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Thai restaurant oppfatninger av servicekvalitet: bevis fra Tripadvisor
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Nettsteder for forbrukeranmeldelser som TripAdvisor tillater publisering av brukergenerert innhold (BGI/UGC) som gir restaurantkunder muligheten til å dele sine erfaringer og registrere deres tilfredshet og misnøye i en ... -
Thailand as new destination for Norwegian travelers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Selling a destination has become a challenging task in today’s modern high-technological environment. Travelers can obtain a huge variety of choices about any destination from online networks. This study utilized Thailand ... -
The application of the Internet of Things and Physical Internet in Norwegian aquaculture supply chains
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-13)The topic for this master thesis is Supply Chain Management within the Norwegian aquaculture industry. The thesis aims to examine how the industry can make use of aspects within the Internet of Things and Physical Internet ... -
The association between pelvic girdle pain and sick leave during pregnancy; a retrospective study of a Norwegian population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10)Background: The incidence of pelvic girdle pain (PGP) in pregnancy is wide ranged depending on definition, the utilised diagnostic means, and the design of the studies. PGP during pregnancy has negative effects on activities ... -
The association between self-reported lack of sleep, low vitality and impaired glucose tolerance: a Swedish cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07)Background: The increased incidence of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), are serious public health issues, and several studies link sleeping disorders with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose ... -
The battle of the sexes when the future is important
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)Contrary to the widespread belief that game repetition induces conciliatory behavior, in a repeated battle of the sexes where player 1 values the future and player 2 is myopic, player 1 is more inclined through conflicting ... -
The bureaucracy's voices in Norwegen client interviews
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-09)This article concerns a sociological study of face-to-face interaction taking place in social welfare offices in Norway. Qualitative data from interpreted dialogues between Norwegian social workers and their clients from ... -
The carbon offset problem and how SMEs should approach it! A qualitative analysis of carbon offset strategies for SMEs in the Netherlands.
(Master thesis, 2023)Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often lack the resources and knowledge to navigate the voluntary carbon offset market (COM), which is characterized by uncertainty, unclear regulations, and opaque practices. ... -
The change in Norway's Cash-for-Care program and its effect on maternal labor supply
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-15)This paper investigates how a withdrawal of the Cash-for-Care program in Norway affected the mothers’ employment decision. In 2012, the Norwegian government removed 2-year-old children’s eligibility for the Cash-for-Care ... -
The Chinese growth miracle: What can make it continue, what can make it go over?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)This thesis analyzes and explains China’s economic growth miracle during the last decades and predicts China’s likely long run outlook. In the first part the relevant theories are presented. And then China’s current economic ... -
The concept of customer/client perception and satisfaction in public service: The extent to which parents of children with functional disabilities are satisfied and percieve the services their children recieve from Sandnes municipality,and how this service provision reflect a seller- customer concept
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;;, Master thesis, 2014-05-09)In chapter one a brief description of leisure activities in the study , information about Sandnes municipality, significance of the study. In this same chapter justification as to Why parents are to be studied/interviewed ... -
The contribution of theory to the design, delivery, and evaluation of interprofessional curricula: BEME Guide No. 49
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02)Background: Interprofessional curricula have often lacked explicit reference to theory despite calls for a more theoretically-informed field that illuminates curricular assumptions and justifies curricular practices. Aim: ... -
The demand for education in Norway: An empirical analysis of education expenditures
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)The complex development of a country’s economic situation with various components affecting it in many different ways may lead to important changes as a result of a shift in one or more important factors. Allocation of ... -
The Demand Side of Dark Tourism – Characteristics of Dark Tourists
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)Dark tourism, or thanatourism, is a type of tourism concerning using ‘death space’ for tourism purposes. The general goal of dark tourism research is to identify, describe and analyze tourism journeys to death space. There ... -
The democratisation of meal delivery service in France
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)The purpose of this study was to explore the meal delivery service in French market and the customer’s opinion in the future meal delivery business. In addition, I first did the research basically on the evolution of ... -
The effect of service employees’ perception of role clarity and psychological empowerment on organizational commitment, job satisfaction and staying intention
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)Background and purpose – This study examines the service-employees perception of role clarity and psychological empowerment in three different industries. Furthermore the study explores how these perceptions influence the ... -
The effect of task meaning and peer effects on labor supply and cheating
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)This thesis intends to provide the experimental evidence of the role of task meaning and peer effects on labor supply and cheating in a laboratory setting. Despite quite substantial body of research conducted on the concept ... -
The effects of birth month on academic performance
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)In this master thesis we are examining how birth months affect the exam grades for chosen students at the University of Stavanger (UiS). There is a lot of previous literature on birth month effects, and the phenomenon on ... -
The effects of performance appraisal in the Norwegian municipal health services: a case study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Introduction: Previous research in performance appraisal (PA) indicates that variation exists in learning and job motivation from performance appraisal between occupational groups. This research evaluates the potential ... -
The effects of post-privatization government divestments on the financial and operating performance of state owned enterprises in Scandinavia.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-11)This study empirically investigates the effects of ongoing privatization on 12 large Scandinavian firms. Using an array of different performance indicators we look at how government ownership affects factors related to ...