• Agglomeration and performance in Norwegian tourism 

      Skrede, Oddne (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-10)
      Natural-based attractions are central for Norwegian tourism. Northern lights, rugged arctic landscapes, fjords and mountains, rural areas with culture landscapes are all part of the Norwegian experience. However, Norwegian ...
    • Inputs Management in Hospitality Operations 

      Alemayehu, Fikru Keyfalew (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2020-01)
      Inputs management is a central issue in hospitality because of the characteristics of service production (e.g. perishability and face to face interaction) and the fact that hospitality companies adapt inputs to the demand ...
    • Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Organization: Frontline Employees’ Perception of Workplace Incivility 

      Hejraty Namin, Boshra (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-08)
      Given the different norms across cultures, industries, and organizations, every workplace accepts a number of shared moral understandings as to its own respect norms among the members. However, in today’s global workplace, ...
    • “You just get sucked into it”: The Immersion Process in Managed Visitor Attractions 

      Blumenthal, Veronica (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-02)
      The purpose of this thesis is to examine the nature of the immersion process, the process through which consumers become immersed, in the context of managed visitor attractions. This is a nascent research topic that has ...