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Attracting Chinese Tourists to Norwegian Retailers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)In today's economy, traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are facing a set of challenges. On the other hand, the tourism industry has given great impact on the retail industry as shopping is one of the major activities ... -
Perceived Crowding and Subjective Well-Being Among Local Residents in Peripheral Areas on Senja
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Percived crowding as a result of tourism is a growing phenomenon in small communities in Norway. The purpose of this research is to identify the effects of perceived crowding on the subjective well-being of local inhabitants ... -
The Effect of Front-Desk Employees' Characteristics on Customer Satisfaction: An Empirical Evidence from Norwegian and Pakistani Respondents
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)In today’s competitive business environment, customer’s satisfaction is a valuable aspect to achieve for hotel industry. The present study intended to check the effect of front-desk employees’ characteristics on customers’ ... -
A process model of customer engagement on corporate blogging: An explorative study on technology blogs.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)The purpose of this study is to explore and contribute to the understanding of customer engagement in corporate blogging. It particularly explores the customer engagement process of different technology blogs operated by ... -
A Visitor Understanding of the Managed Visitor Attraction Site Product; Does the MVA Site Product Capture the Visitor Experience?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)One of the mainstays of tourist activities are visitor attractions and there would not be much to visit for tourist without these visitor attractions. Many researchers have acknowledged the importance of visitor attractions ... -
Challenges for New Leaders in the Norwegian Hospitality Industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-14)The 21st century has positioned itself with an immense technological revolution, and this will see a leading change in the competitive landscapes and markets paradigm. The base of this revolution is mainly characterized ... -
Sensation Seeking in Nature-Based Tourism: The Utility of a Personality Variable in Explaining Motives and Attitudes to Management in Natural Areas
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Natural area managers are facing challenges to combine increasing visitation as nature-based tourism is growing with the protection of the natural resources. This thesis therefore aimed at contributing to solve this empirical ... -
Theoretical and empirical perspective on generation theory in the hotel industry in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)This study investigates in people’s perceptions of generations and personal experiences, meaning, and thoughts in hotel industry. Sixteen semi-structured interviews were conducted to have a deeper understanding and respondents ... -
Norm-Activation Theory and Tourists’ Perception of Responsibility
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)Who is responsible for negative tourism impact? In this study I investigate the tourists’ perception of the negative impact in tourism and their perception of responsibility. It is an extension of the work of Gao, Huang ... -
Hotels as an Arena for Diversity and Inclusion: with Focus on The Job Training Program by NAV
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)This master’s thesis has explored Norwegian hotel leader’s perception of diversity and inclusion, as well as their perception of the job training program by NAV as a tool for diversity and inclusion. The literature review ... -
Gender Based Analysis of Customers' Satisfaction in Norwegian Hotels' Social Medias
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)As one of the most popular psychological topics in business, satisfaction has recently drawn meticulous attention in tourism research. Same as psychological phenomena, technological improvements have found their ways to ... -
The Effect of Front-Desk Employees' Characteristics on Customer Satisfaction: An Empirical Evidence from Norwegian and Pakistani Respondents
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)In today’s competitive business environment, customer’s satisfaction is a valuable aspect to achieve for hotel industry. The present study intended to check the effect of front-desk employees’ characteristics on customers’ ... -
‘I should participate because it's my own life’: Participation of Norwegian foster care youths
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Children and youth participation have been valued since it was regulated in the Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1989. Scholars established various models to promote it (Hart, ... -
Hvordan kan skolen bygge sosialt kompetente barn og samtidig forebygge mobbing – et systematisk litteraturstudie.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Denne masteroppgaven har rettet fokus mot hvordan skolen kan bygge sosialt kompetente barn som ikke mobber og som tåler motgang senere i livet. Fenomenet mobbing har i lang tid vært et samfunnsproblem som det ikke før ... -
'Voices' of Professionals Working with Internally Displaced Children in Nigeria
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Children are amongst those severely affected by internal displacement, accounting for more than 60% of people displaced from their homes and/or home regions due to insurgency and other crisis in Nigeria and the Lake Chad ... -
Experiences of living abroad: A study of Ugandan, Kenyan and Tanzanian international students in Stavanger- Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)With the increasing inflow of student migrants worldwide, there is a need for continuous documentation of students’ experiences as they live in the new environments. Therefore, this study explored the experiences of seven ... -
Perceptions of Indonesian Immigrant Mothers of Norwegian Sexuality Education
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-07-15)More than 1,000 Indonesian immigrants are living in Norway. They consist of housewives, professionals work in oil and gas companies, nurses, and students. Some professionals are, at the same time, housewives who work during ... -
The Lived Experiences of Mothers Raising Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ethiopia:Perceptions and Challenges
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-15)ABSTRACT Title: The lived experiences of Mothers Raising Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ethiopia: Perceptions and Challenges Author: Betelhem Birhanu Key words: Mothers, Autism, Perceptions, ... -
Omsorg, en nødvendig risiko i sosialt arbeid?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-02)Denne oppgaven tar for seg et komplekst og sentralt tema i sosialt arbeid. Oppgaven problematiserer omsorgsbegrepet, ved å se på grenseovergangen mellom omsorg og overomsorg. I den forbindelse er maktmisbruk sentralt. ... -
Hvilke tiltak er av betydning for å styrke barnevernets behov for økt kompetanse?-en systematisk litteraturstudie av barnevernets behov for økt kompetanse;
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)Interessen innenfor feltet kompetansekrav i barnevernet, er driven bak denne masteroppgaven. I kombinasjon med interessen for feltet og oppmerksomheten/ engasjementet dette temaet har blant ansatte i barnevernet, og ...
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