scholarly journals Impact factors, journal rankings, interdisciplinary research and ‘the state of the art’ in marketing theory and practice

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Tadajewski
Author(s):  
David Bowie ◽  
Francis A. Buttle

The ideal person to write a review of books is definitely someone who has written a textbook himself. Bowie and Buttle indeed have made a promising effort to disseminate an important perspective on a subject related to hospitality. One might be quick to conclude that this text is just a dime a dozen and a window dressing of the first edition since not much space is dedicated to reflect on marketing theory and practice to the level of the state of the art. But this sort of unfair review is best left to those scholars who had experienced writing a textbook which is celebrated throughout the English speaking world, like Kotler or Drucker. The review here is a modest attempt to guide those who seek some idea and facts about the book before purchasing it.  


Author(s):  
David Bowie ◽  
Francis A. Buttle ◽  
Jaafar Ali Mohd Ibrahim

The ideal person to write a review of books is definitely someone who has written a textbook himself. Bowie and Buttle indeed have made a promising effort to disseminate an important perspective on a subject related to hospitality. One might be quick to conclude that this text is just a dime a dozen and a window dressing of the first edition since not much space is dedicated to reflect on marketing theory and practice to the level of the state of the art. But this sort of unfair review is best left to those scholars who had experienced writing a textbook which is celebrated throughout the English speaking world, like Kotler or Drucker. The review here is a modest attempt to guide those who seek some idea and facts about the book before purchasing it.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (20) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Sergey Nikolayevich Baranov ◽  
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Shishkin

Author(s):  
Michael Goodhart

This edition offers an introduction to the theory and practice of human rights from the perspective of politics and cognate disciplines. It showcases the ‘state of the art’ of the study of human rights in various fields and disciplines and explores a variety of important topics in contemporary human rights politics and practice. This introduction provides the historical and conceptual background necessary for informed critical engagement with the ideas and arguments presented in the text. It first explains why human rights have emerged as a powerful and important moral and political discourse since the middle of the twentieth century, with particular emphasis on their modernity, their invention, and their revolutionary character. It then examines the politics of human rights, the practice of human rights, and human rights as an object of enquiry. It concludes with a brief overview of the aims, structure, and objectives of the text.


2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Norbert Bátfai ◽  
Márió Bersenszki ◽  
Miklós Lukács ◽  
Renátó Besenczi ◽  
Gergő Bogacsovics ◽  
...  

Jelen közlemény célkitűzése egyrészt az e-sport adott vertikális területei státuszának rövid áttekintése az interdiszciplináris, tudományos kutatás szempontjából, másrészt az e-sport és a mesterséges intelligencia kutatások kapcsolatának vizsgálata, különös tekintettel a lehetséges kutatási kitörési pontok feltárására. Az eredmények a fejlesztendő Entrópia Samu című új e-sport projekt zászlaja alatt kerülnek bemutatásra. A közlemény külön kitér az egyetemi közegben alapítandó e-sport csapatokkal kapcsolatban felmerülő kérdésekre. A munka végső tézise, hogy a jövő programozása nem egyéni fejlesztőkön, hanem tömegek e-sportolásán alapszik majd. --- The Common Future of E-sport and Robopsychology The objective of this paper is twofold. Firstly, a short survey is provided on the state of the art of some specialized areas of e-sport from an interdisciplinary research perspective. Secondly, the link between e-sport and artificial intelligence is investigated in order to identify possible breakout points. The results are presented within the framework of the new e-sport project to be created under the name Samu Entropy. The overall thesis of this paper is that the programming of the future will be based on the mass sport of gamer fans rather than individual developers.


Facilities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (11/12) ◽  
pp. 813-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Collins

Purpose This paper aims to identify the state of the art in Green Leases and Green Leasing in theory and practice, while also identifying how the roles and motivations of the stakeholders of “owner/landlord”, “lessee” and “facilities management” are different in a building that uses Green Leasing and Green Leases, as opposed to the one without. Design/methodology/approach Through existing literature and existing case studies from 1995 to the present day, this paper will identify the state of the art of Green Leases and Green Leasing and the extent to which literature-based discussions have played out in their practical application in the real estate sector. The roles of key stakeholders will be analysed and then compared to the interactions and roles identified in a theoretical model that describes the same stakeholders but from a more traditional stakeholder perspective. This will be achieved through using literature from journal papers mostly from the disciplines of built environment, facilities management, finance, investment, law, management and real estate. Findings The literature and case studies found in literature demonstrate a gradual move towards advancing Green Lease adoption and development. While the roles of key stakeholders do see a change in Green Leased buildings in terms of, for example, changing competencies for facilities managers (FMs) and more user engagement with their buildings sustainability, the literature indicated most of the changes are realised through a strengthening of existing interactions already evident in buildings without a Green Lease or Green Leasing. Originality/value This paper provides a state of the art review on the development of Green Leasing and Green Leases in theory and practice from a stakeholder perspective. It provides possibility to expand further on the changing roles of these stakeholders in Green buildings, which in turn could also positively affect the further development of Green Leases themselves, as well as sustainable certification methodologies such as Europe’s leading certification “Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method” (BREEAM).


1978 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
KENNETH W. HEATHINGTON ◽  
JO LYNN CUNNINGHAM ◽  
RAY A. MUNDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1120-1134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephan Reinhold ◽  
Florian J. Zach ◽  
Dejan Krizaj

Purpose This paper aims to review the state of the art for the Tourism Review special issue on “Business Models in Tourism”. The authors’ purpose is twofold: first, to contextualize the empirical and conceptual contributions featured in the special issue in relation to the state of research on business models in tourism. Second, the authors position the special issue in the broader scholarly conversation on business models to identify avenues for future research. Design/methodology/approach The authors systematically review the content of tourism-specific business model studies from leading literature databases to answer four questions relevant for future work on business models in tourism: First, how do tourism scholars define the business model concept? Second, what is the ontological stance (object, schema or tool) of existing studies of tourism business models? Third, what are the methodological preferences of existing work on business models in tourism? And finally, what qualifies as rigorous business model research? Findings From the critical review of 32 contributions, the authors identify a minimal consensus and dominant approach to conceptualizing the business model concept in tourism studies. In addition, the authors reveal a strong preference for small-n case study research designs. In sum, those findings point to important gaps and design decisions for future business model studies in tourism. Originality/value This review of the state of research on business models in tourism details research opportunities with regard to theory, methods and applications that tourism scholars can investigate to contribute to the theory and practice of business model management.


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