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The multi‐disciplinary activities of the Manpower Society in manpower planning, management, and utilisation make it a unique organisation in the UK and the objectives of the Society are more pertinent today than ever before. John Houston shows how they deserve to be better known by managers.

Describes how HIV and AIDS are carried and spread, particularly for high‐risk groups, but adds that it is not only behavioural but also those behaviours in conjunction with others. Employs figures and tables for added explanation and emphasis. Chronicles some individual case studies showing different “risk” behaviours and types of “unsafe” practices. Makes clear that the use of varied types of education are of major importance in the fight against ignorance and nonchalance in the battle against AIDS.

The purpose of this paper is to review the contribution made by this theme issue to the question: can casino gaming be used to maximize the benefits for tourism destinations?

This paper reviews some of the key contributions arising from this theme issue.

If properly structured gaming can provide benefits for tourism destinations.

There are many stakeholders involved in the provision of alcoholic beverages and suppliers, vendors, licensees, regulators, and other agencies will need to work closely together in order to limit what is viewed by many as an escalating problem.

The paper provides insight into the gaming industry with a focus on minimizing the social costs and maximizing the economic benefits of gaming.

This chapter provides a look at the experiences of two Teacher Educators in the Field (TEFs) as they work to shift writing instruction in suburban districts across the Houston metroplex. A review of the literature on most promising practices for literacy educators is provided along with narrative interspersion of restoried enactments of TEFs in public education systems serving students in grades 6–12. Our planned and lived experiences were often dissonant due to the complexity of increasingly diverse demographic populations in fast-growing districts who struggled to shift the focus of instruction in correlation to audience. Our stories present focused reflection on the need for additional supports geared toward teacher development, TEF retention, and consistent engagement from campus and district-level administrators.

The purpose of this paper was to explore the motivation and rationale behind international investment to better explain the conflicting results reported in previous research and to provide some answers to the current debate on international diversification. Monthly return data and annual financial data of 424 NYSE‐listed companies over four 5‐year periods was examined, dividing the sample companies into three groups according to their degree of international diversification. Averages for monthly returns, market‐adjusted returns, total risk, and systematic risk were analyzed. An ongoing debate among students of multinational corporations (MNCs) focuses on whether the intent of corporate international diversification has been to increase stockholders' return or to reduce risk (Siegel et al. 1992; Shalchi and Hosseini 1990; Ndubiuzu 1990; and Theerathom et al. 1992). Based upon the observation of the pattern of holdings, Buckley (1988) argues that firms do not become MNCs to reduce risk. Risk reduction behavior would lead to a strategy of seeking investments in countries with uncorrected return patterns, as with some of the underdeveloped countries. Instead there has been a concentration of foreign direct investments in advanced market economies with high return correlations among each other. Buckley (1988) concludes, therefore, that MNCs are imperfect vehicles for risk diversification. Fatemi (1984) suggests that much of the international diversification made by corporations may have a defensive purpose. Their goal may be, for example, to maintain participation in some export markets or to match the previous move of a competitor, and not necessarily to increase the firm's revenue. The motivation for foreign corporate investments has been attributed to many specific factors, related both to the firm and the country. Included among these factors are: (a) economies of scale associated with large size and the ability to produce in several countries, (b) intangible assets, such as technological expertise or entrepreneurial skills, (c) market power due to the size of markets and previous experience with the domestic market, (d) industry grouping, (e) the availability of additional natural resources, as well as less costly labor and/or capital, (e) advantageous regulatory framework for the firm offered by the host country, and (f) the economic influence of the particular time period involved on firms and countries. The purpose of this paper is to provide additional evidence on whether international diversification has either increased stockholder's return or reduced their risk and to consider the possible influence of several factors. A sample of 424 companies was drawn from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and was divided into three categories, i.e., domestic, intermediate, and multinational. Two return and two risk measures were then calculated for four periods of time (1968–1972, 1973–1977, 1978–1982, and 1983–1987) to examine the relationships between the degrees of international diversification and the measures of risk and return. One of our concerns was to try to address some of the discrepancies among prior research findings.

Librarians at Jacksonville State University's (JSU) Houston Cole Library believe that an understanding and working relationship with the public outside the immediate university community is vital to the survival and continued success of the University and its library. This paper seeks to determine this.

A survey was distributed to 26 public libraries in the counties surrounding JSU to see how the University Library could better serve the community.

The responses indicated that those living beyond the immediate community did in fact want the University Library to take a more active roll in the continuing education needs of the local public library's patrons and staff, in addition to their communities as a whole.

Provides evidence of the importance of relationship management for the library community.

With the increased interest in work‐related stress that has evolved in the last several years has come a corresponding interest in stress management techniques and interventions. The effectiveness of four individual stress management techniques (relaxation training, biofeedback, cognitive techniques, and exercise) are considered and some of the weaknesses of much of the current stress management evaluation research are identified. Finally, some suggestions are made for improving the overall quality of such research.

This paper presents a methodology based on rough set theory whereby certain and possible rules can be derived utilizing the experience of the reviewers. Adoption of this methodology will help the AICPA in closely monitoring the peer review and identifying inconsistencies in the process.

By its nature, the capitalistic economic system has produced numerous ethical conflicts. The professions, as well as business in general, have been impacted by the increased emphasis on ethical behaviour. In the past few years, there has been an increased interest in business ethics. One profession which has especially grown due to the increased awareness of ethical issues is internal auditing. This has been in part due to the need for more reliable accounting records, tighter administrative controls, and improved operational efficiency. In order to provide some guidance to its members regarding ethical behaviour, the Institute of Internal Auditors has constructed a code of ethics. Describes how, through the use of a questionnaire, the views of practising internal auditors regarding the currently used code of ethics were obtained and analysed. The responses revealed that a substantial number of internal auditors do consult the code of ethics for guidance in making ethical decisions. A majority of the auditors believe that the code of ethics could be more effective if better enforcement methods were put into effect. Most respondents also believe that the code is complete as it is currently written and does not need to be expanded.

The purpose of this study is to provide a domain statement for hospitality marketing research. The objectives of the study are to analyze the evolution of hospitality marketing research over the past 25 years, determine how the research paradigms changed over time in hospitality marketing relative to mainstream marketing and provide scholars with suggestions for developing and managing a marketing research agenda. The findings of this study help not only scholars involved in marketing research but also hospitality scholars across all disciplines.

A content analysis of > 1,700 marketing articles is provided, with articles published in three leading hospitality journals and one mainstream marketing journal over a 25-year period. Additionally, the authors consulted leading hospitality scholars to solicit their views and suggestions on hospitality marketing research.

The results show the evolution of hospitality marketing over a 25-year period. This provides insights into how hospitality has unique aspects, which can lead to contributions in mainstream marketing.

Due to its longitudinal nature and breadth (e.g., number of journals covered), this is the most comprehensive study of hospitality marketing research. The findings of the study provide direction for all hospitality scholars as well as those involved in hospitality marketing research.