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Foundations of Technology Use/Abuse and the Criminal Justice System -- Defining cybercrime -- Historical evolutions of Cybercrime: From Computer Crime to Cybercrime -- Legislative frameworks in dealing with cybercrime -- The USA -- The UK -- The EU Convention on Cybercrime -- Asia -- Cybersecurity as an industry -- Technology use, abuse, and public perceptions of cybercrime -- Cyberwarfare and nation-state threats -- The interplay of police and extralegal organizations to combat cybecrime -- Forensic evidence and cybercrime -- Organized Crime and Cybercrime -- The Dark Web as a Platform For Crime -- Criminological Theory and Cybercrime -- Social Learning -- Subcultural Theory -- The General Theory of Crime -- General Strain Theory and Cybercrime -- Digital Drift -- Space Transition Theory -- Routine Activities -- Rational Choice -- Deterrence -- Psychological theories and cybercrime (Cyberpsychology) -- Internet Addiction and Cybercrime -- Critical Theories and Cybercrime -- Cyber-Tresspass -- Computer Hacking and the Hacker Subculture -- Insider Threats, Outsiders, and Nation-States -- Global Voices in Hacking (Multi-national views) -- Hactivism and Cause Based Hackers -- Malicious software threats -- Cybercrime as service operations -- Cyber-Deception and Theft -- Data Breaches and Carding -- Social Engineering -- Identity Theft and Identity Crimes: Global Perspectives -- Romance Scams -- Nigerian Email Schemes -- Phishing and Financial Manipulation -- Digital Piracy as a Social Problem -- Legal Responses to Piracy -- Counterfeiting Products Online -- Cyber-Porn/Obscenity -- Historical Challenges of Technology and Pornographic Content -- Sexual Subcultures and On-line Spaces -- Dating and sexual relationships in the age of the Internet -- Sexting and Social Concerns -- Zoophilia -- BDSM and the Internet Age -- Child Pornography and Child Sexual Exploitation Frameworks -- The Rise of Sex Trafficking On-Line -- Camming and Capping -- Cyber-Violence -- Cyberbulling -- Online Harassment -- Cyberstalking -- Intimate Partner Violence and the Internet: Perspectives -- Technological Facilitation of Gang Activity and Violence -- Hate Speech in Online Spaces -- The Role of Technology in Facilitating Terror and Extremism on and offline -- Suicidal Ideation and Online Platforms -- Cyberwarfare as realized conflict -- Theorizing The Future of Cybercrime -- Criminal Social Networks and the Internet -- Police Legitimacy in the Age of the Internet -- Transforming Punishment as a Function of Technology -- The Rise of Cyberwarriors in Nation-State Relationships -- The Future of Criminological Theory and Cybercrime -- Technological Adoption and Cybercrimes

L'aumento dell'attività di pesca a livello mondiale e il depauperamento delle risorse nazionali in risposta all'incremento della domanda di mercato dei prodotti ittici hanno determinato il progressivo aumento delle importazioni, sia da Paesi Comunitari che da Paesi Terzi, in particolar modo dalla Cina. Nel settore ittico, la Cina produce, allo stato attuale, oltre il 38% del fatturato mondiale, grazie soprattutto alla promozione di strategie commerciali estremamente concorrenziali. Tali livelli produttivi non sono supportati, però, dalla messa in atto di procedure efficienti, ai fini di una corretta tracciabilità dei prodotti alimentari lungo la filiera produttiva, con notevoli ripercussioni a livello commerciale e sanitario. Inoltre, in risposta alla crescente domanda da parte del consumatore di alimenti pronti al consumo e di facile utilizzo, negli ultimi anni si è assistito ad un aumento della commercializzazione di prodotti ittici trasformati e precotti. Il riconoscimento di specie assume un'importanza fondamentale per la prevenzione di fenomeni di falsificazione e contraffazione a tutela e protezione del consumatore. Considerando che la tecnica di identificazione di specie su base morfologica, unica riconosciuta in Italia in sede legale, risulta inapplicabile in tali tipologie di prodotto, l'attenzione è stata rivolta all'individuazione di strumenti analitici alternativi. Le metodiche analitiche basate sull'analisi del DNA finalizzate all'identificazione di specie sono quelle maggiormente utilizzate in virtù dell'elevato grado di resistenza dell'acido nucleico a trattamenti fisico-chimici e a fenomeni di degradazione, offrendo un valido strumento per il controllo della tracciabilità nelle diverse tipologie di prodotto (fresco, trasformato, conservato). In quest'ottica, i progetti di studio sviluppati sono stati rivolti sia al miglioramento delle tecniche per l'estrazione del DNA in matrici fresche o conservate, in grado di garantire soddisfacenti caratteristiche quali-quantitative dell'acido nucleico ottenuto ed un minore impegno dell'operatore, sia allo sviluppo di strumenti analitici basati sull'utilizzo della PCR per la discriminazione di specie diretta o post sequenziamento del target selezionato. Sono state sviluppate con successo metodiche per la discriminazione diretta tra specie di provenienza cinese e specie mediterranee o atlantiche di maggior valore commerciale e realizzati studi di caratterizzazione di prodotti ittici reperibili in esercizi commerciali etnici e di mangimi per animali domestici, ai fini del controllo di conformità su quanto dichiarato in etichetta. Infine, le metodiche sviluppate sono state utilizzate per effettuare controlli su prodotti commerciali acquistati presso la piccola e grande distribuzione, evidenziando come il fenomeno di sostituzione di specie, volontaria o involontaria, rappresenti una problematica reale, la cui entità suggerisce la necessità di potenziare le attività di controllo da parte degli organi ufficiali e ulteriori studi. In questo contesto, un adeguato livello di tutela del consumatore non può prescindere dallo sviluppo di metodiche analitiche sempre più rapide e performanti. The global increase of fishing activities, together with the depletion of national marine resources, in response to the rising demand for seafood, led to a progressive growth in imports, both from European Union countries and Third countries, particularly from China. In the fishery sector, China produces, at present, over 38% of the world output, thanks to the promotion of very competitive commercial strategies. These production rates are not supported, however, by the implementation of efficient systems of traceability of food products along the supply chain, with significant repercussions on trade and health issues. In addition, in recent years the commercialization of processed and precooked fish products has increased, in response to the growing demand for ready to cook and ready to eat food products. Thus, species identification acquires fundamental importance in the prevention of phenomena of counterfeiting and adulteration for consumer protection. Considering that the morphological identification of seafood species, the only official method approved in Italy, is inapplicable in these types of products, alternative analytical tools are needed. DNA-based analytical methods are the most applied for species identification due to the high resistance of nucleic acid to physical-chemical treatments and degradation, representing a valuable tool for traceability in different types of products (fresh, processed, canned). In this perspective, the research activities were aimed: I) to the improvement of DNA extraction techniques in fresh or processed matrices , in order to ensure satisfactory qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the obtained nucleic acid and simplify the laboratory workflow, II) to the development of analytical tools based on PCR for direct or post sequencing species discrimination using selected targets. Methods for direct discrimination between Chinese fish species and Mediterranean or Atlantic species of higher commercial value have been successfully developed, as well as studies on the identification of fish products sold in ethnic shops and of pet food, with the aim of evaluating the label correctness. Finally, the developed methods have been used to carry out analysis on commercial products directly purchased in small and large retailers, highlighting that the phenomenon of species substitution, whether deliberate or accidental, represents a real problem, suggesting the need for the implementation of further Official control activities and research studies. In this context, the development of rapid and performing analytical tools is essential to ensure an adequate level of consumer protection

Creative industries are industries focused on the creation and exploitation of intellectual property, including art, fashion design, and related creative services, such as advertisement and sales. During a trip to Burkina Faso in West Africa, Keri Fosse was taught by an African woman how to wrap newborns with fabric in a manner that creates a strong bond and frees the mother's hands for other tasks. Burkina Faso has a craft culture and is known for its woven cotton and the textile art of Bogolan. Bogolan is a technique original to and involves the tradition of dyeing threads with bright colors, washing it skillfully, using coated and shiny Bazin, and using indigo from Benin. After this trip, Fosse and her husband developed a shirt which copies the African lady's, Lalabu's, technique. They developed a product called Soothe Shirt; and created a business called Lalabu. Lalabu is also the name of the African woman that the Fosses met. They have been successful. The Fosses have stated that they got the idea from Lalabu, but redesigned it for production. The couple advertises that they "giving back" by giving 2% percent of each purchase to help female African entrepreneurs through microfinancing. By offering micro-loans, the Fosses claim that when the African women repay the loan, they reinvest the money into the micro loan fund. This study advocates that practices like the Fosses' are not representative of socially responsible entrepreneurial endeavors. Instead, these are instances of intellectual property piracy. The following sections are a discussion of the relevant legal foundation, theoretical foundation, and existing best practices. With respect to best practices, what is missing is shared ownership. Although the open appropriation of fashion designs may he commonplace in America, the appropriation of cultural artisan crafts created in other countries by Americans beg special attention.

Ilustraciones y tablas ; Colombia is recognized in the world for its great biodiversity which generates high potential for honey production, however, the importance that has been given to beekeeping is not remarkable until now. The study of the physicochemical properties of honey is important to recognize the quality of this product. However, the lack of legislation has led to a high rate of counterfeiting and poor quality verification. The characterization and classification according to the climatic zone of 115 Colombian honeys was carried out through the evaluation of physicochemical parameters, in order to verify compliance with quality criteria. These samples were also analyzed by means of an electronic nose, for the evaluation of the aromatic profile (volatile components), and electronic language of cyclic voltammetry, to obtain responses associated with electroactive species in solution (non- volatile components), as additional classification tools by origin. Finally, in order to evaluate electronic language as an authentication tool, the results obtained by this technique were compared for 50 authentic samples and 50 adulterated samples. Statistical techniques of principal component analysis (PCA), k nearest neighbors (KNN) and artificial neural networks (ANN) were used in order to observe the potential in classification by origin and differentiation with respect to adulterated products. The characterization of the honey complied with the main quality parameters reported in local and external standards. It was possible to differentiate the honey samples according to their climatic zone with a 77% non- error rate from the information obtained by the physicochemical parameters, nose and electronic tongue. The PCA allowed to differentiate samples of adulterated honey from authentic honeys, from the data obtained with electronic language. This study contributes to the recognition of the differentiating characteristics of honeys according to their origin, to increase their commercial value in the market, and an important precedent is established for the development of an analytical methodology for verifying the authenticity of Colombian bee honeys. ; Colombia es reconocida en el mundo por su gran biodiversidad lo que genera altos potenciales de producción de miel, no obstante, la importancia que se ha dado a la apicultura no es destacable hasta ahora. El estudio de las propiedades fisicoquímicas de la miel es importante para reconocer la calidad de este producto. Sin embargo, la falta de legislación ha propiciado un alto índice de falsificación y una escasa verificación de la calidad. Se llevó a cabo la caracterización y clasificación según la zona climática de 115 mieles colombianas a través de la evaluación de parámetros físicoquímicos, con el fin de verificar el cumplimiento de criterios de calidad. Estas muestras se analizaron también por medio de nariz electrónica, para la evaluación del perfil aromático (componentes volátiles), y lengua electrónica de voltametría cíclica, para obtener respuestas asociadas a especies electroactivas en disolución (componentes no volátiles), como herramientas adicionales de clasificación por origen. Finalmente, con el fin de evaluar la lengua electrónica como herramienta de autenticación, se compararon los resultados obtenidos por esta técnica para 50 muestras auténticas y 50 muestras adulteradas. Se emplearon las técnicas estadísticas de análisis de componentes principales (PCA), k vecinos más cercanos (KNN) y redes neuronales artificiales (ANN) con el fin de observar el potencial en la clasificación por origen y la diferenciación con respecto a productos adulterados. La caracterización de la miel cumplió con los principales parámetros de calidad reportados en los estándares locales y externos. Se logró diferenciar las muestras de miel según su zona climatica con un 77% de tasa de no error a partir de la información obtenida por los parámetros fisicoquìmicos, nariz y lengua electrónica. El PCA permitió diferenciar muestras de miel adulteradas de mieles autenticas, a partir de los datos obtenidos con lengua electrónica. Con este estudio se contribuye al reconocimiento de las características diferenciadoras de las mieles según su proveniencia, para incrementar su valor comercial en el mercado, y se establece un antecedente importante para el desarrollo de una metodología analítica para la verificación de autenticidad de mieles de abeja colombianas. (Texto tomado de la fuente). ; Maestría ; Magíster en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos

Ostmitteleuropa erlebte in den Jahren 2011 und 2012 die größten Straßendemonstrationen seit dem Ende der kommunistischen Herrschaft. Die Protestbewegungen kanalisierten die Unzufriedenheit mit der etablierten Politik und der politischen Klasse. Klare Ziele oder gar eine Alternative zur kritisierten herrschenden Ordnung formulierten sie jedoch nicht. Auch entstanden keine stabilen Organisationen. Ein Sonderfall ist Ungarn, wo nicht nur Gegner, sondern auch Anhänger der Regierung auf die Straße gingen. (Osteuropa (Berlin) / SWP)

This is the second volume of the Advances in Global Services and Retail Management Book Series. This volume has the following parts: Part 1: Hospitality and Tourism Part 2: Marketing, E-marketing, and Consumer Behavior Part 3: Management Part 4: Human Resources Management Part 5: Retail Management Part 6: Economics Part 7: Accounting and Finance Part 8: Sustainability and Environmental Issues Part 9: Information Technology ISBN: 978-1-955833-03-5 Hospitality and Tourism Significance of VR in the spa: A spatial analysis Irini Lai Fun Tang, Schultz Zhi Bin Xu, and Eric Chan Social media marketing in rural hospitality and tourism destination research Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo and Shamsul Kamariah Abdullah All aboard! Is space tourism still a fantasy or a reality: An investigation on Turkish market Emrah Tasarer, Vahit Oguz Kiper, Orhan Batman, and Oguz Turkay Strategic consciousness and business performance relationship of open innovation strategies in food and beverage businesses Muhsin Halis, Kazim Ozan Ozer, Hasan Cinnioglu, and Zafer Camlibel The effects of COVID-19 epidemic on guided tours and alternative tour samples from Turkey Bayram Akay The effect of COVID-19 phobia on holiday intention Halil Akmese and Ali Ilgaz The effect of the usage of virtual reality in tourism education on learning motivation Sarp Tahsin Kumlu and Emrah Ozkul The impact of effective implementation of customer relationship management to the success of hotels in Afikpo North local government of Ebonyi State, Nigeria Ogboagha Callister and Managwu Lilian The influence of study travel on quality-oriented education: The case of Handan, China Wang Jingya and Alaa Nimer Abukhalifeh The impact of U.S. Cuba policies on Cuban tourism industry: Focus on the Obama and Trump Administration Jukka M. Laitamaki, Antonio Diaz Medina, and Lisandra Torres Hechavarria Determination of students' characteristics and perspectives about social entrepreneurship: A case of Anadolu University Muhammed Kavak, Ipek Itir Can, and Emre Ozan Aksoz The place of Kazakhstan tourism sector in the countries of the region in terms of transportation infrastructure Maiya Myrzabekova, Muhsin Halis, and Zafer Camlibel What are tour guides most praised for? A sharing economy perspective Derya Demirdelen-Alrawadieh and Ibrahim Cifci An examination of representations for USA in tourism brochures for Chinese market Yasong Wang An exploratory study on cognitive internship perception of tourism students Ozge Buyuk and Gulsah Akkus Are you afraid to travel during COVID-19? Gulsum Tabak, Sibel Canik, and Ebru Guneren Destination management during the health emergency: A bibliometric analysis Valentina Della Corte, Giovanna Del Gaudio, Giuliana Nevola, Enrico Di Taranto, and Simone Luongo Determination of food neophobia levels of International Mersin Citrus Festival participants Sevda Sahilli Birdir, Nurhayat Iflazoglu, and Kemal Birdir Analysis of effectiveness of industrial exposure training undertaken by students of hospitality management in star hotels G. Saravana Kumar Conceptualization of ecotourism service experiences framework from the dimensions of motivation and quality of experiences: Four realms of experience approach Jennifer Kim Lian Chan Does Coronavirus (COVID-19) transform travel and tourism to automation (robots)? M. Omar Parvez, Ali Ozturen, and Cihan Cobanoglu Efficiency of internal control systems and the effect of organizational structure and culture on internal control systems in accommodation industry Kadriye Alev Akmese and Ali Ilgaz Ethical perceptions of housekeeping department employees: A study in Izmir Province Tuba Turkmendag and Bayram Sahin Factors that prevent participation of tourists in online co-creation activities Resat Arica, Feridun Duman, and Abdulkadir Corbaci Health sector after COVID-19: Salt thermal facilities example Azize Serap Tuncer and Sinan Bulut PRISMA statement and thematic analysis framework in hospitality and tourism research Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo Evaluation of Turkish nights as a tourism product: The case of Cappadocia Meral Buyukkuru, Eda Ozgul Katlav, and Firdevs Yonet Eren Customer perceptions against COVID-19 precautionary measures of the restaurants: The case of Istanbul-Turkey Elif Kaymaz and Sevki Ulema Analysis of e-complaints regarding hotel restaurants during COVID-19 process: The case of Antalya Sevim Usta and Serkan Sengul Marketing, E-marketing, and Consumer Behavior Materialistic social consumption amidst COVID-19 pandemic: Terror management theory in the Malaysia context Seong-Yuen Toh and Siew-Wai Yuan A conceptual framework for the mediating role of the flow experience between destination brand experience and destination loyalty Ipek Kazancoglu and Taskin Dirsehan Investigating drivers influencing choice behaviour of Islamic investment products Hanudin Amin Local food festivals within the scope of destination branding Hatice Akturk and Atilla Akbaba Marketing a destination on social media: Case of three municipalities of Izmir Huseyin Ozan Altin and Ige Pirnar Perceived usefulness, ease of use, online trust and online purchase intention: Mediating role of attitude towards online purchase Muhammed Yazeed, Mohammed Aliyu Dantsoho, and Adamu Ado Abubakar Social media framework for businesses Nawel Amrouche Social media marketing the African door of return experience in Badagry-Nigeria Huseyin Arasli, Maryam Abdullahi, and Tugrul Gunay The effect of corporate social responsibility on consumer-based brand equity: A research on automobile brands Ali Koroglu and Ibrahim Avci The effect of superstitions on consumer luck, horoscope and evil eye-oriented purchasing behavior: A study in Turkey Ibrahim Avci and Salih Yildiz The evaluation of S-D orientation on service innovation and performance of airline Inci Polat and Ozlem Atalik Brand new leisure constraint: COVID-19 Guliz Coskun The impact of consumers price level perception on emotions towards supermarkets Abdulcelil Cakici and Sena Tekeli The impact of TikTok's plastic surgery content on adolescents' self-perception and purchase intention Markus Rach Accelerated modernity: What are the social media stories undergraduate students engage with? Pericles Asher Rospigliosi and Sebastian Raza-Mejia Virtual influencer as celebrity endorsers Fanny Cheung and Wing-Fai Leung Does millennial shopping orientation using augmented reality enabled mobile applications really impact product purchase intention? Anil Kumar Exposure to e-cigarette marketing and product use among highly educated adults Onur Sahin Extending the theory of planned behavior to explain intention to use online food delivery services in the context of COVID -19 pandemic Ahmed Chemseddine Bouarar, Smail Mouloudj, and Kamel Mouloudj Factors affecting investors' buying decision in real estate market in Northern Cyprus Gurkan Arslan and Karen Howells From home to the store: Combined effect of music and traffic on consumers shopping behaviour Luigi Piper, Lucrezia Maria de Cosmo, Maria Irene Prete, and Gianluigi Guido Market expansion and business growth from the perspective of resources and capabilities: The case of a micro-enterprise Jose G. Vargas-Hernandez and Omar C. Vargas-Gonzalez How learning style interacts with voice-assisted technology (VAT) in consumer task evaluation Bonnie Canziani and Sara MacSween Effect of brand credibility and innovation on customer based brand equity and overall brand equity in Turkey: An investigation of GSM operators Suphan Nasir and Ozge Guvendik Value chain for a B school in India Vimal Chandra Verma and Devashish Das Gupta Management AI as a boost for startups companies: Evidence from Italy Irene Di Bernardo, Marco Tregua, Greco Fabio, and Ruggiero Andrea The role of quality management applications for corporate reputations Ibrahim Sapaloglu and Isik Cicek Toxicity in organizations: A sample study on the perceived toxicity in Turkish academicians Mustafa Hakan Atasoy and Muhsin Halis Which resources are matter to healthcare performance? A case study on Bahrain Mahmood Asad Ali and Mohamed Sayed Abou Elseoud Case study: HereWay Inc. European expansion: A facility location problem Mikhail M. Sher, Michael T. Paz, and Donald R. (Bob) Smith In search of the effective mission statement: Structural support of the firm's culture to augment financial performance Seong-Yuen Toh Innovation labs to support tourism organization in transforming crisis into opportunities: Insight from a case study Francesco Santarsiero, Daniela Carlucci, and Giovanni Schiuma Novelty and success of healthcare service innovation: A comparison between China and the Netherlands Yu Mu, Rujun Wang and Ying Huang Public private partnership in selected countries: A comparative analysis Bekir Parlak and Abdullahi Suleiman Hashi Strategic orientation of service enterprises towards customers Korhan Arun and Saniye Yildirim Ozmutlu The effects of organizational culture on information sharing attitude Mohammadi Lanbaran Nasrin and Cicek Isik The impact of industry 4.0 strategy on the work-life balance of employees Ali Sukru Cetinkaya The mediating effect of psychological empowerment on inclusive leadership and innovative work behaviour: A research in hotels Emete Toros, Ahmet Maslakci, and Lutfi Surucu Assessment of industry 4.0 on manufacturing enterprises: Demographic perspective Ali Sukru Cetinkaya and M. Kemal Unsacar Human Resources Management Affective commitment in new hires' onboarding? The role of organizational socialization in the fashion retail industry Pui Sze Chan, Ho Ching Ching, Pui Yi Ng, and Annie Ko Do burnout perception levels of nurses working in the health sector differ according to demographic characteristics? Irfan Akkoc and Korhan Arun Examining a moderating effect of employee turnover between recruitment and selection practice and organizational performance in Maldives civil service sector Fathmath Muna, Azam S. M. Ferdous, and Ahmad Albattat Personnel relationships in the workplace Ali Sukru Cetinkaya, Shafiq Habibi, and Umut Yavuz The evolution of human resources empowerment theory: A literature review (1970–2020) Theodoros Stavrinoudis and Moschos Psimoulis Teamwork, satisfaction and mediating effect of affective, continuance and normative commitments on employee's loyalty Thalita Aparecida Costa Nicolleti, Eduardo Roque Mangini, Leonardo Aureliano-Silva, Cristiane Sales Pires, and Carolina Aparecida de Freitas Dias Perceptions of teachers in educational institutions regarding the principles of teaching professional ethics Gulsah Aki, Nejat Ira, and Hasan Arslan Influence of psychological empowerment on employee competence in Nigerian universal basic education system: The mediating role of work engagement Isah Sani, Rashidah Binti Mohammad Ibrahim, and Fazida Karim Retail Management Artificial intelligence in retailing Ibrahim Kircova, Munise Hayrun Saglam, and Sirin Gizem Kose Customer value in retailing (2000-2020): A narrative review and future research directions Rajat Gera and Ashish Pruthi Effect of social media marketing on online retail performance of Konga Nigeria LTD Abubakar Ado Adamu, Muhammed Yazeed, Mohammed Aliyu Dantsoho, Jamilu Abdulkadir, and Aliyu Audu Gemu Employment of blue-collar workers in organized retail sector: The case of Turkey Inci Kayhan-Kuzgun Saving grace: Digitization to stay or address crisis? Smitha Vasudevan Inclusion of disabled consumers in online retail landscape: Web accessibility conformance of Turkish organized food retailers' web sites Asiye Ayben Celik A customer segmentation model proposal for retailers: RFM-V Pinar Ozkan and Ipek Deveci Kocakoc Economics Nigeria's economic management: Reflections through monthly interest rate movement from 1996 to 2020 and beyond Job Nmadu, Halima Sallawu, and Yebosoko Nmadu A qualitative study of perceptions of the residents of Sidon, Lebanon regarding the economic effect on Sidon with reference to repatriation of the Palestinian refugees Raja El Majzoub and Karen Howells Three keys of development: Knowledge, efficiency and innovative entrepreneurship Irfan Kalayci, Ali Soylu, and Baris Aytekin Tourism and women empowerment: Empirical findings from past experience and predictions for the post-COVID era Burcu Turkcan COVID-19 effect on FDI motivation and their impact on service sector: Case of Georgia Vakhtang Charaia and Mariam Lashkhi Economic cooperation between Central Caucasus, China, and EU, under COVID-19 challenges Vakhtang Charaia and Mariam Lashkhi Effect of real exchange rate and income on international tourist arrivals for Turkey Erhan Aslanoglu, Oral Erdogan, and Yasin Enes Aksu Innovative entrepreneurship in Turkey: Micro and macro perspectives Irfan Kalayci, Baris Aytekin, and Ali Soylu Optimal fiscal and price stability in Germany: Autoregressive distributed lags (ARDL) cointegration relationship Ergin Akalpler and Dahiru Alhaji Birnintsabas Struggle with COVID-19 crisis within the scope of financial national security: The example of the Republic of Turkey Silacan Karakus The nexus between fiscal freedom and investment freedom: The case of E7 countries Mehmet Bolukbas To be or not to be a female entrepreneur in the Mexicali Valley Roberto Burgueno Romero and Jose David Ledezma Torrez Accounting and Finance Comparative measurement of working capital efficiency for Borsa Istanbul restaurants and hotels for the COVID-19 period and previous quarters Fatih Gunay and Gary Cokins Relationship between business confidence index and non-financial firms foreign exchange assets and liabilities: Evidence from ARDL bound approach Ilkut Elif Kandil-Goker The impact of RTGS on internal control - A comparative study between some Iraqi banks Salowan H. Al Taee and Noor A. Radhi The impact of working capital on cash management under IAS 7 framework: An examination of tourism listed companies in Indonesia and Turkey Tri Damayanti and Tuba Derya Baskan A nexus between mergers & acquisitions and financial performance of firms: A study of industrial sector of Pakistan Fiza Quareshi, Mukhtiar Ali, and Salar Hussain Decentralized approach to deep-learning based asset allocation Sarthak Sengupta, Priyanshu Priyam, and Anurika Vaish Sustainability and Environmental Issues Blockchain technology applied to the Consortium Etna DOC to avoid counterfeiting Matarazzo Agata, Edoardo Carmelo Spampinato, Sergio Arfo, Ugo Sinigaglia, Antonino Bajeli, and Salvino Benanti Eco-label certification, hotel performance and customer satisfaction: Analysis of a case study and future developments Michele Preziosi, Alessia Acampora, Roberto Merli, and Maria Claudia Lucchetti The integration of circular economy in the tourism industry: A framework for the implementation of circular hotels Martina Sgambati, Alessia Acampora, Olimpia Martucci, and Maria Claudia Lucchetti Using the theory of planned behavior to explore green food purchase intentions Katrina Anna Auza and Kamel Mouloudj Survey on purchasing methods of food products in Tarragona and Catania Matarazzo Agata, Vazzano Tommaso Alberto, and Squillaci Carmelo Information Technology Comparative analysis of tools for matching work-related skill profiles with CV data and other unstructured data Florian Beuttiker, Stefan Roth, Tobias Steinacher, and Thomas Hanne State-of-the-art next generation open innovation platforms Murielle De Roche, Monika Blaser, Patrick Hollinger, and Thomas Hanne The coverage of AIOT based functional service: Case study of Asian futuristic hotel Gege Wang, Irini Lai Fun Tang, Eric Chan, and Wai Hung Wilco Chan The effect of the blockchain technology on service companies and food retailers: An overview of the blockchain use cases and applications Gokhan Kirbac and Erkut Ergenc The regulation problem of cryptocurrencies Lamiha Ozturk and Ece Sulungur Understanding information technology acceptance by physicians: Testing technology acceptance model Anuruddha Indika Jagoda

This is the second volume of the Advances in Global Services and Retail Management Book Series. This volume has the following parts: Part 1: Hospitality and Tourism Part 2: Marketing, E-marketing, and Consumer Behavior Part 3: Management Part 4: Human Resources Management Part 5: Retail Management Part 6: Economics Part 7: Accounting and Finance Part 8: Sustainability and Environmental Issues Part 9: Information Technology ISBN: 978-1-955833-03-5 Hospitality and Tourism Significance of VR in the spa: A spatial analysis Irini Lai Fun Tang, Schultz Zhi Bin Xu, and Eric Chan Social media marketing in rural hospitality and tourism destination research Samuel Adeyinka-Ojo and Shamsul Kamariah Abdullah All aboard! Is space tourism still a fantasy or a reality: An investigation on Turkish market Emrah Tasarer, Vahit Oguz Kiper, Orhan Batman, and Oguz Turkay Strategic consciousness and business performance relationship of open innovation strategies in food and beverage businesses Muhsin Halis, Kazim Ozan Ozer, Hasan Cinnioglu, and Zafer Camlibel The effects of COVID-19 epidemic on guided tours and alternative tour samples from Turkey Bayram Akay The effect of COVID-19 phobia on holiday intention Halil Akmese and Ali Ilgaz The effect of the usage of virtual reality in tourism education on learning motivation Sarp Tahsin Kumlu and Emrah Ozkul The impact of effective implementation of customer relationship management to the success of hotels in Afikpo North local government of Ebonyi State, Nigeria Ogboagha Callister and Managwu Lilian The influence of study travel on quality-oriented education: The case of Handan, China Wang Jingya and Alaa Nimer Abukhalifeh The impact of U.S. Cuba policies on Cuban tourism industry: Focus on the Obama and Trump Administration Jukka M. 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