This book contains coverage and analytical discussion of key areas of contemporary tourism management: evaluation of the most important global trends in tourism, analysis of the impact of crucial environmental issues and their implications and the major factors affecting international tourism. It covers tourism marketing issues and other areas of functional management as well as strategic planning and tourism. The book is structured in four parts: the tourism environment (2 chapters); tourism marketing management (3 chapters); functional management in tourism (4 chapters) and strategic planning in tourism (4 chapters).

Examine strategic management with the market-leading text that sets the standard for the most intellectually rich, practical analysis of strategic management. Written by respected experts Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, the 12th edition of STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT is steeped in cutting-edge research featuring more than 500 emerging and leading companies, and reveals trends you can implement immediately to succeed in your field. You'll discover how to integrate the classic industrial organization model with a resource-based view of the firm to give you a complete understanding of how today's businesses use strategic management to establish competitive advantages and create value for stakeholders in the global marketplace. The freshly reimagined MindTap(R) learning solution provides you with real-world activities that will prepare you to excel as a leader and outperform rivals.

"Increasingly the public sector is facing a range of unique and complex challenges. As a result, human resource management is vital in changing organizations, engaging people, and in assisting in the implementation of strategies and objectives. Strategic Human Resource Management in the Public Arena focuses on the specific challenges of the public and non-profit sectors. It takes a managerial approach, focusing on how HR practices and processes can be aligned with an organization's strategic objectives, with each chapter structured around implementing or designing an HR process for an organization's unique setting and strategic priorities. Key features: [bullet] Puts the reader in the role of a manager. [bullet] Recognizes the unique perspective of public sector organizations and the growing research and theory on public sector organizations. [bullet] Includes a wealth of practice-based, problem-solving activities. This core textbook is the ideal companion for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students taking modules in SHRM or Public Sector Management. "--

The book takes a more theoretical perspective than is normally seen in strategy texts and so suits undergraduate courses where students have limited practical experience and where conceptual principles are being developed.

The international bestseller--now with a new Preface by the author. Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter's ideas on change management and leadership--and Leading Change, his seminal work, is widely recognized as the bible on leading transformational change. Needed more today than any time in the past, this classic book serves as both visionary guide and practical toolkit on how to approach the difficult yet critical work of leading change in any type of organization. It outlines John Kotter's 8-step approach to change management and reveals what the author has seen, heard, experienced, and concluded in many years of working with companies to create lasting transformation. With refreshed packaging and new commentary by John Kotter, Leading Change is a true leadership classic.

The guide addresses the strategic, practical and legal side of HR and people management. In addition to referencing the latest research and thinking on many key topic areas, the guide also provides useful information to assist practitioners int eh contemporary business environment.

Carrying out a research project is a daunting task, presenting you with deadline anxieties, unfamiliar language and practical dilemmas. This book is a straightforward, user-friendly guide on how to manage your research project successfully - akin to having a tutor at your side. This book offers an accessible introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods. It takes you through the entire research process from planning to write-up and includes extensive real-life examples of good and bad research practice The second edition contains further discussion of internet-based research methods, research ethics and provides students with the self-discipline and the confidence to conduct their own research projects, whatever discipline they are from, and also the understanding required to identify the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies.