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Kristian, Widra, and Felix Indrawan. "Studi Kelayakan Bisnis dalam Rangka Pendirian XX Cafe." Jurnal Akuntansi Maranatha 11, no. 2 (October 22, 2019): 379–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.28932/jam.v11i2.1932.
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One of the rapidly developing creative industries in Indonesia is the food and beverage or culinary industry. Currently the food and beverage industry is the sector with the largest contribution of the Indonesian economy, namely 5.5 percent of national gross domestic product and 31 percent of gross domestic product in the non-oil and gas processing industry. This makes Indonesia a high potential in the culinary field. Seeing the rapid development of the culinary world in Indonesia, more and more restaurants, cafes, or eating places are emerging in Indonesia.This study aims to examine the business profile of XX Cafe, analyze the prospects of XX Cafe business on Jl. Cihampelas, Bandung Wetan, Bandung City, West Java based on business feasibility aspects such as: legal aspects, environmental aspects, market and marketing aspects, technical and technological aspects, aspects of human resources, and financial aspects. In conducting this research, the author discusses more deeply the financial aspects. These financial aspects are analyzed using capital budgeting techniques that take into account the return period, present net value, internal rate of return, and profit index. The results of calculating capital budgeting techniques can be a consideration for investors to make decisions. After the analysis and calculation was made, XX Café is feasible to run. But apart from the results of the calculation, a capital budgeting control is also needed so that the expectations that have been made can be achieved.
Keywords: Feasibility Study, Payback Period, Internal Rate of Return, Net Present Value, Profitability Index
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Rodriguez-Sanchez, Carla, and Ricardo Sellers-Rubio. "Sustainability in the Beverage Industry: A Research Agenda from the Demand Side." Sustainability 13, no. 1 (December 28, 2020): 186. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13010186.
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Sustainability has become one of the most important challenges for the beverage industry over the last few decades. In fact, many producers have implemented environmental, social, or economic aspects of sustainability at several stages of their production process. One of the reasons that might explain this interest in sustainability is that consumers are changing their behavior to integrate sustainable and environmental considerations into their purchase behavior. Accordingly, some consumers’ purchasing decisions are based not only on how well products satisfy their needs but also on how these products affect the environment or society at large. Within this context, designing appropriate interventions to fostering sustainable consumption requires deeper knowledge about its underlying determinants. In this paper, we focus on some of the most important challenges that might drive future research within this area.
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Granados-Chinchilla, Fabio, Mauricio Redondo-Solano, and Daniela Jaikel-Víquez. "Mycotoxin Contamination of Beverages Obtained from Tropical Crops." Beverages 4, no. 4 (November 8, 2018): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/beverages4040083.
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This review is mainly centered on beverages obtained from tropical crops, including tea, nut milk, coffee, cocoa, and those prepared from fruits. After considering the epidemiological data found on the matrices above, the focus was given to recent methodological approaches to assess the most relevant mycotoxins. Aspects such as singularities among the mycotoxin and the beverage in which their were found, and the economic effects and repercussions that the mycotoxin-tainted ingredients have on the beverage industry were pointed out. Finally, the burden of their consumption through beverages, including risk and health effects on humans, was addressed as well.
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Morgan, Patricia A. "Power, Politics and Public Health: The Political Power of the Alcohol Beverage Industry." Journal of Public Health Policy 9, no. 2 (1988): 177. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3343004.
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NOVIKOV, Vladimir V. "GEORGIAN ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS." Геоэкономика энергетики 11, no. 3 (2020): 64–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.48137/2687-0703_2020_11_3_64.
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Sikalidis, Angelos K., Aleksandra S. Kristo, Anita H. Kelleher, and Adeline Maykish. "Perception, acceptability and decision-makingdeterminants of Soft Seltzer, a novel winegrapenon-alcoholic carbonated beverage categoryto health-conscious College students in California." Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets 2/2020, no. 11 (December 8, 2020): 33–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.7172/2449-6634.jmcbem.2020.2.3.
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The beverage industry is a significant market that is seeing a growth albeit certain types of beverages such as wine and soda-type drinks are seemingly declining. There is certainly seen a growing interest for novel beverages, especially when creating healthy options aiming to support health via enhanced functional food/beverage properties. Furthermore, understanding how the public perceives and makes purchasing decisions towards novel and unconventional options is of key importance. The Soft Seltzer category is an emerging category defined as a sparkling water-based low calorie, no added sugar, no artificial sweetener, non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage. In our pilot study herein, we aimed to assess interest and willingness to pay for such a product produced in Sonoma, California, specifically H2O/H2♡, a dealcoholized wine-type beverage enriched with vitamins, potassium, and calcium, using a perception and acceptability study to health-conscious college students in California. Respectivelly, healthy college students were provided an on-line acceptability questionnaire with 38 questions to evaluate the concept of the H2O beverage. Our participants indicated that they would be significantly interested in purchasing such a beverage, while as for willingness to pay, a price for $9.99/4x16oz cans was deemed less than or about what is expected from a majority of participants. Our results taken together demonstrate that there is substantial interest and traction for such a beverage, especially given its natural origin and potential health benefits. Further research including tasting and health-related functional properties for the beverage in discussion is suggested. Additionally, lifestyle aspects and nuances beyond alcohol that are important to wine drinkers and other consumers could be delivered by novel beverages, hence aid in their success in the beverage market
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Millán, Gema, Erudino Llano, Joachim Globisch, Antoine Durand, Tim Hettesheimer, and Eduardo Alcalde. "Increasing Energy Efficiency in the Food and Beverage Industry: A Human-Centered Design Approach." Sustainability 12, no. 17 (August 28, 2020): 7037. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12177037.
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Energy efficiency in companies is addressed by established tools or procedures, such as energy audits or the implementation of an energy management system in accordance with the Energy Efficiency Directive. Both options indistinctly provide sufficient information for companies to identify opportunities for improvement and savings in their energy costs. However, the influence of cultural and behavioral aspects on employees and the organizational and structural configuration of companies impacts the effectiveness of these tools. In this regard, within the framework of the INDUCE “Towards a sustainable agro-food Industry: Capacity building programmes in Energy Efficiency” project, which is an H2020 research project focused on the food and beverage industry, an innovative methodology based on the human-centered design approach has been designed to motivate and empower the key actors of companies by creating an energy culture that increases energy efficiency. This methodology, which internalizes the procedures and philosophy of continuous improvement of an energy management system, allows companies to adopt different models adapted to each situation in order to acquire an energy-efficiency culture that enables actions to be carried out in companies more effectively and with long-term impact. This paper describes the methodology and its implementation and validation within 11 pilot companies in France, Germany, Spain, and The Netherlands, providing some representative results.
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Godin, Katelyn M., Violeta Chacón, Joaquin Barnoya, and Scott T. Leatherdale. "The school environment and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among Guatemalan adolescents." Public Health Nutrition 20, no. 16 (August 14, 2017): 2980–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980017001926.
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AbstractObjectiveThe current study sought to examine Guatemalan adolescents’ consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB), identify which individual-level characteristics are associated with SSB consumption and describe school characteristics that may influence students’ SSB consumption.DesignWithin this observational pilot study, a questionnaire was used to assess students’ consumption of three varieties of SSB (soft drinks, energy drinks, sweetened coffees/teas), as well as a variety of sociodemographic and behavioural characteristics. We collected built environment data to examine aspects of the school food environment. We developed Poisson regression models for each SSB variety and used descriptive analyses to characterize the sample.SettingGuatemala City, Guatemala.SubjectsGuatemalan adolescents (n1042) from four (two public, two private) secondary schools.ResultsBuilt environment data revealed that students from the two public schools lacked access to water fountains/coolers. The SSB industry had a presence in the schools through advertisements, sponsored food kiosks and products available for sale. Common correlates of SSB consumption included school type, sedentary behaviour, frequency of purchasing lunch in the cafeteria, and frequency of purchasing snacks from vending machines in school and off school property.ConclusionsGuatemalan adolescents frequently consume SSB, which may be encouraged by aspects of the school environment. Schools represent a viable setting for equitable population health interventions designed to reduce SSB consumption, including increasing access to clean drinking-water, reducing access to SSB, restricting SSB marketing and greater enforcement of existing food policies.
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SCHAERTEL, B. J., and RUTH FIRSTENBERG-EDEN. "Biosensors in the Food Industry: Present and Future." Journal of Food Protection 51, no. 10 (October 1, 1988): 811–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-51.10.811.
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Food microbiologists are not yet able to monitor food and beverage production on-line with a device as simple and straight-forward as a pH meter. Most microbiological evaluations are limited by traditional labor intensive and time-consuming plating techniques. Test results are usually obtained after the product has left the manufacturer. The commercial development of biosensors for food analysis appears to be a long-term realization, however food microbiological and quality testing could benefit from the automation implicit in sensor technology. Current and future developments may include a miniature array of biosensors to rapidly perform, with high reproducibility, specificity, and sensitivity, various analytical techniques. Biosensors theoretically can be used to detect any compound of interest, be it a bacterial antigen, toxin, byproduct of microbial contamination, spoilage precursor, or additive adulterant. The following aspects of biosensors will be discussed: definitions and the evolution of various types of sensors; requirements for the food industry; currently available biosensors and their applications; advantages offered by and future uses of biosensors; and some problems in their commercial development.
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Kee, Daisy Mui Hung, Nor Hidayah, Hayatun Syamilah, Nik Nooratikah Nasuhah, Noor Husnina Syasya, and Wan Norathirah. "How Starbucks Maintain Its Competitive Edge? – The Secret of Its Success." Journal of The Community Development in Asia 4, no. 2 (May 21, 2021): 34–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.32535/jcda.v4i2.1078.
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This research paper aims to investigate the secrets of how Starbucks maintains its progress to ensure the success of its brand competitive edge. The findings highlight that Starbucks focuses on selling coffee beans and utilizing high-quality equipment that helped it manage to impress the customers with its sophisticated coffee making, including a wide variety of attractive and delicious beverage menus. Starbucks puts much innovation and creativity until it thrives in the global coffee industry, presenting challenges related to ethics and responsibilities within many aspects due to its system theory. Starbucks gained worldwide market demand, and successfully remains a leading brand in the coffee industry with a globalization design from an international broader context.
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Elmore, Bartow J. "The American Beverage Industry and the Development of Curbside Recycling Programs, 1950–2000." Business History Review 86, no. 3 (2012): 477–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007680512000785.
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Many people today consider curbside recycling the quintessential model of eco-stewardship, yet this waste-management system in the United States was in many ways a pollutersponsored initiative that allowed corporations to expand their productive capacity without fixing fundamental flaws in their packaging technology. For the soft-drink, brewing, and canning industries, the promise of recycling became a powerful weapon for combating mandatory deposit bills and other source-reduction measures in the 1970s and 1980s. In examining the nexus of business, envirotech, and political history, this article explores how American corporations enrolled government agencies to construct resource reclamation systems in the United States that became models for waste management programs in municipalities around the world.
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Saryatmo, Mohammad Agung, and Vatcharapol Sukhotu. "The Influence of the Digital Supply Chain on Operational Performance: A Study of the Food and Beverage Industry in Indonesia." Sustainability 13, no. 9 (May 2, 2021): 5109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13095109.
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In this rapidly developing digital era, digital transformations take place within every industry, and they have effects on the management of the supply chains. The aim of this study is to delve into the influence of the digital supply chain on the quality, productivity, and cost reduction aspects of operational performance. This study relies on quantitative methodology and data collected from the food and beverage industry of Indonesia. Data from a survey comprising a total of 209 responses were selected for investigation. PLS-SEM was used to perform the analysis. The investigation reveals that the digital supply chain has significant effects on operational performance in terms of quality, productivity, and cost reduction performance. This study contributes to the understanding of supply chain management by addressing the knowledge gap associated with the digital supply chain. In particular, it has concentrated on the hitherto unresearched effect of operational performance in the context of the Indonesian manufacturing industry.
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A. HEMPHILL, THOMAS. "Alcoholic Beverage Industry Self-Regulation and Youth Advertising: The Federal Trade Commission Reports." Business and Society Review 110, no. 3 (September 2005): 321–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0045-3609.2005.00018.x.
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Raimo, Nicola, Elbano de Nuccio, Anastasia Giakoumelou, Felice Petruzzella, and Filippo Vitolla. "Non-financial information and cost of equity capital: an empirical analysis in the food and beverage industry." British Food Journal 123, no. 1 (July 2, 2020): 49–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-03-2020-0278.
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PurposeThis study examines the effect that environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure generates on the cost of equity capital in the food and beverage (F&B) sector.Design/methodology/approachThis study analyses a sample of 171 international listed firms pertaining to the F&B sector and headquartered in North America, Western Europe and Asia Pacific (developed), forming an unbalanced panel of 1,316 observations, spanning the period 2010–2019. We run a fixed-effects panel regression model to test the relationship between ESG disclosure and the cost of equity capital.FindingsOur empirical outcomes suggest a significant negative relationship between ESG disclosure and the cost of equity capital. We find support for the notion that increased levels of ESG disclosure are linked to an improved access to financial resources for firms.Originality/valueThis is the first study that analyses the impact of ESG disclosure on the cost of equity capital in the F&B sector, taking existing literature a step further into more detailed and specific aspects of the relationship of focus.
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Jordan, Amy, Jessica Taylor Piotrowski, Amy Bleakley, and Giridhar Mallya. "Developing Media Interventions to Reduce Household Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption." ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 640, no. 1 (February 10, 2012): 118–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002716211425656.
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In 2010, the city of Philadelphia launched a media campaign to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in homes with children as a strategy to combat obesity. Using the integrative model (IM) of behavioral change and prediction, a theory-based precampaign survey of Philadelphia parents was conducted to determine the most effective message content. Results indicated that intention to eliminate SSB consumption is attitudinally driven and suggested that effective messages should highlight feelings of nurturing and concern about child weight gain. Focus group testing led to the selection of a television ad, transit/print ad, and a radio spot that incorporated aspects of the theory-based results from the baseline survey. An online message testing experiment found that exposure to campaign messages increased intention to reduce SSBs and supported the underlying beliefs in the correct direction. These results illustrate how the IM can be applied to the development of a public health intervention.
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Hawkins, Benjamin, and Chris Holden. "Framing the alcohol policy debate: industry actors and the regulation of the UK beverage alcohol market." Critical Policy Studies 7, no. 1 (April 2013): 53–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19460171.2013.766023.
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Cristea, Ciprian, and Maria Cristea. "KPIs for Operational Performance Assessment in Flexible Packaging Industry." Sustainability 13, no. 6 (March 22, 2021): 3498. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063498.
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The flexible packaging industry has registered a significant growth over the last years, especially due to rising demand from healthcare, automotive, construction, food, beverage, and retail industries. It is essential for the production plants to regularly assess their ability to achieve performance target objectives and, at the same time, to compare their performance with that of factories from the same industry. By combining qualitative and quantitative research, this study proposes a set of thirty-two key performance indicators (KPIs), grouped into six activity areas, believed to be adequate to the flexible packaging industry, for assessing the operational performance. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method was employed to obtain the weights of the KPIs and to select the best manufacturing facility from a leading flexible packaging company in line with the opinions of experts that activate in this field. The results indicated that the main aspects considered by experts for assessing manufacturing plants operational performance were financial issues followed by production, customers contentment, quality, employee satisfaction and environmental protection. The proposed practical framework for assessing the operational performance along with the detailed information obtained in the paper are expected to represent important benchmarks for stakeholders involved in the decision-making process for flexible packaging industry.
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Myers, Garth A. "Political ecology and urbanisation: Zanzibar's construction materials industry." Journal of Modern African Studies 37, no. 1 (March 1999): 83–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x99002980.
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In the 1990s, there has been a marked upsurge in scholarly and practical interest in the relationships between urban development and environmental protection in Africa. It is apparent that analyses which take simultaneous account of economic, political and environmental aspects of urban development issues are an essential and yet under-represented facet of this upsurge. This article argues for a regional political ecology approach to African urban environmental issues, as a means of addressing the intertwined impacts of neo-liberalism, democratisation and environmentalism in African cities. The construction and materials supply industry in Zanzibar city serves as an empirical referent.
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Bogdanović, Mario, and Stefanija Maračić. "Unaprjeđenje organizacije rada odjela hrane i pića na primjeru restorana hotela Radisson Blu Resort Split." Oeconomica Jadertina 6, no. 2 (November 12, 2017): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.15291/oec.1340.
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The essence of the catering industry is providing food and beverages services. The food and beverages department provides the food and beverages in the hotel industry, with its restaurant being the most visible part where the food and beverages supply and demand takes place. The researching of this organizational segment is important because it contributes to the understanding and improvement of the
organizational efficacy of the food and beverage department, in particular the restaurant units of the catering organizations. The aim of this paper is to explore the organization of work within the food and beverage department in the Hotel Radisson Blu Resort in Split. The proposed research evolves around the problems of the organization of work of a specific restaurant Fig & Leaf located in the Radisson Blue Resort Split Hotel. The research was conducted by means of questionnaire that included all the employees of the restaurant (N=20). Certain problem areas have been identified in the restaurant’s organization of work: a) a sub-optimal number of employees; b) multiple chain of commands; c) problems of sub-optimal organizational structures in the work of the restaurant; d) problems regarding certain aspects of the organizational culture of the restaurant relating to team work, participatory decision-making, inter-personal trust. For the diagnosed problems in the organization of the restaurant organizational solutions were offered aimed at improving management. This way of solving the organizational sub-optimality can be generally applied within the restaurant business.
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Muhar, Ani Murwani, and Teguh Setiawan. "Peran Modal Sosial, Kereligian, dan Perilaku Moral dalam Membentuk Kinerja Usaha Mikro dan Kecil dengan Aspek Demografi Sebagai Variabel Pengendali." Jurnal Dinamika Akuntansi dan Bisnis 2, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.24815/jdab.v2i1.3595.
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This study was motivated by the presence of non-financial aspects such as morality, religious, and the forms of social capital that can be applied as the important things in the increased competitiveness within the MSE. Increased competitiveness and encouraging impact on promoted business performance. Business performance can be viewed from two perspectives, namely the success of the business and entrepreneur performance. To that end, the study aims to describe: (1) The dimensions of social capital are associated with moral behavior, (2) frequency of participation rate religious that produce social capital level, (3) Effect of religious and capital dimensions social to moral behavior by demographics (gender, age) as a control variable, and (4) the effect of religious, social capital dimensions, and moral behavior on performance of SMEs. The research population was the MSEs in some industries who live in Medan city. They were food and beverage industry, the fashion industry, textile industry and textile products, handicrafts and goods from the industrial arts, industrial furniture, as well as pottery and decorative ceramics industry. Sampling technique in this study was conducted in 2 phases (two stage sampling). The gathering data in this study used field survey techniques directly by visiting the respondent. Based on calculated statistically showed that there was a significant relationship between the social capital dimensions and moral behavior. The entries of religious variables into the influence of social capital on moral behavior that controlled by the demographic factors, showed that only confidence and share your view variables have no relation to moral behavior. Related on the successful and business performance aspects, the empathy variable was a variable that perceived by SMEs actors can increase their business success and their business performance.This study was motivated by the presence of non-financial aspects such as morality, religious, and the forms of social capital that can be applied as the important things in the increased competitiveness within the MSE. Increased competitiveness and encouraging impact on promoted business performance. Business performance can be viewed from two perspectives, namely the success of the business and entrepreneur performance. To that end, the study aims to describe: (1) The dimensions of social capital are associated with moral behavior, (2) frequency of participation rate religious that produce social capital level, (3) Effect of religious and capital dimensions social to moral behavior by demographics (gender, age) as a control variable, and (4) the effect of religious, social capital dimensions, and moral behavior on performance of SMEs. The research population was the MSEs in some industries who live in Medan city. They were food and beverage industry, the fashion industry, textile industry and textile products, handicrafts and goods from the industrial arts, industrial furniture, as well as pottery and decorative ceramics industry. Sampling technique in this study was conducted in 2 phases (two stage sampling). The gathering data in this study used field survey techniques directly by visiting the respondent. Based on calculated statistically showed that there was a significant relationship between the social capital dimensions and moral behavior. The entries of religious variables into the influence of social capital on moral behavior that controlled by the demographic factors, showed that only confidence and share your view variables have no relation to moral behavior. Related on the successful and business performance aspects, the empathy variable was a variable that perceived by SMEs actors can increase their business success and their business performance.
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O'Neill, Malcolm R. "8. Industry Solutions and Architectures Global Aspects of Missile Defence." Whitehall Papers 55, no. 1 (January 2002): 112–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02681300209414881.
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Meyer, F. V. "Imperfect competition and international trade: the policy aspects of intra-industry trade." International Affairs 63, no. 1 (1986): 118. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2620263.
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Marceau, Jane. "University—Industry—Government Relations." Industry and Higher Education 10, no. 4 (August 1996): 252–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095042229601000407.
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This paper addresses governments' efforts to link knowledge production and a knowledge-based production system. It suggests that the ‘Triple Helix’ image of university—industry—government relations neglects important aspects of players' activity, the systematic schizophrenia in much public policy and the critical variations over time and technologies in inter-relations between the knowledge-producing system and the structures and functioning of the surrounding political economy. The paper suggests that analysis of a nation's industrial ‘complexes' will provide valuable information and permit better adapted approaches.
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Mialon, Mélissa, and Fabio da Silva Gomes. "Public health and the ultra-processed food and drink products industry: corporate political activity of major transnationals in Latin America and the Caribbean." Public Health Nutrition 22, no. 10 (March 12, 2019): 1898–908. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980019000417.
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AbstractObjectiveTo identify examples of the ‘corporate political activity’ (CPA) of the industry producing and selling ultra-processed food and drink products (UPP) in Latin America and the Caribbean.DesignSearches were conducted on the national websites and social media accounts of large industry actors. Coding was deductive and based on a framework for classifying the CPA of the food industry.SettingFifteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.ParticipantsTwelve members of the International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) and major trade associations and chambers of commerce in the region.ResultsDuring the current pilot study, more than 200 examples of CPA were found in Latin America and the Caribbean. The UPP industry lobbied governments during the development of national health policies. UPP companies tried to build alliances with health professionals, but also with communities where they operated and with policy makers. In addition, the UPP industry fought against regulation in court and proposed weaker alternatives to public health policies, such as self-regulation.ConclusionsFood systems in low- and middle-income countries, including in Latin America and the Caribbean, are increasingly penetrated by the UPP industry. These countries are at risk of being influenced by the CPA strategies described in the present study. There is a need to further identify, monitor and evaluate the impact of these CPA strategies on public health policies and public opinion in the region, in order to develop mechanisms to effectively prevent such interference.
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Gurevich, Vladimir I. "MILITARY AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE MODERN POWER INDUSTRY." Electrical Engineering & Electromechanics, no. 5 (November 1, 2015): 69–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.20998/2074-272x.2015.5.10.
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Ezepue, Ezinne M. "Political economy of Nollywood: A literature review." Journal of African Cinemas 12, no. 2-3 (December 1, 2020): 247–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jac_00039_5.
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Political economy studies control and survival in social life. It is simply defined as the study of production and exchange and how these activities relate with the state and its laws. It is interested in how politics interacts with economics. Extensive essays and texts on the political economy of the film industry in general, and of Hollywood in particular abound. Such studies on Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, remains scarce. But in recent times, authors, both indigenous and foreign, are beginning to give increased attention to the struggle for power and control within the industry. This study is interested in how economic activities in Nollywood interact with the law and government. It searches existent scholarship to interrogate what has been discussed on aspects of the political economy of the industry. It discusses these studies under production, distribution and consumption. It reviews other important industry matters like policies, interrogating briefly the place of MOPICON in the political economy of Nollywood. This review forms an important document for research on Nollywood, to curb and forestall consistent repetition of studies within Nollywood scholarship.
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Koswara, Sutrisno, and Astrid Diniari. "Peningkatan Mutu dan Cara Produksi pada Industri Minuman Jahe Merah Instan di Desa Benteng, Ciampea, Bogor." Agrokreatif Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 1, no. 2 (February 3, 2016): 149. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.1.2.149-161.
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Red ginger (<em>Zingiber officinale</em> var. Rubrum) have been processed into several foods and beverages, such as instant beverage, ginger candy, ginger pickle, ginger coffee, etc. This study aimed to study the optimum formulation of red ginger instant drinks and the most effective comparison of solubility with water, implement food security at household industry, and examine the financial aspects in the industrial of red ginger instant drinks at Benteng Village, Ciampea, Bogor. On determining the best formula, tested on 3 formula: formula with ratio sugar and red ginger 1:2 (A), 1:1 (B), and 1:3 (C). The yield of each formula was different which 66.33% ( formula A), 42.67% (formula B), and 69.33% (formula C). The best formula chosen is C because the materials used for the manufacture of the most economical and fast rehydration time. After following several processed of certification, the household industry of Jahe Gunung Leutik got the PIRT number as follow 61232010110099. Feasibility analysis also showed that the domestic industry was declared worthy of financial side. Based on the result of cost calculation of production of instant drink obtained that Rp 4.735.71. The result of instant drinks red ginger feasibility are NPV = Rp 917.725.03, gross B/C = 1.8244, net B/C = 3.8910, and IRR= 53%.
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Bassioni, Ghada. "GLOBAL WARMING AND CONSTRUCTION ASPECTS." Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference 2 (August 3, 2015): 78. http://dx.doi.org/10.17770/etr2009vol2.1013.
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The manufacture of cements with several main constituents is of particular importance with regard to reducing climatically relevant CO2 emissions in the cement industry. This ecological aspect is not the only argument in favor of Portland composite cements. They are also viable alternatives to Portland cement from the technical point of view. Substitution of ordinary Portland cement (CEM I) by Portland composite cements (CEM II) and (CEM III), which clearly possess different chemical and mineralogical compositions, results in changes of their reaction behavior with additives like superplasticizers. A common admixture to CEM I in that sense is limestone (industrial CaCO3). Its interaction with polycarboxylates is ignored and its inertness is taken for granted. This study provides a systematic approach in order to better understand the interaction of these polymeric superplasticizers with CaCO3 by adsorption and zeta potential measurements. The results give some fundamental understanding in how far the cement industry can reduce the production of cement clinker by replacing it with limestone as admixture and consequently the CO2-emission is reduced, which is of high political and environmental interest.
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Marques, Pilar, Merce Bernardo, Pilar Presas, and Alexandra Simon. "Corporate social responsibility in a local subsidiary: internal and external stakeholders’ power." EuroMed Journal of Business 15, no. 3 (September 16, 2019): 377–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/emjb-01-2019-0013.
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Purpose Using a theoretical and empirical focus on the power stakeholders exert, the purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence the subsidiaries of multinationals’ participation in corporate social responsibility (CSR) under the pressures (expectations and demands) their complex system of internal and external stakeholders’ places upon them. Design/methodology/approach Using an in-depth case study, the relationship a local subsidiary in the food and beverage industry has with its stakeholders as regards CSR is analyzed. Findings The findings illustrate three main aspects: how the local company is affected by and how it affects its stakeholders (an example of the multidirectionality of power and influence); the direct and indirect practices that are adopted to address challenges; and the importance of the role the local subsidiary plays as an implementer and diffuser of its parent organization’s responsible practices across the industry value chain. Originality/value To the best of authors’ knowledge, the focus is on analyzing the power stakeholders have in the context of multinational companies that has not been applied before, and the outcome of using this approach is that the authors have uncovered gaps in the literature for future research.
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Dorasamy, Nirmala, and Rishi Balkaran. "Inculcating a service culture among hospitality management students through work integrated learning (WIL): A case study of Durban university of technology." Corporate Ownership and Control 8, no. 3 (2011): 479–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv8i3c4p5.
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Any segment of the hospitality industry, as a service industry, focuses on the customer’s total experience. This focus is imperative if organisations are to maintain an edge in an increasingly competitive industry that demands added value. Services, both tangible and intangible, can be considered as a customer experience which cannot be recalled. Therefore, the standards for service operations must be zero defects. The establishment of standards and enactment thereof, is an integral part of the conduct of service employees. This article investigates through a qualitative approach how a service culture can be developed among hospitality management students during work integrated learning to enhance teaching and learning. The extent to which a quality service culture is advocated within the work integrated learning component by the Department of Hospitality Management at the Durban University of Technology is explored. It is argued that a focus on the service quality aspects of service in the areas of professional cookery, accommodation, catering and; food and beverage management can make a significant contribution to developing attributes like reliability, helpfulness and good communication. The article further demonstrates that by exposing students to the expected attributes and skills necessary for a service oriented culture, they are made aware of what constitutes “exceptional service quality”, thereby contributing to their learning about the importance of service in the hospitality industry. While work integrated learning is a philosophy of education based on the “theory of experience of the customer” within the hospitality industry, it is also an integral part of the students’ experience
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Lee, Soo Hee. "A Study on Activating Strategies of Traditional Craft Industry -focusing on institutional and political aspects-." Journal of Basic Design & Art 21, no. 2 (April 30, 2020): 257–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.47294/ksbda.21.2.19.
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Rohmani, Sholichah, Adi Yugatama, and Fea Prihapsara. "Innovations Healthy Drinks in Source of Soybean in Community Empowerment through Entrepreneurship in Sukoharjo District." Agrokreatif Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 4, no. 1 (July 31, 2018): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.29244/agrokreatif.4.1.68-74.
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Community service activities with IbM scheme have been done in home industry of soybean milk processing in Sraten and Kartasura Village, Sukoharjo District. The aim of activities are all partners able process soybean juice into health drink product in ready to drink packaging, adn next can be as new economic commodity to the community. In addition, partners are expected to have a clear administrative and governance system in finance, production and, marketing as an effort to empower communities in Sukoharjo District. Considering the benefits of this soy essence is so great then product diversification is needed so that the product is more acceptable to the market. This program is done through several stages namely 1) Making soybeans into ready-to-drink; 2) Transfer of packing technology; 3) Product marketing and management aspects of soybean processing into beverages in ready-to-drink packaging as well as; and 4) Feasibility analysis of beverage production business made from soybean. Through IbM, training and development of soya bean processing technology is made into an economic commodity product in the form of beverages in ready-to-drink packaging, which can provide new economic alternatives in the community. After this program, the community service activity was conducted with the training and mentoring approach to the two partners, it was able to increase the quantity and quality of soybean beverage production where the yield of production increased almost twice from the original.
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Lundedal Hammar, Emil. "The Political Economy of Cultural Memory in the Videogames Industry." Digital Culture & Society 5, no. 1 (December 1, 2019): 61–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/dcs-2019-0105.
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Abstract Following the materialist approaches to contemporary digital memory- making, this article explores how unequal access to memory production in videogames is determined along economic and cultural lines. Based on semi-structured qualitative interviews with different European, Asian and North American historical game developers, I make the case for how materialist and cultural aspects of videogame development reinforce existing mnemonic hegemony and in turn how this mnemonic hegemony determines access to the production of memory- making potentials that players of videogames activate and negotiate. My interview findings illustrate how individual workers do not necessarily intend to reproduce received systems of power and hegemony, and instead how certain cultural and material relations tacitly motivate and/or marginalise workers in the videogame industries to reproduce hegemonic power relations in cultural memory across race, class and gender. Finally, I develop the argument that access to cultural production networks such as the games industry constitutes important factors that need to be taken seriously in research on cultural memory and game studies. Thus, my article investigates global power relationships, political economy, colonial legacies and cultural hegemony within the videogame industry, and how these are instantiated in individual instances of game developers.
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Pomeranz, Jennifer L. "Television Food Marketing to Children Revisited: The Federal Trade Commission Has the Constitutional and Statutory Authority to Regulate." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 38, no. 1 (2010): 98–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2010.00470.x.
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In response to the obesity epidemic, much discussion in the public health and child advocacy communities has centered on restricting food and beverage marketing practices directed at children. A common retort to appeals for government regulation is that such advertising and marketing constitutes protected commercial speech under the First Amendment. This perception has allowed the industry to function largely unregulated since the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s foray into the topic, termed KidVid, was terminated by an act of Congress in 1981. The FTC has since focused on self-regulation as a potential solution to such concerns. However, this method of control has proven ineffective to protect children, and has led to growing recognition that federal regulation may be necessary.Since KidVid, the evidence has only mounted that children are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of advertising. Over the same time period, the exposition of commercial speech jurisprudence has plateaued, as the Supreme Court has not decided a pure commercial speech case since 2002.
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Kelly, Peter, and Christopher Hickey. "Professional identity in the global sports entertainment industry." Journal of Sociology 46, no. 1 (September 21, 2009): 27–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1440783309337671.
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In this article we discuss the ways in which the professional identity of Australian Football League (AFL) footballers — in a physical, high body contact sport — is shaped by concerns to develop different aspects of the body, mind and soul of the young men who want to become AFL footballers. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s later work on the care of the self we argue that narratives of identity necessarily involve a struggle for the body, mind and soul of these young men. Foucault’s work enables us to identify and analyse how relations of power, forms of regulation and arts of governing interact in ongoing attempts to develop the professional footballer. The article explores these issues via an analysis of the rationalities and techniques that inform talent identification and player management practices; and risk management in relation to these practices and processes in the AFL.
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Jorgensen, Paul D. "Pharmaceuticals, Political Money, and Public Policy: A Theoretical and Empirical Agenda." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 41, no. 3 (2013): 561–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jlme.12065.
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The point, for the 946,326th time is that people get elected to office by currying the favor of powerful interest groups. They don’t get elected for their excellence as political philosophers.Congress has consistently failed to solve some serious problems with the cost, effectiveness, and safety of pharmaceuticals. In part, this failure results from the pharmaceutical industry convincing legislators to define policy problems in ways that protect industry profits. By targeting campaign contributions to influential legislators and by providing them with selective information, the industry manages to displace the public’s voice in developing pharmaceutical policy.
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Bramble, Tom. "Political Economy and Management Strategy in the Metal and Engineering Industry." Journal of Industrial Relations 31, no. 1 (March 1989): 22–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002218568903100102.
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The study of industrial relations management has been a long-neglected aspect of the Australian scene. Recent changes in the balance of power on the shop floor in the aftermath of prolonged recession in the metal and engineering industry, however, make such neglect an expensive luxury. This article looks at four aspects of management t strategy: the labour relations management function, relations with the unions at the workplace, attitudes to employee involvement, and attitudes to the employment relationship. The suggestion, in the light of secondary evidence and a series of fourteen case studies in the Victorian and New South Wales metal industry, is that three variables are important in helping to explain the direction that labour relations management has taken in recent years. These are the 'labour threat: the reorganization of production methods, and changes to the legal and institutional framework. It was found that management in those plants in which exposure to these three environmental pressures was similar responded with fairly similar labour relations management practices, suggesting that there may indeed be a link between the key variables.
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Tomova, Bilyana. "Global Production Networks and Audiovisual Industry." Postmodernism Problems 11, no. 1 (April 5, 2021): 85–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.46324/pmp2101085.
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The aim of the article is to present the concept of global production networks (GPNs) through the prism of the audiovisual industry (focus - film industry). The theory of global production networks is relatively new and is associated mainly with classical industries such as automotive, textile industry and others. Its application to the field of cultural industries goes beyond the economic dimensions and emphasizes the cultural and socio-political aspects of global markets. Global production networks are the framework in which the main trends in the audiovisual industry over the last decade will be interpreted, as well as the main stages and market players in the film industry.
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Wright, Chris. "Routine Deaths: Fatal Accidents in the Oil Industry." Sociological Review 34, no. 2 (May 1986): 265–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954x.1986.tb02702.x.
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This paper is a study in the relatively neglected field of the Sociology of Accidents and is concerned with fatalities in the UK Offshore Oil Industry. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the social and organizational causes of these accidents. Common sense and expert opinion both present industrial accidents as products of extra organizational abnormality but evidence from this research locates the causes of accidents in work organization and dependence on bureaucratic rationality. In particular it is shown that the hazardous situations in which the accidents occurred were themselves largely the products of two aspects of the formal organization of work, the ‘speed-up’ and the practice of ‘sub-contracting’. It is demonstrated that the common sense equation of the ‘normal’ and the ‘routine’ inhibited recognition of the organization causes of these accidents. Finally it is argued that, since there is little support for the view that the accident were produced by unique working conditions in the offshore industry, it is therefore likely that the causes of accidents in this industry will be found to exist in other industries.
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Ramanavicius, Simonas, and Arunas Ramanavicius. "Conducting Polymers in the Design of Biosensors and Biofuel Cells." Polymers 13, no. 1 (December 25, 2020): 49. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13010049.
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Fast and sensitive determination of biologically active compounds is very important in biomedical diagnostics, the food and beverage industry, and environmental analysis. In this review, the most promising directions in analytical application of conducting polymers (CPs) are outlined. Up to now polyaniline, polypyrrole, polythiophene, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) are the most frequently used CPs in the design of sensors and biosensors; therefore, in this review, main attention is paid to these conducting polymers. The most popular polymerization methods applied for the formation of conducting polymer layers are discussed. The applicability of polypyrrole-based functional layers in the design of electrochemical biosensors and biofuel cells is highlighted. Some signal transduction mechanisms in CP-based sensors and biosensors are discussed. Biocompatibility-related aspects of some conducting polymers are overviewed and some insights into the application of CP-based coatings for the design of implantable sensors and biofuel cells are addressed. New trends and perspectives in the development of sensors based on CPs and their composites with other materials are discussed.
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Costantini, Antonella, Enrico Vaudano, Laura Pulcini, Tommaso Carafa, and Emilia Garcia-Moruno. "An Overview on Biogenic Amines in Wine." Beverages 5, no. 1 (March 1, 2019): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/beverages5010019.
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Biogenic amines (BAs) are low molecular weight compounds formed from precursor amino acids, mainly by microbial decarboxylation. The presence of these compounds is important in the food and beverage industry because, in high amounts, they can lead to negative effects on consumers. In this review, we illustrate the critical aspects needed to control the formation of BAs during winemaking and their presence in the final product. Recent biotechnological approaches related to microorganisms and their ability to reduce BAs are illustrated. The current methods used for BA detection and quantification are also presented. These methods are very important to consider, as BAs can serve as markers for the quality assessment of products. The information presented here offers an overview useful for identifying specific parameters and conditions which should be controlled to minimise BA content in wine; knowledge about BAs in foods and beverages has been accumulating in recent years, not only to ensure and improve quality (since BAs have been used as an indicator of spoilage) but especially to guarantee consumer safety due to the potential toxic effects of BAs on humans.
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Claassen, Linda, Maximilian Rinderknecht, Theresa Porth, Julia Röhnisch, Hatice Yasemin Seren, Andreas Scharinger, Vera Gottstein, et al. "Cold Brew Coffee—Pilot Studies on Definition, Extraction, Consumer Preference, Chemical Characterization and Microbiological Hazards." Foods 10, no. 4 (April 15, 2021): 865. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10040865.
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Cold brew coffee is a new trend in the coffee industry. This paper presents pilot studies on several aspects of this beverage. Using an online survey, the current practices of cold brew coffee preparation were investigated, identifying a rather large variability with a preference for extraction of medium roasted Arabica coffee using 50–100 g/L at 8 °C for about 1 day. Sensory testing using ranking and triangle tests showed that cold brew may be preferred over iced coffee (cooled down hot extracted coffee). Extraction experiments under different conditions combined with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis showed that the usual extraction time may be longer than necessary as most compounds are extracted within only a few hours, while increasing turbulence (e.g., using ultrasonication) and temperature may additionally increase the speed of extraction. NMR analysis also revealed a possible chemical differentiation between cold brew and hot brew using multivariate data analysis. Decreased extraction time and reduced storage times could be beneficial for cold brew product quality as microbiological analysis of commercial samples detected samples with spoilage organisms and contamination with Bacillus cereus.
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Мишуров, Иван, Ivan Mishurov, Ольга Мишурова, and Olga Mishurova. "Social and political foundations of liability in the hospitality industry." Services in Russia and abroad 10, no. 4 (September 22, 2016): 83–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/20185.
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The article deals with the social and political foundations of the study of social liability in the hospitality industry of the Russian Federation. It is well known that social liability has a profound, comprehensive, multi-channel effect on the functioning of not only society, but also the tourism activity. Should be understood that socially responsible activity in the hospitality industry should pursue not only economic goals, that is making a profit, but also take into account the human and social aspects of the impact of its activities on employees, consumers. It should make a positive contribution to the solution of social problems in its field, and also contribute to the development of social liability. Thus, social liability as a social phenomenon, its manifestation and realization in the hospitality industry is multifaceted and multidimensional, and should represent a system, integrity. Social and political foundations of social liability in terms of the Russian Federation are an element of this system, its operation conditions. Analysis of the Russian socio-political circumstances as objective foundations of social responsibility of Russian citizens in the hospitality industry allows us to give a generalized description of social life and highlight its main features. They include: spiritualized sovereign statehood of society, the centuries-old clan customs, the natural gravitation toward the help each other, a strong commitment to principles of social justice, ancient traditions to assemble general Council for making important decisions, primordial respect of our fellow citizens to the general opinion, shared decision-making, collective intelligence, the desire for all-people unity in the face of the formidable challenges. Thus, the socio-political characteristics of the people of the Russian Federation, taking them into account in the implementation of social liability in the hospitality industry are a necessary condition of its normal functioning.
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SHPAK, Nestor, Ihor KULYNIAK, Maryana GVOZD, Olga PYROG, and Włodzimierz SROKA. "Shadow economy and its impact on the public administration: aspects of financial and economic security of the country's industry." ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC, no. 36 (May 27, 2021): 81–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.24818/amp/2021.36-05.
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Many countries face with a shadow economy today. This phenomenon is a real problem for the governments, especially in the context of significant upheavals, reducing fiscal potential, distorting the development indicators and complicating any analytical conclusions about the state of the economic system. Given these facts the study analyses the problem of shadow industry in the Ukraine’s regions, in particular by evaluating the integral index of financial and economic security of the industry. Its goals are: 1) development of the theoretical and applied approaches to the impact of the shadow economy on the public administration in relation to financial and economic security of industry in the regions of the country; 2) improvement of the methodology for governmental policy analysis of the level of the shadow economy in the said industry. Recommendation of the public policy measures to reduce the level of shadow industry in the regions were also presented. The method of analytic hierarchy process, the expert methods and the method of calculating the integral index as research methods were used in the study. Based on the analysis conducted, the matrix of strategic zones “Level of the shadow economy - level of the financial and economic security” was constructed. The proposed matrix should be useful in taking public management decisions, depending on the strategic area in which the region is located.
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Yakovlev, P. "The Structural Reform of Mexican Energy Industry." World Economy and International Relations, no. 3 (2015): 95–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.20542/0131-2227-2015-3-95-104.
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At present, Mexico makes an ambitious attempt to carry out far-reaching structural reforms. Of key importance is the reform in the energy sector which is the foundation of the national economy. The reform course of the Mexican authorities and the matrix of their political actions deserve scrutiny, since their value transcends national boundaries, reflects problems inherent in many developing countries paving the way in shifting sands of global economic relations. Mexico seeks to seamlessly combine the politics of the energy sector reform with pragmatic interests of transnational corporations willing a broader access to Mexico's oil and gas resources. This is one of international aspects of the energy reform in Mexico. Another one is that using reforms Mexican authorities yearn to strengthen Mexico's geopolitical role, confirm its status of a rising power. Acknowledgement. The article has been supported by a grant of the Russian Science Foundation. Project № 14-18-02713.
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Zenchenko, Svetlana, Alexsey Zaytsev, Anna Savtsova, and Yana Radyukova. "Institutional aspects of Russia’s transition to the sixth technological structure: political incentives, economic barriers and environmental impact." E3S Web of Conferences 258 (2021): 05037. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125805037.
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The main subject of the World Economic Forum 2016 in Davos was the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), characterized by, according to the chairman of the world economic fund Klaus Schwab, a combination of technologies that blur the boundaries between the physical, digital and biological spheres. Modern technologies are changing as fast as ever, creating new challenges and identifying promising opportunities for development. Our response to the challenges of Industry 4.0 is the neo-industrialization of the Russian economy, based on the use of modern industrial technologies and the development of human capital. However, the upcoming fourth industrial revolution is a serious challenge for the government. Unfortunately, most experts are not inclined to be optimistic about Russia’s prospects in this race. The main competition of the new revolution is not that much about technologies themselves but about the skills and education that are necessary for their application. Competition is escalating at the level of education systems, but ready-made specialists in the context of globalization still need to be maintained, and so far, the low level of salaries in Russia only contributes to a further ‘brain drain’. Finally, national characteristics and systematic approach are important in the Industry 4.0 development. The development of new industrial revolution elements is uneven, which is why the additional advantages of interdisciplinary research and development are missed out on.The task delivered by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin was to create a ‘smart’ economy, which determines the need for the rapid development of science and the dynamic implementation of its achievements. Since this task covers many aspects of life, a special integrating indicator is required to assess the success of its implementation. The concept of ‘technological structure’ is claiming its role today.
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Zhang, Ping, and Ye Zhang. "AHP Based Technology Selection for Emerging Industry." Applied Mechanics and Materials 484-485 (January 2014): 438–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.484-485.438.
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Selecting the promising technologies to incorporate in new products is challenging for enterprises, especially for those who compete in emerging high-technology industries. By integrating external factor evaluation (EFE) and internal factor evaluation (IFE) matrix, this study proposes a new technology selection method. The proposed framework is applied to a real technology selection problem faced by a bio-technology enterprise in the context of Chinas economic, political and social environment. Two major aspects and 24 external/internal factors are determined. This study uses analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to sort the information and derives weights of each criterion. Empirical results indicate that the candidate technology is promising, and shall be developed as one of the enterprises primary products.
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Hilgers, Tina. "Democratization Without Representation: The Politics of Small Industry in Mexico." Canadian Journal of Political Science 38, no. 4 (December 2005): 1080–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008423905319974.
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Democratization Without Representation: The Politics of Small Industry in Mexico, Shadlen, Kenneth C., University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2004, pp. vii–xvi, 208.In this book Kenneth Shadlen addresses the important question of what democracy has really meant for civil society in Mexico. Mexico counts among the stragglers over the finish line of third-wave transitions, but, as elsewhere, hopes were high that democratization would magically result in political, social and economic betterment for all. Shadlen's book is among a growing number of studies drawing attention to the differences between electoral democracy—based on electoral turnover through relatively free and fair contests—and quality democracy—a more ideal regime type with intensive participatory and representative aspects. He challenges the perception that any kind of democracy always benefits all citizens more than other regimes, by offering an in-depth analysis of small business's interest aggregation and articulation difficulties, which have increased with the transition.
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Prokopenko, etiana. "DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN UKRAINE: THEORETICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS." GEOGRAPHY AND TOURISM, no. 53 (2019): 16–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.17721/2308-135x.2019.53.16-26.
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The purpose of the article is to carry out a comprehensive study on the peculiarities of theoretical and economic aspects of tourism industry development in Ukraine. Methodology. The complexity and specificity of the problems under study led to the use of a set of methodological tools, including general scientific and specific research methods, based on dialectical principles of objectivity and consistency, validity and comprehensiveness, logic and criticality. The descriptive (monographic) method made it possible to illuminate the discourse field of the chosen problems. The structural-functional method allowed to reveal the leading factors, factors and components of the formation of rapid tourism development in Ukraine. The comparative method made it possible to compare statistics on the visit of foreign tourists to Ukraine and the departure of Ukrainian citizens abroad. Results. The author also carried out a comprehensive analysis of the statistics of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and determined that there is a tendency to increase the tourist flow outside Ukraine due to the introduction of a visa-free regime for entry into the EU and a decrease in the flow. foreigners to Ukraine due to amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine, which significantly complicates the duty-free crossing of goods across borders. It is justified that the market for tourist services is considered to be quite flexible because it is able to respond flexibly to changes in the external environment (economic, socio-demographic, political factors) and to changes in tourist demand and supply. The tourism sphere is one of the of the most effective sphere of Ukraine's economy because it not only contributes to the development of regions, but also accelerates the process of formation of the middle class in our country. Also, the tourism industry envisages an increase in the incomes of the population and an increase in the welfare of the nation, as a whole, through attracting foreign investment. This, in turn, increases part of the budget revenues through direct and indirect taxes (value added tax, import duty), the volume of which is one of the determining indicators for the existing business environment. In order to meet the growing demands of clients, travel agents and agents need to constantly research the market. Marketing research of the tourist services market and correction of the direction of tourist activity should be conducted in many directions. The scientific novelty of the work is that the systematization of scientific researches of the experience of forming the potential of the tourism industry, which distinguishes four main varieties of tourism products, namely: excursions, sports competitions, cultural and mass events and cultural festivals, the development of which promote economic development, is improved. , family-related, moral, ethnic and legal ties in conducting tourism business in Ukraine. The practical importance of the work lies in the possibility of further use of the proposed developments of the author for faster reproduction of labor resources through rest, improving the health of citizens and guests of the country, as well as for turning the resort business into a significant source of funds for the state and local budgets.
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Wang, Yukang, Anne Marie Van Broeck, and Dominique Vanneste. "International tourism in North Korea: how, where and when does political ideology enter?" International Journal of Tourism Cities 3, no. 3 (September 4, 2017): 260–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijtc-02-2017-0010.
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Purpose In the recent decades, an increasing trend has been observed in the steps North Korea has taken to open up to tourism. The purpose of this paper is to gain a deeper understanding of the influence the North Korean political ideology has on different aspects of international tourism. Design/methodology/approach Apart from the scarce academic literature, news media and internet resources, fieldwork that includes interviews with two international travel companies and a trip to North Korea contributed to gathering information from different perspectives. Findings It is not surprising that North Korean tourism cannot be divorced from its political context. By looking at the political influence exerted by the North Korean Government on the structure of the industry, tourism policies applied to the organization of tours and the content of tourism and marketing, this paper shows the existence of elements that remained unchanged in the last three decades, as well as new liberal elements that transform North Korea into a more open and versatile tourism destination. Originality/value Based on an analysis of primary and secondary data, this paper makes original contributions to North Korea tourism studies by investigating the influence of the political ideology on different aspects of tourism industry and on tourist experience.