Levent Altinay - Böcker

Strategic Management for Hospitality and Tourism is an essential text for both intermediate and advanced learners aspiring to build their knowledge related to the theories and perspectives on the topic. The book provides critical and analytical insights on contemporary theoretical models and management practices while enhancing the learning process through worked examples and cases applied to the hospitality and tourism setting. This new edition highlights the rapidly changing socio-economic and political global landscape and addresses the cultural and socio-economic complexities of hospitality and tourism organizations in the new era. It has been fully updated to include: A new chapter on finance, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and leadership as well as new content on globalisation, experience economy, crisis management, consumer power, developing service quality, innovation and implementation of principles. New features to aid understanding of the application of theory, and spur critical thinking and decision making. New international case studies with reflective questions throughout the book from both SME’s and large-scale businesses. Updated online resources including PowerPoint presentations, additional case studies and exercises, and web links to aid both teaching and learning.Highly illustrated and in full colour design, this book is essential reading for all future hospitality and tourism managers.

Strategic Management for Hospitality and Tourism is an essential text for both intermediate and advanced learners aspiring to build their knowledge related to the theories and perspectives on the topic. The book provides critical and analytical insights on contemporary theoretical models and management practices while enhancing the learning process through worked examples and cases applied to the hospitality and tourism setting. This new edition highlights the rapidly changing socio-economic and political global landscape and addresses the cultural and socio-economic complexities of hospitality and tourism organizations in the new era. It has been fully updated to include: A new chapter on finance, business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and leadership as well as new content on globalisation, experience economy, crisis management, consumer power, developing service quality, innovation and implementation of principles. New features to aid understanding of the application of theory, and spur critical thinking and decision making. New international case studies with reflective questions throughout the book from both SME’s and large-scale businesses. Updated online resources including PowerPoint presentations, additional case studies and exercises, and web links to aid both teaching and learning.Highly illustrated and in full colour design, this book is essential reading for all future hospitality and tourism managers.

Planning Research in Hospitality and Tourism, third edition is an accessible, concise and practical guide to planning, conducting and analysing research in tourism and hospitality.International in scope and appeal, this book provides students with an introduction to the basic principles, research techniques and characteristics of research in the international hospitality and tourism sectors in a straightforward and accessible way. It includes a variety of features throughout to aid understanding and offer practical tips of overcoming potential research issues.This new edition has been fully updated to include:New chapters on mixed methods and how to adopt technology into research practicesMore coverage of research strategies, focus groups, sampling secondary research as well as experimental designNew and updated international case studies and extracts from journals, providing real examples of tourism and hospitality research scenariosOnline resources, including practice datasets for studentsEnriched with insightful case studies throughout, this volume is essential reading for all tourism and hospitality researchers.

Planning Research in Hospitality and Tourism, third edition is an accessible, concise and practical guide to planning, conducting and analysing research in tourism and hospitality.International in scope and appeal, this book provides students with an introduction to the basic principles, research techniques and characteristics of research in the international hospitality and tourism sectors in a straightforward and accessible way. It includes a variety of features throughout to aid understanding and offer practical tips of overcoming potential research issues.This new edition has been fully updated to include:New chapters on mixed methods and how to adopt technology into research practicesMore coverage of research strategies, focus groups, sampling secondary research as well as experimental designNew and updated international case studies and extracts from journals, providing real examples of tourism and hospitality research scenariosOnline resources, including practice datasets for studentsEnriched with insightful case studies throughout, this volume is essential reading for all tourism and hospitality researchers.

This prescient book explores the potential of tourism and hospitality to address social challenges. Featuring theoretical, empirical, and methodological contributions from leading scholars, it reveals how different stakeholders within the tourism and hospitality ecosystem can create value and benefit humanity in diverse ways.Confronting traditional views of tourism and hospitality as a purely commercial activity, the book shifts attention to its more positive social and environmental outcomes. Chapters examine the role of tourism and hospitality as a path for tackling global and societal issues, from climate change and the refugee crisis to loneliness and ageing populations. They draw on interdisciplinary perspectives across a range of sectors, critically analysing the opportunities and complexities of leveraging tourism and hospitality as a force for good for vulnerable groups including older people, refugees, hospital patients, children and marginalized groups who are suffering from poverty. Ultimately, this incisive book presents an innovative approach to the study and practice of tourism and hospitality, rethinking dominant paradigms and underscoring the transformative power of the industry.Students and academics in tourism and hospitality will benefit from the cutting-edge insights in this book. It is also a valuable resource for policy makers, educators, and practitioners interested in using tourism and hospitality as a driver of wellbeing and welfare in society.

'Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism: a global perspective' gives a new and definitive overview of the vital role and effective practice of entrepreneurship in one of the most dynamic industry sectors in the world. The highly qualified international team of contributors ensures a global perspective. The editors clearly outline the key theoretical perspectives and go on to cover the various types of entrepreneurship. Fully informed by the latest research, it incorporates: * different country contexts; * the social and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship; * case studies from a wide range of Hospitality and Tourism sectors; * Industry perspectives and examples included. The book is core reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students studying on hospitality and tourism degree programmes covering entrepreneurship.

'Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism: a global perspective' gives a new and definitive overview of the vital role and effective practice of entrepreneurship in one of the most dynamic industry sectors in the world. The highly qualified international team of contributors ensures a global perspective. The editors clearly outline the key theoretical perspectives and go on to cover the various types of entrepreneurship. Fully informed by the latest research, it incorporates: * different country contexts; * the social and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship; * case studies from a wide range of Hospitality and Tourism sectors; * Industry perspectives and examples included. The book is core reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students studying on hospitality and tourism degree programmes covering entrepreneurship.

•Discusses the social and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship; •Includes case studies from a wide range of Hospitality and Tourism sectors; •Industry perspectives and examples included to contextualise the theory.Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism: a global perspective second edition provides a new and definitive overview of the vital role and effective practice of entrepreneurship in one of the most dynamic industry sectors in the world. The highly qualified international team of contributors ensures a global perspective. The editors clearly outline the key theoretical perspectives and go on to cover the various types of entrepreneurship. Fully informed by the latest research, it incorporates: •different country contexts; •the social and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship; •case studies from a wide range of Hospitality and Tourism sectors; •Industry perspectives and examples included.

•Discusses the social and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship; •Includes case studies from a wide range of Hospitality and Tourism sectors; •Industry perspectives and examples included to contextualise the theory.Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism: a global perspective second edition provides a new and definitive overview of the vital role and effective practice of entrepreneurship in one of the most dynamic industry sectors in the world. The highly qualified international team of contributors ensures a global perspective. The editors clearly outline the key theoretical perspectives and go on to cover the various types of entrepreneurship. Fully informed by the latest research, it incorporates: •different country contexts; •the social and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship; •case studies from a wide range of Hospitality and Tourism sectors; •Industry perspectives and examples included.

This publication represents an up-to-date, innovative guide in helping readers understand the challenges facing sustainable tourism development and implementation as well as the potential opportunities for both developed and developing nations in pursuing sustainability goals in their tourism plans.