• Sustainable Management of Popular Culture Tourism Destinations: A Critical Evaluation of the Twilight Saga Servicescapes 

  Lundberg, Christine; Lindström, Kristina N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)

  Popular culture tourism destinations are made up of constructed realities transforming local communities into fictional servicescapes. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how the unpacking of a key concept ...

• Economic drivers for the Chinese tourists 

  Xie, Jinghua; Tveteraas, Sigbjørn Landazuri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03)

  Asia, particularly China, has become an attractive market that receives much attention in the Norwegian tourism industry. This raises relevant questions about the sustainability of the Chinese tourism boom. If the Norwegian ...

• If I think it works, I like it: Towards an increased understanding of consumer opinions about food-related nudging 

  Djupegot, Ingrid Laukeland (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-06)

  Nudging has emerged as an innovative tool to influence consumer decisions within areas ranging from reduction of CO2-emissions, increasing pension savings and facilitating healthy food choice. Nudges aim to guide consumer ...

• Healthy Older Adults’ Motivation and Knowledge Related to Food and Meals 

  Hansen, Kai Victor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  The population over 60 years old is growing rapidly in Norway and in many other countries, and researchers often focus on elderly people and various diseases. This article examines the healthy elderly who are active in ...

• Traveling in the Footsteps of ABBA 

  Lexhagen, Maria; Lundberg, Christine; Chekalina, Tatiana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)

  Before the Internet era some of the most famous Swedes were Björn Borg, Greta Garbo, Astrid Lindgren, and of course ABBA, a legendary band in pop music history. ABBA's international breakthrough came with winning the ...

• Motivating Sustainable Change in Tourism Behavior: The First- and Third-Person Effects of Hard and Soft Messages 

  Skeiseid, Heidi Victoria; Derdowski, Lukasz Andrzej; Grahn, Åsa Helen; Hansen, Håvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Educating and changing consumers´ attitudes towards sustainable and more environmentally friendly holiday choices is often seen as a key challenge for the tourism industry. The primary objective of this study is, therefore, ...

• Restaurateurs' Perceptions of the Role of Social Media in the Restaurant Industry: a case study of restaurants in Lyon, France 

  Orliange, Raphaëlle (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018)

  The use of social media has been increasing day by day. Many industries are adopting social media as a tool for boosting their visibility, maintaining a great image and reputation and creating virtual customer relationships. ...

• Transmission in a family business in the restaurant industry 

  Loiseau, Blanche (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)

• What are the culinary student behaviours towards Sustainability education in the kitchen? Institut Paul Bocuse Case study 

  Moïse, Maxime (Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-NHS/2018;, Master thesis, 2018)

• Eliciting and analysing the basic assumptions of hospitality employees about guests, co-workers and competitors 

  Gjerald, Olga; Øgaard, Torvald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)

• Svar på oppdrag fra Mattilsynet om merking av sukker/tilsatt sukker i EU. Uttalelse fra fagruppe for Ernæring, dietetiske produkter, ny mat og allergi 

  Haugen, Margaretha; Andersen, Lene Frost; Frølich, Wenche; Frøyland, Livar; Halvorsen, Ragnhild; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Narvhus, Judith; Paulsen, Jan Erik (VKM Report;, Research report, 2008)

• Consumer immersion in managed visitor attractions: The role of individual responses and antecedent factors 

  Blumenthal, Veronica Isabel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02)

  While there is a growing interest in immersive experiences and visitor immersion within the tourism industry, there is still a deficiency of empirical research focusing on how visitors become immersed. This study explores ...

• Hvordan kan humor skape gruppe samhold 

  Sandal, Randi (Master thesis, 2019-11-01)

• How to define and measure risk perceptions 

  Wolff, Katharina; Larsen, Svein; Øgaard, Torvald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)

  Research on risk perceptions within the tourism domain suffers from two closely related problems: diverging conceptual and measurement definitions. The lack of precision and standardization is hindering comparisons of ...

• What makes tourist experiences interesting 

  Larsen, Svein; Wolff, Katharina; Doran, Rouven; Øgaard, Torvald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)

  Traditional tourist role theory implies that tourists are either novelty seekers or familiarity seekers, while the interaction-hypothesis-of-inherent-interest predicts that interestingness is maximal when novel and familiar ...

• Exploring length of stay: International tourism in south-western Norway 

  Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Gössling, Stefan; Dybedal, Petter; Skogheim, Thea S. (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 ...

• Complexity and Simplification in Understanding Travel Preferences Among Tourists 

  Øgaard, Torvald; Doran, Rouven; Larsen, Svein; Wolff, Katharina (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 ...

• Hotspot crowding and over-tourism: Antecedents of destination attractiveness 

  Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Iversen, Nina Marianne; Hem, Leif Egil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)

  This study develops a unique model capturing antecedents of place attractiveness in tourism hotspot crowding contexts. A structural equation model reveals three density dimensions: one destination image variable and two ...

• A systematic review and meta-analysis: the effect of feedback on satisfaction with the outcome of task performance 

  Furenes, May Irene; Røislien, Jo; Gjerald, Olga; Furunes, Trude; Øgaard, Torvald (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)

  Background Knowledge of how to improve consumer satisfaction with the outcome of co-production in services with high levels of interaction is important for achieving and maintaining a competitive advantage in the service ...

• The effects of performance appraisal in the Norwegian municipal health services: a case study 

  Vasset, Frøydis Perny; Marnburg, Einar; Furunes, Trude (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 ...

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