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Calculating Restaurant Failure Rates Using Longitudinal Census Data, J. J. Healy, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
Calculating Restaurant Failure Rates Using Longitudinal Census Data, J. J. Healy, Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire
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Failure rates in the restaurant industry are popularly perceived to be far higher than they actually are. This paper calculates failure rates in the Irish Food and Drinks Sector (IFDS), for the first time, using longitudinal census data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in Ireland, which follows the European statistical classification of economic activity (NACE). The results are compared with previously published literature on restaurant failure rates in the United States of America. This study also compares IFDS failure rates with other industry sectors in Ireland (construction, manufacturing). Drawing on Stinchcombe’s ’liability of newness’ theory, the informal fallacies theory …
An Exploratory Study Of Extremesport Athletes’ Nature Interactions:From Well-Being To Pro-Environmental Behavior, Tadhg Eoghan Macintyre, Andree M. Walkin, Juergen Beckmann, Giovanna Calogiuri, Susan Gritzka, Greig Oliver, Aoife Donnelly, Giles Warrington
An Exploratory Study Of Extremesport Athletes’ Nature Interactions:From Well-Being To Pro-Environmental Behavior, Tadhg Eoghan Macintyre, Andree M. Walkin, Juergen Beckmann, Giovanna Calogiuri, Susan Gritzka, Greig Oliver, Aoife Donnelly, Giles Warrington
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Traditionally, perceptions about extreme sport athletes being disconnected fromnature and a risk-taking population have permeated the research literature. Drawingupon theoretical perspectives from environmental, sport, organizational and positivepsychology, this qualitative study attempts to explore the lived experiences of fourmale and four female extreme sport athletes. The purpose of this study was togain insight and understanding into the individuals’ attitudes toward the benefits ofextreme sport activities for well-being, resilience and pro-environmental behavior. Eightparticipants (Mean age = 40.5 years;SD=±12.9) provided written informed consentto partake in semi-structured interviews. Each athlete provided written consented toallow the publication of their identifiable data and in order to …