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Exploring length of stay: International tourism in south-western Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-20)This article explored length of stay (LOS) in the context of tour planning, to assess as to whether LOS can be increased. LOS is an important parameter for tourism destination management, at the same time as evidence have ... -
Exploring Perceptual Distances in Norwegian-Brazilian B2B Relationships
(Master thesis, 2017-06-12)In this paper we searched for the causes of critical events in Norwegian-Brazilian business relationships. Critical events were investigated through an explorative research design in dyadic business-to-business case studies. ... -
Exploring preferred learning styles and perceptions of service quality in museum of local visitors: Ryfylke Museum case study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-08-31)Education has been considered an integrated part of the museum. This phenomenon draws attention to the authors about the question of whether there is a relationship between visitors’ preferred learning styles and their ... -
Exploring risk governance in a global transport system
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Exploring Social Work practice inside of Foster Care programs: The case of Bethany Christian Services
(Master thesis, 2021)The aim of this study was to explore how social work practice within the Ethiopian context was practiced. The study fundamentally explored what the roles of social work practitioners in this area and the decision-making ... -
Exploring the contexts, mechanisms and outcomes of a torture, abuse and dental anxiety service in Norway: a realist evaluation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Torture, abuse and dental anxiety (TADA) are often precursors to developing a pathological relationship with dental care due to elevated anxiety. Consequently, patients who suffer from one or more of these tend ... -
Exploring the Dimensions of Co-creation Behavior in Customer Experience: A case study of Guests’ Hotel Check-in Experiences
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-11-01)The study begins by reviewing forces that affect competitive advantage -paradigm shift forces, and economic offerings forces -that is the progressive forces pushing economic value over time, for example: from goods, to ... -
Exploring the information needs of patients with unexplained chest pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09)Background: Unexplained chest pain is a common condition. Despite negative findings, a large number of these patients will continue to suffer from chest pain after being investigated at cardiac outpatient clinics. Unexplained ... -
Exploring the rationale of the process behind corporate sponsorships
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)The purpose of this thesis was to examine and identify the process behind the delegation of corporate sponsorships in a Norwegian context. Corporate sponsorships are presently the third largest corporate communication ... -
Exploring The Role of Aesthetics in Beautiful and Sustainable Cities: The Case of the NEB-STAR Project in the City of Stavanger
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis takes an exploratory approach to investigate the role of aesthetics in the case of NEB-STAR, one of the newly appointed New European Bauhaus lighthouse projects based in the city of Stavanger in Norway. The New ... -
Exploring the strategic impact of service employees' tacit knowledge : the development of an indicator for forecasting economic performance of hotel companies
(PhD thesis UiS;77, Doctoral thesis, 2009-10-02)Background: The concept of knowledge management (KM) and the role of tacit knowledge as a strategic asset for building competitive advantage through KM strategies and activities have become increasingly popular over the ... -
Exploring Waste Management in the Circular Economy Concept Trough a Literature Review and a Case Study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-11)This thesis explores the relationship between Waste Management (WM) and Circular Economy (CE) through a literature review and case analysis. The main focus is on the role of WM in developing the CE concepts. Both concepts ... -
Exploring Waste Management in the Circular Economy Concept Trough a Literature Review and a Case Study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-07-11)This thesis explores the relationship between Waste Management (WM) and Circular Economy (CE) through a literature review and case analysis. The main focus is on the role of WM in developing the CE concepts. Both concepts ... -
Exploring Youths’ Willingness to Engage with Civil Society and Public Sector Institutions: The Untapped Potential of Religious Communities in Preventing Violent Extremism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)Research on preventing violent extremism is still in its infancy concerning the question of who the target audiences might be willing to talk to if they need help. To explore this question, we utilized the “Young in Oslo” ... -
Extracting Users: Regimes of Engagement in Norwegian Smart Electricity Transition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10)Recent efforts to involve digital technologies and renewables in the electricity grid have placed users at center stage in the legitimation of energy transitions. This move has been paralleled by an emphasis on users and ... -
Extreme events in the stock market and economy
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Reoccurring financial and macroeconomic disasters consequences of which lead to greater financial costs and hinder a healthy market functioning in the world’s economy, need to be paid a special attention to in terms of ... -
Extreme sport participation as serious leisure : athletes' overall satisfaction with the event extreme sports week
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2012;, Master thesis, 2012-06)This study is concentrating on the extreme sport athletes who have participated in the spectacular event Extreme Sport Week (Mykletun, 2009; Ekstremsportveko, 2012) in Voss, Norway 2011. In particular, it addresses the ... -
Én reform i ulike uniformer. Kan grunnskolelærerreformens utforming bidra til å forklare variasjonene i lærerutdanningsinstitusjonenes implementering?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-15)Denne studien tar utgangspunkt i Kunnskapsdepartementets innføring av grunnskolelærerreformen (GLU-reformen) i 2009, og departementets ønske om å skape en ny, helhetlig og ensartet lærerutdanning. Følgegruppen for ...