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The impact of a mega event on knowledge transfer dynamics among organisations of a regional destination
(Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ), 2012)The study seeks to explore the impact of a mega event on knowledge transfer processes among organisations in a regional destination-marketing environment. The research uses the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC 2011) to analyse ... -
The impact of a primary service provider on customer satisfaction and engagement behaviour in dining experience: a cross-national study
(Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE), 2014)The global restaurant industry is flourishing and dining out accounts for a large proportion of family expenditure while competition in the market is also increasing. In order for a restaurant to be sustainable in this ... -
The impact of immigration policy on Indian arts in New Zealand
(New Zealand India Research Institute and New Zealand South Asia Centre, the University of Canterbury, 2015)Changes in NZ’s immigration policy (2003) have resulted in the recent growth and diversity of New Zealand’s Indian population by 48% since 2006, with the majority Auckland based (Friesen, 2008; Statistics New Zealand, ... -
The impact of representative employee participation on work environment quality and business outcomes in the hotel industry
(International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA), 2009)The paper evaluates the impact of representative employee participation on the work environment and business outcomes in the hotel industry in De nmark and New Zealand (NZ). These countries are of similar population and ... -
The impact of the 2011 Rugby World Cup on the collaborative capacity of organisations in regional tourism destination marketing networks
(New Zealand Association of Event Professionals (NZAEP), 2013)Prior to the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC 2011), the need for effective partnerships and the development of high quality relationships between organisations involved in the event was consistently highlighted. This research ... -
The more the merrier? An exploration into intergenerational reconnection holiday experiences
(Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA), 2014)No abstract. -
The new age experience in Sedona, Arizona
(Queen Margaret University, 2013)This working paper examines the potential to customize a New Age destination, using data collected from hospitality and tourist operators at Sedona, Arizona, United States of America (USA). Data show that customization is ... -
The role of academic literacy in post-graduate hospitality education
(Ako Aotearoa Northern Regional Hub Project Fund, 2010)Staff and students in the School of Hospitality and Tourism at AUT, and practitioners working in a number of hotels in Auckland, participated in a project investigating the role of academic literacy in postgraduate ... -
The role of teacher consultation in teacher education: a teacher development project focused on designing and evaluating pragmatics-focused instructional materials
(Applied Linguisitcs Association of New Zealand, 2011)Limited knowledge of pragmatics (the socio-cultural 'rules' of interaction in a community and how they are realised in language) can constitute a barrier to successful communication in a second language (Eslami-Rasekh, ... -
The socialization of families away from home: group dynamics and family functioning on holiday
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)The focus on individuals in tourism research has led to limited and fragmented research on family groups and their leisure experiences away from home. This article extends conceptual and theoretical understandings within ... -
The value of an explicit pronunciation syllabus in ESOL teaching
(AMEP Research Centre, Macquarie University, 2003)This article reports on an action research project which investigated the value of systematically and explicitly incorporating a pronunciation sub-syllabus within the overall syllabus of a full-time post-intermediate level ... -
The Waitangi Tribunal and the regulation of Māori protest
(New Zealand Sociology for Massey University, 2011)Much of the current academic and political discourse related the development and operations of the Waitangi Tribunal over its first twenty years portray it as a forum that provided Māori with a meaningful avenue for settling ... -
The working lives of older hotel workers: is there evidence of psychological disengagement in the work-to-retirement transition zone?
(Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME), 2014)It is well known that the hospitality industry faces recruitment problems, with high levels of labour turnover (Poulston, 2008). Given population ageing, it is important that the industry recruits and retains older workers. ... -
Thinking About Learning in Apocalyptic Times
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Thinking about teaching thinking
(Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE), 2016)Critical thinking is a promised outcome of many degrees, yet courses in thinking are uncommon, and personal experience suggests that teachers who question the validity of everyday information (such as how much water one ... -
Thrown in the deep end: challenges of interpreting informal paramedic language
(School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University’, 2016)At the authors’ university, interpreting pedagogies reflect the situated-learning theories proposed by Lave and Wenger (1991) and others especially in specialized areas such as health and legal interpreting. This ... -
Tomorrow’s School’s Review
(The School of Education, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Wide-ranging changes proposed by the Tomorrow’s Schools Independent Taskforce (2018) seek to end the 30-year period known as ‘Tomorrow’s Schools’, or, what we earlier referred to as the ‘Thirty Years War’ (Devine, Stewart ... -
Too Close to Servility? Why Is Hospitality in New Zealand Still a ‘Cinderella’ Industry?
(Intellect, 2017)Something strange is going on in New Zealand’s hospitality industry. While the sector is booming (with tourism bringing in 34.7 billion dollars in 2016 and driving record growth in hospitality jobs and hotel building), New ... -
Tour Guide Training for Hospitlable Nature-based Tour Experiences
(School of Hospitality & Tourism, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)The term ‘hospitality’ has long been linked to accommodation providers and eateries, but the wider range of hospitality, and hospitable experiences, has received little attention from academics and practitioners alike. ... -
A Tourism Inflex: Generation Z Travel Experiences
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it highlights the emergence of Generation Z and the interface of its members with the tourism system. Second, by way of a theoretical model, the paper provides a more ...