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Tourism Professionals Indicate Research Needs, Robert M. O'Halloran, Donald F. Holecek Jan 1989

Tourism Professionals Indicate Research Needs, Robert M. O'Halloran, Donald F. Holecek

Hospitality Review

County and local tourism officials have a great need for data to help them make their decisions. The authors surveyed professionals to determine data used and needed, the types of decisions made, and where data is obtained. The results provide a profile for information sharing.


Organizational Effectiveness Along Life-Cycle Stages: A Comparison Of Wendy's And Mcdonald's, Frederick J. Demicco Jan 1986

Organizational Effectiveness Along Life-Cycle Stages: A Comparison Of Wendy's And Mcdonald's, Frederick J. Demicco

Hospitality Review

"Perceptions of Organizational Effectiveness over Organizational Life Cycles" written by Kim S. Cameron and David S. Whetten, posits a theory regarding organizational effectiveness criteria change as firms develop along the life cycle continuum. Induced from observations obtained from a simulation game, the Cameron and Whetten theory is applied in this article to two real organizations, Wendy's and McDonald's, with the intention of demonstrating that this theory is applicable in "real life" situations.


Airline Deregulation, Computerized Reservation Systems, And Travel Agents, J.A. F. Nicholls Jan 1985

Airline Deregulation, Computerized Reservation Systems, And Travel Agents, J.A. F. Nicholls

Hospitality Review

With the beginning of airline deregulations in 1978, U.S. domestic operations were in for a period of turmoil, adjustment, vibrancy, entrepreneurship, and change. A great deal has been written about the effects of deregulation on airlines and their personnel, and on the public at large. Less attention has been paid to the effects on travel agents and on the seminal role of computerized reservations systems (CRSs) in the flowering of travel agencies. This article examines both of these phenomena.