The book examines the extent to which Coser's (1956) 16 propositions can apply to tourism impact studies and, where possible, to enhance, deepen and challenge the original theory, using evidence from communities in China that differ from the context used by Coser. The combination of ethnographic...

Abstract Using a counter example, we show that the formula for computing the Average Run Lengths (ARL) of a moving average control chart (MA) in Wetherill and Brown (1991) is incorrect. However, we conjecture that the formula may provide an upper bound for the ARL of a moving average control chart.

Abstract The reduction of run length variability has received little attention in the statistical process control literature. This note proposes a modification of the signal rule for the EWMA control chart resulting in a reasonable reduction of run length variability.

Despite international focus on how to facilitate adaptation to droughts in a changing climate, a good deal of adaptation will be enacted at the local level. Focusing on the Yuanyang Terrace of SW China (a very famous agricultural heritage site), this study illustrates that land use change,...

Purpose – This research aims to explore how outsider entrepreneurs maintain harmonious guanxi with stakeholders (especially the government) in an ethnic minority area of less-developed western China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is derived from an ethnographic study undertaken by...