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Positive Deviance As A Framework For Understanding Motivations And Barriers To Exercise For University Students At Campus Recreation, René Dario Herrera

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to use qualitative research methodologies to better understand motivations and barriers to exercise for university students at campus recreation. The secondary purpose was to identify any correlations between physical activity habits and academic success. Ethnographic data obtained from a positive deviance sample and critically analyzed with feminist and postmodern theory could provide additional validation for campus recreation's value in positively contributing to the academic success of university students.

Participant observation, questionnaire, cultural domain analysis, interview, and focus group provided qualitative data.

Results indicate university students who frequent campus recreation to exercise are highly motivated …

Reinventing Tourism Cities: Examining Technologies, Applications, And City Branding In Leading Smart Cities, Mehmet C. Yavuz, Muhittin Cavusoglu, Abdulkadir Corbaci

Journal of Global Business Insights

Cities have become engines of economic development. Numerous cities have positively affected the living conditions of residents and visitors by using technological and innovative service delivery tools called smart city technologies and applications. These technologies and applications can be seen at government and private buildings, city facilities, information and communication technology infrastructure, and personal services. They have a net-positive impact on the environment and natural resources by reducing harmful emissions and the excessive and unnecessary use of energy, water, gas, public and private transport vehicles, and more. Cities have used these technologies and applications to brand themselves as having …

Gradebook For Cleanliness In Hotels: An Analysis Of Housekeeping Costs And Hotel Cleanliness As Perceived By Guests, Cihan Cobanoglu, Olena Ciftci, Katerina Berezina, Faizan Ali

University of South Florida (USF) M3 Publishing

Gradebook for Cleanliness in Hotels Executive Summary

Cleanliness is one of the main factors in a hotel selection, regardless of property size, brand affiliation, or location. High standard of cleanliness of a hotel helps to form customer loyalty, generate positive word of mouth, and, as a result, increase the hotel’s occupancy and profitability.

This report aims to answer an important question:

Does spending more on housekeeping make a hotel look cleaner?

Data collected from 1,139 hotels across 15 brands showed that spending more money on cleaning a room does not guarantee higher guest scores for cleanliness. Generally, upper-upscale brands spent …