Hospitality and service industries

This publication titled, ';Encyclopaedia of Travel, Leisure and Tourism Management' tries to create a holistic understanding of tourism related issues and provides readers with an integrated perspective on the subject.

A critical look at the tension between the larger role of the university and the commercialization of college sportsUnwinding Madness is the most comprehensive examination to date of how the NCAA has lost its way in the governance of intercollegiate athletics-and why it is incapable of achieving reform and must be replaced.

Behind the stereotype of a solitary meditator closing his eyes to the world, meditation always takes place in close interaction with the surrounding culture.

The internet wasn't built for time travelers.

Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies provides an up-to-date, concise and readable coverage of the most important topics in tourism economics.

Security Officers and Supervisors: 150 Things You Should Know presents an array of relevant topics, including addressing "e;Tips of the Trade"e; in how to manage a team of professionals and serve as an effective supervisor.

The word "e;luxury"e; has almost lost its meaning.

 Sport has enjoyed steadily increasing prominence and economic importance since the Millennium.

The post-Enron disintegration of Arthur Andersen in 2002 reduced the number of international accounting firms that audit nearly all of the world's largest public companies to the surviving Big Four -- Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC.

This book explores the lived experience of cultural entrepreneurship examining the challenges associated with cultural labour including the insecurities of managing precarious working conditions.

The Five Technological Forces Disrupting Security: How Cloud, Social, Mobile, Big Data and IoT are Transforming Physical Security in the Digital Age explores the major technological forces currently driving digital disruption in the security industry, and what they foretell for the future.

The bioregion of Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea possesses a unique natural heritage stretching back over 50 million years since the break-up of the great southern continent of Gondwanaland.

Managing Service, Education and Knowledge Management in the Knowledge Economic Era contains papers that were originally presented at the 2016 International Congress on Management and Technology in Knowledge, Service, Tourism & Hospitality (SERVE 2016), held 8-9 October 2016 & 20-21 October 2016, in Jakarta, Indonesia & at the Vladimir State University, Vladimir, Russia.

Targeted analytics to address the unique opportunities in hospitality and gaming The Analytic Hospitality Executive helps decision makers understand big data and how it can drive value in the industry.

Edwin Cole Bearss, born in 1923, is an American World War II wounded warrior of the Greatest Generation.

The papers presented in this volume advance the state-of-the-art research on big data and analytics, social media, electronic marketing, mobile computing and recommender systems, mobile sensors and geosocial services, augmented reality, wearable computing, smart tourism, electronic distribution for tourism and hospitality products and services, e-learning, responsive web design and management, and eTourism for development.

Cybercrime is increasing at an exponential rate.

This book contains the best papers on tourism sustainability, economics and management presented at the 10th Tourism Outlook Conference, held in Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 October 2017 and the 11th Tourism Outlook Conference held in Eskisehir, Turkey from 3-5 October 2018.

The field of sports development is becoming ever more professional, with the levels of expertise in planning and efficiency required of those working in private or national sports institutions higher than they have ever been.

Dieses Buch soll Entscheider:innen, Führungskräften und Mitarbeiter:innen im Tourismus ermöglichen, ihr Verhalten aus der Sicht der Gäste zu sehen und einen respektvollen und wertschätzenden Umgang zu entwickeln.

The aim of this book is to demonstrate the use of business- driven risk assessments to meet the requirements within privacy laws.

This book features the second volume of the proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the International Association of Cultural and Digital Tourism (IACuDiT).

Since the doi moi reforms in 1986, Vietnam has experienced a dramatic socioeconomictransformation.

Basic Management Accounting for the Hospitality Industry uses a step by step approach to enable students to independently master the field.

Learning from Near Misses can provide opportunities to improve safety without the need for harm to have first occurred.

This book explores the various considerations for achieving an effective regulatory strategy to improve financial access and usage in Nigeria and beyond.

The development of both elite, high performance sport and mass participation, grassroots-level sport are central concerns for governments and sports governing bodies.

Heritage is a growing area of both tourism and study, with World Heritage Site designations increasing year-on-year.

This International Encyclopaedia of Modem Hospitality and Tourism Management helps readers develop the wide-ranging knowledge and analytical skills they need to succeed in todays burgeoning and dynamic hotel industry.

Whether professional or amateur, sports businesses must develop their brand and image to meet the expectations of a diverse environment, consisting of fans, sponsors, and other stakeholders.

The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) technology has indeed led to an increase in cybersecurity issues.

"e;Zero Trust is the strategy that organizations need to implement to stay ahead of cyber threats, period.

This book contributes to an improved understanding of knowledge-intensive business services and knowledge management issues.

The nature of arts administration and management has changed dramatically over the last decade with policy, funding and restructuring all playing major parts.

This book includes research papers submitted to and presented during the first international conference on Cultural Sustainable Tourism (CST) that was held in Thessaloniki, Greece in November of 2017.

"e;If I were giving out an award for 'book of the year' for internal audit professionals, I would certainly award it to her outstanding manuscript: Radical Reporting: Writing Better Audit, Risk, Compliance and Information Security Reports.

The definitive account of the trillion-dollar payment card industry.

Though their primary concern, organizations in the creative industries don't only succeed or fail based on the exercise of their creative resources.

This book concentrates on some leading questions in mergers and acquisitions research in last two decades and tries to find explanations concerning cultural issues.

Stats Means Business is an introductory and comprehensive textbook written especially for hospitality, business and tourism students who take statistics or quantitative methods modules.

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the valuable tangible and intangible benefits of the development of heritage tourism.

USA TODAY BESTSELLER | WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERDiscover the official story of In-N-Out Burgerhow three generations have created a thriving, family-owned company, why its fans are so wildly loyal, and what led to its explosive growth and evolution into an iconic part of American cultureas told by In-N-Out Burger's president, Lynsi Snyder.

The definitive guide to making the most of Common Worship!

Reframe "e;wealth management"e; to achieve sustainable success in financial services You've Been Framed is a step-by-step guide for achieving ultimate profitability and sustainability for your financial advisory firm.

The Art of Cyber Defense: From Risk Assessment to Threat Intelligence offers a comprehensive exploration of cybersecurity principles, strategies, and technologies essential for safeguarding digital assets and mitigating evolving cyber threats.

'Empowerment: HR strategies for service excellence' shows managers and students the importance of empowerment as part of human resource strategy.

This book evaluates the local impacts and legacies of the Olympics in Rio by comparing Rio2016 with other Olympic experiences and evaluating the ways in which the Games served the city.

2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1966 FIFA World Cup, hosted in England.