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1 – 10 of 744This paper was written to put “on record” what, in retrospect, appear to the author to be the most significant aspects of his academic career, one that spans more than half a…
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Purpose
This paper was written to put “on record” what, in retrospect, appear to the author to be the most significant aspects of his academic career, one that spans more than half a century.
Design/methodology/approach
The author begins by discussing his Wharton School experience (1957‐1964) and then traces how his activities and experiences at that time laid the groundwork for a number of career long themes (academic administration, pedagogy, and quasi‐governmental consulting) and academic interests (macromarketing, marketing history).
Findings
The author's Wharton School experiences and, more specifically, his contacts with Wroe Alderson and David D. Monieson did indeed shape his subsequent career.
Originality/value
This paper calls attention to certain events and research efforts that might otherwise be forgotten. It also serves as an example of one approach others might follow in preparing their own career retrospectives.
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The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the ways various tourist attractions in the American South are presented to and experienced by tourists.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the ways various tourist attractions in the American South are presented to and experienced by tourists.
Design/methodology/approach
A sequence of photographs, made at tourist attractions across the south, is presented. Accompanying each photograph is a paragraph‐length text that draws from and expands upon information available in the visual image. In these texts, various observations about tourism in the south are made.
Findings
The paper comments upon the tourist experience in the south and highlights the central roles of historical tourism, heritage tourism, civil rights tourism, and cultural tourism. Highlights the problematic nature of packaging the region's sometimes troublesome past for tourist consumption.
Research limitations/implications
Because the findings are grounded in photographs made by the author, they are inherently “anecdotal” in character.
Originality/value
This original photographic essay shows and comments upon a wide variety of experiences available to tourists in the American South. It cautions against trying to make the southern past more palatable to tourists by glossing over unpleasant historical facts.
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Over a two‐month period, the editor of this review has searched worldwide for the most interesting and useful media articles on the topic of strategic management.
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Purpose
Over a two‐month period, the editor of this review has searched worldwide for the most interesting and useful media articles on the topic of strategic management.
Design/methodology/approach
In addition to his own finds, the editor sorted through suggestions by a team of veteran top managers and senior academics.
Findings
The result is a surprisingly diverse set of media articles about strategy and leadership on such topics as promoting innovation, knowledge bridging, enabling change management, capitalism in failed states, building the no‐brand company, estimating the value of IT and the ignorance of crowds.
Practical implications
URL links and references have been provided for the articles so that managers can easily follow up this quick scan of the media by reading the articles in full.
Originality/value
Provides a snapshot of what managers are reading and a guide to trends and fresh thinking.
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Over a two‐month period, the editor of this review has searched worldwide for the most interesting and useful media articles on the topic of strategic management for the…
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Over a two‐month period, the editor of this review has searched worldwide for the most interesting and useful media articles on the topic of strategic management for the July/August issue of Strategy & Leadership.
Design/methodology/approach
In addition to his own collection of finds, the editor sorted through suggestions by a team of veteran top managers and senior academics for new strategic concepts and actions.
Findings
The result is a surprisingly diverse set of media discoveries on such topics as best‐in‐class metrics, the value of an MBA, consumer market evolution, new Internet marketing concepts, price cut traps, must win battles, Google business model innovations, the strategy/design interface.
Practical implications
URL links and references have been provided for the articles so that managers can easily follow up this quick scan of the media by reading the articles in full.
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Provides a snapshot of what managers are reading and a guide to trends and fresh thinking.
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This purpose of this paper is to investigate the status of Islamic banking in Lebanon, through addressing the perceptions of existing and potential clients. The study has two…
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This purpose of this paper is to investigate the status of Islamic banking in Lebanon, through addressing the perceptions of existing and potential clients. The study has two objectives: one is to identify and measure the factors that clients perceive as important in deciding to patronize an Islamic bank, and the other is to draw a client profile for Islamic banks operating in Lebanon.
Design/methodology/approach
The literature review provided the theoretical framework this study builds on. A survey instrument was developed and the data were analyzed using SPSS (19.0). To draw the client profile, the researcher conducted cluster analysis followed by discriminant analysis. To identify and measure the Islamic bank selection criteria, the researcher used factor analysis followed by regression analysis.
Findings
Findings show that clients consider five variables in deciding whether or not to patronize Islamic banks. These variables are trust in Islamic banks and their true compliance with Sharia, customers’ familiarity with Islamic modes of finance, cost of financing and other transactions, accessibility of Islamic banks, and the quality of service offered by those banks. The study was also able to delineate the significant attributes of IB clients, raising the issue of changing the target market segment.
Research limitations/implications
This study employed a usable sample size of 199 questionnaires collected from one MENA region nation, Lebanon. It may be useful to probe the research questions of this study using a larger sample size collected from several MENA region nations, in order to reach a more validated conclusion. In addition, it may be equally useful to assess other demographic and psychographic variables as distinguishing factors among client clusters, for the purpose of reaching a deeper understanding of Islamic bank clientele in this region.
Practical implications
It is suggested that Islamic banks consider the five factors identified in this study, while preparing their marketing strategy, for the purpose of increasing their market share in the non-GCC MENA region. It is also suggested that Islamic banks approach the so far neglected market segments, rather than sticking to their traditional clients.
Originality/value
This paper is the first to investigate the status of Islamic banks in Lebanon. The findings of this study will help refocus the marketing strategies of Islamic banks in Lebanon. They may also apply to other developing non-GCC countries in the MENA region.
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Carol M. Megehee and Deborah F. Spake
The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the special issue of the International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research (IJCTHR) on “Decoding southern culture…
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The purpose of this editorial is to introduce the special issue of the International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research (IJCTHR) on “Decoding southern culture and hospitality”.
Design/methodology/approach
The editorial outlines the primary objective of the IJCTHR special issue and introduces a southern tourism schema.
Findings
The special issue serves as a valuable platform for new theory and research that integrates multidisciplinary perspectives in describing, explaining, predicting, and influencing culture, tourism, and hospitality in the US Southern States. This region of the USA is distinguishable from other regions by its cultural values and practices. Tourism in the US South is multi‐faceted and includes destination‐, ritual‐, heritage‐, and experiential‐based attractions. The articles in the special issue touch on these various aspects of southern‐based tourism and reveal its unique attributes as it relates to culture and southern hospitality.
Originality/value
This editorial provides an overview of the special issue and highlights key contributions of each paper.
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Money can flow accurately everywhere because the words used in transactions — from a deposit in a local bank to settling a debt in a far‐off country — have precise meanings. But…
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Money can flow accurately everywhere because the words used in transactions — from a deposit in a local bank to settling a debt in a far‐off country — have precise meanings. But accounting, the language of business, does not have an accepted vocabulary. This is sorely needed, both for business and nonbusiness accounting. The new millennium is a good time to take stock.
Jian Peng, Richard Li‐Hua and Sandra Moffett
The purpose of this paper is to explore challenges and opportunities in knowledge management (KM) research trends in China.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore challenges and opportunities in knowledge management (KM) research trends in China.
Design/methodology/approach
The literature review presents the status quo of China KM research from a world‐wide perspective and China's economy today. Then the paper explains theoretical analysis of KM development and future trend in the West. The third part of literature review addresses the debate of KM practices followed by the way how KM trend is discussed in Western research. Empirical evidences from the journal literature, the web sites of consultancy companies, and in the presentation of research centres are examined. A triangulated methodology include data from two well known management database searching results for “China” and “Knowledge Management”; two KM surveys in China and other web site and journals.
Findings
The paper is an initial exploration of the KM research trends in China. The research explains the opportunities and challenges facing KM researchers and provides useful guidance for KM practice in China. In general, China has relatively newly developed KM awareness. The importance of KM, however, has not yet been fully explored in research. One the one hand, the lack of access to China practitioners, the scarceness of related comparative study and the arguable KM domain are three major reasons that lead to insufficient research in KM. On the other hand, given the rapid development of China's economy today, there are questions and phenomena with specific Chinese characters need to be examined from KM perspective. Two major challenges of China economy, i.e. reforming in the process of development, and the privatization as well as the regional difference need to be reflected in China KM research. Comparative approaches in the research are needed. Although KM is arguably undergoing fast development in recently years and China is becoming one of the important spotlights, China‐related KM research is still at its very early stage. Challenges and opportunities are presented for further research guidance.
Originality/value
This paper shows that KM research in China has its own characters if compare with the West. Future directions and opportunities for China‐related KM researches are discussed by a triangulated approach. The findings present future trends of KM research in China that help practitioner to reinforce KM practice. This paper suggests important areas that researchers need to address as new challenges and opportunities in the KM trends in China context.
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