Anna Karin Olsson

A conceptual model for university-society research collaboration facilitating societal impact for local innovation

Purpose – The purpose is to develop a work-integrated learning (WIL) model for university-society research collaboration facilitating societal impa...

A co-workership approach on digital transformation : Towards smart manufacturing

Digital transformation refers to the process of organizational change, evolving over time for value creation and appropriation aiding for smart...

A Nordic Perspective on Co‐Operation for Sustainable Destination and Regional Development

This research report contributes to a Nordic perspective on co-operation for sustainable destination- and regional development based on studies...

A tourist attraction's members : Their motivations, relations and roles

Active participating consumers are present as members at tourist attractions. This explorative case study aims to deepen the understanding of the...

Approaches to inclusive networking in place development : an illustration from six smaller Scandinavian cities

The aim of this study is to further explore and deepen research in place development with focus on inclusive networking related to renewal processe...

Artificial and human aspects of Industry 4.0: an industrial work-integrated-learning research agenda

The manufacturing industry is currently under extreme pressure to transform their organizations and competencies to reap the benefits of industry...

Artificial and Human Intelligence through Learning : How Industry Applications Need Human-in-the-loop

This study addresses work-integrated learning from a workplace learning perspective.Two companies within the manufacturing industry (turbo machiner...

Att utveckla Lysekils centrum tillsammans : utmaningar och möjligheter

Denna studie designades och analyserades av Högskolan Väst 2016-2017. Undersökningen kompletterar den besökar- och boendestudie som Högskolan Väst...

Bachelor students in research projects : boosting WIL and University-Society Collaboration

Drawing from the experiences of student projects organized and developed in accordance with work integrated learning, this paper contributes to the...

Becoming a smart old town : How to manage stakeholder collaboration and cultural heritage

Purpose: Within the ongoing digitalization of society and dimensions of integration, equality, citizen needs, sustainability and quality of life ar...

Besökar- och boendestudie i Lysekil sensommaren 2016

En studie av besökare och boende i Lysekil genomfördes med 279 svarande respondenter under tiden 26 juli - 14 september 2016. Syftet med studien va...

Besökar- och boendestudie i Lysekil sommaren 2017

Denna studie designades och analyserades av Högskolan Väst 2016-2017. Undersökningen kompletterar den besökar- och boendestudie som Högskolan Väst...

Canals, Rivers and Lakes as Experiencescapes : Destination Development Based on Strategic Use of Inland Water

Earlier studies show that there is an increasing interest in exploration and (re)development of waterways sites with surrounding areas used for...

Challenges of collaboration in old townscapes

Challenges of collaboration in old townscapes Contemporary cities are increasingly viewing cultural/heritage tourism as an area of tourism with gre...

Collaboration for Learning - Industrial PhD-students in the Intersection of Academia and Work-life

Contemporary societal issues often call for the inclusion of many perspectives and competences hence there is a demand for increased academia-socie...

Conceptualizing University-Society Collaboration : A Literature Review Focusing on Drivers of Collaboration

Collaboration and learning are vital for development in all sectors of society and there is a constant need for new ideas, innovation and...

Desperately seeking industrial digital strategy : a dynamic capability approach

This study focuses on managers’ perceptions of organisational capabilities for strategy formulation related to industrial digitalisation. A...

Destination development through storytelling focused on maritime culture

Abstract for the 22nd Nordic Symposium in Tourism and Hospitality Research: Innovation and value creation in experience-based tourism Destination...

Destination Development with Focus on Strategic Use of Inland Water Areas as Experiencescapes

There is an increasing interest in exploration and (re)development of waterways sites with surrounding areas used for leisure, recreation and...

Destination Development with Focus on Strategic Use of Inland Water Areas as Experiencescapes

There is an increasing interest in exploration and (re)development of waterways sites with surrounding areas used for leisure, recreation and...

Destination service volunteering

This chapter reviews research on volunteering in destination service organisations, which promote and facilitate tourism in a destination. This...

Doing Good : an Exploration of Members' Motivations and Behaviours in Tourism Settings

Doing good at a nonprofit tourist attraction

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the growing field of membership research by applying a relationship marketing perspective o...

Driving forces for sustainable destination development : A Nordic study based on maritime culture and inland sea-regions

This study focuses on sustainable destination development in a Nordic context. At most destinations stakeholders from private, public and voluntary...

En gränsöverskridande workshop om : Hvordan kan vi bruke undersøkelser til å skape et bedre sentrum?

En gränsöverskridande workshop om Hvordan kan vi bruke undersøkelser til å skape et bedre sentrum? genomfördes den 27 oktober 2016 i Fredrikstad...

Exploring Nordic ways of tourism cooperation around canals, rivers and in‐land water areas

There is an increasing interest for exploring and /re/development of water and waterways sites with surrounding areas used for leisure, recreation...

Framing organizational social media : a longitudinal study of a hotel chain

The development of social media in the past decade has transformed the hospitality and tourism industry. There is, however, limited empirical...

In an urban food desert : A study of mobile farmers markets and social entrepreneurship in Washington, DC

Food deserts, i.e., socially distressed neighborhoods with little access to healthy food, constitute a growing concern in the United States. In thi...

Inclusive place innovation as a means for local community regeneration

This chapter contributes knowledge on the challenges of collaboration within local community regeneration in order to identify innovative approache...

Industrial PhD Education : Exploring Doctoral Students Acting in the Intersection of Academia and Work-Life

Aim/Purpose: The aim is to explore the benefits and challenges of industrial PhD education through the perspectives of industrial PhD students who...

Industrial PhD students spanning the boundaries between academia and practice : a collaboration for organisational learning, Organisational Learning, Knowledge and Capabilities.

The aim of this study is to further expand research on cross-boundary organisational collaboration for learning by focusing on industrial PhD...

Integration, entreprenörskap och hållbar samhällsutveckling

Keeping up the pace of digitalization in small businesses : Women entrepreneurs' knowledge and use of social media

Purpose – This study aims to explore how women entrepreneurs in small businesses encounter digitalization and learn to use social media at work by...

Lessons Learned From A Cross-Sector Development Project : An Integrative Research Approach

This paper draws on the experiences of work-integrated learning from a Swedish-Norwegian cross-sector research project where actors from university...

Library-faculty collaboration in the light of a business administration bachelor’s program : ‘The Scientific Wave’

In contemporary digital society, information literacy is increasingly important and viewed as a necessary life skill for all ages, social groups, a...

Linking Technological Frames to Social Media Implementation : An International Study of Hotels

Social media have transformed the hospitality and tourism industry and affected how customers interact and take decisions, but have also affected...

Making an Effort for Free : Volunteers’ Roles in Destination-based Storytelling

Making an effort for free : volunteers' roles in destination-basedstorytelling

Many destinations are dependent on volunteers. Storytelling is one of the areas to which volunteers are increasingly contributing; however, the rol...

Making sense of social media implementation : a longitudinal case study of the technological frames of hotel employees

Social media has become an important part of people’s social life and effect how they communicate, interact and consume online. Social media, has...

Managers’ Perceptions of Industrial Digitalization in the Early Phases of a Pandemic : A Qualitative Study

This paper explores how managers in the manufacturing industry simultaneously accommodated industrial digitalization and the impact of COVID-19....

Members as Participating Supporters and Front Line Co-Creators : Spatial Aspects of Member Interactions in Tourism Settings

Many customers of today are members in a variety of membership progammes. In the tourism and hospitality industry membership programmes are of...

Members in Tourism Settings : their Motivations, Behaviours and Roles

Members in Tourism Settings : their motivations, behaviours and roles

Membership programs are widely-used marketing tools. Many customers belong to a number of different membership programs across a variety of...

Network collaboration for local and regional development the case of Swedish women entrepreneurs

The aim of this study is to explore women entrepreneurs participation in networks with focus on local community collaboration. In recent years...

One foot in academia and one in work-life : the case of Swedish industrial PhD students

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the benefits and barriers for learning in industrial PhD education through the perspectives of...

Retailing and cultural heritage as means for the future city

Reviewing human-centric themes in intelligent manufacturing research

In the era of Industry 4.0, emergent digital technologies generate profound transformations in the industry toward developing intelligent...

Samverkan och utveckling i Gamlebyen

Högskolan Västs Rapport 3 - Samverkan och utveckling i Gamlebyen består av en studie av Gamlebyen Fredrikstads kommune, Norge. Denna studie baseras...

Spatial aspects of member retention, participation and co-creation in tourism settings

Many customers today belong to a number of different membership programs. Memberships have been applied in different ways in tourism settings since...

Stakeholder Collaboration for Place Innovation : Challenges and Visions in Local Regeneration

This paper takes its point of departure from urban place innovation studies with focus on stakeholders' interests and involvement in developing loc...