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Examining the motivations for social entrepreneurship using Max Weber’s typology of rationality

Mody, Makarand; Day, Jonathon; Sydnor, Sandra; Jaffe, … - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 28 (2016) 6, pp. 1094-1114

Purpose This paper aims to utilize a framework from classic sociology – Max Weber’s Typology of Rationality – to understand the motivations for social entrepreneurship in responsible tourism in India. The critical role of the social entrepreneur in effecting the phenomenon of social...

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Hospitality entrepreneurship: a link in the career chain

Andringa, Siets; Poulston, Jill; Pernecky, Tomas - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 28 (2016) 4, pp. 717-736

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivational factors behind the transition of successful hospitality entrepreneurs in New Zealand, back into paid employment. Design/methodology/approach In all, 16 interviewees were recruited using the snowball technique and their stories...

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Chinese travelers’ behavioral intentions toward room-sharing platforms

Wu, Jiang; Zeng, Minne; Xie, Karen L. - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 29 (2017) 10, pp. 2688-2707

-sharing platforms in the sharing economy. Design/methodology/approach Based on theories of motivation, the influences on travelers of … utilitarian and hedonic motivation, perceived trust and past experience were investigated. Considering the characteristics of room …-sharing, utilitarian motivation is measured by service experience, information acquisition, cost saving and resource efficiency. Hedonic …

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Health tourism

Yang, Jae Yeon; Paek, Soyon; Kim, Taegoo (Terry); Lee, … - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 27 (2015) 8, pp. 1881-1904

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of tourists’ needs for healing experience (NHE) on behavioral intentions for transformation (BIT) with healing involvement (HI) as a mediator. Using the two sub-constructs of BIT in the tourism industry (i.e. selection of healing...

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Theoretical examination of destination loyalty formation

Gursoy, Dogan; S. Chen, Joseph; G. Chi, Christina - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 26 (2014) 5, pp. 809-827

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the most critical antecedents of destination loyalty formation (DLF) and to develop a series of propositions for the relationships among the antecedents of loyalty formation and their direct and indirect impacts on loyalty formation....

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Moderating and mediating roles of environmental concern and ecotourism experience for revisit intention

Huang, Yung-Chuan; Liu, Chih-Hsing Sam - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 29 (2017) 7, pp. 1854-1872

Results show that environmental concern and ecotourism experience mediated the relationships between motivation and revisit …

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Effect of job insecurity on frontline employee’s performance

Darvishmotevali, Mahlagha; Arasli, Huseyin; Kilic, Hasan - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 29 (2017) 6, pp. 1724-1744

intrinsic motivation) play a crucial role as a delimiter against the negative effect of job insecurity on job performance …

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The distant fan segment

Pu, Haozhou; James, Jeffrey - In: International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 18 (2017) 4, pp. 418-438

Purpose With the available technological tools, fans are able to access sport products regardless of geographic proximity. Through technology, fans can follow sports teams from other countries. In contrast to previous research focused on the local fan, in this paper we report on a study of a...

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Investigating motivation, attitudinal loyalty and attendance behaviour with fans of Australian Football

Neale, Larry; Funk, Daniel - In: International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 7 (2006) 4, pp. 12-22

This study examined how different factors contribute to attitudes and the behaviour of spectators attending an Australian Football League game. The results revealed that four factors - Team Interest, Vicarious Achievement, Excitement and Player Interest - were successful in predicting levels of...

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An exploration of motives in sport video gaming

Kim, Yongjae; Ross, Stephen D. - In: International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship 8 (2006) 1, pp. 28-40

motivation dimensions were identified - knowledge application, identification with sport, fantasy, competition, entertainment …

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