This article addresses the concept of authenticity, a characteristic of late modern Western culture. This characteristic is viewed by some as an ideal and by others as a root of the problems inherent within Western culture. After discussing various viewpoints, the author supports the idea that authenticity should not be totally accepted or rejected and sets forth a proposal based on the so-called “negative ethics” or “skeptical ethics”.
This paper aims at a conceptual clarification of the meanings of authenticity in tourist experiences. Three approaches are discussed, objectivism, constructivism, and postmodernism, and the limits of {{object-related authenticity|| are also exposed. It is suggested that existenti
This paper explores how the dongba as the ritual practitioner perceives his authenticity during the marriage ceremony in the Naxi Wedding Courtyard in Lijiang, China. Through the dongba’s life story, the paper indicates that, the power of his making judgment is not entirely relat
This paper proposes an epistemological transition based on Edgar Morin's complexity paradigm to analyse authenticity in a complex tourism environment, avoiding fragmentation, and integrating relevant actors relationships. The results show that storytelling is important element of
Abstract Authenticity at work (AAW) is an important work-related state. Little known about how other resources can promote AAW and the link between organizational self-actualization (OSA). In three studies, we drew on conservation of resource theory to determine whether serves as
This document specifies an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) mechanism for authentication and session key distribution that uses the Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) mechanism. AKA is used in the 3rd generation mobile networks Universal Mobile Telecommunications Syst
The workflow scheme plays a vital role in the development of business partnerships. Different organizations are included in this cross-organizational work flow. The workflow structure uses the business cases which enables the business integration. To carry out the processes, diff