Competitiveness and Tourism brings together the key scholarly articles which discuss the challenges of managing …, maintaining and enhancing competitive tourism destinations. This authoritative title of articles covers service sector competition …; conceptual models of tourism competitiveness; the measurement and modeling of tourism competitiveness; organizing, planning and …

, focusing particularly on the social, technological, and political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Delving into core … planned and emergent changes; and advancing digital technology. Special attention is paid to managing workers post-pandemic …

"The recent COVID-19 pandemic has arguably caused some of the most noticeable and influential societal and economic … economic circumstances. With a global scope, the book focuses on the various significant impacts of the pandemic including …

There is a broad range of literature on the economics of insurance and risk management. This timely publication … theory to many different insurance markets. It also offers important insights into the factors influencing corporate risk … management decisions, and the theoretical underpinnings for why corporations with well-diversified shareholders would reduce risk …

One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects … of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international … trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with: accounting for risk in trade agreements; risk and the WTO …

in assets. Products must comply with profit and risk-sharing criteria and regulations preventing banks from venturing … into activities with high risk and excessive uncertainty. This timely volume analyses these matters and considers the range …'s well-being. The volume explores in detail the nature of Islamic banking products and their risk elements, how the system …

academic research articles one should know in risk measurement and management. Through his central position in financial … Diebold's fascinating compilation summarizes the history of risk management research, focussing on research prior to the … involved in risk management, both in academia and in industry.'--Andrew Lo, MIT Sloan Management, US. This authoritative volume …

-- 12. Business services -- 13. Defence industries -- 14. Tourism …

This book explores the challenges regarding risks and risk management related to the growing complexity of ICT … efforts. Drawing upon theories of risk society and reflexive modernization, various case studies are used to demonstrate … management measures are shown to increase rather than decrease complexity and risk …