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As many large, urban areas have struggled to maintain a questionable building or build a new public library, the federal city, Washington DC, is not without similar conflicts. Add a cast of characters of city level politicians; new land available and city owned blocks away; a sad, but realistic...
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As part of the preparations for the accession of Slovenia to the European Union, the National Health Insurance Institute has introduced a European model for quality management. In this regard, a benchmarking has been carried out, comparing the Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia with the...
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Because public service visitor attractions are increasingly under pressure to provide best value for money by generating revenue as well as offering a service their shops are becoming more important in their operations. This article therefore looks at the performance of the shop of one new...
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development of product diffusion models in an international context. Particularly the efforts to study the impact of culture on … consumer innovativeness, adopting culture conceptualizations which realistically reflect consumer behavior, are relevant …
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to present a strategic conceptual framework for targeting and mining the emerging market segment of Black philanthropy (black gold). Design/methodology/approach – This strategic and normative conceptualization utilizes a socio‐historical and...
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demonstrate the measurable value of adopting a practical, disciplined approach to profound corporate culture change based on the … critical to creating an aligned culture capable of delivering sustained high performance.  …
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Purpose – What is the role of culture in economic development? Is there any hope for the local in the larger frame of … the global? The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that culture plays in economic development and sustainability … – This paper uses Benedict Anderson's theory of social narrative – that culture and other imaginative labours play a direct …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relationship between culture and tourism, and the urban re … being a financial, tourism, culture and innovation center. Findings – The paper first points to the facts and main … weaknesses, and the role of culture and tourism. Moreover, the paper presents a discussion of the conflicts based on main …
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world‐class status, despite its historical significance as a center of trade and culture in the ancient world, its current … discusses the role of culture in positioning Istanbul as a world city, and examines its relationships with commercial activities …
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model, which draws and builds on its geographical location, history, culture and ecology. In making this case, the paper … tourism that is linked to education and culture. For this effort to succeed, the paper recommends that government and civil …
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