Some of the developments in teaching and learning aimed atcombining technical education and personal skills training aredescribed. A typical exercise from a student‐centred…
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Some of the developments in teaching and learning aimed at combining technical education and personal skills training are described. A typical exercise from a student‐centred learning module is described and related to the more conventional timetable and communication skills courses. The learning material has been developed in collaboration with industrial partners.
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Some of the developments in teaching and learning aimed at combining technical education and personal skills training are described. A typical exercise from a student‐centred…
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Some of the developments in teaching and learning aimed at combining technical education and personal skills training are described. A typical exercise from a student‐centred learning module is described and related to the more conventional timetable and communication skills courses. The learning material has been developed in collaboration with industrial partners.
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Against Internet, argues the case for a cheaper, lower cost, easierto use network (K‐12) for educational use. Stresses the need forteachers to be technically literate. Underlines…
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Against Internet, argues the case for a cheaper, lower cost, easier to use network (K‐12) for educational use. Stresses the need for teachers to be technically literate. Underlines the cost/benefits on networks. Relates the profound effect connecting to a network had on Bill Gates. Tabulates approximate connection costs for schools.
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This is the third in a series highlighting the influence an individual can have on the South African Wine Industry. De Wet decided that the Plant Control Board's bureaucracy…
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This is the third in a series highlighting the influence an individual can have on the South African Wine Industry. De Wet decided that the Plant Control Board's bureaucracy should be breached because he felt it was doing more harm than good to the wine industry. As a fifth generation Afrikaner he grew up steeped in wine farming and away from town life. His total dedication was strongly reinforced by his experience and graduation at Geisenheim Research Institute during the South African Sanction Years. Following this experienced Mid‐European viticulturists guided him philosophically and practically in leadership of the industry and into the noble white grape cultivars. Mistakes were made but determination and veracity brought world recognition and success to Danie de Wet and, through him, to the whole SA wine industry.
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‘The Joining Environment’ Dates: 14–15 October 1992 Venue: Forte Posthouse, Coventry, England This Conference will provide a venue for discussion on advances in joining…
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‘The Joining Environment’ Dates: 14–15 October 1992 Venue: Forte Posthouse, Coventry, England This Conference will provide a venue for discussion on advances in joining technology, and papers will cover a wide range of scientific and technical developments, focusing in particular on soldering, brazing and diffusion bonding practices which may involve environmental considerations.
Nederburg Wine Auction, celebrating its 20th event this year (1994), has truly established itself internationally alongside auctions in France, Germany and America. It was the…
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Nederburg Wine Auction, celebrating its 20th event this year (1994), has truly established itself internationally alongside auctions in France, Germany and America. It was the brainchild of a past managing director of the giant winemaker wholesalers Stellenbosch Farmers Winery. Dignitaries from all over the world attend this South African fine wine showcase. The organisation involved in getting more than a thousand people together also includes a prestigious fashion show and, at the end, a charity auction. Preparations are ongoing throughout the year, for the occasion which is becoming increasingly ambitious and innovative.
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James M. Crick, Dave Crick and Shiv Chaudhry
Guided by resource-based theory, this investigation examines the extent to which knowledge sharing as part of interfirm collaboration serves as a performance-enhancing strategy;…
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Guided by resource-based theory, this investigation examines the extent to which knowledge sharing as part of interfirm collaboration serves as a performance-enhancing strategy; that is, in the context of assisting ethnic minority-owned urban restaurants to survive during a major market disruption. Specifically, the study features owner-managers' perceptions concerning the evolving environmental circumstances associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Design/methodology/approach
Data collection took place among owner-managers of urban restaurants in a Canadian city during the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2020. This featured semi-structured interviews with restaurants' owner-managers originating from various ethnic origins together with secondary data where possible. Data analysis followed an adapted Gioia approach.
Findings
Examples of interfirm collaboration include restaurants' owner-managers leveraging social capital and sharing knowledge about the effects of legislation and health guidelines on operating procedures, together with good and bad practices where firms have pivoted their business models via take-outs, patio dining and in-room dining. Irrespective of the strength of network ties (within and across ethnic communities), owner-managers were motivated to share information to facilitate their survival. Nevertheless, this study raises questions over the extent that certain decision-makers exhibit strategic flexibility responding to environmental conditions together with their respective ability to engage/retain customers plus service-oriented employees. In addition, a question is whether some owner-managers will continue to collaborate with their competitors after COVID-19 ends, and if so, with whom and the magnitude of activities. In particular, “trust” via psychological contracts and “complementary strategies” among partners across coethnic and different ethnic origins are key considerations.
Originality/value
A body of knowledge exists addressing the notions of both interfirm collaboration and market disruptions in the broader cross-disciplinary literature. However, the interfirm collaborative practices of small firms with ethnic minority ownership that are otherwise rivals remain under-researched. More specifically, interfirm collaboration as a survival strategy for owner-managers during the market disruption arising from a crisis situation features as an original contribution.
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This paper analyses Environmental Sustainability (ES) policies of the hotel industry in New Zealand (NZ) and compares them with a recognised global standard – the Global Reporting…
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Purpose
This paper analyses Environmental Sustainability (ES) policies of the hotel industry in New Zealand (NZ) and compares them with a recognised global standard – the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
Design/methodology/approach
The study considered ES policies of ten major hotel groups (consisting of 208 accommodation providers) in NZ and employed content data analysis using Leximancer software to identify the themes relating to ES and benchmark them against the GRI standards.
Findings
Firms in the sample are lagging behind in regard to ES practices in comparison to GRI. Firstly, they did not follow the global standard guidelines strictly in reporting their environmental impact; secondly, they have not quantified the impact or related reductions to environmental damage and thirdly, they did not cover all relevant impact areas as outlined by the GRI in reporting some ES initiatives already in place.
Research limitations/implications
The research findings are based on the content data from websites and their executions were not validated. In addition to GRI, there could be other global organisations that can be used for future research.
Practical implications
This study confirms the prior research findings on environmental impact in NZ, induced by tourism-hospitality sector, and provides an opportunity for the practitioners to reflect upon and develop environmental policies in line with global practices such as GRI.
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Prior studies on analysing ES of the businesses in the hotel industry are scarce. To the best of our knowledge, no prior study has attempted to analyse online content data of the NZ hotel industry to examine sustainability policies and practices and compare them against any global standard.
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J.D.C. Hemsley, a Director of OMI International Corporation's manufacturing and marketing business in the UK, has been elected President of The Institute of Metal Finishing for a…
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J.D.C. Hemsley, a Director of OMI International Corporation's manufacturing and marketing business in the UK, has been elected President of The Institute of Metal Finishing for a two‐year term commencing July 1984.