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  1. 1. Booming or Baffled : Investigating Baby Boomers’ Attitudes Toward Self-Service Technology and Personal Service Encounters in the Hotel Industry

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring och turismvetenskap (MTS)

    Author : Joan Parvazi Nia; Daniel Regnér; [2023]
    Keywords : service encounter; self-service technology; SST; customer experience; baby boomers; BB; hotel industry; attitude; hospitality;

    Abstract : The hospitality industry is increasingly incorporating self-service technology, suchas online booking systems, automated check-in and check-out, and in-roomtechnology, to enhance the customer experience and streamline operations. However,there is limited research on the adoption and usage of self-service technology bybaby boomers (BB) in this industry. READ MORE

  3. 2. IMPACTS OF CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTION ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. : CASE STUDY: KENYA

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Joan Macharia; [2023]
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  4. 3. Nomadism without Borders: Exploring Connections in Digital Nomad Destinations : An Ethnographic Multiple-Case Study in Malaysia & Colombia

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Joan Boluda Chova; Konstantin Trutz von Ehrlich-Treuenstätt; [2023]
    Keywords : digital nomad; destinations; practices; locals; gentrification; alienation;

    Abstract : Background: Globalization and remote work following COVID-19 have boosted the tourism profiles of lifestyle travelers. Especially digital nomads, individuals that work remotely while traveling. These arising tourists contrast with the mass tourism industry, in the sense that digital nomads stay longer and may engage with local culture. READ MORE

  5. 4. Techno-economic analysis and design of the charging infrastructure for Electric Heavy Vehicles in Oskarshamn

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Joan Cassany Espinosa; [2023]
    Keywords : Electrification; decarbonization; freight transport; heavy duty vehicle; battery electric truck; charging infrastructure; business model assessment; Elektrifiering; avkolning; godstransport; tunga fordon; batterielektrisk lastbil; laddinfrastruktur; affärsmodellsbedömning;

    Abstract : Within the most pollutants industries, the energy sector is the most significant contributor to climate change, representing two-thirds of the total Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. One of the main responsible for these emissions is transportation, which accounts for 26% of the world’s energy consumption, with crude oil-derived products providing more than 90% of this energy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Towards a new aesthetics of care : a critical reading of Nassauer’s cues to care

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Jack Richold; [2023]
    Keywords : cues to care; Joan Nassauer; Timothy Morton; strange stranger; sublime; scenic; broken windows; ecological function; aesthetics of care; design through maintenance;

    Abstract : Joan Nassauer’s concept of cues to care has been influential within landscape design since her seminal essay Messy Ecosystems, Orderly Frames was published in 1995 and her research is often used to justify the need for marking landscapes as owned, although there have been critical voices too. The enduring popularity of cues to care as a design method is due to how open it is to interpretation, and this thesis examines various landscape interventions that can be classed as cues to care, both explicitly and implicitly. READ MORE