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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 ... -
The effects of unemployment rates on employment of senior workers
(Master thesis, 2016-06)The unemployment rate that faces individuals in different industries can affect workers differently. In this paper we analyze how vulnerable the senior employees are to changes in the unemployment rate. By analyzing registry ... -
The effects of weather and storage shocks on natural gas price in the UK
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)In this thesis we investigate the relationship between temperature deviations, storage level, and the price of natural gas in the United Kingdom. By applying these models we expect to obtain a better understanding of the ... -
The epistemological standpoint and motherhood in Norwegian society
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-01)The overall theme of this master’s dissertation is the social constructivism of the concept of ‘good enough motherhood’ and what it takes to be a ‘good enough mother’ within Norwegian society. My aim was to explore social ... -
The etemic model of Gypsy Roma Traveller community vulnerability: is it time to rethink our understanding of vulnerability?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-08)Aims and objectives To present a new etemic model of vulnerability. Background Despite vulnerability being identified as a core consequence of health and health experiences, there has been little research exploring the ... -
The Ethics of Laying Hen Genetics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)Despite societal concerns about the welfare of commercial laying hens, little attention has been paid to the welfare implications of the choices made by the genetics companies involved with their breeding. These choices ... -
The experiences of elderly care home (ECH)/( Bridhashram) life from residents` perspective: a qualitative study at Kathmandu, Nepal
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-12-10)Numerous researches have been conducted on concerns of elderly people. However, no recent studies have addressed residents’ experiences of their lives in elderly care homes (ECH/BRIDDHASHRAM) in Kathmandu, as longevity and ... -
The future prospect on biohydrogen production and utilisation in Rogaland
(Master thesis, 2022)The current use of fossil energy is causing rapid changes to our environment. The transition into a carbon neutral society is heavily dependent on the development of new low-emission renewable energy technologies. Hydrogen ...