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View article: It's Not You, It's Me—Women's Denial of Gendered Inequalities in the Event Industry
It's Not You, It's Me—Women's Denial of Gendered Inequalities in the Event Industry Open
Gender inequalities are a persistent barrier to career progression, including in industries predominantly occupied by women. This study used a Delphi study in the United Kingdom and Australia to analyze women's experiences of careers in th…
View article: "All the world's a stage": The spatial value of destination DJ videos
"All the world's a stage": The spatial value of destination DJ videos Open
This exploratory article analyzes the contemporary trend in the music and event industry of organizing and filming electronic dance music (EDM) events at tourist destinations. These videos featuring DJ sets in attractive locations, referre…
View article: Conceptualising dark events: A new framework
Conceptualising dark events: A new framework Open
Dark events are organised events linked to death, disaster and suffering, and this conceptual study provides a new framework that can be used in their analysis. The framework has been developed through a theoretical synthesis of concepts f…
View article: Shared Mobility and India’s Generation Z: Environmental Consciousness, Risks, and Attitudes
Shared Mobility and India’s Generation Z: Environmental Consciousness, Risks, and Attitudes Open
Shared mobility platforms have built scalable digital marketplaces that facilitate the allocation and sharing of transportation and promote sustainable urban travel. Generation Z’s attitude toward shared consumption is closely linked to th…
View article: Making shared leadership work: The importance of trust in project-based organisations
Making shared leadership work: The importance of trust in project-based organisations Open
The role of shared leadership in improving project success has received increasing interest, yet there is still insufficient understanding of the contextual factors that enable – or prohibit – the emergence of shared leadership within proj…
View article: Breaking the bubble-addressing managers’ cultural biases in designing tourist experiences
Breaking the bubble-addressing managers’ cultural biases in designing tourist experiences Open
Although cross-cultural interactions and cultural bubbles have been researched extensively in tourism, these issues have often been viewed one-sidedly. More precisely, in contemporary literature, cultural bubbles are mostly considered one-…
View article: Editorial: The paradigm of creating a new environment for travel industry consumers during the crisis and instability in the world
Editorial: The paradigm of creating a new environment for travel industry consumers during the crisis and instability in the world Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Psychol., 11 November 2022Sec. Organizational Psychology https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1074451
View article: Crisis Management, Destination Recovery and Sustainability
Crisis Management, Destination Recovery and Sustainability Open
The COVID-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt and the global tourism industry has been one of the sectors hit hardest during the pandemic. This book looks at how the tourism industry can enhance its resilience and prepare for future crise…
View article: Organizational readiness to adopt artificial intelligence in the exhibition sector in Western Europe
Organizational readiness to adopt artificial intelligence in the exhibition sector in Western Europe Open
This exploratory study explores perceptions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and organizational readiness to adopt AI, in the exhibition sector of the events industry. A theoretical framework synthesizing the Technology - Organization - Env…
View article: Tourism Policy
Tourism Policy Open
This is a draft entry. The final version is available in Encyclopaedia of Tourism Management and Marketing, edited by Dimitrios Buhalis, published in 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377486.tourism.policy. …
View article: What Shapes Activity Preferences? The Role of Tourist Personality, Destination Personality and Destination Image: Evidence from Serbia
What Shapes Activity Preferences? The Role of Tourist Personality, Destination Personality and Destination Image: Evidence from Serbia Open
Understanding activity preferences and their antecedents is essential for creating personalized tourism offers and effective destination marketing, vital components of a sustainable tourism destination. Previous studies have provided insig…
View article: Dark tourism and World Heritage Sites: a Delphi study of stakeholder perceptions of the development of dark tourism products
Dark tourism and World Heritage Sites: a Delphi study of stakeholder perceptions of the development of dark tourism products Open
Dark tourism has attracted increasing academic attention, but the extent to which it exists as a separate form of tourism from heritage tourism is not yet clear. Despite the growth of UNESCO World Heritage Site designations, little researc…
View article: Multinationals and wages: Evidence from employer-employee data in Serbia
Multinationals and wages: Evidence from employer-employee data in Serbia Open
Many studies have reported that foreign-owned companies pay higher wages on average than domestic companies. However, this can be attributed to the different composition of the workforce or to a wage premium at the individual worker level.…
View article: Smart governance for heritage tourism destinations: Contextual factors and destination management organization perspectives
Smart governance for heritage tourism destinations: Contextual factors and destination management organization perspectives Open
View article: The role of dark commemorative and sport events in peaceful coexistence in the Western Balkans
The role of dark commemorative and sport events in peaceful coexistence in the Western Balkans Open
In order to analyse the ways in which problematic ethno-national behaviour at dark events in the Western Balkans undermines the transition from conflict, to post conflict and then peaceful societies, this research employed a sociological d…
View article: Marketing ethics and competitiveness: A study of deposit money bank in Nigeria
Marketing ethics and competitiveness: A study of deposit money bank in Nigeria Open
Skyline Business Journal aims to publish conceptual, empirical, and applied research in the field of business and management.The journal contributes new ideas and themes to the existing knowledge through pragmatic investigation and theoret…
View article: The nexus between taxation and Nigerian economic growth
The nexus between taxation and Nigerian economic growth Open
Skyline Business Journal aims to publish conceptual, empirical, and applied research in the field of business and management.The journal contributes new ideas and themes to the existing knowledge through pragmatic investigation and theoret…
View article: Impact of Internal and External Promotional Variables on Consumer Buying Behavior in Emerging Economy – An Empirical Study
Impact of Internal and External Promotional Variables on Consumer Buying Behavior in Emerging Economy – An Empirical Study Open
Skyline Business Journal aims to publish conceptual, empirical, and applied research in the field of business and management.The journal contributes new ideas and themes to the existing knowledge through pragmatic investigation and theoret…
View article: Determinants of leverage: evidence based on BSE listed Indian auto ancillary firms
Determinants of leverage: evidence based on BSE listed Indian auto ancillary firms Open
Skyline Business Journal aims to publish conceptual, empirical, and applied research in the field of business and management.The journal contributes new ideas and themes to the existing knowledge through pragmatic investigation and theoret…
View article: Dynamics in academics and consumer research in post-COVID 19 scenario
Dynamics in academics and consumer research in post-COVID 19 scenario Open
Skyline Business Journal aims to publish conceptual, empirical, and applied research in the field of business and management.The journal contributes new ideas and themes to the existing knowledge through pragmatic investigation and theoret…
View article: Tourism Policy Research after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reconsidering the Role of the State in Tourism
Tourism Policy Research after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reconsidering the Role of the State in Tourism Open
Over the last thirty years of research into tourism policy, there has been a dominant assumption that the appropriate role of the state in tourism is mostly settled. The state has a legitimate role in the tourism industry, but it is essent…
View article: Ethnic conflicts and geopolitics: COVID-19 augmented chaos versus efforts to restart tourism sector
Ethnic conflicts and geopolitics: COVID-19 augmented chaos versus efforts to restart tourism sector Open
Skyline Business Journal aims to publish conceptual, empirical, and applied research in the field of business and management.The journal contributes new ideas and themes to the existing knowledge through pragmatic investigation and theoret…
View article: Culture, People and Technology: The Driving Forces for Tourism Cities Proceedings of 8th ITSA Biennial Conference 2020
Culture, People and Technology: The Driving Forces for Tourism Cities Proceedings of 8th ITSA Biennial Conference 2020 Open
This is the proceedings of the 8th Biennial Conference of the International Tourism Studies Association, held in Jakarta and Singapore, 2nd December 2020
View article: Acting the part: Emotional intelligence and job satisfaction as predictors of emotional labor in travel agencies
Acting the part: Emotional intelligence and job satisfaction as predictors of emotional labor in travel agencies Open
Employees of retail travel agencies in sales roles can have long-lasting, direct contact with tourists which, in the case of poor customer service, can be extremely problematic for businesses. Because of this, it is important to understand…
View article: Fuzzy Modelling of Tourist Motivation: An Age-Related Model for Sustainable, Multi-Attraction, Urban Destinations
Fuzzy Modelling of Tourist Motivation: An Age-Related Model for Sustainable, Multi-Attraction, Urban Destinations Open
Tourist motivation, as a core of travel behavior, significantly influences consumer intentions and has attracted academic attention for decades. A plethora of studies analyse sets of internal and external motivators, while methodologies th…
View article: Sustainability in the Meetings Industry
Sustainability in the Meetings Industry Open
The meetings industry, also known as MICE and as business travel and tourism, is comprised of association conventions and congresses, corporate meetings, incentives and exhibitions. It is an important sector of the global tourism industry …
View article: Tourism entrepreneurship and industrial restructuring: Globe national and organizational culture dimensions
Tourism entrepreneurship and industrial restructuring: Globe national and organizational culture dimensions Open
National culture can influence entrepreneurship by creating a specific cultural framework which defines the possibilities for the recognition of opportunities for entrepreneurial activities, as well as their social desirability. Very large…
View article: Tourism, Governance and Sustainable Development
Tourism, Governance and Sustainable Development Open
In this paper, we introduce the themes and approaches that are covered in this special issue on tourism, governance and sustainable development. Firstly, we present a discussion of the themes and topics that have informed the creation of t…
View article: The Role of Sustainable Events in the Management of Historic Buildings
The Role of Sustainable Events in the Management of Historic Buildings Open
As the use of historic building as venues for commercial activity grows, events management professionals working in historic buildings are faced with a number of sustainability challenges, including conservation, preservation, social value…