Blue paint and white underwear: miscommunication and humour in intercultural contexts.
Book Chapter
Victoria, M. (2016)
Blue paint and white underwear: miscommunication and humour in intercultural contexts. In J. N. Singh, A. Kantara, & D. Cserző (Eds.), Downscaling Culture: Revisiting Intercultural Communication (92-113). Cardiff University, Wales: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
When two individuals from different cultural backgrounds fail to achieve mutual understanding, the accusatory finger is almost always automatically pointed at ‘cultural differ...
An introduction to the future
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., Backer, E., & Smith, K. (2014)
An introduction to the future. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals. , (3-9). Abingdon, Oxon: Taylor & Francis
No abstract available.
Cognitive map(s) of event and festival futures
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., & Wheatley, C. (2014)
Cognitive map(s) of event and festival futures. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. M. -. Beattie, E. Backer, & K. A. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals. , (271-314). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis
The future cannot be forecasted with a high degree of certainty and precision (Eden and Ackermann 1998); however, understanding the environment and context as explanation is a...
Leadership and visionary futures: future proofing festivals.
Book Chapter
Robertson, M., & Brown, S. (2014)
Leadership and visionary futures: future proofing festivals. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events & Festivals. , (219-235). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis
Introduction David Bowie’s 1974 album Diamond Dogs offered a dystopian vision of the world in which ‘. . . fleas the size of rats sucked on rats the size of cats and ten thous...
eScaping in the city, retailvents in socio-spatially managed futures.
Book Chapter
Robertson, M., & Lees, G. (2014)
eScaping in the city, retailvents in socio-spatially managed futures. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals. , (251-267). (1). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis
From a mercantile past, of the travelling merchant and adventures and travels around the world, to proliferation of market towns, to the growth of individual – specialist – sh...
Scenarios for the future of events and festivals: Mick Jagger at 107 and Edinburgh Fringe
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., & Musarurwa, N. (2014)
Scenarios for the future of events and festivals: Mick Jagger at 107 and Edinburgh Fringe. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals. , (36-50). (1). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis
Introduction: a tipping point The power of festivals and events is multifarious. As both historic artefacts and barometers of current beliefs, opinions and the state of societ...
Becoming an independent learner through cultural transitions
Book Chapter
Zhou, V. X. (2011)
Becoming an independent learner through cultural transitions. In F. Su (Ed.), Chasing the Dream: Chinese Learning Journeys, (89-103). Chasing the Dream: Chinese Learning Journeys: Trentham Books
No abstract available.
Festivals and events, government and spatial governance
Book Chapter
Robertson, M., & Wardrop, K. (2011)
Festivals and events, government and spatial governance. In J. S. Page, & J. Connell (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Events. , (489-506). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch31
This article seeks to clarify some of the current uncertainties of what politics means in a rapidly changing society. More importantly it investigates the position and role of...
A futurist’s view on the future of events
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., & Smith, K. (2011)
A futurist’s view on the future of events. In J. Connell, & S. J. Page (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Events. , (507-525). Oxon, UK: Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203803936.ch32
Events are significant in today’s society. They have links to religion, to culture, to sport, to community, to commerce, and to political, policy and microeconomic and macroec...
Using the Resource-Based View to Advance International Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Review on How Far Have We Come since Peng’s 2001 Predictions?
Book Chapter
D’Angelo, A., & Warner, K. S. R. (2010)
Using the Resource-Based View to Advance International Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Review on How Far Have We Come since Peng’s 2001 Predictions?. In P. Dimitratos, & M. V. Jones (Eds.), Resources, Efficiency and Globalization, (294-309). London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230278028_16
In the new global business environment, internationalization has become a primary driving force for competition (Hitt et al. 2001). Traditionally the com-petitive landscape in...