Leisure Industry Research Articles

The Value Effects of Changes in Leverage: Evidence From the Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure Industry

It is a well-established fact that the travel, hospitality, and leisure industry is heavily reliant on external financing to fund their fixed assets component. Thus, firms may increase or decrease their debt levels depending on their financing needs. We examine the association between changes in leverage and economic performance of a firm and contend that changes in leverage contain information about the performance of firms and hence are value relevant. Using a sample of 164 listed US firms, we observe that change s in leverage are indeed value relevant. Additionally, given that the level of capital intensity varies significantly within the various subsector groups in the industry, we also investigate the value effects of changes in leverage in the sub sectors.

The Role of Category Management in Balanced Development of Consumer Market

On March 11, 2020 the WHO officially announced the outbreak of corona-virus COVID-19 a pandemia. In this situation the majority of countries closed their borders and in-country movement on public transport was also changed to stop virus spreading. On the high authority level strategic decisions were taken every day in order the stop the infection. In Russia on March 25 President V. V. Putin issued a decree N 206 about the non-working week from March 30 to April 3, 2020 and on April 2, 2020 this decision about the non-working week was prolonged by the end of April. In view of these changes tourist, restaurant, leisure industries were temporary closed and business within the frames of these industries had to adapt to this situation. As for restaurants, it meant passing-over to product delivery through aggregators. This decree was not applied to certain industries, including organizations providing food and essential goods to the population. Thus food retail sale of both on-line and off-line formats continued selling goods to customers. The article shows the role of category managers in changing conditions of the pandemia, as non-stop supply of customers with goods depend on their decisions.

CULTURAL INDUSTRIES AS A METHOD OF SELF-EXPRESSION

The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the cultural industries’ concept formation and potential. The research methodology is based on a comprehensive approach. The research applied general scientific and cultural methods, which promoted the detailed reading of the “culture industries”, “creative economy”, and “cultural industries” concepts, in particular, the method of structural and functional analysis, to consider their organisational components; a systematic method that, by incorporating elements of interdisciplinary analysis, has helped to determine the specificity of the development of creative industries as a holistic phenomenon. The scientific novelty is that contemporary approaches to the study of cultural industries have been considered; the results of foreign practice in cultural studies of cultural (creative) industries are generalised. Conclusions. Thus, the publication of Chris Smith’s book, Creative Britain, in 1998, was the catalyst for the transformation of the name from “cultural industries” to “creative industries”, when the term “culture” was replaced by “creativity”. The concept of “cultural industry”, which was associated with the arts rather than economic and profit, was expanded to include the production of software and information content. At the same time (1998), the concept of the creative industries came to an official definition, according to which they are those which have a potential for wealth and job creation based on individual creative initiatives, skill or talent. Thus, the cultural industry is an interdisciplinary, complex, ambiguous and contradictory system that explains the existence in the research tradition, along with the notion of “cultural industries”, alternative terms: “information industries”, “leisure industries”, “the arts sectors”, “creative sectors”, “media industries”, “the arts sector of the economy”, etc., and most often –“cultural industries” and “creative industries”. Whereas the “creative industry” is based on the creative abilities of a person who, together with managers and technologists, creates cultural goods and services.

Rekreasyonel Talepler ve Sosyo-Demografik Özellikler Arasındaki İlişkiler: Bilecik Şehri Örneği

Recreational activities are part of the leisure industry. Today, the demand for recreational activities are growing, especially in cities. For this reason, put emphasis on the creation of recreational areas at cities and the surrounding areas of the cities is increasing. The relationship between recreation participants' socio-demographic status and demand can be important at determining the investments will be made. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to determine the recreational demands of the local people and to explain the differences between their socio-demographic characteristics. The research population is the local people living at the Bilecik city. Quantitative research methods have been used in the research. Questionnaire technique has been applied to collect primary data. The data has been collected by easy sampling method and face to face interviews. In the study, factor analysis, t-test and ANOVA test has been used. According to the results of the factor analysis the local people have outdoor, urban, sportive and indoor recreational demands. According to ANOVA and t test results; significant differences have been found between income level, education level and occupational groups, gender and marital status variables and recreational demand factors.

Interwoven voices of leisure, community and economic development

The leisure industry reaches into every aspect of living today, from local and global communities to the influence of economic stability and instability on individuals, organizations, and continent...

Hiking to Well-being: Leisure Benefits for Personal and Social Development

In recent years, hiking has developed rapidly, but research on the leisure benefits of hiking is still ignored. This research takes the Ancient Tea-Horse Road in Pu’er Yunnan Province as an example, and adopts a qualitative research method to conduct in-depth interviews with 21 interviewees. On this basis, the paper analyzes the motivation of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road hikers and reveals the main significance of hiking. The results show that the Ancient Tea-Horse Road hiking is a valuable option for an economical and enjoyable activity. High popularity, low-cost consumption and being able to meet the participants' experience demand are the key factors to attract the hikers. Two key themes related to leisure benefits emerged. Firstly, for the person, hiking can bring the participants relaxation, challenge oneself, identify cultural quality, enhance interpersonal feelings and develop social relations as well as other positive effects. Secondly, for the society, hiking can enrich tourism leisure products, inherit historical and cultural heritage, and improve the quality of tourism and leisure industry. Finally, the leisure benefits generation mechanism model of the Ancient Tea-Horse Road hiking and implications are discussed.

Strategic Entrepreneurship in the Development of Active Leisure Industry Organizations

Abstract Introduction. In the context of strategic entrepreneurship, the problem of corporate strategy is of special importance in the organizations of the active leisure industry. Active leisure activities are entrepreneurial processes in which innovation and change are key elements in exploiting an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage. The aim of the article is to present the concept of strategic entrepreneurship as one of the key factors of the development of active leisure organizations. Material and Methods. The study is theoretical and methodologically based on a review of literature in the field of strategic entrepreneurship and active leisure industry as well as a review of selected empirical studies. Results. The individual parts of the study present the importance of the active leisure industry in the market economy, the specificity of sports enterprises and the concept of strategic entrepreneurship resulting from the theoretical foundations presented. Conclusions. The conclusions are based on the literature of the subject and examples of active leisure industry organizations operating in the commercial area. The dynamically developing sports market may be one of those areas of the economy that give an opportunity to examine how strategic entrepreneurship shapes and develops organizations through innovation, proactivity and competitive advantage.

Indicators of Low-Carbon Management in the Leisure Industry: Research Using Examples in Taiwan and China

This study aimed to establish indicators of low-carbon management in the leisure industries in Taiwan and China to meet the demands of saving energy, reducing carbon emissions and slowing global warming. The Pushin Ranch in Taiwan and Lishan Farm in China were targeted as examples. Quantitative indicators were identified through interviews and questionnaire surveys with experts from the industrial, governmental and academic sectors, as well as data integration and statistical analysis using the Delphi method and a paired-samples t test. On the basis of 11 major sustainable tourism indicators proposed by the United Nations World Tourism Organization and the relevant literature, three dimensions were selected for investigation, namely organizational management and operation, ecotourism and social collaboration, along with five operational indicators and 42 assessment indicators. After the expert questionnaire and t test, a set of selection criteria was constructed based on the approval of more than 80% of the experts; 36 indicators were retained for Taiwan (Pushin Ranch met 17) and 29 were retained for China (Lishan Farm met 13). This allows industrial, governmental and academic units to establish management models and assessment indicators for the leisure industry to meet the demands of energy conservation and carbon reduction.

Historical memory in the management of cultural security system of Russian society

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to develop a model of management of cultural security of Russian society.Design/methodology/approachThe methodological foundation of this research consists in comprehensive approach and activity approach, which make it possible to comprehend specific aspects of cultural security management as an element of the national security system. The research uses a riskologic approach, which reveals the nature of modern risks and threats to cultural security in the information society. A constructivist approach is used, from the perspective of which the interaction between cultural identity and historical memory of society is analyzed.FindingsIt has been found that historical memory is one of the factors that are able to ensure cultural security of society in the context of threats associated with the processes of cultural intervention, current geopolitical confrontation, during which information and psychological methods of destructive influence on the cultural identity of peoples are abundantly used. Therefore, in the system for managing cultural security of society, one should use a historical memory resource aimed at preserving the cultural identity of the people and transmitting it to the coming generations.Originality/valueIt has been substantiated that the growing geopolitical confrontation in the world and the crisis state of the spiritual realm of Russian society bring up the question of state responsibility for the cultural situation and the need to implement an effective national cultural policy. It has been established that only through the reliance on the cultural factor, crisis phenomena can be overcome and social stability and civil society consolidation can be achieved. The role of historical memory in the preservation of cultural identity of the people and ensuring cultural security of Russian society in the context of external and internal threats has been identified. In order to preserve and transmit historical memory, one should use all the structures responsible for the process of socialization of an individual: family, educational system, mass media, cultural establishments and leisure industry.

The effect of hotel investments on employment in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industries

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to examine the extent to which hotel investments create jobs and, second, to compare whether investment in a particular hotel segment generates more or less jobs in the overall economy and in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industries.Design/methodology/approachThe panel autoregressive distributed lag regression model was used to examine the effect of total hotel investments and hotel investments in economy-scale, midscale, luxury-scale and independent hotels on total employment and employment in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industries in the USA.FindingsHotel investments increase employment in both the overall economy and the tourism, leisure and hospitality industries. Midscale hotels make the highest contribution to employment in the overall economy. Economy-scale hotels make the highest contribution to employment in the overall tourism, leisure and hospitality industries.Research limitations/implicationsThe results support the postulations of growth pole theory. As hotel investment increases, not only does the hotel industry see gains in employment but also does related economic sectors see an increase. Midscale hotels have the greatest positive impact on local labor markets, which is consistent with the assertions of middle-out economics.Practical implicationsCommunity leaders should encourage the type of investment that benefits the broader area as much as possible by incentivizing the type of growth that is related to employment growth.Originality/valueThis study investigates the relations between hotel investment and employment from a theoretical and empirical perspective by providing objective claims inferred from statistical inferences.

Condition, tendencies, dynamics and geography of HIV/AIDS spreading in Ukraine

This article is considered to be the first attempt to examine the problem of HIV/AIDS spreading in detailed. The status, structure, dynamics and “geography” of the infection spreading as well as psychological mechanism of the relations between AIDS spreading in antisocial, immoral behaviour and crime are investigated in the article. The spread of AIDS in Ukraine is to some extent explained by the following points: AIDS are more urban than rural; the spread of AIDS is closely related to the life of resort towns, which characterises the development of a “leisure industry” and increases the influx of the immoral contingent. There are a lot of people in these regions who are not engaged in socially useful activities and who easily come in contact with visitors for the purpose of enrichment by their expense.

Eating Korean in America: Gastronomic Ethnography of Authenticity

Eating Korean in America: Gastronomic Ethnography of Authenticity

국내 해양레저 산업 활성화를 위한 친환경 캠핑보트 디자인 요소분석

국내 해양레저 산업 활성화를 위한 친환경 캠핑보트 디자인 요소분석

Oogenesis of Hematophagous Midge Forcipomyia taiwana (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and Nuage Localization of Vasa in Germline Cells.

Forcipomyia taiwana is an irritating hematophagous midge that preferentially attacks humans and affects leisure industries in Taiwan. Understanding the female reproductive biology of such pests would facilitate the development of pest control strategies. However, knowledge about oogenesis in the genus Forcipomyia is unavailable. Accordingly, we examined the ovariole structure and features of oogenesis in terms of the oocyte and the nurse cell. After being blood-fed, we observed a high degree of gonotrophic harmony—the synchronization of developing follicles. The follicle of the F. taiwana has only one nurse cell connected to the oocyte, which is distinct among hematophagous midges. In the nurse cell, we identified the perinuclear localization of the germline marker, Vasa. The Vasa localization is reminiscent of the nuclear envelope-associated nuage observed by electron microscopy. To determine whether F. taiwana Vasa (FtVasa) is an authentic nuage component, we produced transgenic flies expressing FtVasa in the female germline and proved that FtVasa was able to be localized to Drosophila nuage. By characterizing the oogenesis and Vasa expression in the germline cells of F. taiwana, this study extends knowledge about the female reproductive biology of hematophagous midges.

Study on the New Pathway of Ecological Poverty Alleviation an Forest Health Industry Integrated Development

Forest has the function of nourishing body and mind, promoting health, enhancing human immunity, which is of great significance to improve health index. Forest health care can give full play to the advantages of forest landscape, environment, space and culture, and extend forest functions. It is a new industry integrating forestry, health services, tourism and leisure industry, and is a new trend of sustainable development of forestry. Ecological poverty alleviation is a kind of poverty alleviation mode which combines ecological protection with poverty alleviation and development. Through the implementation of major ecological engineering construction, increasing ecological compensation, vigorously developing ecological industry, and innovating ecological poverty alleviation methods, the support for poverty-stricken areas and the poor population should be strengthened, so as to achieve the poverty alleviation mode of coordinating poverty alleviation development and ecological protection, and promoting poverty alleviation and prosperity with sustainable development, and finally achieve the goal of poverty alleviation and ecological civilization construction Win. Forest health care is a new way of ecological poverty alleviation. Forest health care can give full play to the resource advantages of mountain areas and drive mountain farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich. It is an effective way of forestry reform, forestry innovation and forestry development, and an inevitable trend to promote green prosperity and poverty alleviation. Based on the model of forest health care, this paper deeply analyzes the development status of forest health industry, discusses the measures to optimize the path of ecological poverty alleviation, and puts forward suggestions on the long-term development mechanism of organic combination of forest health industry development and ecological poverty alleviation work.

Музей історії металургійного комбінату імені Ілліча як культурно-просвітницька платформа Маріуполя та його округи

The article analyzes the cultural and educational activities of the Museum of History of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol and its district. For this purpose, extensive material on the history of creation and development of the enterprise is presented. Based on archival documents, the authors of the study investigate its important impact on the social status and cultural life of Mariupol and its districts, which has exceeded one hundred years. A special place in this activity belongs to the Museum of History of Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, which, having begun its activities on April 19, 1968 in a room of only 15 square metres, today has 12 exhibition halls and 2 exhibition galleries. After major repairs and reconstruction in 2017, the museum receives many visitors, including schoolchildren, students, employees of the plant and their families, official and unofficial delegations, business partners and honored guests of Mariupol. Unforgettable impressions and aesthetic pleasure from the modern museum gives visitors the opportunity to become acquainted with both the history of the enterprise and its current realities, get involved in the heroic work of workers of the flagship of Ukrainian metallurgy by means meaningful cultural and educational activities of the museum. This is of particular interest to the youth of Mariupol and its districts, many of whom will come to work in the workshops for the benefit of the Motherland in the future. It is no exception that the museum is constantly approached by newspaper correspondents, journalists of various levels, especially when there is a need to prepare various articles and video reports, because many original exhibits of the museum are unique sources of information on the history of Mariupol and its inhabitants. . And this is quite logical, because the development of the city and its infrastructure, the welfare of various segments of the population and prospects for the future largely (if not decisively) depend on the stable and profitable operation of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. Therefore, museum events help to form the cultural and historical environment of Mariupol and its districts. As a result, the residents of the city received a modern cultural and educational centre, which brings them positive emotions and occupies an important place in the leisure industry

НОЧЬ И ЕЕ ИНДУСТРИИ

The article is devoted to an important topic — artistic culture and its nightlife. The night has been explored by scholars in various disciplines including sociology, history, political economics, urban studies, and ethnology. This article raises cultural issues and focuses on the organization of artistic nightlife, its structure, the audience spending their free time at night, as well as artists and service staff. Several years ago, this was introduced to the press, both domestically and abroad, on television and on the Internet. Certain managerial exercises such as "Night of the Ad Eaters", "Night of Museums", "Night of Shopping", "Night of Music" have grown into a mass industry of night entertainment and night services. This is evidenced by statistics: the number of night residents is gradually increasing and their needs for night services have become more diverse in recent years. This infrastructure was developed in the XXth century and today represents a serious leisure and cultural industries in developed countries. Particular attention is paid to large cities where they are most developed — Paris, Berlin, New York and London. The problems of halls, night economy, noise, etc. are considered.

The Development of Leisure Industry

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The Development of Leisure Industry

The Development of Leisure Industry

Optimisation of Ecological Leisure Industrial Planning Based on Improved GIS-AHP: A Case Study in Shapingba District, Chongqing, China

This study seeks a scientific methodology for ecological leisure industry planners to contribute to a more ecologically friendly leisure industry. This study creates an environment suitability model (LIDES) for leisure industry development. This model sees the natural ecological environment as just as important as the artificial environment. This study identifies the following factors: suitable land, unsuitable land, park plaza, scenic spot, river system, global network reachability, local network reachability, business impact, industrial impact. The Spatial Syntax method is used to account for effects of the urban road network. This method is incorporated into a geographic information system-analytic hierarchy process (GIS-AHP) approach, thus developing this method further. The method is demonstrated in the leisure industry in Shapingba District of Chongqing, China. The final suitability index map for ecological leisure industry is divided into four types: highly suitable, moderately suitable, marginally suitable, and low suitability areas. As a result, 8.08% (42.55 km2) of the study area has low suitability, 82.61% (435.15 km2) has marginal suitability, 8.62% (45.42 km2) has moderate suitability and 0.69% (3.65 km2) has the best suitability for creating an ecological leisure industry area. Discussion and relevant suggestions are given for further research.