Ecotourism has started growing in popularity as criticism has arisen over ordinary mass tourism. Mass tourists exploit tourist destinations in such a way that can cause environmental degradation. Ecotourism attempts to make tourism sustainable that is‚ it encourages preservation of environmental quality and of traditional cultures‚ it educates tourists and it enables the local people to participate in certain services offered to the eco-tourists. As ecotourism extends towards increasingly exotic
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Retail Manager as TrainerBy Malcolm Fleschner‚ Monster Contributing Writer Since founding The Friedman Group‚ a global retail consulting and training organization‚ in 1980‚ Harry Friedman has heard plenty of excuses from retail store executives who refuse to provide much training to their front-line store employees. One of the most common is: "What if I train them‚ and they leave?" Friedman says this is the exact opposite approach they should take. He suggests a better question is‚ "What if I don
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Organizational Behavior-II Faculty: Dr. Neerpal Rathi Course Objectives: An organization does not really accomplish anything on its own. Plans do not accomplish anything either. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Apart from their own personality attributes‚ peoples’ efforts in an organization are also influenced by the changes in economic‚ technological and social conditions‚ inside and outside the organization. The course Organizational Behavior-II is planned and designed to help
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Marketing: Retail Strategy Exam Study Guide Spring 2013 Challenges facing retailers • Consumers are bored with shopping o We are not buying as much as we use to • Over-saturation o We have too many stores • Price cutting wars & low profit margins o Cost containment o Grocery stores make about 1 cent per dollar • High customer service expectations What do retailers do? • Retailers satisfy consumer needs by offering the right product at the right price
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After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803‚ a large amount of land west of the original 13 states and the Northwest Territory was acquired. The open land‚ additional benefits and other existing problems encouraged Americans to expand westward. The American people began to realize that the future of the country lay in the development of its own western resources. There were many reasons that made the people face the grueling and dangerous movement west‚ but the primary reason was economy
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THE IT PRODUCTIVITY PARADOX – EVIDENCE FROM THE UK RETAIL BANKING INDUSTRY ABSTRACT This article addresses causes of the so-called ’Information Technology Productivity Paradox ’ in the context of UK retail banks. It investigates why massive investments by retail banks in information technology are not being translated into significant productivity gains‚ given that successful implementation of new technology is particularly important in increasingly competitive banking environments
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Trends in Retail Marketing strategy Retail Marketing The essence of retail marketing is developing merchandise and services that satisfy specific needs of customers‚ and supplying them at prices that will yield profits. Thereby the concept is a philosophy‚ not a system of retailing or retail structure. In today’s CRM landscape the old analogy comparing the rifle and shotgun approaches to message and / or offer delivery is perhaps more appropriate than ever‚ as more retail organizations
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idea of reunification of North and South gained ground. As a result both the Koreas held talks in 1972 and 1979 on the peaceful unification of fatherland but no success could be achieved because South did not concede the withdrawal of foreign troops from its soil. Martial law was declared in the South in May 1980 when the students agitated for political reforms. The year 1984-85 witnessed resumption of talks for unification but these too did not go beyond a few dozen visits in either direction to see
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respect for others‚ believes everyone deserve equal opportunity‚ taking action‚ and love. In my youth‚ my siblings and I were taugh that we must respect all even those others might not. Also‚ helping others was another area that my parents showed us growing up. They always expressed to us that not everyone have what they need to get by but someone else might have. That if we could taking something of our own to help a friend in need that we were doing what God has intended for us to do and that is taking
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Explain about the retail store 6 Explain why you have chosen this retail store 7 Explain about your scenario as a mystery shopper and what you did at the outlet 8 Describe the retail store’s customer service with your knowledge of Pet Peeves and 14 factors of company culture. 10 Suggest some solutions to improve the retail store’s customer service 14 Conclusion 15 Executive Summary Acting as a “mystery shopper“ we have evaluated one of the McDonalds’ retail shops. We have
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