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Assistance to Tourism: Exploratory Estimates
Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2005
In April 2005, the research paper into Assistance to Tourism: Exploratory Estimates, was released. It is the first … comprehensive attempt to quantify the extent of assistance to tourism on a comparable basis to that for other industries in … Australia. While care is needed in interpreting the results, the estimates suggest that tourism receives a lower rate of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005556150
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Migration and the Environment in the Galapagos:An analysis of economic and policy incentives driving migration, potential impacts from migration control, and potential policies to...
Kerr, Suzi; Cardenas, Susana; Hendy, Joanna - EconWPA - 2004
From 1974 through 1997 the Galapagos experienced very rapid population growth, around six per cent per year. Sustained at this level, the population would continue to double every 12 years. Increased population brings an increased risk of invasive introduced species, which endangers the fragile...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005118902
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The Bahamas; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper for The Bahamas reports that the largest portion of tourism expenditure in The Bahamas comes … from stayover visitors, and total tourism spending has been stagnant. The Bahamas is a small open economy highly dependent … on tourism and the offshore financial sector. Private consumption expenditure in the country or countries of origin is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252900
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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the competitive threats to the tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean Currency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591118
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A Process Towards Societal Value within a Community-Based Regional Development Project
Åslund, Anna; Bäckström, Ingela - In: Quality Innovation Prosperity 16 (2012) 2
Processes, activities and tasks of a community-based area development project are described. The main process has been used three times and a model is presented. An earlier developed process map has been verified. The description of the project can help other communities to plan development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990726
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Suggestions for Improving The Efficiency and Effectiveness of Quality Management in The Business Practice in Slovakia
Kučerová, Marta; Vaňová, Jaromíra; Rusková, Dagmar - In: Quality Innovation Prosperity 15 (2011) 2
In the article are elaborated several results of research project VEGA No. 1/0229/08 Perspectives of quality management development in coherence with requirements of Slovak republic market. Design of proposals for higher performance and efficiency of the quality management in the industrials...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990727
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Researching Lean: Methodological Implications of Loose Definitions
Brännmark, Mikael; Langstrand, Jostein; Johansson, Stina; … - In: Quality Innovation Prosperity 16 (2012) 2
Recently, Lean Production (Lean) has become a prevailing management concept in Sweden. However, previous research seems to show that the Lean concept and the impact of Lean vary considerably between organizations. This paper illustrates some key methodological issues that need to be considered...
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Draving Up a Budget Using The Activity Based Budgeting Methodology Through The Simulation Of Processes
Janíková, Dita - In: Quality Innovation Prosperity 15 (2011) 2
This paper deals with a connection between financial and quality management systems. These departments only rarely cooperate on projects, which could be a loss, because this connection has many improvement opportunities. The author shows through the simple example of catering deliveries a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990729
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Contribution to Quality of Air Traffic Due to Reduction of Gaseous Emissions
Pauliková, Alena; Kopas, Melichar - In: Quality Innovation Prosperity 15 (2011) 2
There are described basic principles of jet engine construction and operation in the presented paper, taking into consideration question of gaseous emissions produced in exhaust gases of turbojet engines. The innovative aircraft jet engines are the most important power units of modern planes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990730
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Influence of the Interaction Between Parts and Appraisers on the Results of Repeatability and Reproducibility Analysis
Plura, Jiří; Klaput, Pavel - In: Quality Innovation Prosperity 16 (2012) 1
The paper deals with the influence of interactions between parts and appraisers on the results of the analysis of repeatability and reproducibility of the measurement system. The appropriate interactions have been created by simulated changes of selected values measured within the framework of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990731