The Future of the Meeting,Incentive, Convention,and Exhibition (MICE) Industry Buyer-Seller Relationship

ABSTRACT

Business on the Internet and in the MICE industry are both experiencing rapid development. The construction of dedicated-convention centers, usually by the public sector, in large cities reflects this trend. In order to obtain a return on investment in the competitive MICE market, centers must competitively market themselves on the global stage, and the World Wide Web has provided the ideal vehicle. Findings from this study indicate that while the Internet and the Web are providing branding and information services, to date, clients still prefer printed promotional material and personal interface as a way of doing business. In the MICE market, marketing collateral appears to have a very short shelf life, with updates having resource implications for each center.     

影响饭店培训效果因素的实证分析

饭店培训理论研究者和实际工作者经常面临这样的困惑 :培训搞了不少 ,但实际效果却不理想。只有把培训过程内外的相关因素都考虑在内 ,我们才能全面地看待、思考和解决有关培训效果的问题。本文根据文献研究和实证研究结果 ,分析影响饭店培训效果的因素 ,比较诸因素对培训效果影响的差异。     

外部学习能力与企业竞争优势——基于珠三角地区酒店业的实证研究

基于知识观和组织学习理论,通过对珠三角地区110家酒店企业的问卷调查,运用SPSS12.0以及LISREL8.72等统计软件,本文就以下问题展开分析:其一,探讨外部学习能力与酒店竞争优势之间的关系;其二,将知识资源视为影响外部学习能力与酒店绩效之间关系的中介变量,考察外部学习能力、知识资源以及绩效三者之间的关系.研究结果发现:外部学习能力与组织知识之间存在着显著的正相关关系;知识资源在外部学习能力与酒店绩效之间扮演着完全中介作用.因此,酒店企业应该注重通过建立学习型战略联盟、外部顾客内部化、标杆学习等方式来获取外部知识资源,进而提升其核心竞争力.