penetrating impact of networks and information technology on society. It defines the concept of e-book and describes some aspects of e-book ... -
Will Europe achieve its Offshore Floating Wind energetic targets for 2050?
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this master's thesis is to investigate the feasibility of assembling and installing the expected capacity of offshore wind farms. The focus of the study will be solely on the installation of Offshore ... -
Will GPS Jammers Proliferate in the Smart City?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The Smart City will rely extensively on consented and unconsented information about people’s location and movements in order to fulfil its many ambitions. Utilising the Global Positioning System (GPS) is necessary and ... -
Will GPS Jammers Proliferate in the Smart City?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The Smart City will rely extensively on consented and unconsented information about people’s location and movements in order to fulfil its many ambitions. Utilising the Global Positioning System (GPS) is necessary and ... -
William Lloyd Garrison: Abolisjonistbevegelsen gjennom 200 år
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven vil utforske hvordan oppfatningen av William Lloyd Garrison, og abolisjonistbevegelsen, har forandret og utviklet seg over de siste nesten 200 årene, både i offentligheten og i akademia. -
Willingness to participate in alcohol prevention interventions targeting risky drinking employees. The WIRUS project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Background: The extent to which eligible individuals in a target population are willing to participate in interventions is important when evaluating the efficacy of public health interventions. Objectives: As part of a ... -
Willingness to pay for green hotel attributes in the Norwegian hotel industry: A hedonic pricing approach
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Environmental friendly or green travel has emerged to be a vital part of the global travel industry over the past decade. Travel agencies and online travel search engines are therefore offering consumers sustainable lodging ... -
Willingness to Pay for Preventing an Oil Spill in Vestfjorden: The Role of Use versus Non-Use Values
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)In this study the values that could be lost if an environmental damage occurs in Vestfjorden are estimated. The overall research question is: “What is the willingness to pay for preventing an oil spill in Vestfjorden?”. ... -
Willingness-to-pay for Crime Control Programs in Norway: Preferences and Attitudes towards Crime and Crime Reduction.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)In this pilot study, we use the contingent valuation (CV) method to investigate Norwegians willingness to pay (WTP) for crime control programs. The CV method is well known in the environmental economics literature, and has ... -
Wind and Vibration Measurements on the Lysefjord Bridge
(Master thesis, 2022)The Lysefjord Bridge is a suspension bridge located in the western part of Norway. Since 2013 it has been used as a full-scale wind engineering laboratory and is fitted with sonic anemometers, tri-axial accelerometers, ...