infonet-economy

The current paper aims to develop an effective and integrated MCDM model for the evaluation of the sustainability practices in the banking services, employing a multi-stage, fuzzy MCDM model that integrates the Balanced Scorecard, fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS. The approach aims to evaluate sustainability from the following four perspectives: financial stability, customer relationship...

This work studies the ultrasensitivity of multisite binding processes where ligand molecules can bind to several binding sites. It considers more particularly recent models involving complex chemical reactions in allosteric phosphorylation processes and for transcription factors and nucleosomes competing for binding on DNA. New statistics-based...

This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the current cash and food crops supply chains in six African countries, characterizing their markets structures and...

Workplace rituals are powerful learning mechanisms for core values that underpin organizational culture in restaurants. Yet, more research is needed to identify different types and how these rituals operate to reinforce core values in different organizational cultures. Drawing on ritual theory, organizational culture and hospitality research, we use 52 semi-structured interviews and...

Today’s consumers are sharing the use of underutilized goods and services directly with/to other consumers in need, minimizing the need for ownership. Today’s consumers increasingly share underutilized goods and services directly with other consumers, minimizing the need for ownership. For-profit online platforms based on the sharing concept have emerged in the tourism marketplace...

Amotivation can be considered one of the more important problems faced in hospitality training. This research paper used commitment to reduce amotivation and increase performance in a training program. We used action identification to improve the effectiveness of commitment. Ninety-two students participated in the experiment. Broken down into three experimental conditions, 29...

Marketing, and specifically distribution, is becoming more complicated and challenging for hoteliers in all markets. This research evaluates the effectiveness of marketing and distribution tactics as perceived by four and five star hotel managers in Thailand. A questionnaire distributed to 350 respondents reveals that the most effective marketing tactics are related to brand.com,...

Research Question/Issue: This article studies the interrelation between ownership structure, asset intensity and corporate performance and risk in the hospitality industry. This industry is characterised by a strong presence of blockholders and a tendency to divest its real estate making it an ideal setting to analyse the impact on firm performance and risks. Research Findings/...