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Tourism in China
Par Chris Ryan, Songshan Sam Huang. 2013
This book offers an in-depth understanding of tourism development and destination planning in China's transitional economy. It is a unique…
collaboration between editors and contributors to present issues in current Chinese tourism research to Western colleagues. The influences informing the book range from pragmatic concerns about destination planning in China, to senses of injustice about how that planning generates unequal distributions of revenue via concerns about needs for new conceptual approaches. The book also examines the changing nature of Chinese society and its political system, and commentary on the changing role of the Chinese State in tourism planning. It will be a valuable resource for postgraduate students and tourism researchers as well as for tourism industry professionals who want to understand China as a domestic, outbound and inbound tourism market.Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (A)
Par Michael Shih-ta Chen, John D. Macomber, Keith Chi-ho Wong. 2010
A residential real estate developer competes in a heated auction for a prime retail development site in the interior of…
China during the 2009 boom. Total project cost might be in excess of $1billion US for over 4,000,000 square feet of building. Hang Lung Properties has enjoyed success in residential building in Hong Kong but has focused on very limited projects in China, notably two retail properties in Shanghai. After a decade in Shanghai the firm decides to enter second tier Chinese cities including Chengdu, a city of 11 million in interior China. The case covers Hang Lung Properties' due diligence and thought process with respect to anticipated rental income, construction costs, and land costs. The auction includes many other well capitalized firms and the price escalates. Hang Lung's team must decide whether to participate or withdraw. Students need to use judgment with respect to estimates of key variables including stabilized income, construction cost, and minimum expectations for return on investment in order to prepare their bids. The (B) case goes into further steps in the auction as well as Hang Lung Properties' internal discipline with respect to asset types, infrastructure in target cities, and baseline returns.A Jewish Family in Germany Today: An Intimate Portrait
Par Y. Michal Bodemann. 2005
Immediately after the Holocaust, it seemed inconceivable that a Jewish community would rebuild in Germany. What was once unimaginable has…
now come to pass: Germany is home to one of Europe's most vibrant Jewish communities, and it has the fastest growing Jewish immigrant population of any country in the world outside Israel. By sharing the life stories of members of one Jewish family--the Kalmans--Y. Michal Bodemann provides an intimate look at what it is like to live as a Jew in Germany today. Having survived concentration camps in Poland, four Kalman siblings--three brothers and a sister--were left stranded in Germany after the war. They built new lives and a major enterprise; they each married and had children. Over the past fifteen years Bodemann conducted extensive interviews with the Kalmans, mostly with the survivors' ten children, who were born between 1948 and 1964. In these oral histories, he shares their thoughts on Judaism, work, family, and community. Staying in Germany is not a given; four of the ten cousins live in Israel and the United States. Among the Kalman cousins are an art gallery owner, a body builder, a radio personality, a former chief financial officer of a prominent U. S. bank, and a sculptor. They discuss Zionism, anti-Semitism, what it means to root for the German soccer team, Schindler's List, money, success, marriage and intermarriage, and family history. They reveal their different levels of engagement with Judaism and involvement with local Jewish communities. Kalman is a pseudonym, and their anonymity allows the family members to talk with passion and candor about their relationships and their lives as Jews.Asian American Communities and Health
Par Nadia Shilpi Islam, Mariano Jose Rey, Chau Trinh-Shevrin. 2009
This ground-breaking textbook examines Asian American health from a public health perspective. It provides an overview of the social, political,…
economic, and cultural forces that influence the distribution of disease and illness in Asian American communities. The book explores the diversity within the Asian community with respect to health seeking behavior and knowledge, socioeconomic status, educational level, cultural traditions, and specific health care needs and issues. By examining the contextual factors that impact health, the book seeks to facilitate a meaningful dialogue and identify creative solutions for health disparities faced by racial and ethnic minority communities.A Good Dose of Pleasure (The Morgan Men #2)
Par Zuri Day. 2013
One sexy Morgan man may have finally met his match in a talented and beautiful young widow. But will their…
ambitions come between them?When artist Anise Cartier leaves Nebraska for L.A., she's finally ready to put the past and its losses behind her. And she soon finds a welcoming committee in the form of one very handsome doctor, Gregory Morgan. Their attraction is instant. So is their animosity. Gregory is in a fierce competition for a multimillion-dollar medical research grant. The grant will make a new research center possible. . .once the beloved artist community where Anise plans to set up shop is demolished. Soon, it's a battle between art and science--one that neither Anise nor Gregory intend to lose. Can their red hot love survive this heated war of wills?Strategy Scorecards in Nonprofit, Government, and Health Care Organizations
Par Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton. 2000
Government and nonprofit organizations can be strategic and build competitive advantage in ways other than pure operational excellence. But it…
takes vision and leadership to move beyond existing processes to a strategy that highlights which processes and activities are the most important to implement. This chapter provides examples of how the Balanced Scorecard has been applied in government, nonprofit, and health care organizations, with effective delivery of services to customers as the primary focus.Ning For Dummies
Par Manny Hernandez. 2009
Ning is a cool, free social networking platform, and you can learn how to use Ning quickly and easily with…
Ning For Dummies. If you have a cause to promote or a passion about a topic, here's how to explore existing networks and interact with others who share your obsession, as well as how to start one of your own.Begin by joining other networks and participating in groups. Then you'll find out how to create your own social network, develop your profile, customize your network's look and feel, set up privacy controls, oversee participation, and manage all the details.Investigate existing networks, see how to join private networks, and manage your profile for privacyAdd photos, videos, and music files to existing networksDiscover the comment wall, rate items from members, moderate comments on your blog, and respond to eventsStart a discussion, invite people to an event, or create a groupSet up your network, decide if it should be public or private, research the competition, and find your nicheChoose a good Web address and learn to monitor traffic with Google AnalyticsGive your main page character with custom widgets and personalized featuresNing is fun, easy, and free. Ning For Dummies shows you how to plan your network so it stands out from the crowd, manage interaction, include multimedia, and more!Awesomely Simple
Par John Spence. 2009
The six core strategies to elevate any business-and how to implement them-made simpleWhat do the world's most successful companies and…
organization have in common? And what can you actually take away and use from their examples? Distilling the best fundamental business strategies, trusted advisor and strategist John Spence helps you take a hard look at your business and together develop specific plans and action steps that will allow you to dramatically improve the success of your company.Delivered in Spence's approachable and straightforward manner, Awesomely Simple reveals the six key strategies that create a foundation for achieving business excellence: Vivid Vision, Best People, A Performance-Oriented Culture, Robust Communication, A Sense of Urgency, and Extreme Customer Focus.Filled with case studies and clear action items, includes easy-to-follow guidelines for implementing the strategies in any organization no matter its mission or sizeAfter concisely breaking down each strategy, Spence gives specific examples, tips, tools, discussion questions and exercises for how to execute them successfullyA perfect resource for business leaders, Awesomely Simple will help you turn ideas into positive action and achieve lasting business success.Knowledge Management and Innovation: Interaction, Collaboration, Openness
Par Amel Attour, Pierre Barbaroux, Erik Schenk. 2016
This book explores the relationships between knowledge management (KM) processes and innovation management. The geographical extension of markets and intensification…
of competition have led firms to experiment with novel approaches to innovation. New organizational forms emerged in which firms collaborate with various stakeholders to create, absorb, integrate and protect knowledge. This book explores how knowledge management processes evolve with firms' implementation of interactive, collaborative and open innovation models and it identifies the various knowledge types and processes involved throughout the different phases of the innovation process. The authors provide operational typologies for understanding innovative firms' capabilities and knowledge management practices and also discuss the main properties of four models of interactive innovation, namely open innovation, user-centric innovation, community-based innovation and crowdsourcing.Literature, Memory, Hegemony: East/West Crossings
Par Nicholas O. Pagan, Sharmani Patricia Gabriel. 2018
This edited book considers the need for the continued dismantling of conceptual and cultural hegemonies of ‘East’ and ‘West’ in…
the humanities and social sciences. Cutting across a wide range of literature, film and art from different contexts and ages, this collection seeks out the interpenetrating dynamic between both terms. Highlighting the inherent instability of East and West as oppositional categories, it focuses on the ‘crossings’ between East and West and this nexus as a highly-charged arena of encounter and collision. Drawing from varied literary contexts ranging from Victorian literature to Chinese literature and modern European literature, the book covers a diverse range of subject matter, including material drawn from psychoanalytic and postcolonial theory and studies related to race, religion, diaspora, and gender, and investigates topical social and political issues —including terrorism, nationalism, citizenship, the refugee crisis, xenophobia and otherness. Offering a framework to consider the salient questions of cultural, ideological and geographical change in our societies, this book is a key read for those working within world literary studies.Activity-Based Management: Operational Applications
Par Robert S. Kaplan, Robin Cooper. 1997
The activity-based costing (ABC) model provides managers with a more accurate economic map of organizational spending and activities. How can…
managers benefit from this information? Activity-based management (ABM) accomplishes its objective through two complementary applications: operational and strategic ABM. This chapter examines operational activity-based management, which encompasses the actions that increase efficiency, lower costs, and enhance utilization, enabling managers to achieve short-term and highly visible successes from their Stage III ABC system.Stage II: Standard Cost and Flexible Budgeting Systems
Par Robert S. Kaplan, Robin Cooper. 1997
Although today some companies have characteristics of the broken systems in Stage I, most are operating with Stage II systems.…
Even with excellent design, standard Stage II cost systems can have serious limitations for costing processes, products, customers, and providing timely feedback to front-line employees. Focusing on these Stage II systems, this chapter provides a baseline for the improvements documented in the remainder of the book for making systems more relevant and useful for managerial purposes. It also includes an appendix on the GPK cost system.Enough About Love
Par Herve Le Tellier. 0019
Any man--or woman--who wants to hear nothing--or no more--about love should put this book down. Anna and Louise could be…
sisters, but they don't know each other. They are both married with children, and for the most part, they are happy. On almost the same day, Anna, a psychiatrist, crosses paths with Yves, a writer, while Louise, a lawyer, meets Anna's analyst, Thomas. Love at first sight is still possible for those into their forties and long-married. But when you have already mapped out a life path, a passionate affair can come at a high price. For our four characters, their lives are unexpectedly turned upside down by the deliciously inconvenient arrival of love. For Anna, meeting Yves has brought a flurry of excitement to her life and made her question her values, her reliable husband, and her responsibilities to her children. For Louise, a successful career woman in a stable and comfortable marriage, her routine is uprooted by the youthful passion she feels for Thomas. Thought-provoking, sophisticated, and, above all, amusing, Enough About Love captures the euphoria of desire through tender and unflinching portraits of husbands, wives, and lovers.Lincoln Memorial
Par Jay Sacher, Chad Gowey. 2014
Though Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most beloved figures in American history and millions of people visit the Lincoln…
Memorial each year, few are familiar with the intriguing stories behind this national monument. In authoritative yet friendly text and handsome watercolor illustrations, this volume reveals fascinating facts about the monument's design and construction, historic events that took place there, and insights into the role this elegant edifice has played in the creation of a national identity. From 19th-century political infighting to Martin Luther King Jr. and beyond, this is a celebration of an iconic American and a famous memorial-- and the ideal gift for architecture lovers and history buffs.Creating Business Unit Synergy
Par Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton. 2000
Corporations consist of a collection of divisions and business units that may compete in different industries, have different customers, and…
employ different strategies. Executives must determine how they add value to their collection of business units so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Using case studies, this chapter illustrates a broad spectrum of approaches used by organizations to achieve synergy across their units.Look Away!: The U. S. South in New World Studies
Par Jon Smith, Deborah Cohn. 2004
Look Away! considers the U. S. South in relation to Latin America and the Caribbean. Given that some of the…
major characteristics that mark the South as exceptional within the United States--including the legacies of a plantation economy and slave trade--are common to most of the Americas, Look Away! points to postcolonial studies as perhaps the best perspective from which to comprehend the U. S. South. At the same time it shows how, as part of the United States, the South--both center and margin, victor and defeated, and empire and colony--complicates ideas of the postcolonial. The twenty-two essays in this comparative, interdisciplinary collection rethink southern U. S. identity, race, and the differences and commonalities between the cultural productions and imagined communities of the U. S. South and Latin America. Look Away! presents work by respected scholars in comparative literature, American studies, and Latin American studies. The contributors analyze how writers--including the Martinican Edouard Glissant, the Cuban-American Gustavo Prez Firmat, and the Trinidad-born, British V. S. Naipaul--have engaged with the southern United States. They explore William Faulkner's role in Latin American thought and consider his work in relation to that of Gabriel Garca Mrquez and Jorge Luis Borges. Many essays re-examine major topics in southern U. S. culture--such as race, slavery, slave resistance, and the legacies of the past--through the lens of postcolonial theory and postmodern geography. Others discuss the South in relation to the U. S. -Mexico border. Throughout the volume, the contributors consistently reconceptualize U. S. southern culture in a way that acknowledges its postcolonial status without diminishing its distinctiveness. Contributors. Jesse Alemn, Bob Brinkmeyer, Debra Cohen, Deborah Cohn, Michael Dash, Leigh Anne Duck, Wendy Faris, Earl Fitz, George Handley, Steve Hunsaker, Kirsten Silva Gruesz, Dane Johnson, Richard King, Jane Landers, John T. Matthews, Stephanie Merrim, Helen Oakley, Vincent Prez, John-Michael Rivera, Scott Romine, Jon Smith, Ilan Stavans, Philip Weinstein, Lois Parkinson ZamoraTypeScript Blueprints
Par Ivo Gabe Wolff. 2016
Build exciting end-to-end applications with TypeScript About This Book * This book will help you whether you're a beginner or…
an expert * Complete and complex projects provide codes that are ready and solutions for start-ups and enterprise developers * The book will showcase the power and depth of TypeScript when it comes to high performance and scalability Who This Book Is For This book was written for web developers who wish to make the most of TypeScript and build fun projects. You should be familiar with the fundamentals of JavaScript What You Will Learn * Build quirky and fun projects from scratch while exploring widely applicable practices and techniques * Use TypeScript with a range of different technologies such as Angular 2 and React and write cross-platform applications * Migrate JavaScript codebases to TypeScript to improve your workflow * Write maintainable and reusable code that is helpful in the world of programming revolving around features and bugs * Using System.JS and Webpack to load scripts and their dependencies. * Developing highly performance server-side applications to run within Node Js. * Reviewing high performant Node.js patterns and manage garbage collection. In Detail TypeScript is the future of JavaScript. Having been designed for the development of large applications, it is being widely incorporated in popular projects such as Angular JS 2.0. Adopting TypeScript results in more robust software, while still being deployable in apps where regular JavaScript would run. Scale and performance lie at the heart of the projects built in our book. The lessons learned throughout this book will arm you with everything you need to build amazing projects. During the course of this book, you will learn how to build a complete Single Page Application with Angular 2 and create a popular mobile app using NativeScript. Further on, you will build a classic Pac Man game in TypeScript. We will also help you migrate your legacy codebase project from JavaScript to TypeScript. By the end of the book, you will have created a number of exciting projects and will be competent using TypeScript for your live projects. Style and approach The book focuses on building projects from scratch. These end-to-end projects will give you ready-to-implement solutions for your business scenario, showcasing the depth and robustness of TypeScript.Building Strategy Maps in Private Sector Companies
Par Robert S. Kaplan, David P. Norton. 2000
Exemplar organizations develop and use the Balanced Scorecard to translate their strategies into linked cause-and-effect relationships that can be easily…
understood and communicated to the entire organization. Using a number of examples of product leadership companies, this chapter illustrates how Balanced Scorecard strategy maps are constructed from the underlying strategy of an organization, a process that makes strategy transparent.Tea and Tourism
Par Lee Jolliffe. 2007
The global production, marketing and consumption of tea present a resource for tea-related tourism. Tea and Tourism: Tourists, Traditions and…
Transformations profiles tea cultures and examines the social, political and developmental contexts of using related traditions for touristic purposes. This volume views tourism related to tea from differing disciplinary perspectives, and from marketing, planning, entrepreneurial and developmental viewpoints. The book examines the transformation of indigenous and imported tea traditions into experiences for tourists. Profiling these tea experiences from around the world including the United Kingdom; Sri Lanka; India; China; Taiwan; Kenya and Canada the volume reveals the ways in which tea's heritage is adapted for tourism consumption. This is the first definitive work on tea tourism. Global tea tourism trends are identified, while case examples provide fresh perspectives on the ongoing transformation of tea for tourism purposes.Four-Stage Model for Designing Cost and Performance Measurement Systems
Par Robin Cooper. 1997
Managers can view the development of their integrated cost and performance measurement systems as a journey through four sequential stages,…
from broken systems to integrated systems that serve both external and internal constituencies. This chapter describes a four-step model of cost system migration, walking you through the four stages, and providing a roadmap to help your organization navigate migration from one step to the next.