Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (SV-NHS)
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The economic determinants of tourism seasonality: A case study of the Norwegian tourism industry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)Since seasonality has long been recognized as one of the most critical problems in the tourism industry, many studies have been conducted to investigate its reasons. Nevertheless, almost all the studies focus on climate ... -
Why do people buy organic food? The moderating role of environmental concerns and trust
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)Although consumer interest in organic food has risen over time, resulting in a generally positive attitude toward these organic food products, scholarly research suggests a comparatively low volume of its consumption in ... -
Sustainable Food Consumption in Nursing Homes: Less Food Waste with the Right Plate Color?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)The problem of unsustainable food consumption among vulnerable residents of nursing homes who suffer from dementia is often multifaceted. From an individual perspective, people with dementia who do not finish their meals ... -
Older Adults—Their Focus on Food and Future Living: A Grounded Theory Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)Older adults, also known as the silver generation, are the new healthy generation. This generation has for many decades formed the basis for the prosperity found in Norway. The ageing population is growing rapidly in many ... -
Sustainable Management of Popular Culture Tourism Destinations: A Critical Evaluation of the Twilight Saga Servicescapes
(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
(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 ... -
Healthy Older Adults’ Motivation and Knowledge Related to Food and Meals
(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
(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
(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, ... -
Eliciting and analysing the basic assumptions of hospitality employees about guests, co-workers and competitors
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Svar på oppdrag fra Mattilsynet om merking av sukker/tilsatt sukker i EU. Uttalelse fra fagruppe for Ernæring, dietetiske produkter, ny mat og allergi
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Consumer immersion in managed visitor attractions: The role of individual responses and antecedent factors
(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 ... -
How to define and measure risk perceptions
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
National parks policy and planning: a comparative analysis of friluftsliv (Norway) and the dual mandate (New Zealand)
(Journal article, 2016-02)Conservation management in Norway is anchored in the historical tradition of friluftsliv although Norway's evolving economic policy signals that growing priority is being given to recreation and nature-based tourism ...
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