Hospitality and service industries

This book presents a fresh perspective on combating cyber crime, showcasing innovative solutions from experts across various fields.

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit dem Total Revenue Management (TRM), einem aufkommenden Konzept im Revenue Management, das die bestehenden Prinzipien und Instrumente des Revenue Managements in alle Gewinnbereiche einbezieht.

Moving beyond the tequila-soaked cliches of Mexican tourism, this multifaceted book explores the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II.

Insulated from the dust, noise, and crowds churning outside, China's luxury hotels are staging areas for the new economic and political landscape of the country.

Practitioners in apparel manufacturing and retailing enterprises in the fashion industry, ranging from senior to front line management, constantly face complex and critical decisions.

Blockchain technology is a digital ledger system that allows for secure, transparent and tamper-proof transactions.

Tourism is one of the largest industries in the world, yet leisure travel is more than just economically important.

Nine Practices of the Successful Security Leader lays out a series of best practices for security managers.

Although no one had ever followed North American monarch butterflies on their annual southward journey to Mexico and California, in the 1990s there were well-accepted assumptions about the nature and form of the migration.

The past couple of decades have witnessed Buddhist communities both continuing the modernization of Buddhism and questioning some of its limitations.

Psybersecurity: Human Factors of Cyber Defence is a clarion call to action in the face of a stark reality: over 90% of cyberattacks exploit human vulnerabilities, as highlighted by the 2022 Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum.

During the New Kingdom (c.

Style Wise: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Fashion Stylist, 3rd Edition is an essential text for turning aspiring stylists into professional stylists.

Contemporary sport could not function without the involvement of voluntary organizations, from local grass-roots clubs to international agencies such as the International Olympic Committee.

This book proposes measures to promote regional industrial development in East Asia from the perspective of three industries: agriculture, food, and tourism.

This book, the first study of its kind, examines the economics behind motorsports, in particular Formula One.

This book evaluates why cities choose to bid for the Olympics, why Olympic bids fail, and whether cities can benefit from failed bids.

Exploring the ambiguous relationship between fandom and consumer culture, this book provides a critical overview of fans, fan cultures and fan experiences in relation to the broader experience and transformation economy.

The global financial crisis that reached its peak in late 2008 has brought the importance of financial services regulation and supervision into the spotlight.

Schlafer looks at the preacher's task at the "e;high times"e; of the church and the secular year, those occasions on which expectations run high and emotions can be intense.

In a world where tiny fingers are as familiar with touchscreens as they are with crayons, ensuring our children's safety online has never been more crucial.

This is a rich, informative, and inspiring compendium of the Christian tradition of prayer and contemplation from the earliest days of the Church to the present day.

This long-awaited companion volume to Howard E.

The events surrounding the holidays molded the foundation of the Jews as a nation and are related to their continuity and survival as Jews throughout history.

Love, Marriage, and Family in the JewishLaw and Tradition is everything you wanted to know about the Jewish view on marriage, sexuality, and child bearing in clear and concise language.

This captivating book explores the intersection where performing art meets human interaction and delves into the application of human factors' principles in this field.

This book introduces new healthcare managers to the skills they need to transition and succeed in their managerial roles.

Little kids want to know who Santa is so this book will serve as an excellent introduction.

This book provides a quick but in-depth discussion of the beginnings of Easter.

We have interviewed event planners and professionals who have held more than their share of conferences, workshops, and seminars, and they've shared their successes, and failures, to help you achieve, and avoid, the same things.

Modern cities are increasingly involving citizens in decisions that affect them.

Easter is not just about the Easter bunny and its colorful eggs.

As the service sectors play an increasingly important role in all economies worldwide, service executives and professionals are well advised to recognize two main pathways to achieving sustainable success in services.

Easter is more than just the fun activity of egg hunting.

This is a must-read for anyone trained in traditional processimprovement or business architecture.

Christmas is more than just gift-giving.

Given the rapid technological, organizational, and structural changes that challenge conventional institutions and economies, what is the future of work?

In this book the authors explore the influence of gender on organizational performance in the health care sector.

This book takes the position that organizations, such as businesses and government agencies, form a special class of living system.

The Good Company tells the stories of over 30 inspiring companies around the world that are among the ethical leaders in the industry.

Tourism Case Studies from the Asia-Pacific Region offers a comprehensive exploration of the diverse world of tourism within one of the most dynamic regions on the globe.

This book is a sequel to Business Engineering and Service Design, published by this editorial, which provides the foundations of Business Engineering; it is dedicated to health care, presenting our view of the foundations for the design of institutions that provide such service, general architectures for making designs operative, and many real cases that show how to do formal design and the benefits to be obtained.

This book invites the reader on a journey of discovery of service systems.

This book provides the foundations of BE, reviews the disciplines integrated within its methodology, and presents plentiful evidence of its power by giving detailed application cases, including impressive results in private and public situations.

The focus of this book is on providing clear word descriptions and step-by-step Excel instructions, rather than including lots of x's and y's everywhere.

Packed with new information, the revised edition of this best selling manual was designed for use by all food service serving staff members.

Gathering people together for a special event is always a challenge.

This book is an introduction to the management of food and beverage operations within a luxury hotel environment.

Every one of us produce and/or use services on a daily basis.

This book begins an adventure wherein the author outlines for us the particular shape our minds impose on that journey; he takes as his analytic, the human sensorium: the panoply of sensory channels (sight, hearing, touch, etc.