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Publication date: 1 September 1997

Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Alix Love and Adamantios Diamantopoulos

Posits that, at a time when demand for charity services is increasing and donations to charity are remaining static, careful administrative use of funds and accurate targeting of…

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Posits that, at a time when demand for charity services is increasing and donations to charity are remaining static, careful administrative use of funds and accurate targeting of likely donors are vital for charities’ survival. Utilizes empirical data from a nationwide survey of donating behaviour to identify whether different characteristics of donors affect the levels of donation to various methods of prompted giving. Also provides suggestions as to how these characteristics may be utilized in streamlining future fund‐raising strategies.

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European Journal of Marketing, vol. 31 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0309-0566

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Publication date: 1 March 1997

Bodo B. Schlegelmilch, Adamantios Diamantopoulos and Alix Love

The need for charity services in Britain is increasing, particularly since the introduction of government incentives such as ‘Care in the Community’. However, large scale surveys…

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The need for charity services in Britain is increasing, particularly since the introduction of government incentives such as ‘Care in the Community’. However, large scale surveys of individual giving in Britain have indicated that donations to charity are at best remaining static. Careful administrative use of funds and accurate targeting of donors are therefore vital to a charity’s survival. Utilises empirical data from a nation‐wide survey to investigate in how far it is possible to accurately identify likely donors. Provides suggestions on how such information may be utilised in formulating fund‐raising strategies.

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Journal of Marketing Practice: Applied Marketing Science, vol. 3 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1355-2538

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Publication date: 1 January 1989

Erik Delfino and Bruce Miller

Discusses the Automated Library Information Exchange electronicbulletin board, and the body of text and program it provides tolibrarians, with examples of ALIX messages. Considers…

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Discusses the Automated Library Information Exchange electronic bulletin board, and the body of text and program it provides to librarians, with examples of ALIX messages. Considers PC downloading, file‐transfer protocols, finding file directories, the downloading process, and ARChive utility priority. States how files are also available to libraries without modems.

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OCLC Micro, vol. 5 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 8756-5196

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Publication date: 27 July 2010

Alix Slater and Hee Jung Koo

The purpose of this paper is to explore the notion of “Third Place” in an arts context by exploring the consumption of two arts venues, Tate Modern and the Southbank Centre (SBC…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the notion of “Third Place” in an arts context by exploring the consumption of two arts venues, Tate Modern and the Southbank Centre (SBC) on the regenerated South Bank in London, UK.

Design/methodology/approach

An interpretative phenomenological approach was taken drawing on 45 qualitative interviews that were conducted in and around Tate Modern and the SBC during Autumn 2009.

Findings

Four audience groups were identified segmented by their motivations, experiences and feelings about the two buildings. The first group “Place to see” visit Tate Modern and the SBC to attend exhibitions and performances. The second meet friends and spend time in the cafes and bars using them as a “Place to hang‐out and meet”. The third group use the buildings as a “Place to drop‐in” on their way to somewhere else. The fourth group use the SBC as a “Third Place”, to study, for meetings, to read, escape and rejuvenate.

Research limitations/implications

This was an exploratory paper. Further research is required to test the findings in other art museums, arts venues, libraries, parks and other public and private spaces within communities.

Originality/value

The paper fills a gap by drawing on the “Third Place” literature to explore the consumption of art museums and venues. It provides us with a better understanding of the meanings these public buildings have to individuals, the way they are used by the public and how arts managers might attract new audiences from their communities. It also provides insights for planners and town centre managers as to the types of places individuals are seeking during their daily lives.

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Journal of Place Management and Development, vol. 3 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8335

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Publication date: 23 May 2011

Alix Hind

The purpose of this paper is to describe examples of service user involvement to demonstrate how they can significantly enhance service provision for people with mental health…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe examples of service user involvement to demonstrate how they can significantly enhance service provision for people with mental health, substance misuse, and co‐existing mental health and substance misuse problems (dual diagnosis), and in so doing, enhance their own recovery.

Design/methodology/approach

The personal story of one service user illustrates a range of involvement activities: membership of service user panels, development of an anti‐stigma campaign, mentorship of trust staff, and employment as a peer support worker in both mental health and substance misuse services.

Findings

Service provision in mental health and substance misuse services has been enhanced through the genuine involvement of service users. This involvement has been an important factor in building the confidence and skills of service users and supporting them in their own recovery.

Originality/value

The paper describes several innovative involvement initiatives and highlights the dual benefits of these roles to services and the service users employed in them.

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Advances in Dual Diagnosis, vol. 4 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1757-0972

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Publication date: 13 February 2017

Fritz Pinnock, Ibrahim Ajagunna and Sandra Casanova

The purpose of this paper is an assessment of logistics services and tourism infrastructure in the Caribbean. The objective is to examine the efficiency and competitiveness of the…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is an assessment of logistics services and tourism infrastructure in the Caribbean. The objective is to examine the efficiency and competitiveness of the logistics and tourism environment in the region.

Design/methodology/approach

Given the low levels of implementation of logistics services in Barbados and Jamaica, this study is exploratory, and it is hoped that future studies can build on this assessment of Barbados and Jamaica, and by extension the Caribbean.

Findings

Governments across the Caribbean need to recognize that the development of an effective logistics industry rests with improved technology, a proper legislative framework, the development of competent human resources and modern infrastructure development.

Research limitations/implications

The study was limited to Barbados and Jamaica, and so it is not representative of the rest of the Caribbean, as economies like Trinidad and Tobago, the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic have stronger trans-shipment and cruise tourism activities.

Practical implications

With the low pace of logistics development in the Caribbean, the demand for logistic services, which involve planning, managing and executing the movement of goods and information within global supply chains, will continue to be largely by firms’ desire to outsource some or all logistics-related activities to specialists.

Social implications

The need to plan for the development of a competent and certified pool of human resources to support the development of a logistics and tourism industry is critical. This therefore requires the development of specialized skills, knowledge and the competence of a flexible and agile workforce.

Originality/value

The focus on Barbados and Jamaica provide an adequate picture of the logistics markets and regulatory frameworks in different contexts of the Caribbean, including an economy directly connected with the global marketplace with a relatively diversified product structure, and another less extensively connected and diversified product structure.

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Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, vol. 9 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1755-4217

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Publication date: 12 November 2018

Jeannine M. Love and Margaret Stout

Public administration has struggled to develop effective practices for fostering just and sustainable responses to social, economic, and environmental crises. In this chapter, we…

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Public administration has struggled to develop effective practices for fostering just and sustainable responses to social, economic, and environmental crises. In this chapter, we argue that radically democratic social movements demonstrate the potential the ideal-type of Integrative Governance holds for achieving the collaborative advantage that has remained elusive to those who study and utilize traditional governance networks. Drawing from myriad studies of social movements, we demonstrate how particular social movements prefigure the philosophy and practices of this approach. Herein we focus on movements’ ethical stance of Stewardship, politics of Radical Democracy, epistemological use of Integral Knowing, and administrative practice of Facilitative Coordination, emphasizing how they use information communication technology and one-to-one organizing tactics. These practices enable social movements to integrate across the domains of sustainability and translate radically democratic modes of association from micro- to macro-scale. Thus, they shift attention from network structures, the main focus of the governance literature, to power dynamics. These movements constitute an interconnected global phenomenon, fostering solidarity across difference and prefiguring a transformation of the global political economy. Therefore, they are nascent exemplars of Integrative Governance, a more just and effective approach to global governance.

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Publication date: 1 November 1944

A WRITER in another page suggests the necessity of agreement amongst librarians, especially on matters which concern the men and women overseas. This in a clear case is of moment…

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A WRITER in another page suggests the necessity of agreement amongst librarians, especially on matters which concern the men and women overseas. This in a clear case is of moment in the question of education and the resettling of these young people, whose lives have been so grievously interfered with by their service. We have already indicated that there are opportunities for setting up centres of training that are better than we have had before. If, however, everything that has been planned can be the sport of a few hundred members at a conference, no progress is possible. Nor can we reach Utopia at a bound; there is sure to be something in the new plans of the Reconstruction Report, the new teaching scheme, the new syllabus, that somebody disapproves; that is inevitable. Let students be reassured, there will, and can be, no attempt to discount any certificates or qualification they already possess nor, under a year at least, can any new syllabus be used for examinations.

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New Library World, vol. 47 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 November 2001

Bob Little

Under pressure from modern business conditions and practices, technology is being harnessed to help more people learn more things quicker than ever before – thus enabling them not…

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Under pressure from modern business conditions and practices, technology is being harnessed to help more people learn more things quicker than ever before – thus enabling them not only to do more things but to do new things, and do them better than would have been the case under the traditional, instructor‐led training system. There is a danger, however, that people will fall in love with “technology” and ignore the value of ensuring that e‐learning materials cater for learners’ needs and follow the principles of effective instructional design. One of the leading companies in the field of producing custom built e‐learning solutions, VEGA Skillchange, outlines both its philosophy and the process it uses to ensure that this is the case. Finally, three case studies – Standard Life, Gartmore Investment Management and DailmlerChrysler – illustrate how e‐learning is being used effectively in different contexts to produce competitive advantage.

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Industrial and Commercial Training, vol. 33 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0019-7858

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Publication date: 21 December 2010

Gachoucha Kretz and Kristine de Valck

Purpose – The purpose of our study was to better understand how bloggers organize branded storytelling in fashion and luxury blogs using explicit and implicit self-brand…

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Purpose – The purpose of our study was to better understand how bloggers organize branded storytelling in fashion and luxury blogs using explicit and implicit self-brand association.

Methodology/approach – We have carried out a Netnography on a sample of 60 fashion and luxury blogs. Data analysis relied on a visual denotational and connotational analysis. We have also conducted hermeneutic interviews of influential fashion bloggers and readers to validate our findings.

Findings – Bloggers differently combine explicit and implicit textual and visual branded stimuli depending on their character types. The most influential blogs combine textual implicitness and visual explicitness, regardless of their character types. Other influential bloggers combine visual and textual elements of the story more or less explicitly depending on the archetypes they have constructed. Bloggers reintermediate the relationship between brands and consumers and serve as a “lens” through which readers may select a brand and decide on purchase. The quality of the relationship between the bloggers and the readers relies on the initial reading contract, the evolving presence of the advertised brands in the blog's content, and the amount of privacy shared by the bloggers with their audience.

Research limitations/implications – Our sample is very limited and includes very influential and professionalized blogs.

Practical implications – Our study should help brand managers in selecting fashion blogs as a new relay for advertisement or sponsored content.

Originality/value of paper – Our study provides a framework to brand managers by highlighting recognizable storytelling patterns.

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Research in Consumer Behavior
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-0-85724-444-4

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