infonet-economy

This study provides understanding on the conditions that enables work - family enrichment. Using a sequential mixed - method approach (Creswell, 2003), we analyze qualitative and quantitative data. Based on our qualitative results from a total of 30 interviews with six dual - income couples with children in Spain we propose a model that is tested on 302 employees of an...

In this paper, we propose a constraint-based model for the combination of a course timetabling problem and a course allocation problem for secondary schools in Switzerland. Course timetabling has been widely studied for Universities, but for schools, solutions have only been proposed for specific countries or even for specific schools. In fact, timetabling problems presents...

This article examines the price determinants of wine on the Swiss market using a hedonic regression approach. We find that grape varietals and wine growing regions have a large impact on prices. Growing Petite Arvine or growing wine in Valais or the Swiss German part of the country trigger a premium. Cultivating Pinot Noir or Gamay or being located in...

This chapter explains how HR executives can leverage social network understanding in order to facilitate post-merger integration. We describe two social network mechanisms (brokerage and contagion) and explain their effect on organizational functioning. We then present a framework incorporating interventions in three core areas of HR involvement in mergers and map those interventions...

Sustainable tourism relies on destination. Sustainable tourism is applicable not only to the environmental perspective , but also to the industries of practical hospitality and tourism. Maintaining sustainable tourist and guest flows at hotels are two of the main concern s of sustainable tourism . This study particula rly focuses on tourist consumpti on and shopping...

Shopping has become a determinant factor , which affect s destination choice. The emerging concept of shopping tourism is defined as “a contemporary form of tourism fostered by individuals for whom purchasing goods outside of their usual environment is a determining factor in their decision to travel” ( The United Nations World Tourism Organization, 2014 , p.13 ). Shopping is...

The topic of work-to-family is not new to researchers or practitioners , but what is not yet known is what affects the degree to which people are tolerant of work to family interruptions, and whether this matters for individual and organizational outcomes. In this paper , building on a previous measure of work - family interruption behaviors we develop th e construct “...

The literature reveals the complexity of identifying the attributes, the factors and the mechanisms that would influence trust between supply chain partners. Moreover, the way trust influences the performance of a supply chain is still a subject that remains to be thoroughly researched since trust is a subjective issue that has several dimensions. This paper focuses on the influence...

This paper aims to develop a decision support system for bulk material handling ports in relation to ship scheduling and discrete berth allocation. Ship scheduling according to available discrete berths and to customer priority is a complex problem. A multiobjective formulation is then proposed to model the problem in minimizing ship waiting times and deviation of customer priority....