Hospitality and service industries

Mega-events have long been used by cities as a strategy to secure global recognition and attract future economic investment.

Fear, Society, and the Police examines elements of fear and how they can be controlled and turned into an effective and proper response in an emergency situation.

This book tells the story of fashion workers engaged in the labor of design and the material making of New York fashion.

This book tells the story of fashion workers engaged in the labor of design and the material making of New York fashion.

This book deals directly with the risk/return multiple trade-offs coming out of the closely intertwined relationship between banking and real estate.

Fear, Society, and the Police examines elements of fear and how they can be controlled and turned into an effective and proper response in an emergency situation.

This book deals directly with the risk/return multiple trade-offs coming out of the closely intertwined relationship between banking and real estate.

Here is an engaging overview of the development of, definition of, and approach to modern geotourism, a growing movement to help sustain and showcase the distinctive geographical characteristics of many places around the world.

This book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of research outcomes on the equity home bias puzzle - that people overinvest in domestic stocks relative to the theoretically optimal investment portfolio.

Post-disaster and post-conflict tourism has recently emerged as a prominent topic of research and considers new risks that jeopardize tourism travel to destinations that have recently experienced climate-related disasters, civil conflicts, and other challenges.

Here is an engaging overview of the development of, definition of, and approach to modern geotourism, a growing movement to help sustain and showcase the distinctive geographical characteristics of many places around the world.

This book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of research outcomes on the equity home bias puzzle - that people overinvest in domestic stocks relative to the theoretically optimal investment portfolio.

Post-disaster and post-conflict tourism has recently emerged as a prominent topic of research and considers new risks that jeopardize tourism travel to destinations that have recently experienced climate-related disasters, civil conflicts, and other challenges.

Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, Eleventh Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of interventions that can reduce or prevent deviance.

Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, Eleventh Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of interventions that can reduce or prevent deviance.

This book explores the moral and political significance of gastrospaces: the spaces where we eat.

Inside secrets and never-before-revealed stories are shared in this one-of-a-kind book by Child Care Business Success Mentor Julie Bartkus.

With In the Company Christ, Sister Benedicta Ward, a church historian, guides us through the history of Christian procession.

"e;Bishop Marshall has given us a pastoral gift.

What does it really mean to "e;proclaim the good news of God in Christ"e; and to "e;continue in the apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers?

In this first new Eucharistic customary in nearly 20 years, Patrick Malloy, an Episcopal priest and liturgical scholar, presents a clear, illustrated guide for the presider and other leaders of the liturgy, contemporary in approach but based on ancient and classic principles of celebration.

The dramatic story of the last fifty years of the Speyer banking dynasty, a Jewish family of German descent, is surprisingly little known today, yet at the turn of the 20th century, Speyer was the third largest investment banking firm in the United States, behind only Morgan and Kuhn, Loeb.

A new model of tourism development has recently emerged out of a widening concern for the environment.

Drawing from extended fieldwork in La Reunion, in the Indian Ocean, the author suggests an innovative re-reading of different concepts of magic that emerge in the global cultural economics of tourism.

Understanding footwear design and manufacture is vital for improving the functionality, aesthetics and marketability of a product.

Fashion Supply Chain Management Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technologies looks at the application of RFID technologies in such areas as order allocation, garment manufacturing, product tracking, distribution and retail.

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

Examining the importance of aligning computer security (information assurance) with the goals of an organization, this book gives security personnel direction as to how systems should be designed, the process for doing so, and a methodology to follow.

Edited by experts, this book brings together the collective experience of trail blazers.

Blinded by emotional rhetoric, political posturing, and genuine fear, previous efforts to defend our way of life against aggressors intent on inflicting personal and economic destruction have proven, in hindsight, to be misguided, panicked, and reactionary.

By definition, information security exists to protect your organization's valuable information resources.

Once considered a luxury, a business continuity plan has become a necessity.

Take a journey with Rabbis Ron Isaacs and Kerry Olitzky to discover the best seder ever!

From sustainable event planning to the influence of VR, AI, and mobile applications on tourist behaviour, this book explores the dynamic landscape where innovation meets tradition.

Eyes to See: The Redemptive Purpose of Icons offers the discovery of life-giving spiritual insights found through learning to read the language of religious icons.

A classic and indispensable resource for public worship and private devotion that speaks to people across a range of traditions - both within and beyond the church.

Hands and Hearts includes easy-to-follow instruction for activities, based on the liturgical year, designed to help your church family experience faith-based learning together.

Anger, judgment, forgiveness, wisdom.

Fourteen original woodcut designs depicting the Stations of the Cross, with accompanying monologue, that inspire meaningful meditation about faith for Lent and throughout the year.

Become a full partner in the worship of God using this guide which illuminates the theology, history, and practical concerns of the Holy Eucharist.

Completely updated to reflect the sweeping changes in worship patterns which began with "e;The Liturgical Revival"e; and culminated in the adoption of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.

A valuable, illustrated handbook for the server at all liturgical celebrations that details all the responsibilities and duties of the acolyte.

The services industrieswhich include jobs ranging from flipping hamburgers to providing investment advicecan no longer be characterized, as they have in the past, as a stagnant sector marked by low productivity growth.

Discover a more lighthearted side of the funeral industry in this collection of real-life stories from the authors of Mortuary Confidential.

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.

Fans of baseball, football, basketball, and hockey have long been exploited and oppressed by the monopolistic practices of team owners.

"e;Wolfe does an exemplary job of detailing the ceremonies performed at Mecca and the reasons behind them .

Fashion education is changing.

What are the implications of mass tourism and globalization for the field of archaeology?