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Collaboration as means for sustainable tourism destination – A case study of Hardanger
(Master thesis, 2023)The purpose of this study is to investigate collaboration´s role towards sustainable development at a tourist destination. To help identifying this, three research questions were identified, and the Hardanger region in the ... -
Collaboration between Culinary Chefs and Agro-Food Industry and the influence that it can have on the impact of the Food Consumer perception
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Nowadays, the agro-food sector represents 21% of the industrial market in France, and is one of the main players in the French and World economic role. The growth of this sector therefore implies that the majority of ... -
Communicating Climate Change: The Power of Storytelling on Public Engagement A quantitative study on the impact of climate change storytelling on emotional response and support of mitigation policies and the mediating role of narrative transportation
(Master thesis, 2023)There is an existing gap between scientific consensus about anthropogenic climate change and public engagement. This climate paradox presents significant obstacles to effective climate change action and public support for ... -
Comparative influence of e-word of mouth and professional reviews of restaurants on perceived quality: Focus on TripAdvisor and the Michelin guide
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The following experiment will explain in detail how a causal exploratory research can be conducted to assess matters related to the food and beverage industry. This research will try to show the impact of recommendation ... -
Comparing festival management - An exploratory study of established festivals in Norway
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06)This exploratory thesis seeks to explore whether established festivals have any common denominators in their management that would lead the festival to be a successful and stable festival year after year. Project management ... -
Comparing pro-environmental behavior between hotel guests and airbnb guests
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper makes use of exploratory research design to determine factors effecting pro-environmental behavior. The aim of the present thesis is to compare the effects of socio-demographic variable and accommodation atmosphere ... -
Comparing two different methods for wrapping cold and wet patients - A human crossover field study
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Accidental hypothermia increases mortality and morbidity in trauma patients. Various methods for wrapping hypothermic patients are used worldwide. The aim of this study was to compare two different methods for wrapping ... -
Comparison between own and others’ travel motives: A research note
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study examines the assumption that tendencies to dissociate oneself from other tourists relate to the desire to position own characteristics (using travel motives as an example) in a positive light. Results suggest ... -
Complementary and alternative medicine in relation to the behavioural and psychological symptoms in people with dementia: A systematic review
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The purpose of this thesis is to assess the efficacy of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in people with dementia with behavioural and psychological symptoms. A literature search was undertaken. Three databases, ... -
The complexities in social work practice
(Journal article, 2021)An understanding of the social work profession starts with an intense appreciation of the person that the social worker serves, the context where this is done and the processes involved in offering services, as well as who ... -
Complexity and Simplification in Understanding Travel Preferences Among Tourists
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Travel preferences are complex phenomena, and thus cumbersome to deal with in full width in diagnostic and strategic planning processes. The aim of the present investigation was to explore to what extent individual preferences ... -
Compliance and Leadership - en endringsprosess i Statoil
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IMKS/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Olje- og gassproduksjon er risikofylt, og det er svært viktig å jobbe for å styre risikoen slik at den blir akseptabel. I de senere årene har Statoil opplevd flere alvorlige hendelser og fått mye kritikk for ikke å lære ... -
The Conceptual and Scientific Demarcation of Security in Contrast to Safety
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Increased focus on protection from terrorism, espionage, cybersecurity and other malicious crimes has led to increased academic interest in the topic of security, especially in risk and safety studies. This article aims ... -
Conceptualizing academic sustainability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-11)Recently, academia has become an arena of political conflict that results in the corrosion of academic life in general. Restrictions of academic freedom and lack of research autonomy, in addition to standardized success ... -
Conditional Solidarity - Attitudes Towards Support for Others During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique opportunity to study how humans allocate scarce resources in times of hardship. We study public preferences regarding who should get access to government aid for the self-employed, ... -
Conditions for learning in simulation practice: training for team-based resuscitation in nursing education
(PhD thesis UiS;173, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Background: Research demonstrates that simulation-based learning in nursing practice is a promising educational method used under appropriate conditions. Research using simulation for performing resuscitation in ... -
Conducting rehabilitation groups for people suffering from chronic pain
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)The aim of this study was to offer guidelines for counsellors who work with rehabilitation groups of patients with chronic pain. The sample involved nine counsellors engaged in a multidisciplinary pain management programme. ... -
Conference destination selection in the corporate sector
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2012;, Master thesis, 2012-06)The study has an overall focus on the selection of conference destinations for the corporate sector. The main research question is: What factors influence the conference destination selection and how do they relate? Under ... -
Conflicting goals and mixed roles in risk regulation: a case study of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12)This paper discusses the challenge of a regulator being on a position of preventing organisational accidents in high-technology domains when causes are complex, often poorly understood and with an open or hidden expectation ... -
Connectedness of energy markets around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper studies the connectedness among energy equity indices of oil-exporting and oil-importing countries around the world. For each country, we construct time-varying measures of how much shocks this country transmits ...