Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
David Williamson, Candice Harris
Summary: This paper offers an original contribution to research on sustainable tourism employment by taking a critical, historical employment relations approach. Focused on a gendered analysis of (un)sustainable employment practices in the New Zealand tourist hotel sector during the period 1950-2000, the paper emphasizes the influences of global, national, and organization-level changes on sustainable labor in the industry, providing meaningful new perspectives on employment in this sector.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2022)
Article
Business
Klavs Ciprikis, Damien Cassells, Jenny Berrill
Summary: This article examines the differences in self-employment rates and incomes between transgender and cisgender individuals. The findings show that transgender individuals are less likely than cisgender men, but more likely than cisgender women, to be self-employed. Transgender people also tend to earn less than cisgender individuals, except for self-employed transgender men who have similar incomes to self-employed cisgender men. Some of the disparities observed cannot be explained by demographic characteristics and may be due to unobserved factors or potential discrimination.
SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Oluwatosin D. Edafe, Evans Osabuohien, Oluwatoyin Matthew, Romanus Osabohien, Rehmat Khatoon
Summary: This study examines the impact of large-scale agricultural investments on employment outcomes of female-headed households in Nigeria, focusing on wage income and labor allocations. The results show that households in communities where such investments took place had higher incomes but lower allocation to agricultural activities.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Elham Taheri, Fatma Guven Lisaniler, Cem Payaslioglu
Summary: The rapid increase in university education and decrease in fertility rate in Iran might affect the achievement of the SDGs, although the country's female labor force participation rate remains stagnant. Factors such as household conditions, gender norms, and attitudes towards working women are found to be driving forces behind the stagnation in female labor force participation in Iran.
Article
Economics
Yawen Cheng, Yan Sheng
Summary: This study uses data from the Chinese General Social Survey to investigate the impact of relative income within households on men's labor behavior. It finds that in couples where the wife earns less than the husband, an increase in the wife's relative income inhibits the husband's entrepreneurship, while in couples where the wife earns more than the husband, an increase in the wife's relative income promotes the husband's entrepreneurship. The traditional gender concept of men lead outside, women lead inside explains these findings.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2023)
Article
Business, Finance
Chandril Bhattacharyya, Manash Ranjan Gupta
Summary: This paper presents an endogenous growth model where the labour market is unionised and the labour union considers not only wages and employment, but also health, safety, and environmental protection of workers. The study examines the impact of government financing public abatement expenditure using proportional income tax on welfare maximisation and growth rate maximisation. Results show that the employment orientation bias within the preference structure of the labour union plays a significant role in ensuring a positive effect on employment level, economic growth rate, and welfare level.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bjoern Soergel, Elmar Kriegler, Isabelle Weindl, Sebastian Rauner, Alois Dirnaichner, Constantin Ruhe, Matthias Hofmann, Nico Bauer, Christoph Bertram, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Marian Leimbach, Julia Leininger, Antoine Levesque, Gunnar Luderer, Michaja Pehl, Christopher Wingens, Lavinia Baumstark, Felicitas Beier, Jan Philipp Dietrich, Florian Humpenoeder, Patrick von Jeetze, David Klein, Johannes Koch, Robert Pietzcker, Jessica Strefler, Hermann Lotze-Campen, Alexander Popp
Summary: Current actions are insufficient to achieve both the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Integrated model-based analysis suggests that strong interventions and ambitious lifestyle changes are necessary for real progress. Climate policies, economic development, education, technological progress, and less resource-intensive lifestyles are crucial elements for progress, but additional sustainable development measures are needed to reach the targets.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Edmond Noubissi Domguia, Thierry Messie Pondie, Borice Augustin Ngounou, Hilaire Nkengfack
Summary: This study aims to examine the effects of environmental taxes on employment. The results show that environmental taxes have a positive impact on total employment, but a smaller impact on female employment and a larger impact on male employment. It is recommended that governments adopt green economy policies to promote employment while also taking measures to reduce discrimination in women's employment.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jennifer Ervin, Yamna Taouk, Belinda Hewitt, Tania King
Summary: Globally, women are disproportionately affected by precarious employment and face higher unpaid labor demands, leading to compromised participation in the paid labor force. This study investigates the relationship between different trajectories of unpaid labor during women's prime working and child-rearing years and indicators of precarious employment and labor force detachment later in life. Utilizing trajectory modeling and data from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey, the study finds that chronic exposure to high levels of unpaid labor increases the likelihood of precarious employment and labor force detachment for women in their prime working age. This highlights the long-term implications of inequality in the division of unpaid labor and the urgency of addressing the sharing and prioritization of time between men and women in both paid and unpaid labor domains.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Business
Xiaoqing (Maggie) Fu, Qun Bao, Hongjun Xie, Xiaolan Fu
Summary: The adoption of industrial robots is significantly associated with gains in labor productivity and total employment in developed economies, while the effects are insignificant in developing countries. Increased robot adoption is linked with significantly higher income inequality in both developed and developing economies.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Minoru Higa, Carlos Ospino, Fernando Aragon
Summary: This paper takes a new look at the impact of COVID-19 on labor outcomes and finds that the pandemic has had a significant and persistent effect on labor outcomes in Lima, Peru.
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhlis Can, Zahoor Ahmed, Mehmet Mercan, Olga A. Kalugina
Summary: The trading of green products may play a crucial role in achieving carbon neutrality targets. This study extends the literature by computing a new Green Openness Index to explore the impact of green goods on the environment. The validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis in 35 OECD countries was confirmed.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Hai-Anh H. Dang, Cuong Viet Nguyen
Summary: The study found that the COVID-19 outbreak has led to a higher risk of job loss and income reduction for women compared to men, causing women to reduce consumption and increase savings. Gender gaps in economic outcomes may be partially explained by differences in participation rates in work industries for men and women.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shelagh Mooney, Richard Robinson, David Solnet, Tom Baum
Summary: This special issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism focuses on the relative neglect of the sustainability concept in a workforce context, presenting unique contributions to knowledge through 10 papers. The extended review critiques current definitions of sustainability in employment, summarizes themes from submissions, and proposes a refreshed conceptualization of sustainable employment. The paper concludes with remarks aimed at influencing and guiding future research endeavors.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Huamin Chai, Rui Fu, Peter C. Coyte
Summary: The study found a negative relationship between caregiving time and income for women, while no such relationship existed among men, providing new insights into the opportunity costs of unpaid caregiving.
Article
Environmental Studies
Daberechi Chikezie Ekwueme, Taiwo Temitope Lasisi, Kayode Kolawole Eluwole
Summary: This paper examines the causation between economic growth, tourism import, industrialization, renewable energy, non-renewable energy use, trade openness, and environmental sustainability in 8 Asian countries over 20 years. The results show that renewable energy usage, economic growth, and trade have a negative influence on carbon emissions, while non-renewable energy usage, tourism import, and industrialization have a positive impact on CO2 emissions. Furthermore, there is a feedback mechanism between industrialization, tourism import, non-renewable energy, renewable energy, and CO2 emissions.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Orhan Uludag, Zainab Omolola Olufunmi, Taiwo Temitope Lasisi, Kayode Kolawole Eluwole
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of fear of COVID-19 and job stress on women's turnover intentions in the hospitality industry (travel agencies). Work-family conflict was also investigated as a mediator. The findings showed that fear of COVID-19 and job stress were positively related to work-family conflict, and work-family conflict was positively related to women's turnover intentions. Furthermore, work-family conflict mediated the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and women's turnover intentions, but not the relationship between job stress and women's turnover intentions.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Arash Akhshik, Hamed Rezapouraghdam, Ali Ozturen, Haywantee Ramkissoon
Summary: Intense global competition has led the hospitality and tourism industry to adopt strategies that balance economic growth with environmental conservation. This study proposes and tests a model that predicts visitors' pro-environmental behavioral intentions and analyzes the impact of various factors.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ruth Oluyemi Bamidele, Ali Ozturen, Mine Haktanir, Oluwatobi A. Ogunmokun
Summary: This study examines the relationship between biospheric value, green management intransigence, and perceived green performance in the aviation industry in Nigeria. The findings reveal the influence of biospheric value and the behaviors of management and nonmanagement staff on green performance. The study highlights the importance of integrating green practices into airport operations for sustainable tourism development.
Review
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Victor Oluwafemi Olorunsola, Mehmet Bahri Saydam, Taiwo Temitope Lasisi, Kayode Kolawole Eluwole
Summary: Capsule hotels are a revolutionary concept in lodging that originated in Japan. This research evaluates user-generated content to provide insight into the customer experience management framework of capsule hotels. It identifies nine key themes that influence the customer experience in capsule hotels.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INSIGHTS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yacouba Kassouri, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: This study presents a new perspective on the drivers of environmental sustainability at the sector level. By constructing country-level sectoral dynamic indices for technology adoption and emission intensity, the study examines the environmental efficiency effect of technology adoption and technology diffusion across tradable and non-tradable sectors. The results indicate long-term effects of technological changes, with a U-shaped nexus between technology adoption and carbon emission in technology-intensive sectors, and trade networks playing a role in reducing emission intensities and improving technology diffusion.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Ilham Haouas, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: Considering the resource curse assumption, the environmental aspects of resource utilization pose significant dangers to human existence. This study analyzes data from MENA countries with abundant oil and gas reserves to examine the contribution of natural resources to environmental quality. The analysis reveals that natural resource utilization has a negative impact on the environment, which decreases until the 50th percentile and then starts rising again towards the upper percentiles. Primary energy utilization and globalization worsen and improve the environmental quantile, particularly in the upper percentiles, while income confirms an inverted U-shaped hypothesis across all percentiles. Furthermore, there is a significant one-way directional causality from natural resources, economic expansion, primary energy use, and globalization to carbon emissions levels. Therefore, the study provides environmentally friendly resource utilization policies for MENA economies and other resource-rich countries.
NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chinazaekpere Nwani, Festus V. Bekun, Bright A. Gyamfi, Ekpeno L. Effiong, Andrew A. Alola
Summary: Sustainable use of natural resources requires ensuring that current economic benefits do not harm future generations. This study examines the relationship between natural resource rents and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for a panel of 45 developing and transition economies from 1995 to 2017. The results show that affluence and energy intensity contribute to CO2 emissions, and the impact of natural resource rents on CO2 emissions is stronger when adjusted for trade.
NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Laiba Ali, Hasan Kilic, Ali Ozturen
Summary: Despite the promotion of tourism as a fundamental right, disabled people still face barriers to travel. This study explores the use of cyborg products, such as technological implants, to enable disabled tourists to access inaccessible destinations. The study assesses the willingness of tourists with mobility disabilities (TMD) to use technological implants during travel through qualitative research. The findings highlight the use of assistive devices and drivers for impaired cyborg tourists, contributing to the literature and providing implications for the tourism industry stakeholders.
UNIVERSAL ACCESS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Moh'd Juma Abdalla, Ali Ozturen, Hasan Kilic
Summary: Based on resource-based and disruptive innovation theories, this study examined the influence of perceived threat from informal players on the operational performance and customer bonding of formalized tour operators. Data was collected from 130 inbound tour operators in Zanzibar and analyzed using partial least squares (PLS-SEM). The results showed a positive association between perceived threat of informal players and service quality, which leads to improved operational performance. Additionally, operational performance was found to directly impact customer bonding, while perceived threat only indirectly enhances customer bonding through service quality.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Economics
Serkan Alkan, Saffet Akdag, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: By using information theory and complex network analysis, this study explores the vulnerability of global systems and humans to externally undesirable contagions. It also proposes policy measures to mitigate shocks from external contagions.
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Ahmet Calik, Stephen Taiwo Onifade, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: This study aims to assess the resilient supplier selection (RSS) process in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. A two-stage hybrid decision model using Pythagorean fuzzy sets was proposed to deal with RSS during the COVID-19 outbreak. The results revealed that flexibility is the most important criterion among resilience criteria for RSS.
Article
Economics
Bangyong Hu, Andrew Adewale Alola, Muhammad Zubair Tauni, Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo, Shujaat Abbas
Summary: This study evaluates the relationship between carbon emissions, financial development, renewable energy, and economic growth, and proposes a policy framework based on the Sustainable Development Goals.
STRUCTURAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kadir Mersin, Metin Yildirim, Andrew Adewale Alola
Summary: Countries' sectors are facing scrutiny for their response to greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impact of sectoral activities. Shipping and maritime transport are of high importance in terms of environmental concerns. This study compares the carbon dioxide emissions of Washington State Ferries with those from road transportation, and provides management strategies for reducing emissions for both modes of transport.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Correction
Development Studies
Rasheed O. Alao, Andrew A. Alola
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
(2023)