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In vielen Volkswirtschaften gehört der Tourismus zu den bedeutendsten Wirtschaftssektoren und bildet einen zentralen Wirtschaftsfaktor. Im Vordergrund dieses Lehrbuches steht eine raumwissenschaftliche Betrachtung der Tourismuswirtschaft. Es vermittelt wichtiges Grundlagenwissen über die Tourismusgeographie als Teilgebiet der Wirtschaftsgeographie und stellt eine wichtige Lektüre für tourismuswissenschaftliche Vorlesungen dar. Neben den räumlichen Auswirkungen des Tourismus auf Wirtschaft, Landschaft, Umwelt, Kultur etc. sowie dem touristischen Angebot und der Nachfrage liegt der Fokus vor allem auf der räumlichen Abgrenzung und Einordnung der Destination als zentraler geographischer Untersuchungsgegenstand. Ferner spielen Reiseströme und deren Erfassung und Abbildung mittels touristischer Kennzahlen eine bedeutende Rolle. Einen weiteren Schwerpunkt bilden touristisch relevante Methoden der Wirtschaftsgeographie wie die Analyse von Akteuren und Netzwerken, Entscheidungsprozesse bei der Standortwahl, Interpretation kartographischer Darstellungen, Mental Maps etc. Karten und Abbildungen illustrieren den Stoff, Infoboxen thematisieren ausgewählte touristische Märkte. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende im Bachelor und Master in den Fachrichtungen Tourismuswirtschaft, Tourismusmanagement und Tourismusgeographie. Auch Schüler der gymnasialen Oberstufe und Praktiker, die sich mit raumrelevanten Fragestellungen der Tourismuswirtschaft befassen, profitieren.

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to seek the potential of an intersectional methodology to scholars interested in processes of exclusion and subordination in organizations in particular the sport sector. The amateur sport sector in New Zealand is used as a case to address the theme: intersectional practices of organizing and their consequences.


Design/methodology/approach
– The conceptual paper brings together strands of interdisciplinary research to model an intersectional framework for future research development. In the paper, the interplay of shifting forms of inequality, inclusion and exclusion that are implicit in processes of elite amateur sport management, are made visible.


Findings
– The paper argues for an intersectional framework to understand the complex processes of inclusion, exclusion and subordination in the elite amateur sport sector. Institutionalized change is a process that can have negative or positive consequences; it depends on perceptions of those affected by it. Sport in the wider environment is portrayed as intrinsically a "good" thing, yet the paper argues that sport reflects and reinforces social inequalities. There is a clear need for intersectional analysis of the work-life experiences of unpaid athletes involved in elite sport development processes.


Originality/value
– The paper argues for the use of intersectionality as a multi-level methodological approach for scholars to understand the complex processes of inclusion, exclusion and subordination in organizations, including those involved in the delivery of elite amateur sport. The authors anticipate this methodological approach will contribute a valuable insight to understanding institutional power dynamics.

AbstractOnline community networks can help organizations improve collaboration. However, in spite of their potential value, there has been little empirical research into two important network factors that determine their success: social characteristics of users and changes in operations that result from network evolution. Our research addresses these deficiencies by using a cultural framework. Derived from anthropology, it extends previous system dynamics research on online community networks. The framework acts as a lens, enabling a better understanding of the effects that changes in these factors bring to online community networks. Using data collected from Wikipedia for model calibration, our findings suggest that, contrary to conventional wisdom, removing policies that focus on building group commitment does not lower performance. The results also show that online networks need structural control, otherwise their attractiveness, credibility and, subsequently, content value might all decrease. To ensure sustainability the network must be monitored, especially during the early stages of its evolution, so that rules and regulations that ensure value and validity can be selectively employed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

A survey of 569 young people with sickle cell disorder (SCD) in England has found such pupils miss considerable periods of time from school, typically in short periods of two or three days. One in eight has school absences equating to government‐defined 'persistent absence'. Students with SCD report that they are not helped to catch up after these school absences. Half the children reported not being allowed to use the toilet when needed and not being allowed water in class; a third reported being made to take unsuitable exercise and being called lazy when tired. Children perceived both physical environment (temperature, school furniture) and social environment (being upset by teachers or other pupils) as triggers to episodes of their illness. Policy initiatives on school absences; preventive measures to ensure maintenance of good health; and measures to prevent perceived social attitudes precipitating ill health would also support children with other chronic illnesses at school.