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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"special events"”.
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Special events and their impacts on stock markets
This thesis examines whether a special event will have an impact on stock market returns. Shanghai Composite Index, S&P 500, and CAC 40 are used as representation of the Chinese, U.S., and French stock markets. The author makes a hypothesis of the correlation between political influence and equity …
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Temporal, spatial and thematic analysis of special events in Victoria (1997)
… a community/region. Within the tourism industry, special events have emerged as a distinct product, gaining recognition and funding from a variety of stakeholders. The current problem for strategic planners and organisers involves the lack of a comprehensive supply side database. Such a database …
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Understanding the impact of special events: a look at one company's annual event
… the measurable impact companies who host these events receive in return. More specifically, the researcher studied one company's Appreciation Day event and collected data on how its 320 customers and suppliers felt about the company after the event and what facets of the event impacted attendees …
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University Fundraising Through Special Events: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
<p>The purpose of this study was to apply the Revised Theory of Planned Behavior and EVENTQUAL models to explore (1) event qualities that significantly impact guests’ satisfaction with a university event that they attend, (2) significant factors influencing university loyalty as a result of an …
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The identification of key variables which impact on patron demand at major special events
The special event market in Australia has grown in both size and importance to the Australian economy in recent years. A number of research studies have been conducted into their economic impact. The majority of these studies have been based on an assessment of economic impact that these events …
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Special events and tourism behaviour: a conceptualisation and an empirical analysis from a values perspective
Despite the fact that special events have become key components of the tourism development strategy for many regions, the amount of research that has been conducted within the field of special events does not reflect its importance. It is unlikely that the substantial growth rate that the field of …
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A triple bottom line evaluation of the impact of special events: the development of indicators
… bottom line (TBL) performance. In contrast, the special events industry has continued to rely on traditional economic measures of performance. There has been tremendous growth in the number of special events being staged in tourism destinations. Events have been used strategically to bring ‘new’ …
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A conceptual and empirical investigation of the determinants of consumer satisfaction within the context of special events : attribute- and value-based perspectives
It is widely achnowledged that special events serve a number of functions in contemporary societies. These include developing the social cohesion within, and between communities; improving public infrastructure; bringing 'new' money into hose economies; and showcasing host destinations... This …
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Exploring special events' potential to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion: a study of salient factors in a local festival during COVID-19
Special events have gained popularity due to their ability to contribute to the sustainability of a destination by promoting the destination image, attracting tourism, driving economic growth, and building cultural capacity. However, in 2020, the world was forced to confront a conundrum, brought on …
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A conceptual framework for assessing the role that corporate hospitality plays on customer loyalty and purchase intentions
… the use of corporate hospitality (CH) at special events and draws upon relationship marketing theory to test the impact of the practice on brand equity, specifically customer loyalty and purchase intention. The research sought not only to explain the phenomena and the constituent parts of …
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The Organ As Catalyst For Theological Change: The History and Role of the Organ At Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina
… design of those instruments, the organists and special events involving organ music at KKBE, and the types of music played on the organ.</p>
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An empirical investigation of antecedents and consequences of loyalty for local casino customers
… as buffet, Italian Restaurant, coffee shop and special events. Results indicated that casino management should increase the customer emotional attachment and switching cost to develop customer loyalty.
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Have Video Gaming Revenues led to an Increase in Municipal Services in Illinois?
… in capital projects, services provided, special events, and increased village staff based on interviews with municipal finance staff. Earmarks for addiction services programs and an increased police presence in areas with a high density of video gaming establishments are suggested as an …
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The impact of the closed circuit television program on the communication process at the Chelsea Heights School
… Song of the Month, morning announcements, and special events.</p> <p>For this case study the researcher used a small convenience sample. The study included the entire Chelsea Heights staff and the student participants were randomly selected.</p> <p>The study required observing the students and …
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Development of a dynamic traffic assignment system for short-term planning applications
… behavior and network performance, in response to special events and situations such as incidents, weather emergencies, sport events etc. The new planning tool DynaMIT-P, consists of a supply (network performance) simulator, a demand simulator and algorithms that capture their interactions. The …
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Topics on multiple hypotheses testing and generalized linear model
In applications such as studying drug adverse events (AE) in clinical trials and identifying differentially expressed genes in microarray experiments, the data of the experiments usually consists of frequency counts. In the analysis of such data, researchers often face multiple hypotheses testing …
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DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIOTEMPORAL CONGESTION PATTERN OBSERVATION MODEL USING HISTORICAL AND NEAR REAL TIME DATA
… by different reasons, including work zones, special events, accidents, inclement weather, poor signal timing, etc. The work presented here demonstrates an approach to effectively identifying spatiotemporal patterns of traffic congestion at a network level. The Metro Atlanta highway network …
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Umkhosi Womhlanga (Reed Dance) as a tourism enterprise in KwaZulu-Natal: Perceptions, policies and practices
… are essential tools for hosting successful events. Event organizers or managers require extensive knowledge, skills, good intuition and an eye for beauty in the planning and management of special events. These are essential factors in this booming events sector of the tourism industry. The …
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White Memory and the (Counter)Stories We Might Tell
… two case studies of Virginia Tech public history events. Using queer and decolonial archival methodologies, I practice what Mira Shimabukuro (2015) called "rhetorical attendance"; then, I construct counterstories to call storytellers to account for flattening and compression in progress …
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