...The quality of written work is important. First, the caveat! I entreat those of you who are seasoned and excellent writers to not be offended by my comments below. You may rightly think that you don't need a mini-lecture on writing. Please bear with me. Read through the comments and use the ones you find to be relevant. As you might suppose, I have high expectations for the quality of writing produced by learners at the undergraduate level. I believe how well you state something is integral to the soundness of the content you are conveying; the two are intertwined. Imprecise or ungrammatical writing signals lack of conceptual crispness. "Good thinking" and "bad writing" usually do not coexist. In the workplace, excellent writing gets people's attention. Good writing signals leadership potential. Good writing is hard work. Each of you has had training in writing, and some of you know what the principles are. Putting them in practice is the challenge. If I had to boil down into a single thought or phrase what I think is most essential to effective writing, it would be this: attention to detail. Think precision. Precision is both a process and a product. Be sure your grasp of the English language is complete and correct. Here is an example of a common misuse of a word: "In today's discussion, we are going to hone in on the early weeks of the Civil War." The word "hone" means sharpen, as in sharpening a knife. It is the wrong word to use in the context above. A correct...
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...effectively manage the sector. (Weaver, D. Ecotourism, 2nd edition: ESP Printers, Inc. 2008). Just as tourism has grown and changed, ecotourism also has gone through a kind of metamorphosis. In its early days, ecotourism was seen more as a type of travel and a specific market niche. Today, it is increasingly viewed as a travel concept or philosophy, based upon a set of principles that can, and should, be applied across the widest possible spectrum of the global tourism industry in an effort to make tourism truly sustainable and a positive benefit to the natural and cultural heritage of our planet. In that sense, ecotourism and nature travel should not be viewed as the same thing. A river-rafting through the jungle may be fun, may be interesting and may provide a great family vacation. But only if that trip directly promotes the protection of nature and tangibly contributes to the well-being of local people does it become...
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...effectively manage the sector. (Weaver, D. Ecotourism, 2nd edition: ESP Printers, Inc. 2008). Just as tourism has grown and changed, ecotourism also has gone through a kind of metamorphosis. In its early days, ecotourism was seen more as a type of travel and a specific market niche. Today, it is increasingly viewed as a travel concept or philosophy, based upon a set of principles that can, and should, be applied across the widest possible spectrum of the global tourism industry in an effort to make tourism truly sustainable and a positive benefit to the natural and cultural heritage of our planet. In that sense, ecotourism and nature travel should not be viewed as the same thing. A river-rafting through the jungle may be fun, may be interesting and may provide a great family vacation. But only if that trip directly promotes the protection of nature and tangibly contributes to the well-being of local people does it become...
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...and Tourism? Cambridge AICE (Advanced International Certificate of Education) Diploma How can I find out more? 2. Teacher support .............................................................................................................. 6 2.1 Support materials 2.2 Resource lists 2.3 Training 3. Assessment at a glance ................................................................................................. 7 4. Syllabus aims and assessment objectives...................................................................... 9 4.1 Aims 4.2 Scheme of assessment 4.3 Assessment objectives and their weighting in the exam papers 5. Syllabus content ........................................................................................................... 12 5.1 Paper 1: Core paper 5.2 Paper 3: International business and leisure travel services 5.3 Paper 4: Specialised tourism 6. Coursework...
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...CHAPTER 1 The Changing Role of Managerial Accounting in a Dynamic Business Environment ANSWERS TO REVIEW QUESTIONS 1-1 The explosion in e-commerce will affect managerial accounting in significant ways. One effect will be a drastic reduction in paper work. Millions of transactions between businesses will be conducted electronically with no hard-copy documentation. Along with this method of communicating for business transactions comes the very significant issue of information security. Businesses need to find ways to protect confidential information in their own computers, while at the same time sharing the information necessary to complete transactions. Another effect of e-commerce is the dramatically increased speed with which business transactions can be conducted. In addition to these business-to-business transactional issues, there will be dramatic changes in the way managerial accounting procedures are carried out, one example being e-budgeting, which is the enterprise-wide and electronic completion of a company’s budgeting process. 2. Plausible goals for the organizations listed are as follows: (a) Amazon.com: (1) To achieve and maintain profitability, and (2) to grow on-line sales of books, music, and other goods. (b) American Red Cross: (1) To raise funds from the general public sufficient to have resources available to meet any disaster that may occur, and (2) to provide assistance to people who are victims of a disaster...
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...their job performances. The questions are what motivation is and why it is important to motivate employee in workplace? Over the last twenty decades, motivation is number one factor in increasing level of performance. It is operationally defined as inner force that drives individuals to accomplish personal and organizational goals. In other words, motivated employees are needed in our rapidly changing workplaces. This is because every individual or employee needs motivation and so do organization. Employee who is highly motivated will help him achieve his personal goals and increase his job satisfaction and productive. Islam R and Hj Ismail A.Z (2008), based the study of Employee motivation A Malaysian perspective, the purpose of the research paper is to identify the motivation factors of employees that working in the various Malaysian organization. Based on the finding, it indicate that factor such as gender, race, education, employment status and marital status were found some impact on motivation. This finding gives a guideline for manager to develop a motivation program for employees Somehow, the motivation helps in self development of employee and always received gain by working with a dynamic team. And similarly, motivation is important to a workplace in organization as motivation will lead to an optimistic and challenging attitude at work place. Always remember, the more employee are motivated, the more empowerment the team is in order to generate profitable and successful...
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...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION Tourism is, according to the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (2002a), the world’s largest economical sector. In 2002, tourism in South African had a growth rate of 11.1 % in foreign arrivals from the previous year. That accounted for 6,4 million foreign tourists (South African Tourism, 2003). In 2003 it grew with another 1.2 % to 6,5 million tourists (South African Tourism, 2004), and in 2004, the number had increased to more than 6,8 million foreign tourists that visited South Africa (Geldenhuys, 2005:10). This shows that South Africa is becoming a popular travel destination among tourists. South Africa is a diverse country with many unique cultures and historical significances. South African Tourism have established that tourists experienced the hospitality and friendliness of the South African people as the most satisfactory of their visit in South Africa (Geldenhuys, 2005:10), and in a recent international survey done by American Express (Geldenhuys, 2005:10), South Africa was rated as the second-cheapest destination. Attractions such as Table Mountain, Robben Island, the Garden Route, Namaqualand, the Cradle of Human Kind, the Kruger National Park, the Drakensberg Mountains, and Soweto are just some of the South African examples (South African Tourism, 2005a). The towns and cities of South Africa such as Durban, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, and Cape Town also serve as attractions (South African Tourism, 2005b)...
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...Building Service Relationships: It's All About Promises Mary Jo Bitner Arizona State University There is no one better qualified to write a comprehensive paper on service relationships than Leonard Berry-the first person to use the term relationship marketing in the services literature (Berry 1983). Not unexpectedly, he has delivered a carefully researched and motivating discussion that provides broad coverage of the field and directs us forward to new research. He has clearly laid out the convergent influences that are bringing to fruition the seeds of relationship marketing planted over the last 15 years. The heart of the contribution is in his identification of emerging perspectives and trends in the field of service relationship marketing: targeting profitable customers, multiple levels of relationship marketing, marketing to employees and other stakeholders, and trust as a marketing tool. Further development of each of these emerging themes should propel us to a deeper understanding of service relationships. Berry's vivid use of examples provides strong grounding and clear, understanding of the relevancy of the issues he raises. Being a commentator on a thought-provoking piece such as Leonard Berry's is a privilege. First, because the article is so well done and complete, I do not feel compelled to disagree or criticize. Second, because he has done the hard part of covering the full range of topics, I have the luxury of selectively building on his contribution. I will...
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...FOREIGN TRAVEL INSURANCE BACHELOR OF COMMERCE BANKING & INSURANCE SEMESTER 6 ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011 DECLARATION The information submitted is true and original to the best of my knowledge. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank Professor Adarsh Suri and Professor Neha Shah who havesupported immensely in the successful completion of this project. Foreign Travel Insurance INDEX 1. | What is Insurance? | 2. | Principles of Insurance | 3. | Need of Insurance | 4. | Types of Insurance | 5. | Benefits of taking Insurance | 6. | What is Globalization? | 7. | What is TRAVEL INSURANCE? | 8. | Types of Travel Insurance | 9. | Types of Travel | 10. | What is Foreign Travel Insurance? | 11. | Objectives of Foreign Travel Insurance | 12. | Guidance to Foreign Travel Insurance | 13. | Foreign Travel Insurance Coverage | 14. | Student Travel Insurance | 15. | Over 65 Travel Insurance | 16. | Foreign Travel Insurance in News | 17. | Foreign Travel Insurance W.R.T ICICI Lombard | 18. | Conclusion | 19. | Questionnaire & Analysis | Summary Provides information on the benefits of foreign travel insurance and what is generally included. Falling ill or experiencing an accident while travelling abroad requires foreign treatment, and, with medical expenses increasing worldwide, this can lead to costs much more difficult to cover than the actual holiday. Medical expenses increase immensely if there’s need for repatriation....
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...Management Information Systems, 13E Laudon & Laudon Lecture Files by Barbara J. Ellestad Chapter 3 Information Systems, Organizations, and Strategy Chapter 3 describes how organizations and information systems work together, or sometimes against each other. The idea, of course, is to keep them in sync, but that’s not always possible. We’ll look at the nature of organizations and how they relate to information systems. 3.1 Organizations and Information Systems You could say that this chapter relies on the chicken-and-egg theory to develop a relationship between organizations and information systems. You need to design information systems that serve the existing organization. At the same time you must be ready and willing to restructure the organization to take advantage of the improvements an information system can offer. So which one takes precedent—the organization or the information system? Actually neither one. The goal is to adapt one to the other. What Is An Organization? An organization is very similar to the information system described in Chapter 1. Remember Figure 1-4 from Chapter 1? Compare it to Figure 3-2 in this chapter. [pic] [pic] Figure 3-2 The Technical Microeconomic Definition of the Organization These two figures have many things in common. Both information systems and organizations require inputs and some sort of processing, both have outputs, and both depend on feedback for successful completion...
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...Making Foreign Direct Investment Work: Weaknesses and Prospects in Nepal Author: Shankar Nepal Kathmandu Introduction Over past two decades, in search of capital and technology, many developing countries, have been striving to attract more and more foreign direct investment (FDI). As neoliberal idea is dominating the contemporary world, many developing societies have also sought to achieve comparative advantages through policies and legislations rooted in neoliberal ideology, rather than escalating the growth rate by absorbing technological knowhow. Many of them, in this course, liberalized their economy. However, very few of them have been able to attract FDI significantly. Countries which have less liberalized policy in neo-classical terms, namely, China, India and Brazil have received 50 per cent of FDI flows to the developing world as a whole.” (Murshed, 2003: 40). Although the neoclassical assumption is that FDI flows to developing world to seek comparative advantage due to cheap labour, a International Labour Organization (ILO) study shows that 55.5% of FDI occurred within developed countries and only 38% went to the developing ones (Ghose, 2000: 41). And, China alone took 33% of FDI shares flowing towards developing countries. To add this trend, Palley has aptly remarked that firms intentionally redirected their investments to take advantage of undemocratic conditions (Palley, 2004: 25). Against this trend, it would be appropriate and interesting to review ...
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...CHAPTER 1 | TOURISM | 1.1 INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM Since the beginning of the time people have travelled In the early periods, people used to travel for food, water and safety or acquisition of resources (trade). But in the recent times, the word travel is also associated with pleasure or exploration. Now, Tourism is the business of providing travel, accommodation, food, entertainment to the people who are travelling for the purpose of either recreation and leisure or business. Tourism may be expressed as the processes, activities, and outcomes arising from the relationships and the interactions among tourists, tourism suppliers, host governments, host communities, and surrounding environments that are involved in the attracting and hosting of visitors. Hence, tourism is the movement of people (tourists) to a destination outside of place, where they normally live and work. Tourism is not only restricted to people (tourists) but it is also the movement of activities of the providers. For example, the services provided during the course of travel. Tourism is about involving people and knowing them better. It is not a short term process of but a long term relationship between the consumer (tourists) and provider of Tourism Service. Tourism is the collection of activities, services and industries that delivers a travel experience including transportation, accommodations, eating and drinking establishments, retail shops, entertainment businesses, activity facilities...
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...RESULTS OF THE ERASMUS IP INNO NATOUR 20112012......................................................... 19 FINAL REPORTS OF THE WORKING GROUPS .................................................................................. 20 INDIVIDUAL POST CASE STUDIES OF THE STUDENTS ................................................................. 44 CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS ..................................................................................................149 BIBLIOGRAPHY........................................................................................................................................153 INNO NATOUR. Lesson learnt from innovation in nature based tourism services 4 INTRODUCTION The European Union gives a main role to the research, development and...
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...College Students Expenses By Anne Jones Going to a top college can be hard because it is really costly. A student and his family must be prepared by all means to keep this commitment to further a student's education. So awareness of how much your college education would be is critical because it is not limited to tuition fees. There can be more expenses to be expected when a student goes to college. Let us look at the general list of what a student pays in college. First would be tuition fee. Tuition fees can be at the range of $6000 - $25,000 for a four year course. Take note that public colleges have smaller tuition fees than private colleges. So look to this as an option. Second would be living in colleges. A student in college usually would try to find work in between to cover the cost of living. It is something that should be considered before going to college because you have to think of things like rent, food, bills and other travel costs. A common student would need an average of $1,000 extra for these extra expenses. Third are the materials you need to study. These are the givens like books, bags, IT equipment and could cost to at least $2,000 a year. So it is important to be able to budget before you go to college. Make sure you leave yourself some extra money monthly for self use. Try to find a monthly average of your expenses so you could allocate your funds accordingly. Going to college is a big investment but in the long run the education you get would allow...
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...Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, admits that she often finds herself in the kitchen reading soup-can labels—or anything—in order to prolong the moments before taking pen in hand. John C. Calhoun, vice president under Andrew Jackson, insisted he had to plow his fields before he could write, and Joseph Conrad, author of Lord Jim and other novels, is said to have cried on occasion from the sheer dread of sitting down to compose his stories. To spare you as much hand-wringing as possible, this chapter presents some practical suggestions on how to begin writing your short essay. Although all writers must find the methods that work best for them, you may find some of the following ideas helpful. But no matter how you actually begin putting words on paper, it is absolutely essential to maintain two basic ideas concerning your writing task. Before you write a single sentence, you should always remind yourself that 1. You have some valuable ideas to tell your reader, and 2. More than anything, you want to communicate those ideas to your reader. These reminders may seem obvious to you, but without a solid commitment to your own opinions as well as to your reader, your prose will be lifeless and boring. If you don’t care about your subject, you can’t very well expect anyone else to. Have confidence that your ideas are worthwhile and that your reader genuinely...
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