scholarly journals CHARACTERIZATION OF HEALTH-RELATED HOTEL PRODUCTS ON THE SLOVENIAN COAST

Geoadria ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-52
Author(s):  
Metod Šuligoj
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Complete Health ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Natural Healing

Health services in tourism are usually provided in hotels with complementary offers and centres without accommodation. The focus of this study is on hotels on the Slovenian coast, a traditional health destination. The research is aimed at the identification of hotels that offer health services in order to analyse and determine product clusters; the paper focuses only on the structure of the coastal health products through which providers generate revenue. A total of 25 up-scale, luxury and comfort hotels with health services were identified (population) and included in the analysis. Through qualitative comparative analysis, the following clusters of hotel health products were created: (1) medical therapy, (2) physical activities, (3) spiritual and mental activities, (4) psychological and physical relaxation. The results suggest that hotels should pay attention to constructing complete health-related products by putting more energy into the reinforcement of spiritual activities, and the typical local natural healing factors related to climate and sea. It is also necessary to point out that excessive commercialization should not obscure the primary purpose – to offer preventative and curative programmes to ensure health.

scholarly journals How Can an AI Supported, Self-Assessment Tool Raise Standards of Digital Health Services During COVID-19 Emergency?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neja Samar Brenčič ◽  
Malcolm Fisk ◽  
Uroš Rajkovič
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Traditional Health ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Common Interests

It is understandable that digital health services are now being developed in the context of a global emergency. However, it is crucial that standards are in place for these services to support their operation in a way that accommodates common interests and objectives and recognises the level of their importance for all stakeholders involved (including service recipients or users). We believe that it is necessary to establish and maintain quality standards for digital health products and services in these conditions. Furthermore, even after the pandemic, the need to integrate digital health services into traditional health and social services will remain a priority. Therefore we consider whether multi-criteria, self assessment tools, supported with artificial intelligence, can raise standards of digital health services that are rapidly developing as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe that such digital services are no longer just an alternative form of health care. It follows that frameworks for the development of standards, accreditation and regulation must also be included as national (or supra-national) priorities. These will help ensure not only technological but also service quality.

scholarly journals Reformists, Decouplists, and Activists: A Typology of Ecocentric Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 108602662199320
Author(s):  
Mauricio Hernández ◽  
Pablo Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Deep Ecology ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Research

Ecocentric management has grown in interest in business sustainability research, driven by recent debates on sustainability-as-flourishing and novel nature-based business approaches. While relevant and promising, examination and explanations remain anchored in conventional dualistic thinking and piecemeal logics. In this article, we seek to understand what conditions or combination of conditions enable the formation of ecocentrism in business management. Drawing on deep ecology and ecocentric philosophy, we develop a conceptual framework for ecocentric management, comprising ecological sensing, envisioning, and enacting. Leveraging this framework and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, we map the responses of 160 small business owners and managers in Chile. Our analyses reveal three configurations of conditions, forming a typology of ecocentric management: Market Reformist, Legitimated Decouplist, and Self-Centered Activist. The article offers a new conceptual apparatus and systemic characterization of ecocentrism in business sustainability. It shows what matters and when for the formation of ecocentric thinking and decision-making in management.

scholarly journals Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Key Informant Interviews in Health Services Research

Medical Care ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Scheck McAlearney ◽  
Daniel Walker ◽  
Alexandra D. Moss ◽  
Nina A. Bickell
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Health Services Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Services Research ◽  
Key Informant

Impact of Globalisation on Pandemics: A comparative study on SARS and Covid-19 (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johann Johann And Devika
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Close Relationship

BACKGROUND Since November 2019, Covid - 19 has spread across the globe costing people their lives and countries their economic stability. The world has become more interconnected over the past few decades owing to globalisation and such pandemics as the Covid -19 are cons of that. This paper attempts to gain deeper understanding into the correlation between globalisation and pandemics. It is a descriptive analysis on how one of the factors that was responsible for the spread of this virus on a global scale is globalisation. OBJECTIVE - To understand the close relationship that globalisation and pandemics share. - To understand the scale of the spread of viruses on a global scale though a comparison between SARS and Covid -19. - To understand the sale of globalisation present during SARS and Covid - 19. METHODS A descriptive qualitative comparative analysis was used throughout this research. RESULTS Globalisation does play a significant role in the spread of pandemics on a global level. CONCLUSIONS - SARS and Covid - 19 were varied in terms of severity and spread. - The scale of globalisation was different during the time of SARS and Covid - 19. - Globalisation can be the reason for the faster spread in Pandemics.

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