Ethics in the Hospitality Industry: Review and Research Agenda Mouna Knani1 1 Faculty of Business Administration‚ Laval University‚ Canada Correspondence: Mouna Knani‚ Faculty of Business Administration‚ Laval University‚ Quebec‚ QC‚ G1V 0A6‚ Canada. E-mail: mouna.knani.1@ulaval.ca Received: October 9‚ 2013 Accepted: January 6‚ 2014 Online Published: February 21‚ 2014 doi:10.5539/ijbm.v9n3p1 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v9n3p1 Abstract Practitioners in the hospitality sector rate ethics
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International Aroma Industry Response to Consumer Risk in Fragranced Consumer Products Fragranced products have proved to be an enormous success with large demand. This demonstrates the value that consumers place on fragrance. This popularity and increased consumption has also led to safety concerns in recent years. These concerns relate to the individual using so many fragranced products‚ and the concerns extend to the environment also as fragrances add to pollution and can be unsustainable
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Pricing is both an art as well as science. There is no one right way to determine the price of products or services you are selling. To a large extent‚ the price is based on the value customers perceive to get from the product and what they are willing to pay for it. So what factors do you need to consider when pricing your products and services? 1.Objectives of the Business : There may be various objectives of the firm such as getting a reasonable rate of return‚ to capture the market‚ maintenance
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DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND SUBMITTED TO: Miss. Surti Dahuja SUBMITTED BY : SHUMYLA KHAN‚ KINNI KANSANA‚ SAGAR VYAS‚ Shibu lijack DEMAND “Demand for a commodity refers to the quantity of the commodity which an individual consumer or a household is willing to purchase per unit of time at a particular price”. Demand for a commodity implies – a) Desire of the consumer to buy the product‚ b) His willingness to buy the product‚ and c) Sufficient purchasing power in his pocket to buy the product There are certain
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The Hospitality Management The hospitality industry supported 7.5 million USA jobs in 2011(“selectusa.commerce.gov”). It includes a broad variety of service industries that incorporate food service‚ tourism‚ and hotels (“economywatch.com”). The business depends in large part on the number of people traveling for business or pleasure. Economy has a big impact on travelers’ decisions. When individuals and corporations are doing well financially‚ they are more likely to take vacations and spend
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therefore‚ travellers depended on the hospitality of others during their long nights away from home. Hospitality‚ otherwise known as xenia‚ was the stranger-host relationship between members of different regions. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ the poet shows that a character’s desire to be elite in society is what drives them to be hospitable. In particular‚ hospitality is shown to influence one’s social life through reputation‚ relationships and religion. Hospitality was the means to gain social status
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Level 1 Foundation Diploma in Hospitality Unit 2 Why the hospitality industry is important Guided Learning Hours: 30 (25 for teaching and learning activities‚ 5 for assessment activities) Unit aims The wider hospitality industry and the seven industries within it‚ provide a stimulating and challenging world for you to study and work in. Through this unit‚ you will learn how the everyday lives of people are affected by the important contribution the hospitality industry makes to the UK economy
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sex appeal came about and why it influences so many of us on a daily basis. In our quest to gain more knowledge about this topic we seek to find out if basic variables such as gender and age in relation to sex appeal influence purchasing. More complex variables such as confidence and the personal interpretation of the individual’s beauty/attractiveness may give us more insight into the underlying psychological and sociological purchasing patterns of today’s consumer. The first hand research for this
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Contemporary hospitality is defined as the modern way which is the living or the coming into of the hospitality industry. In likely to apply to people and what relates to them. Hospitality is the relationship between guest and host‚ or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically‚ this includes the reception and entertainment of guests‚ visitors‚ or strangers‚ resorts‚ membership clubs‚ conventions‚ attractions‚ special events‚ and other services for travelers and tourists. Hospitability
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unsatisfactory product performance‚ either instrumental or symbolic‚ increases information search prior to purchase. Higher perceived risk is associated with increased search and greater reliance on personal sources of information and personal experiences. Perceived risk is a function of the individual‚ the product‚ and the situation. It varies from one consumer to another and for the same consumer from one product to another and one situation to another. The major types of risks that consumers perceive
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