Blar i HVL Open på forfatter "Opstad, Leiv"
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Attitude towards mathematics among economics and business students in Norway. Is there any gender difference?
Opstad, Leiv; Årethun, Torbjørn (Chapter, 2019)The purpose of this study is to find out if there is any gender difference in attitudes to mathematics among students at the Faculty of Economics and Management, NTNU. More than 200 students from the three departments: (1) ... -
The Degree of Profit Persistence in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Norwegian Campsites
Opstad, Leiv; Valenta, Robin; Idsø, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: To gain more knowledge about the profit rate and whether it persists over time for campsites. Many international articles have analysed the degree of profit persistence but in other sectors than campsites.This ... -
The Dynamics of Profitability among Salmon Farmers—A Highly Volatile and Highly Profitable Sector
Opstad, Leiv; Idsø, Johannes; Valenta, Robin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Salmon farming stands out from many other industries with its very high profitability, but it is also highly volatile. The main question is whether the profit of individual firms is stable, or whether profitable firms ... -
The dynamics of the profitability and growth of restaurants: the case of Norway
Opstad, Leiv; Idsø, Johannes; Valenta, Robin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The restaurant industry is quite similar across borders. It is a labour-intensive industry that is important for tourism and employment. It consists mainly of many small businesses that are regionally dispersed. There are ... -
Evidence of a Threshold Size for Norwegian Campsites and Its Dynamic Growth Process Implications—Does Gibrat’s Law Hold?
Opstad, Leiv; Idsø, Johannes; Valenta, Robin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although campsites are an important segment of the tourist sector, few applied articles have analyzed their growth path and tested Gibrat’s Law for firms within this industry. This knowledge can be of importance to the ... -
Factors that Explain Undergraduate Business Students’ Performance in Their Chosen Field. Does Gender Matter?
Opstad, Leiv; Årethun, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The purpose of this study is to find out how undergraduate students perform in selected courses at a business school. Management and communication oriented courses require different skills to those of core business courses. ... -
Har tilhørighet til Sogndal en påvirkning på bruk av lokale butikker ved kjøp av klær?
Tuv, Tarjei Namtvedt; Jørstad, Mathilde; Pedersen, Jonas Bjånes (Bachelor thesis, 2018) -
The Influence of Income and Currency Changes on Tourist Inflow to Norwegian Campsites: The Case of Swedish and German Visitors
Opstad, Leiv; Hammervold, Randi; Idsø, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)There are few published articles on the demand for campsites, despite this being an important segment of the tourism industry. The purpose of this study was to gain further understanding of this topic. Using publicly ... -
Skills, Gender, and Performance Matter when Undergraduate Business Students Choose Specialisation within Business Courses
Opstad, Leiv; Årethun, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The purpose of this article is to explore the heterogeneity among undergraduate Norwegian business students. This is made visible by the students’ choice of subjects in their third year. The chosen methodology is the ...