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Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > General

The Arts and Events (Hardcover): Lee Jolliffe, Hilary Du Cros The Arts and Events (Hardcover)
Lee Jolliffe, Hilary Du Cros
R4,431 Discovery Miles 44 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cultural heritage and contemporary arts benefit from being showcased in events. Arts-related events are each unique in reflecting local culture; they may be therefore spontaneous (street art and so on) or planned (i.e. studio tours or arts festivals). The Arts and Events explores the nature and complexity of managing arts events and fills a significant gap in the available literature. It investigates the history, development and management of arts events to offer much needed insight into creating economic, social and cultural capital. It therefore contributes to a greater understanding of how arts events can create a beneficial experience for the individual and the community as well as their future sustainable development. The title explores a broad range of events from around the globe including: inspirational events for building creative (social, cultural and human) capital; affirming events for encouraging links to cultural identity or heritage; pleasurable events that offer enjoyable recreational, leisure and touristic experiences; enriching events that create opportunities for personal growth and/or to sell products or experiences, and finally, celebratory events that enhance cultural diversity. This significant volume is a valuable source for researchers, policy-makers and managers of arts events around the globe.

Food and Wine Events in Europe - A Stakeholder Approach (Hardcover, New): Alessio Cavicchi, Cristina Santini Food and Wine Events in Europe - A Stakeholder Approach (Hardcover, New)
Alessio Cavicchi, Cristina Santini
R4,448 Discovery Miles 44 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Food and wine events have gained popularity internationally. Their importance in local economic development has grown, especially in Europe, as they are seen as a source of income for local economic systems, a way for creating new job positions and effective tools for promoting and increasing typical product awareness and demand. This book for the first time illustrates the positive and negative impacts of food and wine events from a stakeholder perspective by highlighting several critical aspects such as: (1) advantages and disadvantages of food and wine events; (2) best practice adoption for maximising benefits flowing from event creation; (3) community involvement and knowledge diffusion; (4) effectiveness in promoting local products and creating consumer awareness about products; (5) factors that promote or inhibit the success or achievements of wine and food events. Although the volume primarily focuses on events in Europe, comparisons are made to other regions in the world. Case studies are integrated throughout to illustrate the system of economic and social impacts linked to food and wine events, as well as best practices to achieve effective event management and maximize expected results. Written by leading academics, this timely and important volume will be valuable reading for all students, researchers and academics interested in Events, Tourism, Hospitality, Gastronomy and Development Studies.

The Million Dollar Greeting - Today’s Best Practices for Profit, Customer Retention, and a Happy Workplace (Paperback): Dan... The Million Dollar Greeting - Today’s Best Practices for Profit, Customer Retention, and a Happy Workplace (Paperback)
Dan Sachs; As told to Janet Scott; Foreword by Alwyn Scott
R375 Discovery Miles 3 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Interviews with innovative business leaders and compelling case studies reveal today's best practices for customer and employee loyalty, high profits and sustainability, and a fulfilling work culture in businesses of all sizes.  Dan Sachs guides established and emerging businesses as they strengthen employee morale, customer retention, and profits. In The Million Dollar Greeting, he interviews cutting-edge leaders from large and small companies that are consistently profitable with their success directly tied to exceptional customer satisfaction and employees who rank their company among the top places to work.  The original words of the business owners, including their practices, are shared and analyzed by Sachs and instructional takeaways are written for the business world as it exists today and with consideration for expected changes over the coming years. Topics covered include answering the question of what modern-day customer service is and why it matters in the digital age; what interpersonal practices lead to brand loyalty, high financial rewards, and the retention of top employees; how to create a dynamic work culture and the best ways to support employees of different age groups; and what practices will grow increasingly critical for businesses to implement over the coming years.  Among the business leaders interviewed in the book and companies given as case examples are: Rob Siefker of Zappos Mark Hoplamazian of Hyatt Hotels Ari Weinzweig of Zingerman’s Delicatessen Steve Hindy of Brooklyn Brewery Mike McDerment of FreshBooks Richard Coraine of Union Square Hospitality Group Paul Speigelman of BerylHealth Jerrod Melman of Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Nick Sarillo of Nick’s Pizza & Pub  For all entrepreneurs, managers, and employees eager to see their company thrive, this insightful volume reveals how to make your business stand out from competitive companies, how to be effective in your position, and how to make sure fulfillment and success define your business in today’s competitive climate and for years to come.   

Events Management (Paperback, 3rd edition): Glenn Bowdin, Johnny Allen, Rob Harris, Ian McDonnell, William O'Toole Events Management (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Glenn Bowdin, Johnny Allen, Rob Harris, Ian McDonnell, William O'Toole
R680 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R38 (6%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Events Management is the must-have introductory text providing a complete A-Z of the principles and practices of planning, managing and staging events. The book:

  • introduces the concepts of event planning and management
  • presents the study of events management within an academic environment
  • discusses the key components for staging an event, covering the whole process from creation to evaluation
  • examines the events industry within its broader business context, covering impacts and event tourism
  • provides an effective guide for producers of events
  • contains learning objectives and review questions to consolidate learning

Each chapter features a real-life case study to illustrate key concepts and place theory in a practical context, as well as preparing students to tackle any challenges they may face in managing events. Examples include the Beijing Olympic Games, Google Zeitgeist Conference, International Confex, Edinburgh International Festival, Ideal Home Show and Glastonbury Festival.

Carefully constructed to maximise learning, the text provides the reader with:

  • a systematic guide to organizing successful events, examining areas such as staging, logistics, marketing, human resource management, control and budgeting, risk management, impacts, evaluation and reporting
  • fully revised and updated content including new chapters on sustainable development and events, perspectives on events, and expanded content on marketing, legal issues, risk and health and safety management
  • a companion website: http: //www.routledge.com/books/details/9781856178181/ with additional materials and links to websites and other resources for both students and lecturers
The Foundations and Future of Financial Regulation - Governance for Responsibility (Paperback): Mads Andenas, Iris H-Y Chiu The Foundations and Future of Financial Regulation - Governance for Responsibility (Paperback)
Mads Andenas, Iris H-Y Chiu
R1,877 Discovery Miles 18 770 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Financial regulation has entered into a new era, as many foundational economic theories and policies supporting the existing infrastructure have been and are being questioned following the financial crisis. Goodhart et al s seminal monograph "Financial Regulation: Why, How and Where Now?" (Routledge:1998) took stock of the extent of financial innovation and the maturity of the financial services industry at that time, and mapped out a new regulatory roadmap. This book offers a timely exploration of the "Why, How and Where Now" of financial regulation in the aftermath of the crisis in order to map out the future trajectory of financial regulation in an age where financial stability is being emphasised as a key regulatory objective.

The book is split into four sections: the objectives and regulatory landscape of financial regulation; the regulatory regime for investor protection; the regulatory regime for financial institutional safety and soundness; and macro-prudential regulation. The discussion ranges from theoretical and policy perspectives to comprehensive and critical consideration of financial regulation in the specifics. The focus of the book is on the substantive regulation of the UK and the EU, as critical examination is made of the unravelling and the future of financial regulation with comparative insights offered where relevant especially from the US. Running throughout the book is consideration of the relationship between financial regulation, financial stability and the responsibility of various actors in governance.

This book offers an important contribution to continuing reflections on the role of financial regulation, market discipline and corporate responsibility in the financial sector, and upon the roles of regulatory authorities, markets and firms in ensuring the financial health and security of all in the future.

Commemorative Events - Memory, Identities, Conflict (Hardcover, New): Warwick Frost, Jennifer Laing Commemorative Events - Memory, Identities, Conflict (Hardcover, New)
Warwick Frost, Jennifer Laing
R4,439 Discovery Miles 44 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Commemorative Events emphasise remembering. They are held on the anniversaries of significant past events, either annually or after significant time periods. Commemorative events provide fascinating insight into how societies see themselves, their heritage and their identity. These events however carry high propensity for controversy as memory and identity are highly subjective and other stakeholders hold different views of what should be commemorated and why.

This is the first book to provide an in - depth critical examination of commemorative events, particularly what they mean to societies and how they are used by governments as well as impacts on other stakeholders. The book fully explores these issues by reviewing all the major types of commemorative events including, nationhood or independence, wars, battles, famous people and cultural milestones from varying geographical regions and stakeholder perspectives. By doing so the book furthers understanding of these types of events in society as well as furthering knowledge of social and political uses and impacts of events.

This thought provoking volume will be valuable reading for students, researchers and academics interested in events.

Privacy, Due Process and the Computational Turn - The Philosophy of Law Meets the Philosophy of Technology (Hardcover, New):... Privacy, Due Process and the Computational Turn - The Philosophy of Law Meets the Philosophy of Technology (Hardcover, New)
Mireille Hildebrandt, Katja De Vries
R4,150 Discovery Miles 41 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Privacy, Due process and the Computational Turn: The Philosophy of Law Meets the Philosophy of Technology engages with the rapidly developing computational aspects of our world including data mining, behavioural advertising, iGovernment, profiling for intelligence, customer relationship management, smart search engines, personalized news feeds, and so on in order to consider their implications for the assumptions on which our legal framework has been built. The contributions to this volume focus on the issue of privacy, which is often equated with data privacy and data security, location privacy, anonymity, pseudonymity, unobservability, and unlinkability. Here, however, the extent to which predictive and other types of data analytics operate in ways that may or may not violate privacy is rigorously taken up, both technologically and legally, in order to open up new possibilities for considering, and contesting, how we are increasingly being correlated and categorizedin relationship with due process - the right to contest how the profiling systems are categorizing and deciding about us.

Risk Management for Events (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Julia Rutherford Silvers, William O'Toole Risk Management for Events (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Julia Rutherford Silvers, William O'Toole
R4,172 Discovery Miles 41 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Risk Management for Events is a comprehensive and practical guide that supports academic and professional development programs to prepare individuals for entering or advancement in the international events industry. Events of all types are produced every day for all manner of purposes, attracting all sorts of people. Creating and managing the environment in which these people will gather carries with it awesome responsibilities - legal, ethical, and financial. To provide a safe and secure setting and to operate in a manner that ensures that the hosting organizations or individuals achieve their objectives in a proper and profitable way, event risk management must be fully integrated into all event plans and throughout the event management process. This new edition has been revised and updated to include: New case studies and examples from a wide range of international destinations and different types of events. Updated statistics and data throughout. New content on emergent risk, on-site decision-making, terrorism, and public health, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and corruption within events. Updated online material, including a case study archive and weblinks to useful resources. This will be an invaluable resource for all those studying events management.

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry 2nd Ed - Principles of Sustainable Operations (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed): Willy Legrand,... Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry 2nd Ed - Principles of Sustainable Operations (Paperback, 2 Rev Ed)
Willy Legrand, Philip Sloan, Joseph S. Chen
R2,295 R1,766 Discovery Miles 17 660 Save R529 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sustainability is one of the single most important global issues facing the world. A clear understanding of the issues surrounding climate change, global warming, air and water pollution, ozone depletion, deforestation, the loss of biodiversity and global poverty is essential for every future manager in the hospitality industry. Present and future hospitality executives need to know how sustainable management systems can be integrated into their businesses while maintaining and hopefully improving the bottom line.

Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry, second edition, is the only book available to introduce the students to economic, environmental and social sustainable issues specifically facing the industry as well as exploring ideas, solutions, and strategies of how to manage operations in a sustainable way. Since the first edition of this book there have been many important developments in this field and this second edition has been updated in the following ways:

  • updated content to reflect recent issues and trends including hotel energy solutions and green hotel design
  • two new chapters on 'Sustainable Food' and 'Social Entrepreneurship and Social Value'
  • updated international case studies throughout to explore key issues and show real life operational responses to sustainability within the hospitality industry. New case studies on growth hotel development markets, Asia and the Middle East
  • new practical exercises throughout to apply your knowledge to real-life sustainability scenarios.

This accessible and comprehensive account of Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry is essential reading for all students and future managers.

Service Innovation (Paperback): Esam Mustafa Service Innovation (Paperback)
Esam Mustafa
R1,273 Discovery Miles 12 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book looks at service innovation, service industries, and innovation performance in services. It seeks a broader explanation and understanding of services, service innovation and its performance, and the future of service innovation in different service industries. In addition, it discusses service domination in the big economies around the world and how that was created and supported by service innovation. The book will be useful for academics interested in service innovation as well as practitioners in the service business.

Occupational Stress in the Service Professions (Paperback): Maureen Dollard, Helen R. Winefield, Anthony H. Winefield Occupational Stress in the Service Professions (Paperback)
Maureen Dollard, Helen R. Winefield, Anthony H. Winefield
R1,861 Discovery Miles 18 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Workers in the service industry face unique types and levels of stress, and this problem is worsening. Many workers and organizations are now recognizing work stress as a significant personal and organizational cost, and seeing the need to evaluate a range of organizational issues that present psychosocial hazards to the workers. Occupational Stress in the Service Professions introduces the reader to contemporary theoretical and research issues and then provides a comprehensive international review of a range of professions including nurses, correctional officers, police, fire fighters, volunteers, academics, the clergy and teachers. The book identifies the main sources of stress for these specific occupation work groups, and the implications for intervention. The range of contributions from researchers in Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States presents an international perspective. Well illustrated with case-studies of a number of organizations, the book serves to explore the political and social nature of the work stress problem. It then concludes with a chapter on the implications for intervention, policy and the future and aims to present a theoretical synthesis, applicable to the whole sector. Graduate students, researchers, and high level HR professions will find this an invaluable work.

Decision Making in Service Industries - A Practical Approach (Hardcover, New): Javier Faulin, Angel A Juan, Scott E. Grasman,... Decision Making in Service Industries - A Practical Approach (Hardcover, New)
Javier Faulin, Angel A Juan, Scott E. Grasman, Michael J Fry
R4,478 Discovery Miles 44 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In real-life scenarios, service management involves complex decision-making processes usually affected by random or stochastic variables. Under such uncertain conditions, the development and use of robust and flexible strategies, algorithms, and methods can provide the quantitative information necessary to make better business decisions. Decision Making in Service Industries: A Practical Approach explores the challenges that must be faced to provide intelligent strategies for efficient management and decision making that will increase your organization s competitiveness and profitability.
The book provides insight and understanding into practical and methodological issues related to decision-making processes under uncertainty in service industries. It examines current and future trends regarding how these decision-making processes can be efficiently performed for better design of service systems by using probabilistic algorithms as well as hybrid and simulation-based approaches.

Traditionally, many quantitative tools have been developed to make decisions in production companies. This book explores how to use these tools for making decisions inside service industries. Thus, the authors tackle strategic, tactical, and operational problems in service companies with the help of suitable quantitative models such as heuristic and metaheuristic algorithms, simulation, or queuing theory.

Generally speaking, decision making is a hard task in business fields. Making the issue more complex, most service companies problems are related to the uncertainty of the service demand. This book sheds light on these types of decision problems. It provides studies that demonstrate the suitability of quantitative methods to make the right decisions. Consequently, this book presents the business analytics needed to make strategic decisions in service industries.

Creative Industries and Innovation in Europe - Concepts, Measures and Comparative Case Studies (Hardcover): Luciana Lazzeretti Creative Industries and Innovation in Europe - Concepts, Measures and Comparative Case Studies (Hardcover)
Luciana Lazzeretti
R4,309 Discovery Miles 43 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In recent years, the study of creativity has shifted from analysis of culture as an end in itself to one of economic enhancement, and its capability to generate wealth and promote economic development. Increasingly, European cities and regions are using the arts to fuel wellbeing and reinvigorate economies after the comparative demise of more traditional industry and manufacturing. A growing literature is starting to highlight the innovation capacity of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) as they intersect the innovation processes of other manufacturing and services sectors with an innovative and creative output. Culture and creativity may be a strategic weapon to exit the present crisis and redefine an economic model of sustainable development. This book brings together a set of multidisciplinary contributions to investigate the kaleidoscope of European creativity, focussing on CCIs and the innovations connected with them. The two main questions that this volume aims to address are: How can we identify, map and define CCIs in Europe? And how do they contribute to innovation and sustainable growth? The volume is split into two parts. The first part deals with the definition, measurement and mapping of the geography of European CCIs according to a local economic approach, focussing on Italy, Spain, the UK, Austria, Denmark and France. This section surveys the different industrial typologies and spatial patterns, which underline a significant dissimilarity between the North and the South of Europe, mainly due to the difference between heritage-driven and technology-driven countries. The section concludes with a case study on a Japanese creative city. The second part collects some interesting cases of innovation generated in creative spaces such as cities of art or creative clusters and networks. This entails the study of innovations among creative and non-creative sectors (e.g. laser technologies in conservation of works of art and design networks in Italy) and across European and non-European countries (e.g. Spaghetti Western movies in the US or visual artists in New Zealand). Finally, an innovation capacity of culture that can regenerate mature sectors (e.g. the French food supply chain and Swiss watch Valley) or combine the creative and green economics paradigms (e.g. the green creative cities in North Europe) is analyzed. This book will appeal to academics, scholars and practitioners of urban and regional studies, cultural and creative economics and managerial and organization studies.

Business of Events Management, The (Paperback): John Beech, Sebastian Kaiser, Robert Kaspar Business of Events Management, The (Paperback)
John Beech, Sebastian Kaiser, Robert Kaspar
R1,629 Discovery Miles 16 290 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Events Management 1e John Beech, Sebastian Kaiser and Robert Kaspar The Business of Events Management provides an accessible and lively introduction to the practice of managing an event, festival, conference or congress. Written by a team of international experts, the book incorporates the latest thinking in events management and highlights key theories, concepts and models by using a range of case studies and examples. This book will enable you to: * Manage the financial aspects of events management * Understand the impact of events on built and natural environments * Explain the role of volunteers in an event and understand the challenges that managing them involves * Understand the key issues in planning and designing a venue Each chapter features a real-life case study to illustrate key concepts and place theory in a practical context, as well as preparing students to tackle any challenges they may face in managing events. Case studies include the Edinburgh International Festival, the 2010 Winter Olympics and Indian Premier League Cricket.

Procuring Complex Performance - Studies of Innovation in Product-Service Management (Paperback): Nigel Caldwell, Mickey. Howard Procuring Complex Performance - Studies of Innovation in Product-Service Management (Paperback)
Nigel Caldwell, Mickey. Howard
R1,656 Discovery Miles 16 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the management of Procuring Complex Performance (PCP) in large-scale programmes that includes the downstream support phase in sectors such as construction, healthcare, transport, aerospace, marine and defence. It brings together a series of edited chapters to explain why the traditional combination of linear project management and highly detailed contracts are now unsuited to the dynamics of emerging customer requirements based on performance and outcome. Working with leading business professors across the UK and Europe, Caldwell and Howard present the case for why large-scale programmes of world class organizations often represent a shifting frontier between the boundaries of public-private provision and silos of operations expertise. Adopting a procurement perspective, the authors explain how complex performance means not just coping with the dynamics of buyer-supplier relationships, but incorporates the shift from production orientation towards availability of bundled services such as maintenance and upgrade delivered over extended, often multi-decade timeframes. The strength of 'PCP' is its empirical case-based support for new business models based on through-life management, availability contracting and service support which challenge simplistic notions of dyadic, hierarchical relationships and transfer of risk to the supply base. This unique publication is essential reading for scholars and practitioners seeking to understand the context of innovation and supply as a coordinated and integrated approach to managing and procuring complex performance.

The Practical Guide to Understanding and Raising Hotel Profitability (Paperback): Adrian Martin The Practical Guide to Understanding and Raising Hotel Profitability (Paperback)
Adrian Martin
R1,167 Discovery Miles 11 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Practical Guide to Understanding and Raising Hotel Profitability offers a comprehensive, easy-to-follow breakdown of how to understand profit and loss accounts for hotels. It offers practical advice on how to maximise the profits of this customer-facing business and improve performance results. Chapters cover every aspect of the profit and loss account including marketing, accommodation, food and beverage sales, quality, budgeting, event sales, and all the corresponding costs involved. It explains all the relevant KPIs and industry quirks within the profit and loss document as well as industry benchmarks to equip the reader with the skills to attend high level meetings, complete finance-based assignments and ultimately run their own business. Valuable tips from leading professionals within the industry are included throughout, giving advice on how to improve hotels' financial results and positively influence net profit through everyday actions. Packed full of practical case studies and written in an easy-to-read-style, this book is essential reading for hospitality students and current hospitality and hotel managers.

Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations (Paperback, 2nd edition): David Scott Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations (Paperback, 2nd edition)
David Scott
R2,643 Discovery Miles 26 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In a quickly growing and evolving society, organizations at all levels face ongoing challenges and complexities that require specific leadership skills. Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, brings together research on leadership-both within and outside of sport settings-to provide comprehensive knowledge of skills and practices relevant to the sport industry. With sport-specific examples, students will learn an effective approach to leadership thought, strategy, and action to apply in recreational, interscholastic, intercollegiate, and professional sport organizations as well as the rapidly growing esports industry. Students will first learn the historical and foundational concepts of leadership, defining what effective leadership is and the primary outcomes of good leadership. Contemporary thought and leadership approaches for present-day challenges are then presented, bringing concepts to life within the unique contexts of sport organizations of all levels and types. Modern leadership concepts that are explored include emotional intelligence and its role in developing authentic leadership, data-informed decision making and problem solving, behaviors and actions that are most effective in crisis situations, and the leadership-as-practice movement. Updates in this edition include the following: Expanded content on leadership for achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion in sport organizations, including new content on LGBTQ+ research in sport Content on global leadership in sport, including the emergence of esports and sport as a tool for social change Discussion of ethical decision making and the challenges and responsibilities for leaders in the development of the values and culture of an organization New student learning activities, delivered through HKPropel, are designed to engage students in a learning experience that turns the principles learned into practical leadership skills. Case studies (some of which include video examples) expand on chapter content and present real-world examples of sport leadership across a broad range of roles. These contain open-ended discussion questions that encourage students to think critically about the cases and about their own future careers. Activities encourage students to put research into practice, while interactive branching scenarios immerse students in the decision-making process, applying strategies presented in the book to navigate through each simulation to discover the most optimal outcome. Modern sport organizations at all levels are evolving into increasingly complex and diverse entities that require adaptable and effective leaders. Contemporary Leadership in Sport Organizations provides the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to inspire students to become successful leaders in the sport industry. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with all new print books.

Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders - Implications for the Global Market (Paperback): Pragyan Rath, Apoorva Bharadwaj Communication Strategies for Corporate Leaders - Implications for the Global Market (Paperback)
Pragyan Rath, Apoorva Bharadwaj
R1,263 Discovery Miles 12 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Communication is key to success in every aspect of life and ever so in a competitive business environment. This book examines managerial communication from seminal theoretical and demonstrative vantage points through interdisciplinary amalgamation of sciences and the liberal arts. It presents new paradigms of managerial communication in the form of manoeuvres that can act as game changers in tug-of-war business situations, including difficult negotiations, conflicts and interpersonal dissonance that characterise the day-to-day corporate workplace tenor. This volume: Develops persuasion strategies based on argumentation tactics derived, for example, from legal cross-examination. Introduces 'problematisation' and 'deconstruction' as effective communication tools into mainstream managerial discourse. Employs Harvard Business School cases to demonstrate problem-solving skills, which will further serve as guide to writing business reports, plans and proposals. Positions business writing methods as taxonomical tenets that can help tackle complex business scenarios. Draws business diagnostic procedures from diverse fields such as Sherlock Holmes from popular culture, and Jared M. Diamond from ecology. This book will be a significant resource for business communication practitioners, especially corporate managers and leaders, sales and marketing professionals, and policymakers. It will be of interest to teachers and students alike, in business communication, organization behaviour, human resource management and marketing communications. It will act as a useful aid for classroom efficacy for teachers and academics.

Managing International Events (Hardcover): W. Gerard Ryan Managing International Events (Hardcover)
W. Gerard Ryan
R5,361 Discovery Miles 53 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a comprehensive overview and examination of the international aspect of Events Management and the many challenges and complications that arise in the planning and delivery specifically of cross-border and cross-cultural events. Authored by a current academic and ex-practitioner in the field, this book boasts an excellent balance of theory with practical advice and guidance. Chapters cover all the key concepts needed to manage and deliver an international event and fully reflect the current trends and issues facing the sector today. These include: sustainability, digital communication, social media, Big Data, corporate social responsibility, accessibility, security issues, and managing volunteers among many others. International case studies are included in each chapter accompanied by study questions and useful weblinks for further reading and research. This will be of great interest not only to students and researchers of International Events Management, Tourism and Hospitality, but also to current practitioners in the Events sector.

Introduction to Smart eHealth and eCare Technologies (Paperback): Sari Merilampi, Andrew Sirkka Introduction to Smart eHealth and eCare Technologies (Paperback)
Sari Merilampi, Andrew Sirkka; Series edited by Kris Iniewski
R2,407 Discovery Miles 24 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Both the demographics and lack of resources in the health and well-being industry are increasingly forcing us to find alternative solutions for individualized health and social care. In an effort to address this issue, smart technologies present enormous potential in solving this challenge. This book strives to enhance communication and collaboration between technology and health and social care sectors. The reader will receive an extensive overview of the possibilities of various technologies in care sectors (including ICT, electronics, automation, and sensor technology) written by experts from various countries. It will prove extremely useful for engineers developing well-being related systems, software, or other devices that can be used by professionals working with people with specialist needs, well-being and health service providers, educators teaching related courses, and upper level undergraduate students and graduate student studying related topics. The technology focus of the book is widespread and addresses elderly care and hospitals, in addition to solutions for various user groups, devices, and technologies. Beyond serving as a resource for nurses and people working in care sector, the book is also meant to give guidelines for engineers developing person-centered systems by exploring the integration of these technologies into service systems.

Values-based Service for Sustainable Business - Lessons from IKEA (Paperback): Bo Edvardsson, Bo Enquist Values-based Service for Sustainable Business - Lessons from IKEA (Paperback)
Bo Edvardsson, Bo Enquist
R1,637 Discovery Miles 16 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The role of values in developing and managing service companies has been under researched in the existing literature - until now. This book analyzes a large organization (IKEA) as a basis for values based service for sustainable business. The authors provide an overview of the history of IKEA and the social and environmental perspectives that have acted as driving forces for creating economic value. They go on to develop values-based service thinking within the areas of service experience, service brand, and service leadership. The book concludes by comparing IKEA to other values-based service companies (such as Starbucks, H&M, and Body Shop); from these reflections, the book presents the key principles for a sustainable, values-based service business.

Procuring Complex Performance - Studies of Innovation in Product-Service Management (Hardcover): Nigel Caldwell, Mickey. Howard Procuring Complex Performance - Studies of Innovation in Product-Service Management (Hardcover)
Nigel Caldwell, Mickey. Howard
R4,449 Discovery Miles 44 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the management of Procuring Complex Performance (PCP) in large-scale programmes that includes the downstream support phase in sectors such as construction, healthcare, transport, aerospace, marine and defence. It brings together a series of edited chapters to explain why the traditional combination of linear project management and highly detailed contracts are now unsuited to the dynamics of emerging customer requirements based on performance and outcome. Working with leading business professors across the UK and Europe, Caldwell and Howard present the case for why large-scale programmes of world class organizations often represent a shifting frontier between the boundaries of public-private provision and silos of operations expertise. Adopting a procurement perspective, the authors explain how complex performance means not just coping with the dynamics of buyer-supplier relationships, but incorporates the shift from production orientation towards availability of bundled services such as maintenance and upgrade delivered over extended, often multi-decade timeframes.

The strength of 'PCP' is its empirical case-based support for new business models based on through-life management, availability contracting and service support which challenge simplistic notions of dyadic, hierarchical relationships and transfer of risk to the supply base. This unique publication is essential reading for scholars and practitioners seeking to understand the context of innovation and supply as a coordinated and integrated approach to managing and procuring complex performance.

Sport Tourism and Sustainable Destinations (Paperback): Brent Moyle, Tom Hinch, James Higham Sport Tourism and Sustainable Destinations (Paperback)
Brent Moyle, Tom Hinch, James Higham
R1,290 Discovery Miles 12 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Destinations include the places, landscapes and communities where sport tourism development takes place. Whether sport tourism development takes the form of sport events, active participation in sport, and/or sports nostalgia/heritage, it draws on local resources, forms part of the complex dynamic of daily life. As such, sports tourism has implications for residents, with destination communities in a position to benefit from, or absorb the costs of, the extent to which development is sustainable. Subsequently, this book features contributions that focus on sport tourism and destination sustainability. Issues covered include, though are not limited to, destination management, surf localism, the production of space, event sustainability in national parks, utilisation of sport heritage for destination promotion, enhancing the attractiveness of destinations through sport tourism, destination development and sport tourism, utilising sport to motivate travel to destinations and environmentally responsible behaviour in sports tourism destinations. The unique contribution of this edited volume is the multi-disciplinary approach applied to enhance conceptual understanding of issues surrounding sport tourism and destination sustainability. The chapters originally published as a special issue in the Journal of Sport & Tourism.

Wales A-Z Road Atlas (Paperback, 13th Revised edition): A-Z Maps Wales A-Z Road Atlas (Paperback, 13th Revised edition)
A-Z Maps
R193 Discovery Miles 1 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Full-colour road atlas of Wales, with extended coverage into England and including all the major routes into the country. The detailed road mapping also includes Liverpool, Warrington, Nantwich, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Bristol and Severn River Crossings. Published at a clear 2.5 miles to 1 inch the following features are shown on the road mapping: Motorways open with full junction detail, motorways under construction and proposed, motorway service areas, primary routes and destinations, A and B roads, selected minor roads, gradients 1:5 and steeper, tolls, mileages, national and county boundaries, spot heights and hill shading Selected places of interest, tourist information centres and golf courses National Park boundaries for Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons and Pembrokeshire Coast Also included are 21 city, town, airport, or port plans for; Aberystwyth; Bangor; Cardiff; Caernarfon; Carmarthen; Chester; Colwyn Bay; Hereford; Llandudno; Llanelli; Merthyr Tydfil; Newport; Prestatyn; Rhyl Shrewsbury; Swansea; Wrexham; Cardiff International Airport; Holyhead Port; and Pembroke Dock. Two separate indexes provide extensive coverage of cities, towns, hamlets, and places of interest within Wales. Corresponding map symbols alongside each entry make for easy identification.

Values-based Service for Sustainable Business - Lessons from IKEA (Hardcover): Bo Edvardsson, Bo Enquist Values-based Service for Sustainable Business - Lessons from IKEA (Hardcover)
Bo Edvardsson, Bo Enquist
R4,431 Discovery Miles 44 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The role of values in developing and managing service companies has been under researched in the existing literature - until now. This book analyzes a large organization (IKEA) as a basis for values based service for sustainable business.

The authors provide an overview of the history of IKEA and the social and environmental perspectives that have acted as driving forces for creating economic value. They go on to develop values-based service thinking within the areas of service experience, service brand, and service leadership. The book concludes by comparing IKEA to other values-based service companies (such as Starbucks, H&M, and Body Shop); from these reflections, the book presents the key principles for a sustainable, values-based service business.

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