Innovation and Knowledge in the Network Society
Mark Granovetter
Barry Wellman, S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto referred to a message on Mark’s Granovetter honors:
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), one of the
country’s oldest honorary learned societies, announced on Monday the
election of 190 new fellows and 22 new foreign honorary members,
including: Mark Granovetter,
Founded in 1780 by John [...]
With contributions from leading global experts both from the industry and academia, each case follows a rigid structure with features such as bulleted summaries and review questions, as well as each section having its own thorough introduction and conclusion written by the editors highlighting the key issues and theories. Cases covered include: Intercontinental Hotel Group and online intermediaries, Expedia.de, Amadeus, VisitBritain, Enterprise Rent-a-car, Lufthansa systems and many more.
Divided into the following sections, the case studies are used to illustrate the theory and issues to finally present a big picture of innovative and successful ICT usage in the tourism sector:
# Hospitality
# Intermediaries
# Destinations
# Transportation
# IT-Systems in Tourism
# Mobile Systems and Services