Innovation and technological advancements can be disruptive forces, especially for conventional business in the hospitality and tourism industries. This book is timely with its critical examination of such forces and how the two industries should strategize and respond to changes effectively. It examines a wide scope of topics, from environmental scanning, formulation, implementation and evaluation to the way managers make strategy choices for better organizational performance.

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Invitation to Oceanography, Eighth Edition introduces students to the key concepts from geology, chemistry, physics, and biology as it relates to ocean environments and processes. This comprehensive text helps students learn how scientists interpret data, taking raw knowledge and transforming it into real understanding. As concepts are explained and described with words and numbers, students can apply their learning using questions at the end of each chapter, including the Review of Basic Con...

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023! Up to date, easy to use, and well-illustrated, Clinical Manual of Contact Lenses, 5th Edition, helps both students and practitioners fit, evaluate, and troubleshoot contact lens issues in everyday practice. Written by renowned experts in the field, this practical guide is designed for quick access to key information, and includes sample cases, nomograms, and proficiency checklists that summarize and emphasize important points. Thoroughly rev...

Veel professionals in zorg en welzijn voeren praktijkonderzoek uit en zoeken op systematische wijze naar antwoorden op vragen die hun eigen praktijk oproept. Praktijkonderzoek is een professionele leerstrategie die beschouwd kan worden als een vorm van kwaliteitszorg die in de beroepspraktijk verankerd is. Het leidt tot kennis over en inzicht in de dagelijkse beroepspraktijk en de realisatie van verbeteringen. Praktijkonderzoek in zorg en welzijn biedt een leidraad bij het voorbereiden en uit...

Disciplined Startup Founder is the most comprehensive guide to conducting disciplined customer discovery introducing starters to six founder drives and leading them, step by step, through the process of customer discovery.

The gold standard in analytical chemistry, Dan Harris' Quantitative Chemical Analysis provides a sound physical understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry and their applications in the disciplines. Dan Harris presents the subject in a rigorous, readable and interesting manner, lucid enough for non-chemistry majors but containing the depth required by advanced undergraduates. For the first time since the book was published in 1978, Harris has worked with a new contributing author,...

The new 4th edition of Seborg’s Process Dynamics and Control provides full topical coverage for process control courses in the chemical engineering curriculum, emphasizing how process control and its related fields of process modeling and optimization are essential to the development of high-value products. A principal objective of this new edition is to describe modern techniques for control processes, with an emphasis on complex systems necessary to the development, design, and operation ...

Get to grips with the fundamentals of Java programming and learn to build useful applications with the help of real-world examples and engaging practical activitiesKey FeaturesBuild a solid foundation in Java and focus on developing real-world applicationsImplement the fundamental concepts of object-oriented programming in your codeWork with external data storage systems and learn how to efficiently handle dataBook DescriptionJava is a versatile, popular programming language used across a wid...

Ouvrage de Vocabulaire en français langue étrangère (FLE) dans la collection Progressive destiné aux grands adolescents et adultes, niveau perfectionnement (C1/C2).

Ce qui fait le succés de cet ouvrage :

Une organisation claire : la leçon sur la page de gauche; les exercices d'entrainement sur la page de droite

42 chapitres présentant les thèmes abordés aux niveaux C1 et C2 du Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues

Un usage souple : pour la classe ou en auto-apprentis...