Promoting quality-of-life and well-being research in hospitality and tourism

There is an increasing interest in quality-of-life/well-being research in hospitality and tourism. The goal of this paper is to further promote the development and use of quality-of-life/well-being concepts in the discipline by reviewing seven major theories of quality of life and well-being (and their application in hospitality and tourism based on the research that I and my colleagues have conducted over the years) and suggesting future avenues of research. The theories discussed are self-congruity theory, self-expressiveness theory, bottom-up spillover theory, leisure benefits theory, goal theory, need hierarchy theory, and broaden-and-build theory.     

Sample bias in contingent valuation: A comparison of the correction methods

Abstract

This article compares various methods for correcting contingent valuation aggregate benefits when the sample is known to be biased. A sample is defined as the population, and response rates are simulated on the basis of a measure of salience. The simulated response rates suffer from nonresponse bias and selection bias. Coefficient and benefit estimates that result from weighting and self‐selection correction approaches are compared with the true coefficient and benefit estimates. Our results indicate that at both low and high response rates the standard approach leads to bias, and either correction approach will reduce the bias in coefficient and benefit estimates.     

‘I lose,but that’s not the point’: Situated Economic and Social Rationalities in Horserace Gambling

ABSTRACT

This article compares ethnographic observations of horserace gambling in two UK spaces – the betting shop (remote) and the racecourse (proximal). The paper identifies the emerging, situated rationales that attract gamblers to these leisure spaces, and that motivate them to integrate their gambling activities as an ongoing, sustainable feature of their lives. Doing so, it is observed that, for the vast majority of punters, gambling on the horses is neither ‘addictive’ nor is it ‘irrational’, except in narrowly defined zweckrational terms. The article thus argues for a shift in current gambling research, away from an overwhelming preoccupation with pathological gambling, towards a broader consideration of the more representative and socioeconomically significant activities of leisure gambling.     

The role of social capital in encouraging residents' pro-environmental behaviors in community-based ecotourism

This study integrated the theoretical perspective of social capital into community-based ecotourism (CBET). Two destinations were selected to test the conceptual model to see whether social capital improves cooperation between community residents and the coordination of CBET development, and whether its role is persuasive and encourages residents' pro-environmental behaviors. The sample consisted of 420 residents living in two typical ecotourism destinations in China. Findings from a two-stage structural equation model analysis show that economic benefits have a direct impact on residents' pro-environmental behaviors; and the cognitive, rather than structural social capital has a partially mediating effects on this relationship. These findings indicate that a high level of social capital, particularly the cognitive variant, is instrumental in encouraging residents' pro-environmental behaviors.     

论风景名胜区特许经营合同

风景名胜区特许经营合同属于行政合同,首先具有公法性,同时也兼具私法的特征,公法原理和部分私法原理均是其存在的法理基础。风景名胜区特许经营合同的基本内容必须体现它的法律性质,在强调公共利益至上的基础上,将公共利益与被特许人追求经济利益的权利相统一,依据经济利益平衡原则来确定合同双方的权利和义务。     

“电费付费原理”与医疗保障体系层次的划分

医疗服务和现实生活中的"电"一样,都具有准公共产品的特性。医疗服务可借鉴"电费付费原理"划分为公共健康产品、社会医疗产品和个人(商业)医疗产品三个基本层次,并按其对应关系与医疗服务的供给以及相应的筹资和管理安排结合起来,从而形成不同层次、不同需求与供给、不同筹资     

国有企业下岗职工再就业问题的思考

随着我国市场经济的进一步发展,下岗职工问题也日趋尖锐,给政府经济带来了极大的负担,同时也造成了劳动资源的浪费;企业职工下岗的原因是多方面的,主要是历史性、体制性、结构性和科学进步等原因所造成;要处理好下岗问题,各级地方政府要重视失业率,进一步深化企业改革,大力发展第三产业以拓宽就业领域,对下岗职工进行教育培训,提高他们的素质使其重新走上工作岗位.     

粉煤灰综合利用探讨

文章介绍了目前湖南省粉煤灰的利用情况,分析了柳化集团湖南智成化工有限公司粉煤灰规划项目的经济效益、环境效益和社会效益,在此基础上,提出了今后对粉煤灰利用的几点建议。     

汽车保险精算定价模型研究综述

汽车保险定价模型在非寿险精算领域内占有重要地位,本文对车险定价模型一百多年来的研究进展作了综述性的回顾。首先,本文介绍了车险定价模型的先验估费方法;其次着重介绍了时齐的后验估费方法,以及时变的先验后验相结合的精算模型;最后提出了车险定价模型的未来发展方向。     

美国保险公司破产研究及对我国的启示

保险公司的破产会给保单持有人、股东以及保险保障基金等造成很大的损失。鉴于国内相关案例和数据的缺乏,本文主要参考美国的文献和数据,分析了1978年～2009年美国保险公司破产案例,研究发现虽然保险公司破产的触发事件主要是损失准备金不足、非充分定价、公司业务的快速增长、子公司破产和投资失败等,但导致保险公司破产的根本原因却...