Background and Objectives: Halal branding covers a wide range of economic activities including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health, textiles, clothing, leather, financial services, banking and tourism. Among the various forms of tourism, medical tourism has grown rapidly due to its competitive advantages. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate halal branding as a strategy to deve...

H andel and McConnell, 1 in comparing hospital profitability during times of high ambulance diversion versus none, demonstrate the unsur-prising conclusion that a full hospital enjoys greater profit than one less full. Given the perpetual myth of the emergency department (ED) as money loser, it is heart-ening to read that ED admissions yielded a higher per-patient profit than elective admission...

Hotels cooperate with third-party websites to enhance their competitive position and attain sustainable development in the era of e-commerce. Furthermore, hotel managers overbook to hedge against last-minute cancellations and customer no-shows. This paper discusses pricing and overbooking strategies of a hotel in the context of cooperation with multiple third-party websites and analyzes how the...

Bert Messelink,* Thomas Benson, Bary Berghmans, Kari B , Jacques Corcos, Clare Fowler, Jo Laycock, Peter Huat-Chye Lim, Rik van Lunsen, Guus Lycklama a¤ Nijeholt, John Pemberton, AlexWang, AlainWatier, and Philip Van Kerrebroeck Pelvic Care Center ‘Prinsengracht’, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, Holland University of Indiana/Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana University Hospital M...

In order to be successful in the market it is not sufficient to attract new customers managers must concentrate on retaining existing customers implementing effective policies of customer satisfaction and loyalty. In hotel industry customer satisfaction is largely hooked upon quality of service. A management approach focused on customer satisfaction can improve customer loyalty, thus increasing...

Accounting for nearly 40% of final energy consumption, buildings are central to European energy policy. The Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings establishes a benchmarking system known as cost-optimality to set minimum energy performance requirements in new and existing buildings. This paper applies the cost-optimal methodology to an existing structure located in the Mediterranean area ...

BACKGROUND Clinicians, hospital managers, policy makers, and researchers are concerned about high costs, increased demand, and variation in priorities in the intensive care unit (ICU). The objectives of this modelling study are to describe the extra costs and expected health gains associated with admission to the ICU versus the general ward for 30,712 patients and the variation in cost-effectiv...

In the hotel sector, yield management traditionally balances a supply of perishable room nights against demand by manipulating price and time of consumption. While widely accepted, Internetbased distribution channels with different cost structures complicate the process. Hotels must not only manipulate price in response to supply and demand, but must also choose which portfolio of distribution ...

This qualitative study is an exploratory attempt to investigate hotel general managers’ (GMs) perceived work–family balance/interface issues from a strategic perspective. Based on 49 in-person, in-depth, in-office, interviews with full-service hotel GMs, the authors identify current strategic issue perceptions (SIPs) of hotel GMs and explore potential relationships between these SIPs and work–f...