Advances in Hospitality and Leisure Vol. 7

Book details for Advances in Hospitality and Leisure Vol. 7

Series: Advances in Hospitality and Leisure v. 7

Contributor(s): Joseph S. Chen (editor), Joseph S. Chen (series editor),

Format: Hardback, 234 x 156 x 23mm , 240 pp, illustrations

Publication date: 03 Aug 2011

Imprint: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

ISBN: 9780857247698

Price: £62.95

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Synopsis

"Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (AHL)", a peer-review series published annually, is seeking to deliver refreshing insights from a host of scientific investigations pertaining to hospitality, leisure, and tourism while rendering an academic forum to stimulate discussion on current literature, contemporary issues and emerging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. The main focus of this series is to divulge the innovative methods of inquiry so as to inspire new research topics that are vital and have been in large neglected. "AHL" strives to address the needs of the populace willing to disseminate seminal ideas, concepts, and theories derived from scholarly inquiries. Potential readers may retrieve useful texts helping outline new research agendas, suggest viable topics for a dissertation work, and augment the knowledge of the new subjects of learning.

Contents

--EXPLORING SUCCESS FACTORS IN TOP CAREERS IN THE NETHERLANDS - Rob J. Blomme, Jenny M.H. Sok, Debbie M. Tromp and J.J. Van Muijen --ACHIEVING A COORDINATION FRAMEWORK OF STRATEGY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - David Y. Chang --SAFARI TOURISM: A CASE STUDY ON TOURIST LOYALTY - Wen-Xi Chen, Wu-Chung Wu and Tzung-Cheng TC Huan --TROUBLE IN PARADISE? THE IMPACT OF CHANGES TO THE WORKING BACKPACKER MARKET TO A REGIONAL DESTINATION - Alana Iles and Bruce Prideaux --THE BEHAVIOR OF HONG KONG CROSS-BORDER SHOPPERS: A NONPARAMETRIC APPROACH - Tak Kee Hui and Ho-Fuk Lau --PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR: A NEW DEAL FOR NEW GENERATIONS? - Xander D. Lub, Rob J. Blomme and P. Matthijs Bal --THE EFFECTS OF NON-RESIDENTS' GEOGRAPHICAL AND CULTURAL DISTANCE ON A TOURIST DESTINATION'S IMAGE - Zaher Hallab and Kyungmi Kim --EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PUSH AND PULL FACTORS THROUGH PARTIAL LEAST-SQUARES PATH MODELLING - Mehmet Mehmetoglu --CREATING LOYALTY BY INVOLVEMENT AMONG FESTIVAL GOERS - Hsing-Jung Tsai, Shih-Shuo Yeh and Tzung-Cheng TC Huan ---RESEARCH NOTES--- --SUSTAINABLE TOURISM & HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN PREPARATION FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFE - Willy Legrand, Philip Sloan, Rosemarie Delgado-Krebs and Heli Tooman --INSTITUTIONAL HOLDINGS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Seonghee Oak and Michael C. Dalbor