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Integration of tracking into horizontal underground transportation system / by Phillip Kingston Sales

Sales, Phillip Kingston - 2009

The world, especially the business world, has changed from consisting of different countries and markets to one global market. This can be attributed to better transportation, communication and information systems. This new development has changed the rules of the business game. No more do...

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Trailer-mounted RFID reader scans EID tags during cattle shipments

Barnhardt, B.B.; Bryant, A.M.; Epp, M.P.; Spire, M.F.; … - 2007

One of the challenges regarding implementation of a national animal identification system is the logistics of reading and reporting EID (electronic identification) tag numbers as cattle move through the production cycle. Many small producers would have difficulty justifying the investment...

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Overcapacity of the US Lodging Industry: The Effect of Uncertainty and Incentive to Overbuild

Lee, Seul Ki; Jang, SooCheong - 2011

Despite the frequent recognition by the literature on oversupply in the US lodging industry and its adverse effect on … US lodging industry that maximizes revenue. Analysis of industry data between 1987 and 2010 revealed that the US lodging …

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Toward Creating a Framework to Accommodate the Needs of Disabled Hotel Guests

Stonesifer, Henry W; Kim, Woody G - 2011

The purposes of this study are three-fold: (1) to identify the perceptions of the guests with disabilities regarding their hotel experiences, (2) to identify the perceptions of hotel executives regarding the feasibility of implementing guest needs in both hotel design and service policies, and...

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The Influence of Environmental Values, Economic Values and Social Structure on Consumers’ Choice of Green Hotels: The Case of Luxury Hotels

Choe, Yunseon; Lehto, Xinran; Day, Jonathon - 2011

While many hotel companies have participated in various green initiatives and adopted green policy, when it came to the real purchasing decision, their willingness was not matched by action. There could be many reasons for such inconsistency. Lack of consumer demand, increasing environmental...

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Simpler and Better? Revisit of a Time-Series Model of Forecasting in the Lodging Industry

Yost, Elizabeth A - 2011

& Singh, 1993). Luckily, lodging industry data has underlying patterns and trends that repeat themselves daily, weekly … properly, can be very easy and intuitive to use in the lodging context. Considering annual forecast of sales is critical for … easily applicable time-series model in the lodging industry and provides evidence of the model forecasting accuracy. Findings …

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Do Lodging Taxes Maximize Tax Revenue? Evidence from Ten U.S. Cities

Eisenhauer, Joseph G. - 2024

Because taxes on lodging are generally not designed to correct market failure, their presumptive purpose is to maximize … in ten major U.S. cities, we find that existing tax rates on lodging are generally below the revenue-maximizing tax rates …

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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF JOB COMPETENCY EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW HIRES: THE RELATIVE VALUE OF A HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT DEGREE

Ricci, Peter - 2007

ABSTRACT This study compared lodging managers' job competency expectations for newly hired employees in possession of … four-year (baccalaureate) degrees from a college or university. Lodging managers mentally separated new hires into two … management baccalaureate degree, and 2) new hires in possession of a non-hospitality management baccalaureate degree. Lodging …

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Analysis of the online reputation based on customer ratings of lodgings in tourism destinations

Rodríguez-Díaz, Manuel; Rodríguez-Díaz, Rosa; … - In: Administrative Sciences 8 (2018) 3, pp. 1-18

expressed by customers on the Booking.com tourist lodging website. Based on the information available, three new variables were … between the services offered by lodging companies. …

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Determining the relationships between price and online reputation in lodgings

Rodríguez-Díaz, Manuel; Rodríguez-Voltes, Crina Isabel; … - In: Administrative Sciences 9 (2019) 3, pp. 1-27

between quality of service and added value with regard to lodging prices. Based on the results obtained, it is possible to …

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