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  • IHRCS Conference November 2016

    The 17th International Hospitality and Tourism Research Conference Switzerland was held over a two-day period on 17th and 18th November 2016. The conference addressed the main theme of “Making a difference in hospitality and tourism practice”, which focussed on contributions of managers and leaders to […]

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  • What is a research proposal?

    The research proposal is simply a suggestion on the manner in which you will want your thesis to appear. For every college or academic writer wishing to compose a thesis, a research proposal and its accom panying research proposal format will always be needed. This is often a requirement of every department and there are various ways of writing a research proposal, developing a research proposal and submitting the research proposal.

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  • Plagiarism and Referencing

    Plagiarism originates from the Latin word plagiaries meaning “kidnapper”. It is also considered as academic theft and is a growing concern in academia as the number of students engaging in plagiarism is growing and the internet presents as a facilitator in this. However, students do not always plagiarise deliberately, therefore it is important to highlight what is considered as plagiarism and ways in which to prevent it. Plagiarism must be prevented at all levels of academic life.

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  • Trustworthiness in qualitative data collection and analysis

    Criticisms of the lack of objectivity and generalizability are often associated with the qualitative method (Phillimore and Goodson, 2004). Extracting and analysing qualitative data is not a straightforward process due to the nature of the method. Furthermore, unlike the analysis of quantitative approach, there is […]

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  • IHRCS Conference April 2016

    The 16th International Hospitality and Tourism Research Conference Switzerland was held over a two-day period on 21st and 22nd April 2016. The conference addressed the main theme of “Making a difference in hospitality and tourism practice”, which focussed on contributions of managers and leaders to […]

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  • What is Work Related Stress?

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  • IHRCS Conference April 2016

    The International Hospitality Research Centre is proud to announce the 17th biannual research conference on the 21th and 22th April. The conference will take place at the HTMi Switzerland campus, Soerenberg situated in the serene Entlebuch Biosphere. The overarching theme of the conference centers on […]

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  • Systematic Literature Review

    A systematic literature review is a review where all procedures are documented – the research audit trail of databases and search terms used is made explicit

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  • A tale of four cities – Dr Clare Carruthers

    Cultural Tourism development in the UK post industrial city – towards a comprehensive model

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  • What is research?

    Research is an examination of a subject from different points of view. It’s not just a trip to the library to pick up a stack of materials, or picking the first five hits from a computer search. Research is a hunt for the truth. It is getting to know a subject by reading up on it, reflecting, playing with the ideas, choosing the areas that interest you and following up on them. Research is the way you educate yourself.

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