Motivational analysis of tourists who visit a city with inscriptions World Heritage Site, Granada, Spain

In recent times, it has been noticed that cultural tourism attracts millions of people. One interesting aspect is the analysis of WHS (World Heritage Site) destinations or cultural destinations that have an inscription WHS. This research has the goal of analysing the different groups of tourists who visit a cultural destination with an inscription WHS, specifically the city of Granada (Spain). For this, segmentation was performed, studying the socio-demographic profile of the tourists and their assessment of the attributes of this destination. For the tourist segmentation, two models have been followed. Four different groups of tourists were found: alternative, cultural, emotional and heritage. In this last one, the relationship between curiosity about the culture of the tourist destination and the heritage visited has a determining role. This study makes an important contribution to the literature regarding the links between the tourist and the historic and monumental heritage they visit and their tourist behaviour

Exploring the constraint profile of winter sports resort tourist segments

Many studies have confirmed the importance of market segmentation both theoretically and empirically. Surprisingly though, no study has so far addressed the issue from the perspective of leisure constraints. Since different consumers face different barriers, we look at participation in leisure activities as an outcome of the negotiation process that winter sports resort tourists go through, to balance between related motives and constraints. This empirical study reports the findings on the applicability of constraining factors in segmenting the tourists who visit winter sports resorts. Utilizing data from 1,391 tourists of winter sports resorts in Greece, five segments were formed based on their constraint, demographic and behavioral profile. Our findings indicate that such segmentation sheds light on factors that could potentially limit the full utilization of the market. To maximize utilization, we suggest customizing marketing to the profile of each distinct winter sports resort tourist segment that emerge

Exploring the constraint profile of winter sports resort tourist segments

Many studies have confirmed the importance of market segmentation both theoretically and empirically. Surprisingly though, no study has so far addressed the issue from the perspective of leisure constraints. Since different consumers face different barriers, we look at participation in leisure activities as an outcome of the negotiation process that winter sports resort tourists go through, to balance between related motives and constraints. This empirical study reports the findings on the applicability of constraining factors in segmenting the tourists who visit winter sports resorts. Utilizing data from 1,391 tourists of winter sports resorts in Greece, five segments were formed based on their constraint, demographic and behavioral profile. Our findings indicate that such segmentation sheds light on factors that could potentially limit the full utilization of the market. To maximize utilization, we suggest customizing marketing to the profile of each distinct winter sports resort tourist segment that emerge

ANALISIS KECURANGAN LAPORAN KEUANGAN DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN FRAUD TRIANGLE (Studi Kasus Pada Perusahaan Manufaktur Yang Terdaftar di BEI Tahun 2018-2020)

This observe pursuits to decide the impact of possibilities, pressures, and explanation (the fraud triangle) on fraudulent economic reporting. The research approach used is a quantitative associative observe through reading facts on production businesses listed at the Indonesian inventory change (IDX) in 2018-2020. The studies pattern become conducted by way of a centered sampling method with several criteria defined with the aid of the researcher, in order that the studies sample became obtained from 35 production companies. statistics analysis was carried out using descriptive statistical methods, normality tests, classical assumption checks, speculation checking out, and more than one linear checks using SPSS. The results confirmed that a few and large opportunities, pressures and rationalizations had a great fantastic effect on fraud with financial statements, as evidenced by using the calculation of > table t and sig. 0.05. The value of R square is 0.920, so the level of influence between the independent variables and the structured used is 92.0%, and the rest is stricken by different variables.Keywords: Fraud Triangle, Fraudulent Financial Statements, Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX)

Categorization of the heritage tourist. The case of Granada (Spain)

Las razones variadas por las cuales un individuo toma la decisión de viajar o hacer turismo desencadenan la necesidad de conocer y profundizar en las características de los diferentes tipos de turistas, con preponderancia en países y ciudades cuya economía se dinamiza gracias a este sector de la economía. Desde esta perspectiva, la investigación se planteó, como objetivo principal, la identificación de los turistas en ciudades con inscripciones de Patrimonio de la Humanidad, en concreto se centra en la ciudad de Granada (España). Asimismo, se indaga en las características del viaje, estudiando la existencia de diferencias entre los distintos tipos de turistas; por ello, se realizó una segmentación en base a la motivación cultural y a la percepción emocional de los visitantes, realizando un análisis de diferencias estadísticas sobre los criterios seleccionados. Los hallazgos revelan la existencia de tres tipos de turistas: turista alternativo, turista cultural y turista patrimonial, se obtuvo un mayor impacto económico entre los turistas que presentan motivaciones de tipo cultural. Por su parte, el turista patrimonial se caracteriza por proceder de lugares con influencia Andalusí (Portugal y la mayor parte del territorio español). Así, la investigación concluye que, para un grupo importante de turistas, la visita a Granada está ligada a su propia herencia cultural, existiendo una identidad común: Identidad cultural Andalusí. Los resultados contribuyen a identificar las características de los distintos segmentos de visitantes facilitando el diseño de productos turísticos y culturales adecuados a las necesidades de cada tipología de turista.The various reasons why an individual makes the decision to travel or tourism trigger the need to know and deepen the characteristics of the different types of tourists, with a preponderance in countries and cities whose economy is boosted thanks to tourism. From this perspective, this research aimed to identify tourists in cities with World Heritage inscriptions, specifically focused on the city of Granada (Spain). Likewise, the characteristics of the trip are investigated, studying the existence of differences between the different types of tourists; Therefore, a segmentation was carried out based on the cultural motivation and the emotional perception of the visitors, carrying out an analysis of statistical differences on the selected criteria. The findings reveal the existence of three types of tourists: alternative tourist, cultural tourist and heritage tourist, a greater economic impact was obtained among tourists with cultural motivations. For its part, the heritage tourist is characterized by coming from places with Andalusian influence (Portugal and most of the Spanish territory). Thus, the research concludes that, for an important group of tourists, the visit to Granada is linked to their own cultural heritage, with a common identity: Andalusian cultural identity. The results contribute to identifying the characteristics of the different visitor segments, facilitating the design of tourist and cultural products appropriate to the needs of each type of tourist

Recent Advances in Multi Robot Systems

To design a team of robots which is able to perform given tasks is a great concern of many members of robotics community. There are many problems left to be solved in order to have the fully functional robot team. Robotics community is trying hard to solve such problems (navigation, task allocation, communication, adaptation, control, ...). This book represents the contributions of the top researchers in this field and will serve as a valuable tool for professionals in this interdisciplinary field. It is focused on the challenging issues of team architectures, vehicle learning and adaptation, heterogeneous group control and cooperation, task selection, dynamic autonomy, mixed initiative, and human and robot team interaction. The book consists of 16 chapters introducing both basic research and advanced developments. Topics covered include kinematics, dynamic analysis, accuracy, optimization design, modelling, simulation and control of multi robot systems

Recent Advances in Social Data and Artificial Intelligence 2019

The importance and usefulness of subjects and topics involving social data and artificial intelligence are becoming widely recognized. This book contains invited review, expository, and original research articles dealing with, and presenting state-of-the-art accounts pf, the recent advances in the subjects of social data and artificial intelligence, and potentially their links to Cyberspace

Marketing Communications Plan. Case: Lapin Retriittisafarit

The objective of this thesis was to find out the best marketing communications channels and tools for a new tourism company in Rovaniemi. The subject derived from the personal interest to marketing and its communications tools and channels. As the company is new, it did not have a functioning marketing plan yet. The outcome was to create a cost-effective marketing communications plan which the company was able to decide to what extend to implement it. The goal was to get visibility for the company and increase its sales and profit. The company wanted to concentrate on international individual travellers so a quantitative research was made to foreign tourists in the Arctic Circle. The survey was planned together with the commissioner and implemented during three days in the spring 2012. The results were analysed and the suggestions for the marketing strategies were proposed based on the responds. Three marketing books were mainly used as a basis for the theory part. Also scientific articles and Internet sources were used to find reliable information. The research revealed that Internet has a strong influence on people’s buying behaviour. That is why it was suggested for the company to invest most on e-communications. As there are many different marketing communications tools and channels, it was suggested for the company to choose the most effective ones based on the survey and use them as an integrated way.Opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli selvittää tehokkaimmat markkinointiviestintäkanavat uudelle matkailualan yritykselle Rovaniemellä. Aihe muotoutui omasta kiinnostuksesta markkinointiin ja sen eri viestintäkeinoihin sekä yrityksen puutteelliseen markkinointistrategiaan. Yrityksellä ei ollut vielä käytössä markkinointisuunnitelmaa, joten päämääränä oli kehittää sellainen. Suunnitelman tuloksena yritys saisi näkyvyyttä markkinoilla ja kasvattaisi myyntiä sekä tuloja. Yrityksen pääkohderyhmänä olivat ulkomaalaiset yksityiset matkailijat. Heille kohdistettu kvantitatiivinen kysely toteutettiin Napapiirillä keväällä 2012. Kysely oli suunniteltu yhdessä toimeksiantajan kanssa. Tuloksien analysoinnin perusteella on yritykselle esitetty parannusehdotuksia sekä vinkkejä markkinointivälineisiin ja -kanaviin. Yritys sai itse päättää, missä määrin toteuttaa suosituksia. Opinnäytetyössä on ensimmäiseksi teoriaosuus, jossa on pääasiassa käytetty tiedonlähteenä kolmea eri kirjaa markkinoinnin perusteista. Myös tieteellisiä artikkeleja sekä luotettavia Internet-lähteitä on käytetty tiedonlähteinä. Tutkimusosiossa kysely paljasti, että Internetillä on suuri vaikutus kuluttajakäyttäytymiseen. Tämän takia pääasiassa ehdotettiin kehittämään yrityksen kotisivuja englanninkielellä. Eri viestintävälineitä ja -kanavia kehotettiin käyttämään integroidun markkinointiviestinnän keinoin

Mobile Robots

The objective of this book is to cover advances of mobile robotics and related technologies applied for multi robot systems' design and development. Design of control system is a complex issue, requiring the application of information technologies to link the robots into a single network. Human robot interface becomes a demanding task, especially when we try to use sophisticated methods for brain signal processing. Generated electrophysiological signals can be used to command different devices, such as cars, wheelchair or even video games. A number of developments in navigation and path planning, including parallel programming, can be observed. Cooperative path planning, formation control of multi robotic agents, communication and distance measurement between agents are shown. Training of the mobile robot operators is very difficult task also because of several factors related to different task execution. The presented improvement is related to environment model generation based on autonomous mobile robot observations

採餌問題のための確率的探索戦略の設計と最適化

Autonomous robot’s search strategy is the set of rules that it employs while looking for targets in its environment. In this study, the stochastic movement of robots in unknown environments is statistically studied, using a Levy walk method. Biological systems (e.g., foraging animals) provide useful models for designing optimal stochastic search algorithms. Observations of biological systems, ranging from large animals to immune cells, have inspired the design of efficient search strategies that incorporate stochastic movement. In this study, we seek to identify the optimal stochastic strategies for autonomous robots. Given the complexity of interaction between the robot and its environment, optimization must be performed in high-dimensional parameter space. The effect of the explanatory variable on the forger robot movement with the minimum required energy was also studied using experiments done by the response surface methodology (RSM). We analyzed the extent to which search efficiency requires these characteristics, using RSM. Correlation between the involved parameters via a Lévy walk process was examined through designing a setup for the experiments to determine the interaction of the involved variables and the robot movement. The extracted statistical model represents the priority influence of those variables on the robot by developing the statistical model of the mentioned unknown area. The efficiency of a simple strategy was investigated based on Lévy walk search in two-dimensional landscapes with clumped resource distributions. We show how RSM techniques can be used to identify optimal parameter values as well as to describe how sensitive efficiency reacts to the changes in these values. Here, we identified optimal parameter for designing robot by using stochastic search pattern and applying mood-switching criteria on a mixture of speed and sensor and μ to determine how many robots are needed for a solution. Fractal criterion-based robot strategies were more efficient than those based on the resource encounter criterion, and the former was found to be more robust to changes in resource distribution as well.九州工業大学博士学位論文 学位記番号:生工博甲第358号 学位授与年月日:令和元年9月20日1 Introduction|2 Levy Walk|3 Design of Experiment (DOE)|4 Response Surface Methodology|5 Results and Discussions|6 Conclusion九州工業大学令和元年