This chapter investigates the current and future human capital issues and challenges that confront hotel managers in Indonesia. By identifying areas of concern and providing a future platform, the empirical human capital-focused research discussed in this chapter offers the prospect of raising the...

In this chapter, The authors presented five case studies on OH leadership and team building programmes and approaches and then compare them to determine what competencies they are emphasizing as critical in their cultural and operational context. Case studies were selected to represent OH...

This chapter highlights promising practice which aims to prevent and reduce the institutionalization of children at two levels: (1) systems and social work strengthening, and (2) family strengthening and gatekeeping. The ultimate goal is to maximize family preservation supported by strong...

This chapter examines the relationship that Australian travellers have had with Bali, and unpacks the historical and sociopolitical drivers that encourage Australian tourists to support orphanage care models within Bali. This chapter is underpinned by research undertaken for an honours thesis,...

This chapter aims to discusses the impact of the Hajj experience on Islamic religious commitment in Indonesia. To do so the chapter adopts the investment model of commitment (IMC) used in the psychology literature to provide a theoretical framework for studying Hajj experiences. IMC claims that...

Although Indonesia is the largest grower of oil palm, other countries are also significant producers. Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica and Thailand are the next biggest oil palm seed producers. Due to this competition, some Indonesian plantation companies import oil palm germinated seeds from ...

This chapter provides a broad introduction to pilgrimage on Java. The aim is to familiarize the reader with Javanese traditions of learning about self and society through travel. To illustrate this, the ethnographic focus is on a group of pilgrims who visit the sacred site of a local ancestor to...

This chapter examines the pilgrimage tradition of the Tenggerese people, a Javanese ethnic group in Eastern Java, who travel to Mount Bromo during their celebration of the Yadnya Kasada or Kosodo festival to make offerings to the mountain gods. After looking at tourism to the island of Java more...

Through a combination of theoretical and case-study chapters, this volume focuses on religious routes and trails in terms of their spiritual, cultural and economic meanings, and considers the opportunities and challenges arising from their recent increase in popularity. The book is divided into...

This chapter provides a brief background on how political currents have historically been reflected in the development of agricultural technologies, and demonstrates the political aspects of the recognition, valuation and implementation of indigenous knowledge (IK). Case studies from Ecuador,...