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A comparison of rail liberalisation levels across four European countries
Beria, Paolo; Quinet, Emile; de Rus, Gines; Schulz, Carola - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
The paper presents the results of a research on railway regulation and liberalisation in Italy, France, Germany and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008855557
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Military Service, Destination Image and Repeat Visitation on a Greek Border Island
Dermetzopoulos, Athanasios; Bonarou, Christina; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The obligatory military service for adult Greek male citizens creates a particular form of domestic “tourism”, although the members of the Armed Forces are not officially included in tourism statistics. Aim of this paper that takes as a case study the Greek border island of Samothrace in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646759
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Examining the Link between Visitors' Motivations and Convention Destination Image
Shin, Youngsun - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This study aims to devise measures to develop tourism in the metropolis of Gwangju, emphasizing the activation of KimDaeJung Convention Centre which opened in September 2005 with its inaugurating exhibition. The purpose of this study is to suggest the direction for making a value added business...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646825
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Measuring Destination Image and Consumer Choice Criteria: The Case of Mykonos Island
Kamenidou, Irene; Mamalis, Spyridon; Priporas, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Destination image has long been identified as an environmental characteristic that influences consumer behaviour and choice. As destinations compete nowadays globally, marketers need to acquire new knowledge and a greater understanding of the business and the environment, in which they operate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008680970
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Islands and Destination Image: The Case of Ios
Stylidis, Dimitrios; Terzidou, Matina; Terzidis, … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
This study was conducted to identify the image of Ios as a tourist destination as perceived by the visitors, in order to contribute to the formation of an effective marketing plan. The strengths and weaknesses of the image of Ios were measured and presented, accompanied with a number of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008680994
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Entropy, competitiveness and UEFA football ranking
Ferreira, Paulo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2015
This paper intends to explore the utilization of entropy through football, generalizing the interpretation of entropy …. We consider it as a measure of competitiveness of football leagues and relate it to the UEFA ranking, which ranks yearly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011210471
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International hostility and aggressiveness on the soccer pitch Evidence from European Championships and World Cups for the period 2000-2012
Caruso, Raul; Di Domizio, Marco - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Some Researchers consider soccer matches as the stylization of a war in other battlefields. Such approach was largely used to interpret the violent phenomena related to the soccer environment, while less attention has been paid to the «potential» role of political and economic interactions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260622
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Emergence of a professional sports league and human capital formation for sports: The Japanese Professional Football League.
Yamamura, Eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The Japanese Professional Football League (J-league) was established in 1993. Based on individual level data, this … study investigated how emergence of the league affected Japanese people playing football using the differences … more likely to play football after emergence of the J-League than before it emerged. (2) There was a positive effect of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261094
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Effect of Linguistic Heterogeneity on Technology Transfer: An Economic Study of FIFA Football Rankings.
yamamura, eiji - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper used the Fédération International de Football Association (FIFA) world ranking points data to examine how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836446
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Why did Spain win Euro 2008 Football Tournament?
HALICIOGLU, Ferda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
football tournaments. …
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