This paper proposes the concept of “Integrated Hospitality” aiming at improving the productivi- ty of service industries. It is defined as an integrated enterprise/social value chain management initiated from the co-creation process with service consumers. Cultivating the ability of the inte- grated hospitality in various organizational levels, we can gain the capability of intangible asset value evaluation, service capability for balancing asset constraints and stakeholder conflicts, etc. We will contribute to pursuing the continuous service value creation in domestic/local commu- nity as well as in the global competitive environment.

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Women’s active participation in society is increasingly encouraged in many developed democracies. It is also vital to national economic growth and global competitiveness to attract global business. In turn, women’s participation in the labor force requires more attention to the care sector and its role in the eco- nomic policy. If women and families demand from the government more generous welfare policies for children, the elderly, workers, and families, a national budget expansion could be necessary. As a result, if national budget deficit is exacerbated, global competitiveness could be weakened. In this regard, wom- en’s representation must play a role in democratic countries; therefore, if there are any differences in poli- cy preferences between men and women, an increase in the participation of women in politics could shift the direction of a national budget. This paper examines female lawmaker’s behaviors toward budget dis- cipline, using American legislative data. It has revealed that increased number of female lawmakers does not necessarily expand the nation’s budget deficit.

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There might be a room for the study of methodologies to analize circumstances which are different region by region, to lead each region to the creation of innovation, and finally to be utilized by main region- al actors although many active academic studies on the regional innovation have been practiced. The pur- pose of this study is to newly develop a framework as one of methodologies to pull barrier factors out against any activities for regional innovation, which are inherent in each region. This paper reviews the attempt to develop the new analytical framework, to find any relational charasteristics on main actors and issues of the fish firming industry at Amakusa City, and to pull concrete barrier factors out against the promotion of innovative region. Finally, supplementary ideas are proposed for the regional innovation at Amakusa.

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In this paper, we reviewed relevant theories about authenticity in the field of tourism sociology and anthropology and examined the relationship between cultural commodification and authenticity in tourism. We also examined the concept of stage setting in tourism as a method to construct authenticity through cultural commodification. Presenting the case of Amakusa Nanban cultural tourism, the paper proposed a framework for staging cultural tourism and constructing cultural authenticity. Finally, important issues to develop cultural tourism in Amakusa were discussed.

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Hotel management contract and the inside contract system, which was emerged in the 19th century ma- chinery factories, have some characteristics in common. Operators or contractors are responsible for su- pervising the overall day-to-day business, while property owners retain legal ownership of a site, building, equipment and inventories. In these situations, operators or contractors gain a comperehensive power on operations. By comparing these two forms of the past and present, hotel management contract is defined as a new form of the inside contract system.

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