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  • The becoming of online students’ learning landscapes: The art of balancing studies, work, and private life 

    Mathisen, Line; Søreng, Siri Ulfsdatter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-24)
    How do online students manage to balance studies, jobs, and private life – and yet succeed with their studies? Online studies typically attract students in jobs who seek to formalize their competence. Based on qualitative research design, this article sheds light on the academic learning of online students who attend a full-time program. Our focus narrows down to the inaugural class of online ...
  • Avkastning fra aksjebasert crowdfunding 

    Løkken, Aleksander (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-12-01)
    Hovedformålet med denne oppgaven er å belyse for investorer i norsk aksjebasert crowdfunding hvilken avkastning de kan forvente. Hovedmotivasjonen til investorer i aksjebasert crowdfunding er finansiell avkastning, men det finnes lite data om hvilken avkastning man kan forvente. I denne studien undersøker jeg statusen til selskapene som gjennomførte emisjoner gjennom de norske crowdfunding plattformene ...
  • Who skis where, when? – A method to enumerate backcountry usage 

    Boutera Toft, Håvard; Karlsen, Kristoffer; Landrø, Markus; Mannberg, Hanna Andrea; Hendrikx, Jordy; Hetland, Audun (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-11-22)
    Backcountry skiers, travelling in avalanche terrain, account for a large proportion of avalanche fatalities worldwide. Despite this, the exact count of the number of recreationists exposed to avalanches (also known as the background information), is poorly documented in most countries. Without detailed background information on temporal and spatial backcountry usage, making well-reasoned decisions ...
  • Lyden av Skallelv er en snekker i arbeid 

    Olsen, Kjell Ole Kjærland (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2024-11-04)
    Stadig færre er bosatt på det stedet de vokste opp. Likevel kan slike steder være viktige for folks identitet og deres integrering i ulike fellesskap. En slik tilknytning kan analyseres som en form for slekting, der individer gjennom relasjoner og praksiser vedlikeholder og knyttes til fellesskap som for eksempel det kvenske. Materielt sett tar slike prosesser ofte utgangspunkt i en allmenn forståelse ...
  • What Drives the Design of Startup Competitions? A Conceptual Framework and Future Directions 

    Elmi, Malek; Bertella, Giovanna; Castriotta, Manuel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-11-11)
    Startup competitions serve as essential platforms where innovative solutions to grand challenges can emerge and evolve. Owing to their substantial implications, startup competitions are gaining attention in both academia and practice, but knowledge about them remains limited. This study aims to synthesize previous unconnected streams of literature on startup competitions, by exploring the key ...
  • A modus operandi for sustainable-tourism transformations 

    Lupini, Sara; Bertella, Giovanna; Font aulet, Xavier (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-11)
    In this article, we identify and discuss unifying principles to co-design transformational sustainable-tourism interventions through participatory methodologies. We conduct a meta-ethnographic synthesis of the emerging relevant tourism literature (14 articles), and we propose five methodological requirements that underpin effective interventions for sustainable tourism transformations. The requirements ...
  • Veien mot en digital fremtid: bruk e-bøker i høyere utdanning 

    Svihus, Cathrine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-16)
    E-bøker har blitt et stadig viktigere element i høyere utdanning, og forståelsen av hvordan studenter oppfatter og bruker disse ressursene er avgjørende for å videreutvikle pedagogiske strategier. Til tross for bred tilgjengelighet via databaser og konsortier som BIBSYS er faktisk bruk av e-bøker ofte lav. Dette gapet mellom tilgjengelighet og bruk kan håndteres gjennom målrettede tiltak. Artikkelen ...
  • Public sector entrepreneurship: an integrative review 

    Vivona, Roberto; Clausen, Tommy Høyvarde; Gullmark, Petter; Cinar, Emre; Demircioglu, Mehmet Akif (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-23)
    Public sector entrepreneurship (PSE) has emerged as a vital field, exploring how public servants leverage opportunities to create public value amidst unprecedented and unpredictable challenges in governance. This article navigates the expansive landscape of PSE literature, consolidating diverse theoretical perspectives and fragmented knowledge into a cohesive framework. Through an integrative and ...
  • Tourism mobilities and climate crisis dilemmas: Tourists traveling towards a climate apocalypse? 

    Viken, Arvid Ingmar; Heimtun, Bente (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-18)
    Framed by a multidimensional approach to dilemmas, this qualitative study focuses on Norwegians' views on tourism mobilities and climate change dilemmas, contextual aspects, coping strategies, and consequences. Despite being situated in ideological and moral landscapes where the climate crisis is largely ignored, all participants acknowledge the dilemmas. However, the unconcerned deny personal ...
  • Humour and comics for academic change and well-being 

    Bertella, Giovanna; Tomassini, Lucia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-28)
    Considering recent calls for change towards a more liveable tourism academia, we combined critical participatory action research with duoethnography to develop The Academic Line—a humorous comic project about academic life. We used traditional theories of humour to leverage the effectiveness of comics as communicative devices and explored how and to what extent our project promoted solidarity, ...
  • Rental expenses in private kindergartens: Impact of organizational structure on rental expenses in private kindergartens 

    Romanova, Olga (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-06-03)
    Between 2019 and 2021, several major corporate groups within the kindergarten sector sold kindergarten properties to foreign private equity firms. As a result, affected kindergartens transitioned from property ownership to tenancy roles. This thesis aims to investigate the impact of organizational structure and ownership type on rental expenses within the private kindergarten sector in Norway. The ...
  • Hvordan kan Hertz tilpasse seg og opprettholde konkurransekraft i møtet med den fremvoksende konkurransen fra bildeling? 

    Adolfsen, Sivert Johan (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-06-03)
    I denne studien har jeg undersøkt hvordan Hertz kan tilpasse seg og opprettholde konkurransekraft i møtet med en fremvoksende konkurranse fra bildelingstjenester. Problemformuleringen undersøkes på bakgrunn av den interessante påvirkningen disruptive konsepter kan ha på den tradisjonelle bilutleiebransjen, hvor nyere bildelingsaktører som Getaround og Hyre introduserer innovative forretningsmodeller ...
  • Har maskinlæringsteknikker bra prediksjonsevne på nordiske indekser? 

    Brynjulfsen, Runar Reitan; Brynjulfsen, Henning Reitan (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-06-01)
    Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvorvidt maskinlæring kan utkonkurrere kjøp-og-hold-strategier i de nordiske aksjemarkedene. Arbeidet omfatter en komparativ studie av forskjellige maskinlæringsteknikker brukt til å forutsi aksjemarkedsbevegelser. Problemstillingen er: "Har maskinlæringsteknikker en god prediksjonsevne på nordiske aksjeindekser med lengre intervaller?" Random forest, kunstige nevrale ...
  • Potensielle fusjoner av nettselskaper i Nord-Norge 

    Berg, Christoffer Gamst; Vaagen, Andréas Hoffmann (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2024-06-03)
    Denne studien analyserer potensielle fusjoner mellom nettselskaper i Nord-Norge, for å undersøke hvordan fusjonene påvirker konkurransedyktigheten til de gitte selskapene i NVEs reguleringsmodell. For å danne fusjonspartnere blir forholdstall mellom input- og outputvariablene brukt, med mål om å finne partnere som i stor grad er ulike. Datagrunnlaget for analysen er hentet fra beregningen av ...
  • Towards decolonial research in the Arctic: Recommendations for ICARP IV, the International Conference on Arctic Research Planning 

    Holmberg, Aslak; Kramvig, Britt; Hermansen, Nina; Morin, Evie; Chahine, Anne; Doering, Nina; Dudeck, Stephan; Fisher, Charleen; Hermann, Thora Martina; Ikaarvik, I. (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2023-03-21)
    A decolonial approach is needed to fulfil IASC’s (International Conference on Arctic Research Planning) commitment to recognizing that Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Knowledge and academic scientific knowledge are co-equal and complementary knowledge systems that all can and should inform its work (website ICARP IV, 2023).<p> <p>This document summarizes key recommendations for actions regarding ...
  • The Arsenal of Democracy? An Examination of Political Regime Types’ Success in the Global Sporting Arms Race Following the Collapse of the Iron Curtain 

    Storm, Rasmus K.; Jakobsen, Tor Georg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-08)
    Over the years, international elite sport has developed into an 'arms race' with the success of national elite sport systems becoming a symbol of regime superiority. During the Cold War, the Eastern and Western Blocs battled for success in various sports disciplines. The former nations were dominating in terms of medals, symbolising the force of the socialist autocratic system. However, because of ...
  • Tiers of Engagement: Achieved Learning From Business Simulations Reflected in Economics Students’ Experiences 

    Guttormsen, Martin André Bang; Weines, Jørn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-07)
    This article investigates the impact of a business simulator in an online economics course, focusing on the relationship between student engagement and reflections on learning. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, our study analyzes responses from 328 students who used the "Hubro Business Simulator" in a flexible online bachelor's program in economics and administration. Students provided reflections ...
  • Putting an artificial intelligence‐generated label on it comes naturally 

    Sigurdsson, Valdimar; Larsen, Nils Magne; Folwarczny, Michal; Dubois, Magalie; Fagerstrøm, Asle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-10)
    Climate change and the advent of artificial intelligence-generated content are reshaping wine marketing. The interplay between consumer focus on naturalness and sustainable farming practices and the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated content represents a particularly salient area of research. However, the extent to which the presence of fictitious artificial intelligence-generated ...
  • Destination design: identifying three key co-design strategies 

    Smit, Bert; Melissen, Frans; Font aulet, Xavier; Dickinger, Astrid (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-27)
    Collaborative approaches to destination design require conscious and reflexive stakeholder involvement in activities and decision making. Design science studies such participatory processes by observing design teams in practice. From these observations, scientists have identified design strategies and processes that design teams use to support their work in identifying problems and developing ...
  • Impact evaluation with process tracing: explaining causal processes in an EU-interreg sustainable tourism intervention 

    Montano, Luigina Jessica; Elsenbroich, Corina; Font aulet, Xavier; Ribeiro, Manuel Alector (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-06-11)
    Drawing from the field of complex evaluations we discuss a novel application of process tracing for the evaluation of complex tourism interventions. We argue that to better evidence impact of tourism interventions and facilitate policy transfer we ought to adopt approaches to evaluation that allow us to deepen our understanding of causal mechanisms at play in an intervention. We adopt process ...

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