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  • Andringa, S; Poulston, J; Pernecky, T (Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE); 2013)
    The New Zealand hospitality industry is characterised by a high rate of business start-ups and closures, especially in small and medium enterprises (Inland Revenue Department, 2011). One reason for this is that many ...
  • Hamilton, P (Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE); 2013)
    Margarine sculptures have a long and illustrious culinary history, yet in changing times they are rarely seen in modern hotel and restaurant settings. This paper considers the historical and cultural significance of margarine ...
  • Losekoot, E; Sherlock, D (The Council for australasian University tourism and Hospitality education (CaUtHe); 2013)
    The issue of alcohol in hospitality has always been a controversial one. In order to address this topic in the cultural context of a marae (communal meeting place) with commercial hospitality facilities on a site regarded ...
  • Losekoot, E; Wright, N (Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE); 2013)
    This paper takes the top ten airports identified in the SKYTRAX 2011 airport awards and investigates to what extent their success might be due to creative and innovative management actions. The literature review considers ...
  • Losekoot, E; Poulston, J (The Council for australasian University tourism and Hospitality education (CaUtHe); 2013)
    Between 1972 and 2003 there were 168 attempts by terrorists to attack respondents or spectators at major sporting events around the world. A literature review of over 100 research papers outlines the reasons terrorist ...
  • Losekoot, E; Wright, N (Academic Publishing International Limited, AUT University; 2012)
    This paper outlines the background to the debate surrounding positivisitic and phenomenological research and the growing consensus of a mixed methods approach. It explains the increasing popularity of interpretative methods ...
  • Wang, P; Cameron, A (CAUTHE, AUT University; 2012)
    This paper adopts a qualitative approach to identify and analyse the meaning of followership in the hospitality industry. Interviews, utilising a semi structured questionnaire, will be undertaken to examine how followers ...
  • Schitko, D; Losekoot, E (Journal of Tourism, AUT University; 2012)
    This study considers the attitudes to and experiences of travel agents and tourism intermediaries when servicing the needs of mature travellers. It reviews the literature on mature travellers within the broader area of ...
  • Wang, P (AUT University, Elsevier; 2011)
    The purpose of this paper is to review the current literature in transformational leadership and convey a progressive model to apply transformational leadership in a Chinese hospitality context to provide practical indications ...
  • Matthews, S; Williamson, DD; Nemeschansky, B; Brandt, L; Harris, C (AUT University, Elsevier Ltd; 2011)
    This paper presents findings from the data analysis of formal exit interviews conducted in New Zealand’s largest hotel brand. The data is from 24 hotels, covering all regions of New Zealand and provides comparable data ...
  • Losekoot, E; Wright, JN (AUT University, Royal Geographical Society; 2011)
    This paper considers the changing role of national airports. Traditionally national airports are seen as a symbol of national pride and act as a base for a country’s flag-carrier airline, but in recent years there has been ...
  • Neill, LJ; Williamson, D (AUT University, The Restaurant Association of New Zealand; 2011)
    The Restaurant Association has partnered with AUT to produce the first Hospitality Industry Report - a document packed with relevant statistical data, research and comment for the hospitality industry. This will help ...
  • Poulston, JM; Jenkins, A (AUT University, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff; 2011)
    Aesthetic labour is a common feature of hospitality work (Nickson et al., 2003), and working hours are often long and unsociable, and potentially incompatible with family or community responsibilities. Logic therefore ...
  • Gross, S; Luck, M (Technische Universiteit Delft, AUT University; 2011)
    Over the past few decades, the traditional aviation market has seen significant developments. Traditional “legacy“ carriers have been challenged by new no/low-frills, low cost carriers. While these new airlines have a ...
  • Williamson, D; Harris, C; Jones, N; Goodsir, W (AUT University; 2011)
    A recent (2010) report by Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) has highlighted concerns regarding qualification levels and productivity within the New Zealand hospitality workforce. The hospitality sector employs ...
  • Deery, M; Harris, C; Baum, T; Williamson, D; Jago, L (AUT University, University of South Australia, Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE); 2011)
    The issue of work life balance (WLB) has attracted the attention of researchers for some time now, due mainly to the impact on personal and professional lives as well as the organisation's productivity. In the 24/7 labour ...
  • Neill, LJ; Liu, C (Bogazici University, AUT University; 2011)
    The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of case study research conducted in Auckland, New Zealand in 2010. This research examined the motivators prompting a habitual entrepreneur to engage within new venture ...
  • Schänzel, HA; Smith, KA (Routledge Journals, AUT University; 2011)
    The lack of research into fathers on holiday is a reminder that understandings of masculinities and gender relations in tourism are absent compared to other disciplinary areas. Research on family holiday experiences is ...
  • Schänzel, HA; Smith, KA (AUT University; The Centre for Tourism Research and Development; 2011)
    Visual research methods, such as using photography, are gaining acceptance in tourism studies. But there is scope to further extend their application to actively involve children in the research process. When photographs ...

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