Blar i Faculty of Social Sciences på tittel
Viser treff 4226-4245 av 4332
-
What motivates the adoption of green restaurant products and services? A systematic review and future research agenda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03)Issues regarding green restaurants have received significant scholarly and practitioner attention in the last decade, particularly concerning why consumers adopt green restaurants. Although several reviews exist on green ... -
What motivates the purchasing of green apparel products? A systematic review and future research agenda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-01)The contemporary business landscape is witnessing an ever-increasing concern for environmental sustainability, which has also surfaced in the apparel industry through the introduction of green apparel. Whether the adoption ... -
What risk is the city of Stavanger facing on their financial investments? : in corporation with the city of Stavanger
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2009, Master thesis, 2009)Many cities/municipalities in Norway make financial investments, including the city of Stavanger. In 2007 the “Terra-case” was uncovered in the media. Several cities/municipalities in Norway had taken a big financial ... -
What the fork? Food Waste Streams and Valorisation Pathways - Drivers and Barriers to a Circular Bioeconomy at UiS Campus SiS Cafeteria “Optimisten”
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis explores the intricacies of sustainable food waste management in the context of Local Food Services (LFS) within the Stavanger region. The study investigates how knowledge-based policy instruments can facilitate ... -
What you say and what you do: Exploring the link between consumers’ perception of portion size norms and reported behaviour for consumption of sweets and crisps
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Portion size decisions are embedded in a complex system of individual, socio-economic, and environmental factors. The objective of this study was to explore consumers’ descriptive and injunctive portion size norms and how ... -
When diseases hit aquaculture: an experimental study of spillover effects from negative publicity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Aquaculture, as all animal production, is exposed to diseases which can cause negative publicity and market impacts. A recent example is the Chilean salmon farming industry, which is currently facing unprecedented economic ... -
When Innovative Ideas Encounter Institutions: An Analytical Model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)This paper presents an analytical model for studying “encounters” that take place when ideas for innovation meet institutions (The IIE-model). Our model aims to expand the dichotomous barriers/driver approach in innovation ... -
When one frame is not enough; From still photography to Virtual reality
(Journal article, 2019-11)American art critic Clement Greenberg wrote the following about modern art: A modernist work of art must try, in principle to avoid dependence upon any order of experience not given in the most essentially construed nature ... -
When standardization becomes the lens of professional practice in child welfare services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)This paper examines the relationship between professional work and standardization. There has been an increase in the use of standardized programmes in child welfare services (CWS) in Western society. Some researchers have ... -
When top-down planned reforms meet educated and independent professionals in Norwegian schools
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Presented here is a qualitative study of what happens when top-down planned reforms meet educated and independent professionals in Norwegian schools. The Kunnskapsløft in Norwegian primary schools is used as an example ... -
Where is the origin for cause of conflict arising from in a buyer- seller relationship
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05)This case study looks into one of the inevitable outcomes of a buyer- seller relationship, the negative incidents. The hypothesis in this study is to increase the understanding of where the origin for cause of negative ... -
Whether to attack a terrorist’s resource stock today or tomorrow
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-11)A terrorist defends an asset which grows from the first to the second period and is attacked. With large asset growth, the terrorist's first period outcome is low caused by a large attack. With no expenditure constraint, ... -
Whether to attack growing assets and enterprises today or tomorrow
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)An asset possessed by a defender grows from the first to the second period and is attacked in both periods. With large growth, there is no attack in the first period. Conflict is eliminated. The attacker postpones the ... -
Which onboarding practices do HR-employees and newcomers view as important, and how do onboarding practices contribute to workplace socialisation?
(Master thesis, 2023)The purpose of this master’s thesis was to explore onboarding and workplace socialisation in Norwegian organisations. Furthermore, the study aims to research how onboarding can affect the workplace socialisation for the ... -
Which Personal and Organizational Factors Influence the Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Shipyard Blue-Collar Workers?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: The purpose of this research was to analyze which personal and organizational factors are related to organizational commitment and job satisfaction of shipyard workers who work in different auxiliary shipyard ... -
‘Which side are you on – Mr. Westerberg?’ Reason, affect, and division in public debate
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)This article studies affect and reason in practices of persuasion through a rhetorical-performative framework. Focusing on the Swedish economic crisis 1988–1993, this piece argues that the successful rise and installation ... -
White Danish Love as Affective Intervention: Studying Media Representations of Family Reunification Involving Children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Through a close reading of media reporting from 2017 to 2018 on the case of the Chinese girl Liu Yiming, who was first denied then granted residency in Denmark due to public pressure, this article analyses how regulation ... -
Who benefits from sustainable mobility transitions? Social inclusion, populist resistance and elite capture in Bergen, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Transitioning to sustainable mobility systems is generally thought to require three approaches: avoid, shift and improve. We examine a combination of these in a city at the forefront of implementing transition policies, ... -
Whole grain foods and health : a Scandinavian perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-02)The food-based dietary guidelines in the Scandinavian countries that recommend an intake of minimum 75 g whole grain per 10 MJ (2,388 kcal) per day are mainly derived from prospective cohort studies where quantitative but ... -
Who’s a major? A novel approach to peer group selection: Empirical evidence from oil and gas companies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12)This study presents a novel approach to selecting comparable companies in equity valuation. While valuation multiples is probably the most common valuation method in practice, discounted cash flow and residual income ...