The effects of characteristics of partners on strategic alliance performance in the SME dominated travel sector
- Authors: Pansiri, Jaloni
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Tourism Management Vol. 29, no. 1 (2008), p. 101-115
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- Description: This study examines the effects of characteristics of alliance partners on perceived strategic alliance performance. Alliance relationships were explored within and between the travel sector, and other tourism sectors of accommodation and transport. Study results indicate company executives' high level of satisfaction with alliances performance. Commitment and capability has been found to positively influence general satisfaction with alliance performance, market share and profitability, and overall alliance performance while trust positively influence general satisfaction with alliance performance. Control was found to have an influence on satisfaction with technology transfer and alliance operational performance while compatibility was positively associated with general satisfaction with alliance performance. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Quantifying values : A sampling methodology for use in assessing the impacts on tourism, local community, and businesses of Victoria's marine protected areas
- Authors: Hall, Nina , Sillitoe, Jim
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Tourism in Marine Environments Vol. 5, no. 2-3 (2008), p. 121-130
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- Description: A sampling methodology has been devised to facilitate the selection of a purposeful sample of marine parks and sanctuaries for the investigation of their impacts on tourism, local community, and businesses. The methodology is based on multiattribute utility theory used for comparing complex alternatives in decision making and takes into account those key attributes of Victoria's 13 marine national parks and 11 marine sanctuaries that have been identified through both published and draft management plans, government policies, and relevant strategies. The attributes are: tourism services, activities, community engagement, visitation, values, interpretation, access, location, conservation significance, and regional context. Values of each marine protected area are quantified and establishment of a total attribute value score for a "typical area" enables the comparison between individual marine parks and sanctuaries. To strengthen the methodology, a panel of independent experts representing tourism, local government, and community organizations were invited to express their views with regard to these attributes, and their responses have been incorporated into the research.
How company and managerial characteristics influence strategic alliance adoption in the travel sector
- Authors: Pansiri, Jaloni
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Tourism Research Vol. 9, no. 4 (2007), p. 243-255
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- Description: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of company and executive characteristics in strategic alliance formation in the tourism sector of travel. A survey of Australian travel sector businesses was carried out and the results indicate a high level of interaction through alliances between various sectors of the Australian tourism industry. Top managers' characteristics (experience, ownership and risk-taking attitude) were found to be influential in taking strategic decisions of whether to form alliances or not. These characteristics do not play an important role in determining the number of alliances an organisation has and their geographical location, as much as company characteristics do. The findings of this paper imply that company characteristics are important in determining alliance formation. Managers should thoroughly consider these characteristics when deciding not only to form alliances, but also the types of alliances that could help their organisations to be more competitive, given limited resources. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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VFR travel : An examination of the expenditure of VFR travellers and their hosts
- Authors: Backer, Elisa
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Current Issues in Tourism Vol. 10, no. 4 (2008), p. 366-377
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Opportunities for commercial accommodation in VFR travel
- Authors: Backer, Elisa
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Tourism Research Vol. 12 , no. 4 (2010), p. 334-354
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- Description: This research explores the extent to which VFR travellers utilise commercial accommodation in the Sunshine Coast, Australia, and profiles the characteristics and behaviours of this particular type of VFR traveller. The research indicated that 26% of the VFRs stayed in commercial accommodation (CVFRs). This closely aligned with research using the same method in a comparative destination, Ballarat, Australia, indicating that 22% of VFRs stayed in commercial accommodation. CVFR travellers occupied similar types of commercial accommodation as non-VFRs and engaged in similar tourism activities. However, they came from different generating regions and used different sources of information for planning their trip. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Tourist response to climate change: Regional and metropolitan diversity
- Authors: Frew, Elspeth , Winter, Caroline
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Tourism Review International Vol. 13, no. 4 (2010), p. 237-246
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- Description: Tourism contributes to climate change through energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, both largely generated by transport. One means to reduce the volume of greenhouse gases generated by tourists is to encourage a modal shift to transport with lower emissions such as trains and buses. This study considered the factors influencing metropolitan and regional residents in their selection of tourism transport mode. The study found that time, cost, and convenience were the main lifestyle and experience factors influencing their choice. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to the need to adapt behavior in the light of climate change.
Empirical testing of the theory of partial industrialisation in tourism
- Authors: Backer, Elisa , Barry, Brooke
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management Vol. 20, no. 2013 (2013), p. 43-52
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- Description: Businesses that are typically associated as belonging to ‘the tourist industry’ may find that tourists are only part of their business mix and may or may not strategically target tourists as a distinct segment. That is, businesses that serve tourists also serve non-tourists. As such, tourism is only ‘partially industrialised’. Despite being acknowledged three decades ago, only two empirical studies of tourism's partial industrialisation exist in the field. The aim of this research is to examine partial industrialisation in tourism (PIIT) in the Australian inland city of Ballarat, Victoria. This research provides additional empirical evidence to support the theory of PIIT, and provides evidence to highlight that figures often used in industry to support tourism represent a considerable exaggeration of the situation.
Traditional ecological knowledge in nontraditional communities: a case study in Jiuzhaigou National Park
- Authors: Wright, Wendy , Wang, Yan , Tang, Ya
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Park and Recreation Administration Vol. 31, no. 3 (2013), p. 77-95
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- Description: Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is increasingly recognised as a useful if not imperative source of information for successful and sustainable management of natural resources and protected areas. Such knowledge is often held by local and indigenous people and is at risk where communities are no longer actively connected with the environment in their daily lives. Jiuzhaigou National Park (JNP) is located in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Northern Sichuan Province in south western China. Prior to the establishment of the park, nine Tibetan villages were located in the area and indigenous Tibetan communities still exist within the park. Members of these communities are now largely dependent on park gate fees and other tourism-related activities for their livelihoods so that, for most members of the community, TEK is no longer applied on a daily basis. This research uses a qualitative approach to investigate whether TEK is held by local people who live and work in JNP. Despite rapid social and economic change, evidence of TEK in the form of location specific knowledge and knowledge of environmental linkages was documented during this preliminary study. Older residents within JNP still hold a great deal of knowledge about past and current distributions of plants and animals, as well as traditional and alternative land management approaches, however this study found little evidence of local capacity building and power sharing based upon this knowledge. Park staff also hold substantial place-based ecological knowledge even though few have a formal education in natural resource management or ecology. In addition, staff and residents have significant insights into emerging natural resource management issues both within and outside the park boundaries. A management approach that better integrates local knowledge, including traditional knowledge of ecosystem management is advocated for JNP. ism). ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR
Engaging community sport and recreation organisations in population health interventions : Factors affecting the formation, implementation, and institutionalisation of partnerships efforts
- Authors: Casey, Meghan , Payne, Warren , Brown, Sue , Eime, Rochelle
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Annals of Leisure Research Vol. 12, no. 2 (2009), p. 129-147
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- Description: Sport and recreation organisations can play a key role in the development of physical activity strategies in health promotion. There is a paucity of research that has examined the engagement of a wide range of sport and recreation organisations in partnership approaches that promote active lifestyles. This research used a multiple-case study protocol to explore partnership development between a range of professional (e.g., paid recreation staff) and volunteer organisations (e.g., club-based sport). A total of 22 partnership members were interviewed from eight sport and recreation partnership programs funded by the victorian health promotion Foundation (vichealth) in Australia. Content analysis was used to analyse the interviews with reference to a public health partnership framework. In partnership formation, results showed that representatives from professional organisations shared interests in health promotion goals, while volunteer organisations focused on increases in club membership; professionals lacked organisational capacity in terms of leadership and skills while volunteers lacked human resource capacity. Engaging the sport and recreation sector in partnerships that aim to promote active lifestyles requires long-term commitment from funding agencies and partnering organisations. The design of pragmatic programs that build on the core business of each participating organisation, irrespective of whether they share a common mission, is important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Exploring attitudes towards Tourism Australia's "Where the bloody hell are you?"
- Authors: Winter, Caroline
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Current Issues in Tourism Vol. 11, no. 4 (2008), p. 301-314
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- Description: It is well known that tourism makes extensive use of national identities to help build brand images, and that such use can result in significant negative impacts to peoples and their cultures. Until recent times, the dominant themes for much of Australia’s international tourism advertising campaigns have been based upon male character types, Indigenous culture and landscape. The 2006 ‘Australian Invitation’ campaign which featured a young female model and use of the term ‘bloody hell’ created a media controversy. The research reported in this paper found that the majority of respondents liked and approved of the campaign, but a cluster analysis distinguished a group of approximately one third of the respondents who held negative attitudes towards it.
Physical activity and social connectedness in single-parent families
- Authors: Azar, Denise , Naughton, Geraldine , Joseph, Corey
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Leisure Studies Vol. 28, no. 3 (July 2009 2009), p. 349-358
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- Description: Little is known about how to promote physical activity in single-parent families. We evaluated physical activity, barriers to physical activity and social connectedness changes in single-parent families following a one year YMCA programme. At baseline, 106 single parents completed a survey about physical activity, barriers to activity and social connectedness. Sixty-four parents provided data after 12 months. Self-reported minutes of physical activity per week decreased over the 12 months (p < 0.05). However, perceptions of activity over the 12 months increased 44% for parents and 66% for children. Family-related barriers that decreased following the programme included a lack of time and affordability of existing opportunities. Compared with their baseline responses, parents at 12 months showed an increased frequency of visits with friends (p < 0.05). Difficulties in recruiting and retaining single parents to complete the evaluation are testimony to the current poor understanding of the leisure needs of single-parent families. The results provide direction for future research.
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What constitutes health tourism : An ayurvedic viewpoint. Role of social venture capital in rejuvenating ayurveda tradition
- Authors: Subhash, K. B. , Weiermair, Klaus , Lee, Christine , Scaglione, Miriam
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Taiwan Hospitality & Tourism Vol. 7, no. 55-81 (2010 2010), p.
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Niche strategies for small regional cities : A case study of the Bendigo Chinese heritage precinct plan
- Authors: Wheeler, Fiona , Reeves, Keir , Laing, Jennifer , Frost, Warwick
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Tourism Recreation Research Vol. 34, no. 3 (2009), p. 295-306
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- Description: Much of the focus of destination planning research to date has been on major cities, often with populations of one million or more. There is however a growing emphasis on planning for the sustainable development of cities outside the larger metropolitan hubs, with a view to attracting tourists and building liveable communities. The challenge for these regional places is to reinvent themselves and create new destination images, while maintaining a high quality of life for residents. The case study of Bendigo (an inland regional city in central Victoria, Australia, with a population of nearly 100,000) illustrates some of the issues that these destinations need to grapple with in connection with tourism planning. The discovery of a Chinese kiln dating back to the gold rushes of the 19th century became a catalyst for the local government council to develop a marketing and interpretation plan for a Chinese Heritage Precinct, encompassing various heritage assets with a Chinese association. This case study examines both the process and outcomes of this strategic plan. The article highlights the need for planning processes that emphasize the importance of engaging with a diverse group of stakeholders, including government, community organizations and private interests, to gain their input into and support of the process. It also explores the benefits of using an external research team to assist the destination with gaining a deeper understanding of its tourism potential, including key markets and prioritization of limited resources for tourism development.
Fashion, fantasy and fallen horses: alternate images of thoroughbred racing
- Authors: Winter, Caroline , Young, Ward
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Annals of Leisure Research Vol. Online, no. (2014), p.
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- Description: Thoroughbred racing is promoted as the ‘Sport of Kings’ and thousands of racegoers emulate a wealthy leisured elite at the track and through gambling and horse ownership, seek large financial profits. One of the norms of this racing culture involves a particular clothing style of high fashion which helps to promote racing as glamorous and exciting. In recent years racing has been subjected to a number of shocks resulting from high-profile media work by activist groups concerning horrific horse injuries and deaths at the track, plus claims of widespread cruelty, ‘wastage’ and whipping. This paper juxtaposes these two racing worlds. It illuminates the position of the animals upon which the industry so heavily depends and argues that in an age of increasing concern for animal welfare, racegoers and the community ought to know how their entertainment was produced. The paper results from a collaboration between academic endeavour and animal activist work.
Examining changes in the organisational capacity and sport related health promotion policies and practices of State sport organizations
- Authors: Casey, Meghan , Harvey, Jack , Eime, Rochelle , Payne, Warren
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Annals of Leisure Research Vol. 15, no. 3 (2012), p. 261-276
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- Description: The aim of this paper is to evaluate changes in organizational capacity and sport-related health promotion policies and practices among State Sporting Organizations (SSOs) who participated in the Partnership for Health (PfH) scheme. The PfH scheme aimed to support the development and implementation of sport-related health promotion policies and practices at SSO-organized events and within their affiliated sports clubs. SSO representatives completed the Health Promotion and Sport Assessment Tool (HP-SAT) twice. Respondents reported capacities, policies, and practices prior to the scheme (retrospective pre-scheme survey), and current capacities, policies, and practices (post-scheme survey). The mean scores (on standardized scales: 0–100) for all components of organizational capacity for health promotion increased significantly between pre-scheme and post-scheme. Similarly, compliance scores for most sport-related health promotion policies and practices for SSO-organized events and support to clubs increased significantly. However, post-scheme strategic planning for health promotion remained low and scores for policies and practices for clubs were generally lower than for SSO-organized events. No significant differences were found between small and large SSOs regarding capacities, policies, or practices. The PfH scheme had a positive impact on most aspects of health promotion capacities, policies, and practices. However, there was room for further improvement in strategic planning and in support for affiliated clubs. Low levels of strategic planning should be addressed by SSOs, and a more extensive engagement between SSOs and affiliated clubs is required to operationalize health promotion strategies at club level.
Community-based sustainability : Conservation in the Ballarat region
- Authors: Kentish, Barry , Robottom, Ian
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Environmental Education Vol. 22, no. 2 (2006), p. 33-43
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- Description: Abstract: The discourse of sustainability is promoted internationally, with the United Nations declaring 2005-2014 as a Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. There is discussion concerning the nature, status and significance of Education for Sustainability and its relationship with the somewhat established discourse of environmental education. This debate requires continuing theorising and one approach is to reflect critically on specific examples of sustainability within specific communities. This article seeks to promote further discussion about sustainability, and to contribute to ongoing theorisation about Education for Sustainability, by considering a particular instance - that of environmental sustainability in the Ballarat region of Victoria. The case study suggests that implementation of this local environmental sustainability strategy was dominated by technocratic and individualistic ideologies.
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Roots tourism: Blackbirding and the South Sea Islander diaspora
- Authors: Cheer, Joseph , Reeves, Keir
- Date: 2013
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Tourism Analysis Vol. 18, no. 3 (2013), p. 259-271
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- Description: Roots tourism and diaspora travel are inextricably aligned and embody more than just another avenue for the expansion of tourism. This article, using Vanuatu as the context, argues that roots tourism has far broader implications for diaspora, especially in so far as geopolitical relationships between colonial powers and their former outposts are concerned. The return sojourns of Australia’s South Sea Islander diaspora are used in this article to highlight the phenomenon of roots tourism. The circumstances surrounding the arrival of the first islanders during what became known as the blackbirding era, beginning in the 1860s through to the early 1900s, is subject to contestation as to whether this constituted free or forced labor. Such narratives are common among diaspora when evaluating the legacy of colonialism, particularly when the specter of exploitation and mistreatment resonates. Roots tourism and the travel of diaspora are aimed at reconciling the ensuing questions of identity, culture, and place. This article argues that roots tourism offers personal relief and restitution as well as contributes to broader sociopolitical advancement between the descendants of the colonized and present-day institutions.
Characteristics of physically active and inactive men from low socioeconomic communities and housing estates: a qualitative study using the socioecological model
- Authors: Casey, Meghan , Eime, Rochelle , Ball, Kylie , Payne, Warren
- Date: 2011
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Annals of Leisure Research Vol. 14, no. 1 (2011), p. 1-21
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Building the health promotion capacity of sport and recreation organisations : A case study of Regional Sports Assemblies
- Authors: Casey, Meghan , Payne, Warren , Eime, Rochelle
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Managing Leisure Vol. 14, no. 2 (2009), p. 112-124
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- Description: Sport and recreation organisations are increasingly recognised by the health sector as key players for promoting health, particularly in terms of increasing population-wide physical activity levels. Developing the capacity of these organisations to influence health, however, is not understood. This research examined the efficacy of a system-wide, capacity-building strategy implemented to enable sporting organisations to change from a narrow focus on sport to one encompassing health promotion. This involved evaluating a state-wide health promotion programme funded by the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) and implemented within nine Regional Sports Assemblies (RSAs). The research method involved a web-based survey with all RSAs and in-depth interviews with four selected RSA Executive Officers. The results demonstrate that health promotion was successfully adopted within sport and recreation environments; however, they also highlight the need to understand the nature of existing organisational resource dependencies and interdependencies. The article discusses the design of organisational change interventions to support practitioners and policy-makers in health and sport management.
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Listening and tourism studies
- Authors: Waitt, Gordon , Duffy, Michelle
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Annals of Tourism Research Vol. 37, no. 2 (2010), p. 457-477
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- Description: Drawing upon critical social theory on embodiment this article offers a contribution to the field of tourist performance through a focus on listening. Research findings on a classical musical festival in Australia are presented to argue that exciting challenges are available to tourism research when closer attention is given to the sonic knowledge of listening. The article discusses the conceptual and methodological implications when attention turns to the ear and then describes how festival attendees listened offers insights to how they conceived of themselves in and through time and place. Taken together, listening bodies offers an exciting future research agenda for tourism studies.