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Organizational Changes in an Israeli Travel Agency, 2002.
An in-depth analysis of structural, technological and/or functional changes in an Israeli travel agency, focusing on the worker's reactions to these changes.
5,204 words (approx. 20.8 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This paper examines the reactions of the workers and the head managers in an Israeli travel agency, "Hametayel", to technological and organizational changes in their place of work. The paper concentrates on the changes and the resistance to them from the individual point of view inside the organization. This includes the minor worker up to the manager, and is based on research and theories that were developed in this theme. The paper concludes with suggested recommendations for further improvements.
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Organizational changes
Resistance to changes
Elements that Cause Resistance
Overcoming Resistance
Strategies of Change Performance
?Hametayel? ? Travel Agency
The Research
The Goals
The Population
Methods and Tools
Findings
Conclusions of the Findings
Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendix
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"Business organizations need to perform changes in order to survive. Organizations need to adjust to the changing environment as well as to new technology, changes in role?s size and other factors. Such changes might stimulate some resistance and in some cases this resistance might lead to prevent or reduce the performance of changes. A change is being performed in order to cancel a certain situation and lead to a new and different one instead. A successful change, in any area, is composed of three main stages: the ?Thawing? stage of behavioral patterns, values and stands. The ?pass? stage toward new orders and relationships- a ?freezing? stage of a new situation. Each stage is connected to the other (Lewin, Kurt, 1951)."
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?In A Sunburned Country? by Bill Bryson, 2002.
This paper is a unique book review of an unusual travel book about Australia.
575 words (approx. 2.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 20.95
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The author feels that Bryson is one of those rare travel writers who can almost pull you from couch into the place that they are describing. The paper demonstrates that in this book there is a plethora of interesting information interspersed among engaging prose and a likeable style. For example, the author shows that Bryson notes that almost 80 percent of all life on Australia exists no place on earth.
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"He gives a great deal of interesting and engaging trivia about famous Australian cultural icons. He notes the Sydney Opera House ended up costing over fourteen times the original estimate, finishing at an overwhelming $102 million. Not only this, but Sir Eugene Goosens, the man who pressured the city to build the Opera hose, was kicked out of Australia after being caught with an enormous amount of pornography."
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Categorizing Transportation Systems, 2002.
A look at the history of transport as divided into four categories - those that travel by wheels, those that travel by rails, those that travel by water, and those that travel by air.
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses these categories and shows how both current and past transportation systems fit into these four categories. It also looks at how changing technology and the changing needs of society alters the forms of these transportation systems, but not the basic means by which they travel. It concludes that the four categories remain the same, while vehicles in each continue to develop.
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"Firstly, it is necessary to define the term transport and the transportation systems that are being referred to. The term transport is defined as ?to carry from one place to another? (The American Heritage Dictionary). It is also necessary to distinguish between transport and transportation systems. For example, a ladder and an escalator are means of transport, as they allows people or goods to travel from one place to another. These are not, however, transportation systems. Transportation systems are means of transport created for the mass transport of people or goods. This definition includes all the forms of transport that are used to transport people over varying distances but excludes the transports such as the ladder and the escalator, since they are not a means of mass transport. It also excludes those means of transport that are not created."
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Tourism, 2002.
An analysis of tourism, outlining the pros and cons thereof.
2,239 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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This paper provides a brief history of tourism. The paper takes a look at different tourist attractions around the world. The writer focuses on the possible benefits of tourism to the tourists as well as to the visited country and her citizens. The writer also outlines the possible negative effects of tourism.
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"Tourism has a long history in India. Indian tourism is primarily cultural tourism, because Indian culture is one of the very few cultures where several elements of the past continue to live in the present. India is the home of one of the world's oldest civilization, its social structure as it exists today can be traced back thousands of years and empires of great size and complexity existed here much earlier than anything comparable in Europe."
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Corporate Report on Travel to Saudi Arabia, 2001.
An overview on policies and culture in Saudi Arabia for business travelers.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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The paper is presented as a report which provides an initial review of the culture and society of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The report provides demographics, background and some general recommendations for corporate policy as the company expands its business into the Middle East. Specific recommendations are provided throughout the report to emphasize key points to be addressed in the corporate guidelines to be published at a future date.
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"In 1902, Abdul Aziz Al-Sa'ud and a band of his followers captured the city of Riyadh and placed the city under the control of the Al Saud family. Abdul Aziz spent the next 12 years consolidating the area around Riyadh and the eastern part of the country into the family kingdom. In order to restore law and order in the kingdom, Abdul Aziz implemented a system whereby every sheikh was responsible for his own tribe under the authority of the king who was empowered to intervene to impose law and order. Saudi Arabia subsequently became an absolute monarchy with no political parties. King Fahd, who succeeded in 1982, appoints a Council of Ministers to run day-to-day affairs. A consultative council (Majlis as-Shura), numbering about 60, has been established to advise the monarch; it has no formal powers."
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Hospitality in Greek Society, 2002.
A study of hospitality in the ancient Greek society and how it spread their civilization.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines ancient Greek hospitality and the role it played in the expansion of the Greek empire. It particularly looks at the comfort provided to travelers. The paper describes the Greek belief that good hospitality is rewarded by the help of the gods.
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?To this day I have kept this house free from harm? (Euripides, 9). This quotation from the play Alcestis, demonstrated the role of hospitality in ancient Greek life. Apollo was the god being quoted. Apollo was forced by his father Zeus, king of the gods to work as a common cattle herder. Apollo went to the house of Admetus seeking such hospitalities as food, water, and shelter. Admetus granted such hospitality and was repaid with a favor from the god. Admetus had been selected by the fates to die. Apollo had tricked the fates as a favor. Admetus was allowed to find another soul who would die in his place. However, he could find no one willing except his good wife, Alcestis. Hospitality was an idea that was created by the Greeks out of necessity that help expanded the civilization. This idea of hospitality was one that means if someone was hospitable, then he was rewarded; the reward might have been help by the gods, or the person might of made a friend or created an alliance with another city. The idea of hospitality was a vital part of ancient Greece society as was demonstrated in the play Alcestis."
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The Importance of Friendly and Courteous Dealers in a Casino, 2002.
A discussion of the importance of customer service in gaming.
660 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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The paper begins with a general discussion of the gambling industry, including legalization, revenue statistics and government regulation. Then the necessity of friendly and courteous dealers in casinos is explored, including positive representation of the casino to the public, and encouraging the spending of money and future return to the casino.
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"Gambling has been legal in Nevada since 1931. For the year 2001, total gaming revenue in the State of Nevada totaled $9,468,598,681. In addition, ?The gaming industry?s total contribution to federal, state, and local taxes is estimated to be $2.2 billion a year. These contributions mean Nevadans don?t pay, among others: state personal income tax, state corporate income tax (measured by net income), state sales tax on food, state inheritance tax, and state gift tax? (Berkley).
Gaming in Nevada is highly regulated by the State Gaming Control Board and in many aspects by the Federal Government. "All establishments where gaming is conducted and where gambling devices are operated, and manufacturers, sellers and distributors of certain gambling devices and equipment must therefore be licensed, controlled and assisted to protect the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the state, to foster the stability and success of gaming and to preserve the competitive economy and policies of free competition of the State of Nevada" (Gaming Control)."
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The Benefits of Gambling, 2002.
This paper outlines the benefits of responsible gambling and concludes that these benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper addresses the benefits of responsible gambling. These benefits include generation of revenue for state governments and local communities, relief in economically recessed communities, and as a form of entertainment. The paper also includes a history of gambling and explains how it is a social activity. The paper disproves that it is an addiction similar to a drug addiction and shows how the problems of gambling are overstated.
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" ?Play not for gain, but sport; who plays for more than he can lose with pleasure stakes his heart.? This quote by George Herbert defines the limits of gambling responsibly. Gambling, throughout history, has been viewed as immoral due to its supposedly addictive nature. Despite this immorality, gambling has proven to be an effective way to raise funds for deserving causes. Responsible gambling offers advantages, which outweigh its socially undesirable nature. These advantages include benefits to state governments and local communities, popularity as a form of entertainment, and a non-addicting source for recreation."
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Tourism Impact on Mediterranean Sea Environment, 2002.
The paper explores how the ever-increasing tourism to the Mediterranean Sea area is affecting its natural environment.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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The paper shows that 220 million people pay a visit every year to the Mediterranean coastline and this is taking its toll on the environment of the area by contributing waste, marine pollution from domestic sewage, water shortages, and land degradation. The paper explores the different steps being taken to rectify the problem, such as UNEP?s Mediterranean Action Plan.
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"Hotels, resorts, restaurants and other public facilities also may intoxicate the water and the living organisms by discharging untreated sewage to the sea. According to European Environment Agency, ?about 60% of urban waste disposed in the Mediterranean Sea is still untreated.? This toxic waste not only contaminates the water and deteriorates the organisms? habitat but also dropping the water quality that perhaps would be unsafe to swim or surf in, in the future if no such adequate actions are taken."
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The Kaa'ba, 2001.
This paper describes the significance of the Kaa'ba in Islam and how Muslims feels about the rock and its location.
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper examines the Islamic ritual object Kaa?ba importance. It describes the origins of many religious rituals would be unknown and an important part of religious history would have been lost. The paper the depicts the actual object, its location and the yearly pilgrimage, the haj, during Ramadan.
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"With the recent conflicts in the Middle East, more and more attention has been focused on what it means to be a believer in Islam, a Muslim. Around the world, over a billion people practice Islam, yet the details of this fascinating and unique religion are all but unknown in the United States. Islam, unlike Catholicism and Judaism, does not have many obvious symbolic artifacts."
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Tourism and the Environment, 2002.
The increasingly negative effect of tourism on the natural environment.
2,280 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The vast numbers of tourists concentrated in particular regions across the world that have had an increasingly negative effect of destruction on the natural environment. This paper depicts the harmful effects of tourism in the regions of Prince Edward Island, Jamaica, and Kenya.
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"Prince Edward Island is one of the major tourist destinations in Canada. Tourists are attracted to the small province because of its numerous white sand beaches, its rolling pastoral landscape, and many tiny villages. Perhaps the reason it is best known is due to the stories by Lucy Maud Montgomery of Anne of Green Gables. Few of the tourists who grace the island every year realize the damages that they are having both directly and indirectly on the environment. The most visible sign of environmental and ecological changes are towards the many sand dunes on the island, among others environmental factors."
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Reality in a Spectacle-based Postmodern Society, 2002.
A comparative analysis of Disneyland and Las Vegas in terms of spectacle, hyper-reality, post modernism and various Baudrillardian perspectives.
2,330 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the anti-social potential of Disneyland and Las Vegas in reference to theories of postmodernism, hyper-reality, simulation, aesthetic values, commercialism and mediatization. The pro-social potential is also examined in a critical sense, focusing primarily on issues relating to escapism and gratification as the primary driving forces behind our need for simulation. This paper argues that simulated environments such as Las Vegas and Disneyland are caught up in the use of the facade and masking in an antisocial manner of spectacle.
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"According to Baudrillard, we are living in an era of simulation; an age in which reality no longer exists, and where "the very definition of the real has become: that of which it is possible to give an equivalent reproduction." (Simulations, 1983) Baudrillard theorizes that through the mirroring of reality, we lose sight of reality. However, as is reflected by our tastes in popular culture, we still yearn for the real, except that we want to be entertained at the same time. Thus the result is that we mimic reality, distort it for entertainment value, and then provide a manifestation of it for public consumption. Nowhere is this conjecture more relevant than in the grandeur of Las Vegas and the opulence of Disneyland."
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