Retail and wholesale industries

In one of the first books to treat retailing as a subject of serious analysis, Retailing and the Public examines the state of one of the most important industries in the country.

In fewer than three hundred years tourism has become a global service industry of great economic, cultural and political importance.

International Cases in Tourism Management includes:* Profiles of individual companies* Case studies on destination management and marketing* Material on different management functions in tourism, such as marketing and human resource management* Case studies of particular types of tourism, such as ecotourism and cultural tourismThe case studies are supplemented by exercises and questions, which ensure that for students and tutors alike the book is the ideal accompaniment to all tourism courses.

This book unravels the role of democracy after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and reflects important debates surrounding the security of Muslim communities in the years to come.

"e;This is a useful step-by-step guide for starting your own apparel boutique or online business.

This book explores the potential for policy reform as a short-term, low-cost way to sustainably enhance global food security.

Advances in Service Network Analysis examines advances in the management and analysis of networks of organizations in service industries.

Customer satisfaction and loyalty in the tourism sector is highly dependent upon the behaviours of front-line service providers.

Learn the elements of the global supply chain so that you can run a fashion business.

The high street is in crisis.

This book explores the relationship between tourism, culture and ethnic identity in Tibet in , focusing in particular on Shangrila, a Tibetan region in Southwest China, to show how local 'Tibetan culture' is reconstructed as a marketable commodity for tourists.

Travel and tourism 'stories' have been told and recorded within every culture, in every period of oral and written history, and across the breadth of the fact/fiction continuum.

Within events management, events are commonly categorised within two axes, size and content.

This book examines a number of key questions about social change in contemporary Russia - issues such as how people survive when they are not paid for months on end, 'the New Poor', the falling birth rate, why so many Russian men die in middle age, whether regional identities are becoming stronger, and how people's sense of 'Russianness' has developed since the creation of the Russian Federation in 1992.

The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted a new urgency in efforts to deal with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear proliferati on.

This book explores the ways in which the environmental factor of advertising can influence children's food choice and health status, and how it contributes to the significant public health issue of childhood obesity.

The TPP was negotiated among 12 economically diverse countries, including some most highly developed and rich countries (i.

Global sports events are rarely far from the public eye.

This book analyzes the roots of one of the main human activities that can be developed in natural and agricultural ecosystems: tourism.

This book examines comparative performance and best practice in National Tourism Organisations/ Administrations from extensive research carried out in 2003 and 2004.

Focusing on the significance of travel in Joseph Conrad, E.

This book provides students with a concise and practical guide that presents key understandings of the tourist experience and provides strategic guidance on how to develop an impactful and memorable experience.

Consumer behaviour includes individual decision-making (IDM).

This volume discusses the complex relationship between Protected Areas and tourism and their impact on community livelihoods in a range of countries in Southern Africa.

Bringing affect and emotion to the forefront of tourism studies, this book presents a new generation of scholars who consolidate emerging affective approaches and establish a route for scholarship that examines the roles of emotion and affect in tourism.

In today's world, the need to eliminate natural and human-made disasters has been at the forefront of national and international socio-political agendas.

Originally published in 1983, Urban France examines the rapid growth in French cities between 1950-1980, and the serious consequences that have followed this rapid growth.

This book investigates urban tourism development in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the challenges and risks involved, but also showcasing the potential benefits.

The book examines the trade liberalization measures, which were initiated in India during 1991 and which focused on manufacturing industries.

There are increasingly strident calls from many sectors of society for the tourism industry, the world's largest industry, to adopt a more ethical approach to the way it does business.

Not since man set foot on the moon over four decades ago has there been such passion and excitement about space exploration.

Tourists are drawn to explore new environments and peoples.

Making Place, Making Self explores new understandings of place and place-making in late modernity, covering key themes of place and space, tourism and mobility, sexual difference and subjectivity.

Ecotourism and adventure tours offer unique tourism opportunities in the Antarctic!

China has witnessed a dramatic development of tourism in urban context in the past thirty years, especially with its success in hosting the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 and the Shanghai World Exposition in 2010.

This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food.

Research related to justice and tourism is at an early stage in tourism studies.

With the emphasis on small enterprises, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of what is happening across Europe in terms of sustainable development objectives and sustainability in the context of tourism supply.

Volunteers are central to sport at all levels, from mega-events to grassroots clubs.

e-Shock was a landmark book that analysed the impact of the electronic shopping revolution on major retailers and manufacturers and the strategic options available for the future.

The book explores emerging themes, concepts, and issues in ethnic tourism, through examination of theoretical underpinnings and empirical research in various ethnic destinations worldwide.

The retail industry is under significant pressure.

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Southeast Asian sex workers are stereotypically understood as passive victims of the political economy, and submissive to western men.

Events Management is a rapidly expanding discipline with growing student numbers however currently there are no specifically focused Research Methods texts available to serve this growing cohort.

This book proposes a model for directly aligning strategic communication with organisational business planning to enable effective management of mid- to long-term organisational issues.