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Are African penguins worth saving? The ecotourism value of the Boulders Beach colony
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SEF Lewis --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa JK Turpie --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa PG Ryan --- Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST/NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaPopulations of the African penguin Spheniscus demersus have decreased dramatically over the past century, due in part to competition for food with commercial fisheries, and the species is now endangered as a result. Economic arguments are used to favour fisheries... -
Diffusion of Old Information and Communication Technologies in Disseminating Agricultural Knowledge: An Analysis of Farmers’ Income
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Bibhunandini Das --- ,This paper analyses the role of old information and communication technologies (ICTs) in knowledge dissemination and the economic outcome of ICT use by farmers. Based on the National Sample Survey data, the paper examines two issues – the role of... -
Pre-incorporation Contracts Revisited
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: De Ratione • Authors: R Jooste --- University of Cape Town, C Koornhof --- University of the Witwatersrand,Some confusion stilt exists with Accountants as to the correct accounting treatment for pre-incorporation contracts. An attempt is made in this article to present a framework of the legal positions and accounting treatments of all practical situations encountered with pre-incorporation... -
How economic crisis affects revenue management: the case of the Prague Hilton hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands Oleksandra Blanar --- Hilton Prague Hotel, Prague, Czech RepublicThis study explores revenue management practices in two Prague hotels throughout the past years of economic crisis. The purpose of the research was to inform hospitality managers and educators about revenue management practices in central Europe’s emerging and challenging hospitality... -
Prospects of prepaid smart water metering in Harare, Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tazviona Richman Gambe --- Department of Rural and Urban Development, ZimbabweDilapidated water distribution networks and water theft have resulted in non-revenue water (NRW) being between 40% and 60% of available supplies, yet Harare Water (a department under the City of Harare responsible for water purification and distribution) is struggling to... -
How economic crisis affects revenue management: the case of the Prague Hilton hotels
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Sjoerd Gehrels --- Stenden University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands Oleksandra Blanar --- Hilton Prague Hotel, Czech RepublicThis study explores revenue management practices in two Prague hotels throughout the past years of economic crisis. The purpose of the research was to inform hospitality managers and educators about revenue management practices in central Europe's emerging and challenging hospitality... -
Hotel rate parity in the focus: Is there a need for change in the relationship between hotels in Berlin and their wholesale partners?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Bastian Rashek --- School of Hospitality Management, The Netherlands Radu Mihailescu --- School of Hospitality Management, The NetherlandsRecent developments in revenue management at hotels in Berlin have brought a lot of challenges in upholding rate parity, particularly in the wholesale segment. Little research has been done on this topic, especially with regard to the advantages and disadvantages... -
Accounting for revenue using an accountability and business model framework: The case of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants’ professional examinations
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Warren Maroun --- School of Accountancy, South AfricaThis research adopts a normative approach. It builds on the academic literature which argues that the usefulness of financial reporting can be enhanced by aligning accounting for balances and transactions with an organisation’s business model, as presented in its integrated... -
Revisiting the relevance of economic theory to hotel revenue management education and practice in the era of Big Data
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Natalie Haynes --- Sheffield Business School, United Kingdom David Egan --- Sheffield Business School, United KingdomThis paper explores the role of economics in hospitality education and industry practice, with a particular focus on revenue management, and puts forward an argument for a return to the inclusion of economic theory in UK hospitality education, not seen... -
Programmatic mapping to determine the size and dynamics of sex work and injecting drug use in Mauritius
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Amita Pathack --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Ahmed Saumtally --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Sarah Soobhany --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Carly A Comins --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Said A H Kinoo --- National AIDS Secretariat, Mauritius Faran Emmanuel --- Centre for Global Public Health, CanadaHIV in Mauritius is in a concentrated phase. Most HIV infection is among key populations (KPs) including female sex workers (FSW), people who inject drugs (PWID), men who have sex with men (MSM), and transgender sex workers (TGSW). The objective... -
Artificial intelligence in today’s hotel revenue management: opportunities and risks
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Thomas Millauer --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands Matthijs Vellekoop --- Stenden Hotel Management School, The NetherlandsThe implementation of revenue management in the hospitality industry has significantly increased in the past years. It started in the rooms departments and is slowly evolving to be further used for conference and event spaces, as well as food and... -
The impact of internal communication on customers’ perception of revenue strategies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Marit de Vries --- , the Netherlands Bill Rowson --- , the Netherlands Xandra Vasse --- , the NetherlandsThis article focuses on communication, specifically internal communication, which is often underestimated when changes to management strategy affect both employees and customer perception. The article focuses on the front-office team in a hotel that is carrying out a new revenue... -
Changes in pre- and post-pandemic pricing decision factors: An overview of South Africa’s luxury accommodation sector
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Ewaldt Janssen [cor1]Large-scale events such as a worldwide pandemic impact multiple areas of the hospitality business, including the factors that influence luxury pricing. As pricing cannot be done in isolation, changes in trading environments need to be identified and pricing approaches adjusted... -
Revenue recognition practices in South Africa: An analysis of the decision usefulness of IFRS 15 disclosures
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: D. Coetsee --- , South Africa A. Mohammadali-Haji --- , South Africa M. van Wyk --- , South AfricaThe paper analyses the first-time adoption of IFRS 15 and reports on the appropriateness, rigour and decision usefulness of revenue disclosure practices in South Africa. The decision usefulness is assessed by reviewing the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue... -
How can event locations exceed the expectations of visually-impaired theatre guests for accessibility and service?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Research in Hospitality Management • Authors: Maud Blok --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands Rodney Westerlaken --- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, the NetherlandsThis research focuses on identifying barriers for and needs of visually impaired theatre guests (VITG). The focus lies on exceeding expectations by offering services before and during an event, ensuring an accessible venue, and providing excellent service for VITGs. A... -
Filling the fiscal basket: Quantifying tax revenues from customer loyalty programmes
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Accounting Research • Authors: Ilanri Croucamp --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Jade Craigen --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Teresa Pidduck --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Sumarie Swanepoel --- University of Pretoria, South Africa Elizabeth Coetzee --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaThe South African government is experiencing a significant shortfall in tax revenue, and recent research has identified customer loyalty programmes (CLPs) as a potential revenue stream. Despite the popularity of these programmes, which are used by 73% of economically active... -
Can good ESG performance help companies resist external shocks?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Investment Analysts Journal • Authors: Xin Yang --- Nanfang College, China Ahmad Fahmi Sheikh Hassan --- Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Yusuf Karbhari --- Cardiff University, UKIn order to validate the varied conclusions regarding the integration of corporate ESG practices by investors during external shocks, this study utilises the COVID-19 crisis as a specific external shock. The findings from our difference-in-differences methodology suggest that companies demonstrating...