scholarly journals Tourism destination: The networking approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 2-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Żemła
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
General Management ◽  
Modern System ◽  
Product Creation ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Economic Perspectives ◽  
Voluntary Character

AbstractDifferent approaches to the analysis of tourism destinations as the basic units of research in tourism, are reviewed in this paper. Traditional geographical and economic perspectives are presented as the bases for more modern system and networking approaches. Network analysis is discussed as the most useful current approach to understand cooperation and coopetition processes taking place in destinations. This approach, developed in general management theory, however, if implicated directly in tourism, is not free from major problems and may lead to misleading conclusions. Among such problems, spatial embeddedness and the non-voluntary character of membership in a network, the crucial role of free goods in product creation, the predominance of SMEs in a destination network, differences between particular destinations and the difficulty in setting clear borders between networks, are discussed.

scholarly journals Hvordan lede frivillige i kirken?

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Sirris
Keyword(s):  
Third Sector ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Voluntary Work ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Institutional Leadership ◽  
General Management ◽  
Distinguishing Features ◽  
The Church ◽  
Oriented Research

The Church of Norway was until 2012 a state church, and is now more clearly based in the third sector and strengthened as a voluntary organization. Several reforms in the church have only indirectly ad- dressed the place of volunteers and voluntary work. This article presents a theoretical model for lead- ership of volunteers in congregations. The model integrates two distinct traditions within management theory, namely managerial work studies exemplified by Mintzberg’s (2009) empirically based and practice oriented research, and institutional leadership (Selznick 1957) emphasizing the key role of values and identity. This combination gives room both to general management and a more specific type of leadership in church, according to the distinguishing features of a religious organization. The author discusses how leaders in their practice should combine four dimensions, i.e. values and identity, administration, leading and doing. He then points at three challenges in leading volunteers in a church context: Mapping motivation and the differing needs for flexibility among the volunteers, balancing organizing and structures with motivational leadership, and lastly developing a strategy for systematic voluntary work in the congregation. In the context of the Church of Norway, this calls for an emphasis on the role of the employees as leaders of volunteers.

The Role of New Media in Facilitating Entrepreneurship in Tourism - Case Study: Promoting Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Dessy Kania
Keyword(s):  
New Media ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Foreign Visitor ◽  
Printed Media ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
High Inflation ◽  
Tourism Destinations

Tourism is an important component of the Indonesian economy as well as a significant source of the country’s foreign exchange revenues. According to the Center of Data and Information - Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the growth of foreign visitor arrivals to Indonesia has increased rapidly by 9.61 percent since 2010 to the present. One of the most potential tourism destinations is Komodo Island located in East Nusa Tenggara. With the island’s unique qualities, which include the habitat of the Komodo dragons and beautiful and exotic marine life, it is likely to be one of the promising tourism destinations in Indonesia and in the world. In 1986, the island has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism continuously promotes many of the country’s natural potential in tourism through various media: printed media, television and especially new media. However, there are challenges for the Indonesian tourism industry in facilitating entrepreneurship skills among the local people in East Nusa Tenggara. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (2011), East Nusa Tenggara is considered as one of the poorest provinces in Indonesia where the economy is lower than the average, with a high inflation of 15%, and unemployment of 30%. This research is needed to explore further the phenomenon behind the above facts, aiming at examining the role of new media in facilitating entrepreneurship in the tourism industry in Komodo Island. The results of this study are expected to provide insights that can help local tourism in East Nusa Tenggara. Keywords: Tourism, Entrepreneurship, New Media

Keeping the Vision Alive: The Role of Networks in National Memorial Building A Case Study of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial and the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial

Public Voices ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Amy Probsdorfer Kelley ◽  
John C. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Revolutionary War ◽  
The Other ◽  
Perceived Popularity ◽  
National Mall ◽  
Compare And Contrast

The process to win approval to build a national memorial on the National Mall inWashington, DC is both long and complex. Many memorials are proposed, but few are chosen to inhabit the increasingly scarce space available on the Mall. Through the use of network analysis we compare and contrast two memorial proposals, with an eye toward understanding why one proposal was successful while the other seems to have failed. We conclude that the success of a specific memorial has less to do with the perceived popularity of the person or event to be memorialized, and more to do with how the sponsors use the network of people and resources available to advocate for a given proposal.

scholarly journals The role of lipoprotein profile in depression and cognitive performance: a network analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiu-fang Jia ◽  
Han-xue Yang ◽  
Nan-nan Zhuang ◽  
Xu-yuan Yin ◽  
Zhen-hua Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
High Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Serum Lipid ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Lipoprotein Profile ◽  
Depressive State

AbstractLipid profile (total cholesterol and lipoprotein fractions) has been found to correlate with depression and cognitive impairment across the lifespan. However, the role of lipid levels in self-rated depressive state and cognitive impairment remains unclear. In this study, we examined the relationship between lipid profile (total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) and cognition in adults with and without self-rated depression. Four hundred and thirty-eight healthy participants completed the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS), the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and a serum lipoprotein test. Using multivariate ANOVA, partial correlation and network analysis, a network linking lipoprotein profile, depressive state and cognition was constructed. A significant difference in serum lipid profile between the high and low depressive groups was detected. Depressive state had a strong negative correlation with cognitive performance. Of the lipid profile, only high-density lipoprotein was positively correlated with depressive symptom severity, whereas the other three indices showed negative correlation with both depressive state and cognitive performance. Our results suggest that serum lipid profile may be directly linked to self-rated depression and cognitive performance. Further studies recruiting larger clinical samples are needed to elucidate the specific effect of lipoprotein on cognitive impairment in mood disorder.

The role of sport in the tourism destinations chosen by tourists visiting Spain

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Miranda ◽  
Juan Andueza
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Destinations

CNTM-06. Individual Cerebrocerebellar Functional Network Analysis for Decoding the Symptomatological Dynamics of Posterior Fossa Syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Supplement_6) ◽  
pp. vi225-vi225
Author(s):  
Ko-Ting Chen ◽  
Sheng-Yao Huang
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Posterior Fossa ◽  
Clinical Neurophysiology ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Functional Network ◽  
Posterior Fossa Syndrome ◽  
Structural Abnormalities ◽  
Common Pathogenesis

Abstract Posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) consists of three types of symptom (motoric, linguistic, and neurobehavioral) in patients with posterior fossa pathologies. The evolutional mechanism of this high cognitive syndromic complex from cerebellar origin remains unconfirmed. Previous studies analyzing PFS patients mostly focused on the association between structural abnormalities that occur during PFS, of which proximal efferent cerebellar pathway (pECP) injury appears to be the most common pathogenesis. However, structural imaging may not be sensitive enough to determine the dynamic course of PFS, since the symptomatology is primarily an output of cerebral operation. On the other hand, a network neuroscience approach using a mathematical model to extract information from functional imaging to generate interregional connectivity provides abundant evidence that the cerebellum is influential in modulating cerebral functions. This study applied a network approach to children with PFS. Scaling of each symptom domain was used to quantify the dynamics of the syndrome. An individual cerebrocerebellar functional network analysis was then performed to determine the network dynamics during PFS. Cross-validation of clinical neurophysiology and functional neuroscience suggested the critical role of the pECP within PFS from the network analysis. The employed approach was therefore useful in determining the complex clinical symptoms using individual functional network analysis, which bridges the gap between structural neuroimaging and clinical neurophysiology.

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