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2011 First Global Lonergan SurveyTackney, Charles T. (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
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Abstract: This working paper takes as its starting point the work of the German economic sociologist, Jens Beckert, and his call for empirical investigations into how intentionally rational actors reach decisions under conditions when they do not know what is best to do. It describes how trade fairs act as a framing mechanism that enables participants to come together for the exchange of goods and services and to perceive themselves as acting in a social field. Fairs frame the contacts people make and sustain as networks; the institutional rules and social norms guiding their behaviour there; and the values and cognitive frames that they bring to bear and negotiate with other participants. They make actors aware of a ‘mutual correspondence’ in their interpretation of the goods in which they deal and of the social situations in which engage for the sake of such trade. Trade fairs both configure fields and make markets possible. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8293 Files in this item: 1
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Abstract: Tourism policy matters in cultural tourism. The starting point of this paper is the observation that many tourism policy studies draw three inter-related conclusions. One, tourism policy must be inclusive and require the support of different stakeholders (Baker 2009; Bernhard Jørgensen and Munar 2009). Two, a balanced approach to tourism policy is needed to harness the benefits of tourism while mitigating negative effects (Budeanu 2009; Chang 1997; Jenkins 1997; Leheny 1995, Newby 1994; Teo and Yeoh, 1997). Three, tourism policies should accentuate and maintain the cultural uniqueness and authenticity of the destination (Morgan et al. 2011). It seems that many tourism authorities are ignorant of local interests, unaware of the touristification of local cultures and uninterested in promoting local cultures. But local cultures and communities are what that constitute cultural tourism. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8394 Files in this item: 1
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The first study on Danish consumers’ tendency to compulsive buyingReisch, Lucia; Gwozdz, Wencke; Raab, Gerhard (Frederiksberg, 2011)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Background: The present study is the first study of Danish consumers on compulsive buying. It draws on a representative sample of 1,015 Danish consumers (aged between 15 and 84 years) and extends prior research undertaken in other countries (such as Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Canada, the US). It is the first study to shed light on the situation in a Scandinavian context and is designed to allow for a comparison with the situation in other countries. Results: The prevalence of compulsive buying tendencies in Denmark are: 9.75% of the respondents show compensatory buying behavior and 5.81% show compulsive buying tendencies. These percentages are similar to those found in Germany and slightly lower than in Austria. They are also within the range of preferences in other countries. Regarding socio‐demographics, age and sex play a decisive role while marital status, education and income cannot be associated with compulsive buying. If there is such a thing like “a typical shopaholic”, it would be a women aged between 25 and 44 years, disregarding whether she is a single or not, has a low or high education and income. The internet offers shopping opportunities that lure both, potential shopaholics and compensatory buyers more than inconspicuous buyers. Compensatory and compulsive buyers have far more customer cards than others. Conclusion: To sum up, this study identifies diverse factors that are related to compulsive buying behavior. To find out what cause is and what effect, more qualitative research as well as experimental studies are needed. Additionally, more intercultural comparisons could lead to insights into the effects of the social and cultural consumption environment, i.e., the role of norms, values, policies, and the mass media on buying behavior. This type of research has, to date, not been undertaken in any Scandinavian country. A first step is the comparison of Danish, Austrian and German data which is currently undertaken. The results of the present study together with future analyses could feed into strengthening consumer education and informing debt counseling and consumer advice. It is also relevant data for credit card companies and retail. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8391 Files in this item: 1
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Value Chain Struggles, Work Organization, and Outcomes for Labor in the Football Manufacturing Industry of Jalandhar, IndiaLund-Thomsen, Peter; Khara, Navjote (, )[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Recent academic writings have emphasized that an increasing proportion of world-wide manufacturing is taking place through extensive subcontracting networks that connect consumers in the United States and Europe with workers laboring in the informal economies of developing countries where they often lack social protection or legal recognition under national labor laws. In this article, we make a contribution to this literature by exploring how three different forms of workorganization – factory-based, center-based, and home-based football stitching - came into being in the brand sensitive, export-oriented football manufacturing industry of Jalandhar in North India. We argue that the evolution of supply chain linkages and work forms within this industry can best be understood through the ‘prism’ of value chain struggles between the intra-chain actors such as international buyers and local suppliers and the extra-chain actors such as national governments and international NGOs. In particular, struggles over supplier upgrading and labor standards first led to the creation of football stitching as a cottage industry in the latter part of the 20th century and then its re-establishment as industrial factory-based work in the early parts of the new millennium. We conclude that shifting preferences of the upstream buyers and the global consumers, somewhat ironically, offer a Hobson’s choice to the Jalandhar football manufacturers: either insource football stitching within factory-based settings, adopt new technologies, and comply with labor laws/standards, or perish in the highly competitive global market. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8316 Files in this item: 1
Lund_Thomsen_Final_WP_2011_2.pdf (340.1Kb)
