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State tourism policies in Switzerland and selected good practices for polish tourism

Purpose. The aim of this paper is to analyze growing importance of the state in the implementation of strategic solutions to stimulate holistic development in the tourism sector in Switzerland. Method. The research method is a qualitative analysis of source documents and data coming from the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) as well as from the Swiss Tourist Federation,…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 13/11/2015

Least cost path analysis for predicting glacial archaeological site potential in Central Europe

Recent changes in climate have led to an increased exposure of glacial archaeological artefacts due to the melting of glaciers and ice patches. Here we calculated Least Cost Paths (LCPs) between archaeologically significant locations in Switzerland and Italy using a Least Cost Path Analysis (LCPA) method in which cost rasters were first calibrated at a study site near Haut-Val de…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 13/11/2015

Information geometry and minimum description length networks

We study parametric unsupervised mixture learning. We measure the loss of intrinsic information from the observations to complex mixture models, and then to simple mixture models. We present a geometric picture, where all these representations are regarded as free points in the space of probability distributions. Based on minimum description length, we derive a simple geometric…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 12/11/2015

Substitution effects across hotel distribution channels

The evolution of distribution channels in the hospitality sector has followed different paths over time depending on the technology used. This research analyses the evolution of market shares of different clusters or generations of distribution channels using multi-generation diffusion methods. The data for the study are a series of annual member surveys by hotelleriesuisse since…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 12/11/2015

Quelle est la perception de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises pour les gestionnaires de fonds en Suisse ?:

Nous étudions le lien entre l’engagement durable et social des entreprises (RSE) et leur performance, tout d’abord par une analyse de la recherche dans le domaine, suivie d’une étude qualitative de ce lien sous la forme d’interview de gestionnaires de fonds en Suisse. Nous trouvons que le lien positif entre la performance des entreprises et leur engagement RSE n’est prouvé et perçu…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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Français / 12/11/2015

Quelle est la perception de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises pour les gestionnaires de fonds en Suisse ?

Nous étudions le lien entre l’engagement durable et social des entreprises (RSE) et leur performance, tout d’abord par une analyse de la recherche dans le domaine, suivie d’une étude qualitative de ce lien sous la forme d’interview de gestionnaires de fonds en Suisse. Nous trouvons que le lien positif entre la performance des entreprises et leur engagement RSE n’est prouvé et perçu…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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Français / 12/11/2015

Views and clicks in digital libraries ::a comparative usability analysis of eye and mouse tracking data

In this study, eye tracking and mouse tracking data collected from two Swiss digital library web sites are compared, with respect to their specific areas of interest in order to answer two questions: Firstly, to know, how far the perception of the corresponding areas of interests differed from site to site and how far general recommendations can be inferred from this comparison.…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 05/11/2015

Modelling library linked data in practice ::three Swiss case studies

In this paper we present reflections and recommendations concerning the conversion of library metadata into Linked Data. We will briefly describe the different data models that exist for this purpose and argue their strengths and weaknesses with a special focus on the entification issue, before illustrating this problem with the description of three different ongoing projects. As…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 05/11/2015

Information behaviors and information literacy skills of LIS students ::an international perspective

Librarians are expected to be expert searchers, and developing information literacy skills to navigate the vast world of information is a focus of most library and information science (LIS) programs. It is important to understand the information literacy and behaviors of LIS students to see if they are employing the skills they will need to assist and educate their future patrons,…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 05/11/2015

L’Energy Living Lab: : un écosystème d’innovation pour favoriser la co-création de services énergétiques

La transition du secteur énergétique suisse, d’un contexte monopolistique, avec des clients captifs, à un contexte concurrentiel, avec des clients libres de choisir leur distributeur d’énergie, nécessite de repenser en profondeur la relation client ainsi que la création de valeur. Passer d’une culture d’entreprise centrée sur l’innovation technologique, à une culture…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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Français / 05/11/2015

Mechatronics: : from systems combination to business integration

Even if the mechatronics approach has been around for decades, many companies are still struggling with realising the business potential inherent in successful combination , or even integration of enabling technologies in systems for mechanical, computing, metrology, and control topics. And the challenges are not only linked to combining systems, but also to realise them as…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 05/11/2015

The personalization of the educational ecosystem through the inclusion of Web 2.0 tools

This paper presents initial results from an action research project examining the use of Web 2.0 tools in the higher education classroom to foster collaborat ive learning as well to permit the personalization of the learning space thus better answering to a student’s individual differences in learning. The research has been conducted at a Swiss institute…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 04/11/2015

Maîtriser l'information comptable (vol. 1): : introduction à la comptabilité, théorie des comptes et établissement des comptes annuels

Cet ouvrage est le premier de deux volumes qui reprennent la matière traitée dans les précédentes éditions des volumes 1 à 4 de la série Maîtriser l’information comptable. L’objectif est d'offrir une compréhension du contenu possible de l’information comptable ainsi qu’une capacité d’interprétation de cette information. Les auteurs étudient pour chaque domaine particulier la…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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Français / 04/11/2015

Avons-nous besoin des RH ?

Cet article propose une réflexion provocatrice sur le sens des RH. Il est basé sur l'expérience et non pas sur des recherches empiriques. Il propose de supprimer le département RH dans l'organisation et de confier aux managers la gestion des ressources humaines car ce sont eux qui gèrent les personnes. L’article vise à ouvrir le débat sur le sens du département RH…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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Français / 04/11/2015

When does collective staff performance management work ?

Work being more and more complex and interdependent, organizations have started to use team goals and rewards since over 10 years. The collective staff performance management includes team goals (sometimes organizational goals), tasks to reach them, and financial or non - financial rewards. Scholars have studied the effect of team goals and incentives but mostly in simulation…

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Haute Ecole de Gestion de Genève

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English / 04/11/2015

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