Essays on Sports and Recreation Literature Reviews

The paper 'System Thinking Engineering and Its Application in Saudi Vision 2030' is a thoughtful example of the literature review on engineering and construction.... The paper 'System Thinking Engineering and Its Application in Saudi Vision 2030' is a thoughtful example of the literature review on engineering and construction.... The future is uncertain and therefore the literature review conducted on the subject is mainly a projection of what is anticipated which limits the conclusive aspect of the subject under discussion ( Checkland, 2000) ...

This literature review focuses on the evaluation of cultural events in terms of economic, cultural and social impact in relation to the empirical case of ICIF.... It is important to look at what other literature says about evaluation of cultural events.... The objective of the review "Uncovering the Cultural, Social and Economic Impact of Cultural Events on the Local Environment" is to provide a summary of the most relevant research findings regarding socio-cultural impacts of cultural events in small to mid-sized communities of China....

he literature review reveals that business performance is affected by strategic marketing.... From the literature review it is observed that different countries use diverse strategies and set of measures such as ‘inside out capabilities' which have high influence on the performance of Finnish companies.... Strategic Marketing Management of Oil and Gas Industry: A Review of literature....

he research was conducted by an extensive literature review.... In addition, the existing research indicated that the factors for breast cancer in black women were contrary to the literature on white women.... The effect of exercise on reducing risk has previously been studied and the literature generally supports the hypothesis that regular exercise reduces the risk of breast cancer.... Activities included all types of sports, hiking, jogging, and dancing....

A literature Review on Innovation As our review of the literature will show, the word 'Innovation' has evolved into a complex concept with several meanings, and to which could be attributed the rise and fall of civilisations, the competitiveness of global economies, the profitability of firms, the survival of nations, and the explanation of both the best and the worst in everything human. ...

literature review ... The literature review that follows will discuss the B2B, B2C, C2C and B2E forms of E-commerce web sites to a reasonable extend. ... The following evaluation will be based on the basic requirements for qualification of the sites in their respective categories and the general review of literature on forms of E-commerce business models. ... ther sports & Entertainment Products ...

gas industry has experienced a significant change because of successively producing natural gas from unconventional shale reserves.... Analysts claim that the U.... .... is in a position to produce natural gas worth of demand in several decades to come (Energy Information.... ... ... Although it is not clear on the amount of gas will be produced, it is evident that Shale gas underwent an amazing boom in the United States in the past years (Arthur, Bohm & Layne 2009)....

The first objective of Review of literature is to scan the literature available on the subject of the dissertation and to observe whether there are any gaps in the extant literature - while in all humility conceding the limitations of space and time such an audacious move entails.... The more important objectives of the Review of literature are to find precedents that may be applied to the subject under discussion.... Chapter 3 Review of literature The first objective of Review of literature is to scan the literature available on the subject of the dissertation and to observe whether there are any gaps in the extant literature - while in all humility conceding the limitations of space and time such an audacious move entails....

This literature review "Relevance and Significance of Festivals in Contextualising Arts" discusses arts that depend on festivals in the modern regimes to promote tourism, cultural consideration, economic development, and social development.... From a survey of literature, substantial and well-established literature exist that attest to the significance of the roles and benefits of festivals in exemplifying the roles of arts and culture across socio-cultural, political and economic domains (Quinn 2009)....

This literature review "Students in Rural and Remote Schools in Queensland" focuses on the use of information and communication technologies and resources such as video conferencing and Moodle to support students learning that may encourage voluntary school non-attendance.... Over the year, a number of literature have explored the ways in which students in schools based in rural and remote Australia are disadvantaged as compared to students in schools based in urban areas(Alloway & Dalley-Trim, 2009; Brennan, 2006; Lyons et al, 2006; Porter, 2006)....

This literature review "Managing Students' Behaviour at Nihon Junior High School" discusses Nihon students' behavioral problems, especially bullying, ultimately to find solutions from best practices worldwide.... literature-based methodology is utilised for this research study, exploiting a plethora of literature on various strategies and approaches in managing student behaviour worldwide.... Review of literature ...

(2002, 471-485) In Human Kinetics, virtual reality – an application video-based training – was tested in order to determine its viability of being used in training participants to learn exact motions needed often in sports and arts.... The following chapters analyze video training for multimedia software in the literature review.... Review of Related literature ... Of course, no literature review on training – be it video-based or not – would be complete without examining learning, the end result of training....

literature review on effectiveness of supporting policies for foreign Small and ... The aim of this paper is to examine trade policies in China and their advantages and disadvantages to small and medium-sized enterprises.... With examples, this paper will also explore whether there are foreign small or medium-sized enterprises in China....

The paper 'Arts Organization Analysis' will and use available literature and documentation to determine how it funds its operations, and to identify factors that pose challenges and/or offer opportunities for future economic sustainability in the context of the arts sector as a whole.... Therefore, this essay will and use available literature and documentation to determine how it funds its operations, and to identify factors that pose challenges and/or offer opportunities for future economic sustainability in the context of the arts sector as a whole. ...

The benchmark questions used in the Best Value User Satisfaction Survey are relatively basic meaning that more viable information should be sourced from the literature review of past surveys, as well as the analysis of other similar areas around the world (Cope 2009, 174).... Population Census Data (Green Space Analysis) literature searches show that passive and informal activities are the predominant reasons why people visit green spaces in urban areas.... Information from the literature search shows that people's chief reasons for visiting urban green spaces can be categorised into several distinct categories i....

The paper 'The Affect of the Increased Government Spending to Combat Recent Great Recession' is a cogent example of macro & microeconomics literature review.... The paper 'The Affect of the Increased Government Spending to Combat Recent Great Recession' is a cogent example of macro & microeconomics literature review....

Jane Martin echoes that the company should stop the promotion of Coke Life that has full sugar in sports and in schools.... The paper 'Innovative Techniques for Effective and Eco-Friendly Supply Chain Logistics' is an impressive example of a management literature review.... The paper 'Innovative Techniques for Effective and Eco-Friendly Supply Chain Logistics' is an impressive example of a management literature review.... In the discussion, literature research method has been used to study the eco-friendly in the supply chain for different companies to indicate innovations....

It also promotes the development of love for literature through extensive and fun reading.... In alternative curricula such as the Summerhill schools, students are left free to interact with each other through art, culture, games and sports.... "The National Curriculum Vs Alternative Curricula" paper is an attempt to analyze curriculum with special emphasis put on the origin, development, and influential factors of the National Curriculum, with some comparison and contrast with alternative curricula....

Therefore, such comments are accompanied by past reviews that the user has received from other hosts and guests.... This literature review "The Impact of Online Renting Accommodation Services on the Hospitality Industry" discusses the extent to which Airbnb serves as a substitute for hotel bookings....

(1980) The Social Psychology of Leisure and recreation, Dubuque: W.... There is a general consensus that pull factors are the external forces representing the destination/product features, for example, the attractions, recreation facilities, services that attract the person to a product....

This literature review "Single Currency on German Economy" examines the economic implications of using the EU's single currency on the German economy.... As part of conducting a literature review with regards to the potential economic impact of centralizing the currency, this report will focus on discussing the advantages and disadvantages.... As part of conducting a literature review with regards to the potential economic impact of centralizing the currency, this report will focus on discussing the advantages and disadvantages of using the Euro (€) currency in the economic performance of Germany....

The paper "Self-Determination Theory" indicates that beliefs referring to low perceived exercise competence, perceived lack of somatic and psychological resources to cope with the completion of an exercise program, and diminished physical self-perceptions may be addressed in adult females.... ... ...

EWSPAPER PORTRAYALS OF BORIS JOHNSON IN THE BRITISH NEWSPAPERS Review of literature 1 Media's role in British Society In Britain, the media's role is clearly defined.... For example in it will be noted that Britain is a socio-cultural community with the people following social passions such as religion, sports, politics, economics, tourism, show business, education, and the likes.... What this means is that the media in Britain is responsible to offering entertainment to the society through the combination of a number of society paradigms including show business and sports....

The paper "Ethical Human Resource Management" is a good example of a literature review on human resources.... ollowing a review of the available literature on the advantages and disadvantages of using social media in making hiring decisions, a conclusion was drawn and recommendations made to organizations concerning if and to what extent social networking sites should be used in the recruitment and selection process.... literature Review ... Therefore, SNSs provide an opportunity for the employer to assess potential candidates' interests and backgrounds which can always be manifested in their pastimes, travel and cultural interests including music, literature and art....

hrough literature, there are several barriers and drivers to internationalisation that have been associated with both large companies and small and medium scale (SME) companies.... The paper "The Birth of Globalisation Concept" describes that the view of Hollensen (2011) that born global firms are management by visionary leaders who see the world as a single and holistic marketplace is useful for companies seeking to expand internationally....

In channeling, teachers encourage ethnic minority students to fully take part only in stereotypical parts of the curriculum and Bayanfar (2013) gives a typical example of the notion that black Caribbean boys are regarded by schools as natural athletes and better suited for sports and not academics.... This literature review "Hidden Curriculum as Education's Side Effects" seeks to understand the relationship between hidden curriculum and the low achievement of African-Caribbean students within the British school system with a focus on the educational achievement of the black people....

he sizeable bulkiness of literature with reviews of media and globalization argues that there has been enormous change spatial and sequential gaps, which has been brought about not just be mass media, but also by communication, as well as electronic media (Biagi, 2014, p.... This literature review "Media-Space and Its Importance in Understanding Modern-Day Media" discusses the function of media in disputing historically important notions of space and time, changing the manner in which individuals shape their individualities and stretching the degree of physical....

The paper "The Various Postural Changes Associated with Pregnancy" states that these postural changes adversely affect the health of women, cause damage to their physiology and result in various musculoskeletal issues and musculoskeletal dysfunction during the prenatal and postpartum periods.... ...

In that direction, this report will do a literature review on the topic of KM in a general manner, and focus on its applications in the Telecom sector as well as in call centers.... literature reviewKM- A backgroundAs Tiwana (2000, p.... The paper "Knowledge Innovation and Learning" argues the aim of KM is to make sure that those visible and 'invisible' data are effectively arranged and managed so that the management and importantly the employees could utilize them to improve their productivity and achieve customer satisfaction....

(2006) finding, graduate competence in the Australian sports and recreation further concretises the demand for this approach.... This paper "Approaches to Continuing Education and Training" provides an analysis of the approaches of workplace learning existing within academic literature.... in particular discuss significance of work placements, seminars and workshop to ensure that graduates in sports science acquire relevant skills....

onato, KA 2006, ‘National health education programs to promote healthy eating and physical activity', Nutrition reviews, vol.... This paper focuses on a review of the literature to examine the role of parents in the increase of childhood obesity.... This chapter focuses on a review of literature to examine the role of parents in the increase of childhood obesity.... aving reviewed the literature, it is apparent that parenting is major determinant of childhood obesity....

This report will do a literature review on the topic of KM in a general manner.... The aims of this report to develop a KM system or framework of best practices to support the call centre in a Telecom Company in order to improve its customer service performance and the company's competitiveness....

BRIC economies are considered the largest market economies with a rapid growth, and accounts for more than three billion people, who are slightly under half of the total population in the world.... These countries have made a substantial contribution to the growth in the world GDP,.... ... ... In addition, by 2050, China will have one of the most significant economies, and making America fall back from its current Therefore, BRIC is expected to bring forth changes in the list of the greatest world economies in the near future....

The author makes known in his literature, the existence of a Frenchman called Henri Fayol.... From the paper "The Principles of Management by George Robert Terry " it is clear that the majority of the approaches seek to apply in real life.... They bear claim that no single approach is applicable universally and different situations and problems require dissimilar approaches....

Exploring the literature has brought about some fundamental maturity models.... The literature survey will talk about the quality and impediments of some current models and highlighting the upsides and downsides of these models.... ” Lund: Student literature ...

The following essay reviews literature on cultural jamming.... This literature review "Culture Jamming" discusses culture jamming as a tactic employed by several anti-consumerist social organizations or movements to subvert or disrupt the media culture and its mainstream cultural institutions comprising of corporate advertising....

Strategic Leadership In Top Management Levels Affects Organization Performance Chapter literature Review The literature review starts with a brief explanation over globalization of world after advent of internet in 1970s, creation of telecommunication and transportation networks that have facilitated in trade activities all across the world.... he author of this literature review would start by presenting the fact that world has become a global village due to rapid technological developments and advancements....

The paper "What is the Relationship between Institutions and Economic Development" is a wonderful example of a literature review on macro and microeconomics.... There is a vast empirical literature that studies the impact of institutions on economic performance, particularly on growth (Easterly and Levine (2003), Acemoglu et al.... o summarize, there is a rich empirical literature that has demonstrated the existence of a positive link between institutional quality and economic growth, but there were also studies concluding that countries must have a minimum level of economic development to appropriately capitalize the institutional matrix....

From the paper "Role of Leadership for Staff Development" it is clear that numerous scholars have paid attention to the role of leadership in staff development.... To start with, Blackmore Wilson and Stainton (2008) focus on the leadership behaviours that promote staff development in schools.... ...

uotations: “The literature on leadership styles and information security concerns within small businesses is very limited.... The literature gap may be due to the evolution of cybercrime, which initially targeted the computer systems of large corporations and government organizations”.... uotations: “Increasingly, the literature has shifted towards innovation rather than efficiency as the key driver of growth, business success or failure”....

??Toward Delivery of Effective Mobile Government: The Case of Oman” Table of Contents literature Review 3 References 9 literature Review According toAbdelghaffar & Magdy (2012), it has been recognised that most of the governments globally are increasingly moving towards implementing the concept of mobile government which is also prevalently known as m-government....

This literature review explores the role of aerobic and resistance training exercises as a management strategy for type 2 diabetes.... This literature review explores the role of aerobic and resistance training exercises as a management strategy for type 2 diabetes.... This paper is going to explore the literature relating to the role of aerobic and resistance training exercises in managing type 2diabetes mellitus ... Diabetes, American College of sports Medicine, Retrieved on 22 September 2012, < ...

This review "The Role of Parents in Increase of Childhood Obesity in the United Kingdom" analyses to recommend cost-effective remedies to childhood obesity.... The review considers the impact of childhood obesity on the health, social, and economy in the United Kingdom.... ... ... ... The importance of conducting this research revolves around the fact that lifestyle diseases are the leading cause of deaths globally....

From the paper "Human Resource Management in Sport and recreation by Chelladurai" it is clear that the book contains literature on the significance of applying human resource strategies in the administration of sports activities, and recreational services.... The book contains a chapter on the internal marketing of sports and any recreational activity.... The purpose of this book is to guide students in understanding human resource applications in the management of sports and recreational services....

The purpose of the chapter is to conduct a literature review on unhealthy eating behaviors of young adults, the scenario related to food labeling within the United Kingdom, and the role of persuasive technology in encouraging healthier food choices in order to gain an in-depth comprehension of the prevailing circumstances.... Mobile Application Tool, Which Uses Persuasive Design to Encourage Young Adults to Make Healthier Food Alternatives Table of Contents Chapter 2: literature Review 3 2....

This literature review "Local Entrepreneurial Ventures in India" focuses on the economic and social significance of entrepreneurship and how it contributes to economic development and social change.... This literature review will discuss and argue that the existing theories and research on Entrepreneurship, ICT and Mobile Internet Technologies, and Rural Development suggest that at a macro as well as the micro-level there is a correlation between local entrepreneurs offering localized technology solutions in rural areas of developing economies like North India and the success of the technology-based local entrepreneurial ventures and the overall economic development in these regions....

literature Review Nokia's International Business Strategy 1.... This review of literature explores the implications of international business strategy within the context of Nokia Corporation, a multinational corporation which has seen phenomenal growth but an almost rapid decline in the last decade.... International Business Strategy To better understand the implications of the published reports and literature on Nokia's global strategy and its local strategy in China, a brief survey of the existing theoretical discussion on international business strategy is warranted....

(c) Carry out a critical literature review to identify what is considered to be “best practice” in the area of retail customer service from an availability viewpoint? ... rom the conclusions drawn from your literature research review and your findings within the case study, create a proposition for the changes you would like to see introduced to solve existing problems of OOS) Out of stock scenarios. ... Identity theft literature review....

The present book review "Systems Approach to Strategic Management" is focused on the strategic thinking that aims at exploring and developing the unique opportunities for value creation.... Reportedly, the process of strategic thinking involves creative and proactive dialog.... ... ... ... An effective strategic thinking unlocks opportunities for value creation and challenges the firm's assumption of its value propositions....

The literature study of the topic of nutritional diet explains the huge impact of food on the mental illness.... The paper "Benefits of Good Nutrition for People with Mental Illness" states that the intake of a nutritional diet prevents several diseases and promotes healthy life....