Selfie-taking as touristic looking

This paper reconceptualises the tourist gaze as facilitated by smart phones and social media, with a focus on selfies. It presents selfie-taking as a new way of touristic looking in which tourists become the objects of the self-directed tourist gaze. The paper suggests that the practice of selfie-taking in tourism is constituted by othering, stylized performing and producing/consuming visual culture of the self. Through these processes, tourists are able to ascribe the characteristics they otherwise associate with tourist sights onto themselves. Rather than fetishizing the extraordinary at the tourist destination, tourists seek to capture the extraordinary within themselves. Traditional tourist sights and attractions take on different relative importance.     

Brand personality and culture: The role of cultural differences on the impact of brand personality perceptions on tourists' visit intentions

Tourism destinations increasingly use brand-personification strategies to evoke favorable consumer reactions. These reactions, however, may hinge on cultural differences. This paper investigates the relationships among nation brand personality perceptions, consumer brand-self congruity, and the visit intention of a country as a tourism destination. Brand-self congruity is examined as a mediator of the relationship between brand personality perception and visit intention. Of Hofstede's cultural dimensions, individualism and uncertainty avoidance are the most relevant dimensions for brand-self congruity. Based on representative samples of consumers from five countries (Italy, the UK, Czech Republic, Poland, and Russia) and using Slovakia as a sample tourism destination, the effect of individualism and uncertainty avoidance on the relationship between brand self-congruity and visit intention is studied. Individualism and uncertainty avoidance moderate the congruity – visit intention relationship – but in a negative way, contrary to our expectations. Important implications are derived for both tourism research and destination management.     

Police culture,tourists and destinations: A study of Uttarakhand,India

The present study examines the quality of service provided by police officials at tourist sites in the Uttarakhand region, India and its impact on the level of tourists' confidence in the police. The study also investigates the role that police culture plays in determining quality of service and the effect of leader behavior in moderating the relationship between them. A survey method was used for data collection from the police officials and the onsite tourists. Data analysis was carried out using CFA and an SPSS macro named PROCESS. Results showed that police organizational culture has a direct influence on tourists' confidence in the police and police service quality partially mediates the relationship between the two; also leader behavior positively moderates between police culture and service quality. This study adds to the literature on tourists' confidence in the policing of tourist sites, police culture, leader behavior, and police service quality.     

论学校文化与民族学生学业质量

本文运用文化人类学的研究方法,对影响民族学生学业质量的文化因素进行了深入的研究分析,在此基础上,以文化冲突等相关理论为依据,着重从文化的角度分析影响民族学生学业质量的办学理念、教师文化、物质文化、文化活动等学校文化因素,并进行理论解释和探讨.     

从音乐对文化产业的重要作用看未来商丘高校音乐教育的发展

本文从音乐与文化之间的关系着手,并联系到本地区文化产业的发展上,通过音乐对文化产业的重要作用的论述,对未来商丘高校音乐教育的发展提出了一些建设性的意见。     

电力企业文化建设的研究

如何提高企业管理者、企业员工的文化素质和管理水平,搞好企业文化建设,对于企业参与国际竞争意义重大。企业文化对内可以增强凝聚力和向心力,对外可以树立形象,扩大企业的影响,是企业的核心竞争力之一。     

影片《功夫熊猫》中美国文化的模因分析

模因论是解释文化进化规律的一种新理论。运用模因论对美国动画电影《功夫熊猫》进行研究，可探讨其中独特的美国文化模因，即个人主义的复制及传播。     

改革开放以来中国现代舞的发展

本文对现代舞艺术的源头,发展,以及现代舞在中国的发展状况作了陈述,并对当下现代舞艺术发展之不足进行了反思,以及提出解决问题的方案。     

我国民营企业公司治理问题探讨

在我国,民营企业具有很强的发展潜力和竞争能力,对中国的经济增长发挥着举足轻重的作用。然而,我国民营企业公司治理方面存在多方面的问题,如企业治理机制不完善、公司治理家族化等。民营企业如何加强对自身的建设和治理,是实施国际化经营的基础和核心。     

前卫集团企业文化建设初探

以军工企业前卫科技集团为例论述文化建设的重要性、指导思想、体系结构、基本内容,并介绍了前卫集团组织实施企业文化建设的举措。