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    • Multisensory Food Experiences in Northern Norway: An Exploratory Study 

      Tran, Huy; Veflen, Nina; Jørgensen, Eva Jenny Benedikte; Velasco, Carlos (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-08)
      Intrinsic and extrinsic sensory elements influence our food experiences. However, most research on extrinsic multisensory aspects of food has centered on WEIRD (White, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) urban participants. This study breaks from this trend by investigating multisensory food experiences in the context of Northern Norway, a region characterized by distinct seasonal ...
    • Clustering asset markets based on volatility connectedness to political news 

      Abdollahi, Hooman; Junttila, Juha-Pekka; Lehkonen, Heikki (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-05-13)
      To assess similarities in international asset markets’ responses to political news, we construct a political news index using advanced natural language processing. We then examine how the volatility across international asset markets is connected to the development of our political news index by measuring the daily directional connectedness using a VAR-based framework. Finally, we apply an ...
    • Effects of the dark triad on word of mouth in the luxury context: the moderating role of opinion divergence 

      Wien, Anders Hauge; Peluso, Alessandro; Pichierri, Marco; Piper, Luigi; Guido, Gianluigi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-12)
      The study examines the effects of the dark triad traits (i.e., psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism) on positive word-of-mouth (WOM) intention for luxury products, and the moderating role of others’ opinion divergence (i.e., whether or not a consumer’s opinion deviates from that of the reference group). An experiment with 208 respondents tested the research hypotheses, shedding light on the ...
    • Country of origin effects in explaining motivations for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: A cognitive-affective-norm approach 

      Olsen, Svein Ottar; Tuu, Ho Huy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-11)
      This study aims to broaden the understanding of the motivational factors influencing vaccine acceptance framed as product country image (PCI) by exploring the role of overall country image (OCI), vaccine knowledge and information inconsistency, in addition to the three most commonly investigated constructs: vaccine efficacy, fear of vaccine and social norm. A self-administered questionnaire ...
    • The influence of smart shopping carts on the healthier food choices of young consumers 

      Fagerstrøm, Asle; Eriksson, Niklas; Sigurdsson, Valdimar; Larsen, Nils Magne; Menon, Vishnu R.G. (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2024-07-26)
      Shopping carts can be designed to accommodate and integrate smart devices seamlessly within a retail setting, allowing for enhanced connectivity and functionality. Moreover, smart devices on a smart shopping cart can provide verbal motivating stimuli to enhance consumers’ purchasing of healthy food. A conjoint experiment was conducted to examine the potential influence of motivating stimuli on smart ...
    • Ocean tourism: When emotions meet science 

      Bertella, Giovanna (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2024-05-23)
      This chapter delves in the author’s contemplations of ocean tourism, i.e., tourism occurring in marine environments, as a potentially transformative activity capable of fostering a profound respect for the ocean and its inhabitants. Despite our feelings of fascination and interconnectedness with the ocean, many human activities, including tourism, continue to damage the marine ecosystem. However, ...
    • Measuring market volatility connectedness to media sentiment 

      Abdollahi, Hooman; Fjesme, Sturla Lyngnes; Sirnes, Espen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-29)
      We examine directional connectedness patterns from news and social media to financial market volatility using textual analysis and high-frequency data. We find that media sentiment induces market volatility, but the magnitude of that connectedness is time-varying. In addition, news and social media sentiment pertinent to one market transmits volatility to other markets. Finally, we find that ...
    • Reflexive monitoring for sustainable transformations: A game-based workshop methodology for participatory learning 

      Lupini, Sara; Bertella, Giovanna; Font, Xavier (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2024-07-08)
      In this study, we combined reflexive monitoring—a critical assessment, evaluation, and practice-adjustment process—with participatory learning through educational games to advance transformative sustainable tourism methodologies. The methodology was tested in a workshop with tourism practitioners in Norway. Using a constructivist lens, we analysed the narratives participants shared via game artefacts, ...
    • Cornering Authenticity in Wine Tourism: The Case of Tuscany 

      Santini, Cristina; Cavicchi, Alessio; Bertella, Giovanna (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2024)
      Wine tourism is a key activity for boosting wineries profits; thus, diversifying business activities has pros and cons. Tuscany represents the virtuous relationship between wine tourism and local economies. For example, In the small city of Montalcino, the area of Brunello wine, there is one hospitality facility for every 35 local inhabitants. Furthermore, according to recent research (Nomisma) in ...
    • Local food systems and community development: a symbiotic relation? A case study of three rural municipalities in Norway 

      Westskog, Hege; Solnørdal, Mette Talseth; Vindegg, Mikkel; Tønnesen, Anders; Sandnes, Thea; Grasbekk, Bård Sødal; Christensen, Ingrid (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-04-20)
      Policy makers and researchers are increasingly emphasising the need for more diversified and localised food systems. This study investigates relations between local food systems and community development, revealing how local food is linked with identity, social relations, and community pride. We also address barriers and enablers for developing such links. We conducted an in-depth case study of local ...
    • Assisting healthier and more sustainable online food choices through digital quality signals: Exploring preferences and segments 

      Sigurdsson, Valdimar; Menon, Vishnu R.G.; Larsen, Nils Magne; Fagerstrøm, Asle (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-26)
      The current paper contributes to signalling theory by demonstrating the importance of digital quality signals in influencing consumer preferences for sales and segmentation in the context of marketing fresh fish online. We conducted a choice-based conjoint analysis with a latent class segmentation to analyse the significance of digital quality signals compared to traditional attributes online. The ...
    • A Relational Approach to Event Sustainability: Applying Actor–Network Theory and Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to a Music Event 

      Bertella, Giovanna; Tomassini, Lucia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-28)
      The framing of event sustainability should go beyond the greening of specific events and the event sector. Based on a relational approach, we used actor–network theory and Foucauldian discourse analysis to investigate the debate on a music event sustainability. We collected and discursively analysed online newspapers and social media data regarding this event’s sustainability. The findings showed a ...
    • Fra praktisk matematikk til matematikk for økonomer 

      Kristensen, Ørjan Fosdahl (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-12)
      Matematikk er et obligatorisk fag ved mange utdanninger, blant annet innenfor økonomi. Denne studien gir ny innsikt i hvordan økonomistudenter med praktisk matematikk fra videregående skole presterer på eksamen i matematikk. Regresjonsanalyse blir benyttet på utvalget av 1489 studenter fra Handelshøgskolen ved UiT i perioden 2016–2022. Over 60 % har praktisk matematikk som bakgrunn, slik at ...
    • Global standards and the philosophy of consumption: Toward a consumer-driven governance of global value chains 

      Karimova, Guli-Sanam; Heidbrink, Ludger; Brinkmann, Johannes; LeMay, Stephen Arthur (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-27)
      This study delves into the significant ethical criteria in the context of global standards. It addresses the moral wrongdoings and adverse side effects associated with global value chains as discussed in the business ethics literature. The methodology involves theoretical application and synthesis. The study employs ethical principles from deontology, consequentialism, and political cosmopolitanism ...
    • Using neural networks to examine trending keywords in Inventory Control 

      Sadowski, Adam; Sadowski, Michał; Engelseth, Per; Galar, Zbigniew; Skowron-Grabowska, Beata (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-10-27)
      Inventory control is one of the key areas of research in logistics. Using the SCOPUS database, we have processed 9,829 articles on inventory control using triangulation of statistical methods and machine learning. We have proven the usefulness of the proposed statistical method and Graph Attention Network (GAT) architecture for determining trend-setting keywords in inventory control research. We ...
    • The Impact on Environmental Taxes on Transportation and Storage Enterprises’ Development – The Case of Balkan Countries. 

      Sadowski, Adam; Misztal, Anna; Kowalska, Magdalena; Engelseth, Per; Bujak, Andrzej; Skowron-Grabowska, Beata (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-19)
      Sustainable development counteracts climate change and strives for a good quality of life. It is a development based on economic, social and environmental goals which should be evaluated. Environmental taxes have to ensure enterprises’ development follows sustainability principles. The basis of environmental taxes is a physical unit of harmful substance emissions with a proven negative impact on the ...
    • Cross-cultural co-creation of a tourist site: the emic and etic makings 

      Lee, Young-Sook; Mathisen, Line; Søreng, Siri Ulfsdatter (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2023-10-17)
      This chapter discusses how an Arctic destination, North Cape, is co-created through time and space aided by tourists' engagement. We present two cases: (1) Thai visitors to the North Cape; and (2) North Cape as a brand in South Korea, drawing on qualitative methods. We argue that cross-cultural co-creation in tourism experiences depends on the knowledge of different emic and etic perceptions of the ...
    • Sustainability and justice: farm animals in rural tourism and lessons to be learned 

      Bertella, Giovanna (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12)
      Farm animals are virtually ignored in tourism studies concerning sustainability and justice. This study argues that this conflicts with animal ethics and is a missed opportunity to reflect on sustainability and justice in tourism. It adopts an ecofeminist care ethics perspective and conducts autoethnographic research into farm animals, considered ‘silenced’ individuals belonging to a marginalised ...
    • A hands-on framework for the design and implementation of plant-based food experiences 

      Bertella, Giovanna; Brall, Vanessa; Berti, Lia (Chapter; Bokkapittel, 2024)
      This chapter presents how to promote plant-based food consumption as both an ordinary and extraordinary experience. Studies on social, sustainability and experiential marketing are reviewed, and two cases in Arctic Norway are investigated that highlight the plant-based eating challenges of limited local production of vegetables and a dominant animal-based food culture. The cases concern a nonprofit ...
    • From propriety to validity in new ventures: A nine-year study of three startup companies 

      Oftedal, Elin Merethe; Foss, Lene; Rutherford, Matthew (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-10)
      New ventures introducing new technological innovations must, to survive, negotiate legitimacy with stakeholders who provide critical resources (e.g., Zimmerman and Zeitz, 2002). Legitimacy - “a generalized perception or assumption that the actions of an entity are desirable, proper, or appropriate within some socially constructed system of norms, values, beliefs, and definitions” (Suchman, 1995, p. ...