Michael Fast

Bogen beskriver og analyserer turisme som industri og som et felt. Et felt hvor mange forskellige forhold indgår, hvor udfordringerne og mulighederne skal forstås og håndteres, og hvor kompleksitet og modsætninger er store. Bogen diskuterer centrale forhold i turismeindustrien og gennemgår, hvad turisme er i sin brede og dybde, og hvordan du kan forstå de essentielle diskussioner og begreber i turismens komplekse felt. Det gør den i forskellige tematiserede kapitler, som er skrevet af praktikere og forskere indenfor turisme; alle personer med forskellige baggrunde og positioner. Kapitlerne i bogen diskuterer derfor forskellige forhold inden for turisme, så du gennem de mange empiriske undersøgelser, cases, diskussioner af koncepter og teori får viden bredt indenfor feltet turisme. Udover bogen, er der adgang til en online database som indeholder praktiske og tidssvarende cases til kapitlerne, samt konkrete værktøjer.

This book discusses the ontological foundation for organizational analysis and organizational life from a phenomenological perspective. The objective of this book is to provide the reader with an understanding of organizations that adequately takes into account the current philosophical knowledge regarding human nature. A key result of this analysis is that organizations are existentially founded human experiences of emotions, ethics, culture and narrative. This understanding of organizations is furthermore complicated by the existence of concepts of power, relationship, interaction and identity, which all can be perceived as contradicting notions of objectivity, professionalism and rationalism. The question is not whether this is an easy description to navigate nor apply, but rather where we go from here. This book would be of interest to students and scholars working on the philosophy of business, and academics in critical organization studies and alternative philosophy of organization. The book would also be of interest to people in all organization trying to understand everyday of dilemmas and contradictions.

This book provides a new paradigm of economics that is called Qualitative Economics. The authors take an approach to economics that is entirely different from the established neo-classical economics paradigm. Arguing that the basis of neo-classical economic theory with its focus on perfect information in a balanced equilibrium system of supply and demand is fundamentally flawed, the authors propose an inclusive philosophical and scientific perspective to explain economic structures and activities and how best to understand the dynamics of economics. Furthermore, the authors argue that a qualitative approach allows for greater understanding of not only the actors, actions and situations in economics, but also defines the context in which the more traditional quantitative and statistical methods are applied. The book includes case studies to further illustrate the applications of qualitative economics. Challenging orthodox paradigms and schools of economic thought, the book proposes a new way of looking at economics, and as such will be of use to researchers and students of economics, business, social sciences and the sciences as well as think tanks and advocacy groups interested in heterodox economics.

By focusing on the interactions of people and business activities as case examples, we develop the science of economics. This book challenges the roots and paradigm of contemporary economic theory through an examination of its logic. It presents a set of core philosophical arguments directed toward making economics a science.