This paper focuses on women’s entrepreneurship policy as a core component of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. We use a systematic literature review (SLR) approach to critically explore the policy implications of women’s entrepreneurship research according to gender perspective: feminist empiricism, feminist standpoint theory, and post-structuralist feminist theory. Our research question asks whether ...

True experimental design and quasi-experimental design are considered to be rigorous research designs appropriate for assessing the impact of pedagogical interventions. This study explores the extent and application of experimental design in impact research on entrepreneurship education (EE) based on a systematic literature review. The findings reveal a substantial lack of methodologically rigorous ...

Hovedfokuset i artikkelen er å analysere tidligere forskningsresultater når det gjelder misligheter og bruk av granskingsekspert i revisjonsprosessen for å svare på tre relevante spørsmål: (1) Kan bruk av granskingsekspert hjelpe revisjonsteamet med å oppdage misligheter? (2) Hvordan kan en granskingsekspert hjelpe revisor med å identifisere mislighetsrisikofaktorer? Og (3) i hvilken grad bør en ...

<p><i>Purpose</i>: The purpose of this paper is to identify consumer segments based on the importance of food quality and prestige benefits when buying food for a special occasion; dinner party with friends.</p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i>: Using cluster analysis, the importance of food quality benefits (quality, taste and health) and prestige benefits (prestige quality, hedonic, ...

It is indisputable that achieving sustainability in the minerals industry requires a holistic approach to innovation that utilizes the breadth of knowledge found outside the industry. While providing a myriad of opportunities, this open approach to innovation would also be challenging in that companies need to have sufficient absorptive capacity, i.e. the ability to ‘recognize’, ‘assimilate’ and ...

Hvordan skapes naturopplevelser om bord på et hurtigruteskip? I denne artikkelen ser jeg nærmere på hurtigruteturisters naturbaserte opplevelser på et skip, og hvordan turistenes opplevelser blir til. Psykologiens innfallsvinkel til opplevelse legger vekt på hvordan denne er et kroppslig og mentalt fenomen somoppstår i individet selv.Men opplevelsen kan også studeres med utgangspunkt i en sosial ...

Like many other mountainous countries, Norway has experienced a rapid increase in both recreational winter activities and fatalities in avalanche terrain during the past few decades: during the decade 2008–2017, 64 recreational avalanche fatalities were recorded in Norway. This is a 106% increase from that of the previous decade. In 2013, Norway therefore launched the National Avalanche Warning ...

<p><i>Purpose</i>: This study aims to explore whether hierarchical position and organizational size affect perceptions of a learning organization (LO) during reform implementation.</p> <p><i>Design/methodology/approach</i>: An electronic survey was distributed in four Norwegian police districts at an early stage of reform implementation. One of the objectives of the reform was to develop the ...

The purpose of this study is to focus on the experience value of tourism in those cases where tourists and residents experience a closer interaction with each other. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the concept of experience value in terms of reciprocality and relations-building. Drawing upon central concepts from the co-creation literature, tourist–resident interactions ...

<p><i>Purpose</i>: Government attention to women’s entrepreneurship has increased in the past two decades; however, there are few cross-cultural studies to inform policy development. This paper aims to draw on gender and institutional theory to report on the status of female-focused small and medium-sized enterprises/entrepreneurship policies and to ask how – and to what extent – do women’s ...