Advances in hospitality and leisure. Vol. 9 / edited by Joseph S. Chen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chen, Joseph S.

Series:

Advances in hospitality and leisure ; v. 9.

Advances in hospitality and leisure, 1745-3542

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospitality industry.

Leisure industry.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, a peer-review volume, delivers refreshing insights from a host of scientific studies in the domains of hospitality, leisure and tourism. It provides a platform to galvanize thoughts on contemporary issues and merging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective. The main focus of this volume is to transcend the innovative methods of inquiry so as to inspire new research topics that are vital and have been in large neglected. This volume is keen to address the needs of the populace having interests in disseminating ideas, concepts and theories derived from scholarly investigations. Potential readers may retrieve useful texts to outline new research agendas, suggest viable topics for a dissertation work, and augment the knowledge of the subjects of interest.

Contents:

The"ideal" football experience in the context of a recently established professional league / Abel Duarte Alonso, Michelle OShea

Travel satisfaction and revisit intention of Chinese visitors : the case of Singapore / Budi Guntoro, Tak-Kee Hui

Impact of corporate social responsibility on employee organizational commitment within the gaming industry / Sylvia Smith, Archana Kumar

An improved segment-based approach : case of internet travel planners / David Y. Chang

Implications for destinations when low-cost carrier operations are disrupted : the case of Tiger Airlines Australia / Bruce Prideaux, Randall Whyte

Learning from best practices : sustainability reporting in international hotel chains / Willy Legrand, Eric B. Huegel, Philip Sloan

The use of the psychological contract to explain work-family interference among highly educated employees / Robert J. Blomme ... [et al.]

Staging natural environments : a performance perspective / Line Mathisen

Customers' perceived experiences of restaurant environment / Wen-Chuan Chang, Li-Hui Chang, Shih-Shuo Yeh

Public anxiety toward television report on airplane accidents / Wei Wang, Shu Cole

Festival performance (FESTPERF) revisited : service quality and special events / Aaron Tkaczynski.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record

OCLC:

855894286