Innovation and performance in the hotel industry

The growing competition in the hotel industry is one of the main challenges of this segment, which increasingly depends on the ability to innovate. Thus, this article aims to analyze the impact of innovation on the performance of employees and hotel organizations. This is an exploratory study, with a quantitative approach using a structured computer-administered questionnaire to 73 managers of hotel chains, located in Brazil, which correspond to 792 hotels. Data analysis used multiple linear regression method with SPSS software to find out the relationship between the factors of innovation (communication, processes, leadership, and strategy) and the performance of employees and hotel organizations. Results show that the factors of communication, leadership, and strategy directly influence the performance of the employees. However, only the leadership factor directly affects the performance of hotel organizations.     

Bandwagon and leapfrog effects in Internet implementation

This paper underscores the critical relationship between innovation adoption and innovation implementation, particularly how two contrasting effects—bandwagon and leapfrog—relate to organizational Internet diffusion. Bandwagon effects, adopting a technology due to fad and fashion, accelerate adoption but often lead to ineffective technology implementation. Leapfrog effects, however, attenuate adoption and often lead to effective technology use relative to early adopters. Drawing on and combining related Malaysian hospitality studies, this paper illustrates these two effects and extends the literature by showing that early, and late, adoption can relate positively to successful Internet implementation. In addition, the findings complement and question literature suggesting that business websites evolve through predictable linear patterns, and that adopter categories differ in innovation implementation styles.     

基于本底线的不同性质旅游危机事件影响比对研究——以中国4次旅游危机事件为例

我国现代旅游业在发展历程中曾经历过4次大的旅游危机,分别是1989年的"6·4"风波、1997年的亚洲金融危机、1998年特大洪水和2003年的SARS疫情等.由于4次事件的性质不同,并且发生在我国旅游业不同的发展阶段,其对旅游的影响存在着一定的差异.差异主要表现在危机所造成的旅游损失程度不同、旅游危机影响的生命周期不同、危机后旅游补偿性恢复的反弹力不同等方面.     

Reexamination of attendee-based brand equity

The significance of brand concept has been increasingly recognized in the MICE industry due to its ability to create a compelling competitive edge. Complementing the major limitation of a study on attendee-based brand equity [Lee, J. S., & Back, K. J. (2008). Attendee-based brand equity. Tourism Management, 29(2), 331–344], this study reexamines attendee-based brand equity by additionally sampling regional CHRIE conferences (RCs) and comparing the data with I-CHRIE's annual conference (IC) in the context of our theoretical model. This research not only increases the theoretical validity of the previous model of attendee-based brand equity, but also explores brand equity as captured through the differential brand knowledge effect by comparing IC and RCs.     

高职院校项目化课程实施效果评价研究

辽宁石化职业技术学院抓住国家骨干校建设的大好时机,在课程建设上,借鉴"3343"课程改革模式,凝练形成了基于工作过程的课程开发和行动导向的课程改革模式,在评价体系建设上,借鉴CIPP评价模式,建立了比较完善的项目化课程建设评价指标体系。调查结果显示,该院正在实施的项目化课程,实施效果好,主要评价指标为学生考核成绩合格率和优秀率",三评"优秀率高,学生对项目化课程实施效果满意率高,就业质量高。     

安全标准与农产品贸易:中国与主要贸易伙伴的实证研究

国际农产品贸易引起争端的安全标准的大量存在,表明市场自身力量不足以纠正失灵,农产品市场的独有特征构成安全标准广泛实施的理由。文章测算了十年间一项具体农产品安全标准—黄曲霉素最大允许含量标准,对一组发达国家和一组包括中国在内的亚洲发展中国家的水果/坚果类产品的贸易影响程度。政策模拟结果显示,进口国协调采用国际标准将产生更大的贸易促进效果。     

欧盟商品市场一体化的影响因素研究:基于边界效应的视角

本文选用2000-2005年欧盟成员国之间以及欧盟成员国与外部主要贸易伙伴国之间的双边出口贸易额等数据,使用面板数据方法,基于边界效应的视角,分别探讨了欧盟25国和欧盟15国的商品市场一体化影响因素。结果表明:欧盟这样的区域贸易协定对其成员国具有正面影响。地理临近性和文化联系鼓励紧密的贸易伙伴,距离、税率和人口对双边贸易存在负面影响,这与以往的研究结果相同。非关税壁垒成为重要边界可部分解释欧盟25国的内部边界效应高于欧盟15国的研究结果。     

基于Wilson模型的物流空间相互作用

从产生原理的角度、用修正的wilson模型刻画物流空间相互作用.根据该模型获得"作用强度"和"相互作用负荷"两个参数.作用强度的大小能够反映物流服务供给的合理与否;相互作用负荷增大的空间相互作用方向是进行物流设施建设的主要方位,由相互作用负荷的变化确定的物流设施的规划建设在空间方位上表现出交替性.     

光面爆破技术在九里山矿的应用

通过对光面爆破技术原理、设计原则分析,根据该矿二水平轨道暗斜井掘进地质条件,进一步优化了光面爆破设计参数,在施工中取得了良好的爆破效果,值得进一步推广应用。     

动态能力核心构成及其功效模型探究

动态能力是一种新的战略分析框架。研究人员和经理人的一个根本问题是理解动态能力,即重新配置资源以应对动荡环境的经营能力。动态能力一直被视为抽象。动态能力的三大核心构成要素分别是学习与吸收能力、协调整合能力与创新能力。