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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Motels"”.
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Impossible Motels
<p><em>Impossible Motels</em> is an exploration of lyric voice and a study, in poems, of the relationship of feeling to writing and poetry. Written between February 2011 and December 2012, the poems trace the development of a love affair between two poets that began in Lincoln, Nebraska and ended …
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A conceptual model of performance for small motels: development and empirical testing
… tourism enterprises, and in particular small motels, as key service providers. Given that the management activities of business managers and the impact they have on business performance have been widely studied in large business there is a need for further research in the area in small motels. …
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The Evolution of a Commercial Landscape: A Case Study of the Motels Along U.S. Highway 31-W
… Kentucky. The different spatial locations of motels on 31-W and the different uses of the structures over time will be examined to determine patterns of use in relation to the nearest 1-65 interchange. The study uses nearest neighbor analysis to find patterns among the existing motel …
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An exploratory study of key variables affecting profitability in the lodging industry
… predicting future profitability in the hotels/motels used in this study. A final analysis conducted in this study was a comparison of highly profitable properties with marginally profitable or losing properties to determine which independent variables' means were significantly different. The …
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A validation study of service complexity measures for employees in the hotel/motel front office
… has been paid specifically to hotels and motels. This study explores the possible reasons for poor or inadequate service by attempting to first identify the important complexity variables of service, and second to evaluate how those variables relate to employee attitudinal reactions to …
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International franchise distribution: Theory and empirical evidence
… how US franchisors in the food service, hotels/motels, and business services industries choose between owning the wholesaler or contracting with an independent wholesaler to distribute their franchise system in host countries. US franchisors own the wholesaler when they make an investment in a …
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Home Suite Home: An Analysis of Comfort in Americana and Motel Culture
… exploring nostalgic Americana, I investigate how motels connect us from the past to the pres- ent through their efforts to be a kitschy time-capsule that helps us reminisce the “good ole days.” I also analyze how motels are considered souvenir symbols by looking closely at their structure and …
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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) as an Exit Strategy for Inn Owners
… grew in the 1990's by acquiring hotels and motels but not the smaller Inns. This study investigated what sale terms and conditions an Inn owner would sell their property to a REIT. The study examined what conditions an innkeeper would manage the property for the REIT once the sale was …
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Rehousing homeless families in Massachusetts : an analysis of "best practice" in Boston and Worcester
… homeless families had been placed in hotels and motels across the state. Second, Article 87 of the Amendments to the Constitution transferred the Commonwealth's Emergency Assistance (EA) program to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), thereby designating DHCD …
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Preserving Los Angeles's Googie: An Analysis of a Commercial Style, Change, and Preservation
… structures, lending character to bowling alleys, motels, car washes, gas stations, and restaurants. By the 1960s Googie architecture had spread beyond the Southern California boundaries, dotting the country with corresponding roadside designs. However, by the 1980s the style’s popularity had …
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Bridging the Gap Between Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Responses from Law Enforcement
… is also CSEC activity happening in hotels and motels, and high crime areas. The study found that law enforcement desperately need more resources to effectively combat CSEC. Victims of CSEC are mistrusting of law enforcement, which hampers the effective treatment and delivery of services. The …
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Gender Hierarchy Among Gujarati Immigrants: Linking Immigration Rules and Ethnic Norns
… women, and teenagers. I stayed overnight in the motels to observe families at work. I was almost always invited to prepare and share a meal, so I observed families at home. My analysis is based on transcribed interviews with participants, fieldnotes, observations, community publications, and …
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Auto-America: The Automobile and American Art, Circa 1900-1950
… garages, gasoline pumps, auto-camps and eventual motels, roadside restaurants that aimed to serve and accommodate a populace on the move. Artists working in the United States responded to the expanding presence of motor vehicles in multiple and varied ways that reflect not only individual artistic …
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We are like this only : Desis and Hindi films in the Diaspora
… of grocery & convenience stores, gas stations, motels & restaurants, etc.). Given the complexity of the issue of class in general, and especially its intersections with caste, religion, and other variables in the Indian context, the findings in this study will be treated not so much as a …