Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Senthilkumaran Piramanayagam, Samita Sen, Partho Pratim Seal
Summary: This study aims to analyze the determinants of sustainable consumption behavior (SCB) of guests in luxury hotels by extending the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Using a quantitative cross-sectional approach, data were collected from 298 respondents between November 2021 and January 2022 via Google Forms. The results suggest that the SCB of guests at luxury hotels is primarily influenced by their attitude towards sustainability. Other significant factors include perceived cost, perceived benefit, and perceived behavioral control.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Riyad Eid, Gomaa Agag, Yasser Moustafa Shehawy
Summary: The study expanded existing knowledge of hotel consumers' green behaviors by integrating two theories, and identified key drivers of guests' intentions to visit green hotels in Egypt, providing useful insights for the hospitality industry.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mustafa Demir, Husam Rjoub, Mehmet Yesiltas
Summary: This study examined the impact of consumer environmental awareness on their intention to visit green hotels in North Cyprus, with a focus on the mediation role of consumption values. It found that functional and emotional values mediate the relationship between environmental concern and intention to visit hotels in North Cyprus. The findings suggest that hotel managers in North Cyprus could benefit from developing consumer green awareness and marketing it to customers.
Article
Psychology, Applied
Frank Martela, Marcos Gomez, Wenceslao Unanue, Sofia Araya, Diego Bravo, Alvaro Espejo
Summary: Research confirms the significance of meaningful work for employee motivation, well-being, and commitment, as well as organizational outcomes. Autonomy and beneficence are found to be key psychological pathways to meaningful work, above and beyond other psychological needs.
JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Kavitha Haldorai, Woo Gon Kim, Charoenchai Agmapisarn, Jun (Justin) Li
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on individuals' mental health worldwide. This study examined the influence of fear of COVID-19 on mental health problems and the moderating roles of self-compassion and psychological resilience. Data from 360 employees in thirteen Alternative State Quarantine hotels in Thailand were analyzed. The results indicated that fear of COVID-19 positively affected mental health problems, but self-compassion and psychological resilience at work mitigated this detrimental impact.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Qian-Cheng Wang, Yi-Tian Ren, Xuan Liu, Rui-Dong Chang, Jian Zuo
Summary: This research aims to explore the roles of personality profiles in driving energy-saving behaviors among hotel guests. The study reviews existing literature, constructs an extended theory of planned behavior model, and conducts surveys to identify critical factors and compare their effects based on different personality profile groups. The findings reveal that personality profiles have varying effects on the critical factors influencing energy-saving behaviors. This research contributes to environmental behavioral theory by adding normative indicators and habit factors, and provides valuable references for tailored energy intervention measurements and management tools.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Lei Wang, Philip Pong Weng Wong
Summary: This study found that religiosity significantly influences consumers' selection of environmentally friendly hotels, while green purchase attitude and perceived behavioral control have a positive impact on green purchase intention. Subjective norm has a significant influence on green purchase attitude, and green purchase attitude mediates the relationship between subjective norm and green purchase intention. There are also significant differences in religiosity, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control among consumers with different religious affiliations towards environmentally friendly hotel selection.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Yi-Bin Li, Tian-Yuan Wang, Rui-Xin Lin, Si-Nan Yu, Xuan Liu, Qian-Cheng Wang, Qian Xu
Summary: This study examines the role of guests' extraversion levels in their hotel building energy-conservation behavioural intention. The results demonstrate that extraversion negatively influences perceived behavioural control and positively impacts personal norms, both of which significantly contribute to guest energy-saving intention.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lei Wang, Zi-Xu Wang, Qi Zhang, Abdelhamid Jebbouri, Philip Pong Weng Wong
Summary: This study revealed that the goal-framing theoretical framework has a higher predictive capacity than TPB and VBN in predicting consumer green hotel visit intention. The findings indicated a positive correlation between gain goal-frame, normative goal-frame, hedonic goal-frame, and intention. Furthermore, the results showed a positive relationship between subjective norm, attitude and personal norm.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2022)
Article
Business
David Silver
Summary: This paper supports the end user thesis, stating that the primary goal of a firm is to create products and services that benefit the end users. The argument is based on the idea that employees are interested in meaningful work. The author claims that if work is a central aspect of one's life but lacks meaning, it diminishes their overall well-being. Furthermore, the author argues that an employee's work is truly valuable when their fundamental aim is to benefit the end users, which is not possible within a profit-maximizing organization. The paper concludes by exploring whether the efficiency gains of profit maximization justify structuring a firm in a way that compromises the employees' ability to engage in truly valuable work.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Edgar J. Sabina del Castillo, Ricardo J. Diaz Armas, Desiderio Gutierrez Tano
Summary: This study examines the background of local wine consumption behavior and confirms the relationship between intention and perceived behavioral control, as well as the impact of personal norms and place identity on attitudes. It also finds that ethnocentric personality has a positive influence on consumption, while cosmopolitan personality has a negative influence.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Syed Shah Alam, Cheng-Kun Wang, Mohammad Masukujjaman, Ismail Ahmad, Chieh-Yu Lin, Yi-Hui Ho
Summary: This study aims to identify the determinants of eco-labelled food product buying behaviour in the Malaysian context. Data were gathered through a questionnaire survey method, and structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data. The study found that eco-labelling, perceived value, and self-efficacy affect buying intention, and ethical self-efficacy moderates the relationship between perceived value and eco-labelled food product buying intention. The research emphasizes the importance of environmental education from both the government and corporate initiatives regarding environmentally conscious buying behaviour.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Liren Chen, Qingji Zhou, Lingjie Yue, Min Wu, Renliang Huang, Kum Fai Yuen, Rongxin Su
Summary: This study investigates the intention of Singapore citizens to avoid marine litter. The results show that environmental knowledge indirectly affects intention, and concern predicts intention by influencing TPB constructs. Perceived behavior control has the strongest influence on intention, while subjective norm has a weaker effect. Irrational factors influence intention through both direct and indirect paths, with habit significantly affecting behavior patterns and positive affection having a greater impact than negative affection. This study provides valuable insights into citizen behavior change and implications for government agencies in marine litter control and waste management.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Business
Clare D'Souza
Summary: This study investigates the reasons why consumers choose or buy game meats and examines the moderating influence of food neophobic/neophiliac behavior. The findings reveal that epistemic and social value are significant factors influencing consumer choice. Additionally, consumer perceived well-being mediates the relationship between intention and purchase behavior.
JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Xiantong Yang, Jia Wang, Ru-De Liu, Yi Ding, Wei Hong, Yi Yang, Jacqueline Hwang
Summary: This study, based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB), explored the behavioral mechanisms underlying home quarantine and found the moderating role of nationality in the relationship between attitude and intention and perceived behavioral control and intention. The findings not only expand the application of TPB but also provide insights for infectious disease mitigation in public health policy.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Business
Edmund Goh, Saiyidi Mat Roni, Deepa Bannigidadmath
Summary: This study found that financial ratios are reliable predictors in predicting bankruptcy of tourism and hospitality businesses, playing a crucial role besides the company's size and location. The research suggests stakeholders to use financial ratios to identify financially distressed tourism firms.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
(2022)
Article
Business
Jun Wen, Carol Chunfeng Wang, Edmund Goh, Zhaohui Su, Tianyu Ying
Summary: This paper explores the role of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a tourism recovery drawcard to boost China's inbound tourism post-COVID-19. The findings suggest that TCM can provide medical benefits to travelers, elevate China as a destination for medical tourists, and be leveraged as a tool for economic recovery.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Iris Nguyen, Edmund Goh, David Murillo
Summary: This research examines the positive and negative incidents affecting hotel management students' experience during their Work Integrated Learning (WIL) internships. Personal interviews were conducted to explore how these incidents influenced their overall WIL internship experience. Positive incidents were mainly attributed to encounters with hotel guests and workplace managers, while negative incidents were mainly caused by conflicts with managers and colleagues. Despite encountering negative incidents, students were able to focus on leisure activities and find solutions to manage their mental well-being.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Edmund Goh, Bendegul Okumus, Ferry Jie, Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta, Diena Mutiara Lemy
Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the motivations of food and beverage hotel managers in Indonesia towards implementing food wastage initiatives. The findings revealed constraints preventing them from carrying out their plans and a discrepancy between their perceived norms and the actual behavior of important reference groups. These findings have important practical implications for the hotel industry.
BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Business
Shaohua Yang, Salmi Mohd Mohd Isa, T. Ramayah, Jun Wen, Edmund Goh
Summary: This study developed an extended model of self-congruity by integrating destination image, destination personality, self-congruity, revisit intention and gender. Surveys with 645 Chinese tourists visiting New Zealand were conducted, and PLS-SEM was used to estimate linkages. The study revealed positive direct effects among destination image, destination personality, self-congruity, and revisit intention, with significant differences in the effects of destination personality across male and female tourists. The association between destination image and self-congruity identified in this model contributes significantly to tourism literature.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
(2022)
Article
Business
Tianyu Ying, Jun Wen, Edmund Goh, Shaohua Yang
Summary: This study examined perceived constraints of male Chinese tourists towards engaging in commercial sex services overseas, developing a comprehensive scale with five factors. It advances sex tourism research by verifying the independence and influence of these constraints, providing marketers with insights on addressing them for a safer and legal sex tourism experience.
ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Edmund Goh, Kourosh Esfandiar, Ferry Jie, Kerry Brown, Hadrian Djajadikerta
Summary: This study examines the relationship between waste separation behavior and local government support by integrating the rational decision-making approach and moral norms approach. The findings suggest that personal norm, social norms, and perceived behavioral control are major factors influencing residents' waste separation behavior, while attitudes and local government support have no significant influence. Furthermore, perceived behavioral control has the highest effect on waste separation behavior.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Effie Steriopoulos, Edmund Goh, Tracy Harkison
Summary: This paper presents practical teaching tips for designing authentic assessments in education. With a growing emphasis on preparing students for job readiness, higher education institutions are adapting courses to incorporate new approaches due to the pandemic. It is crucial to consider new frameworks that facilitate student learning and enhance their experience. The adoption of virtual platforms, involving students as co-creators, and collaborating with industry represents key pedagogical shifts in assessment redesign. Therefore, it is essential to ensure assessments mirror real-world practices and help students rebuild trust in the industry's recovery.
JOURNAL OF TEACHING IN TRAVEL & TOURISM
(2022)
Review
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Edmund Goh, Violetta Wilk
Summary: This study demonstrates the use of the Leximancer program to review Leximancer-based research published in tourism and hospitality journals from 2014 to 2020. The study introduces a new method of analysis, combining a Leximancer-generated concept map with a visual analysis of tags' associations. Key findings include the prevalence of Chinese tourism and tourists' experiences as prominent phenomena in the tourism context, and the analysis of sentiment, risk factors, and attitudes of frontline hotel employees in the hospitality context.
TOURISM RECREATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Kourosh Esfandiar, Joanna Pearce, Ross Dowling, Edmund Goh
Summary: The binning behaviour of visitors in nature-based tourism areas plays a significant role in reducing environmental littering. This study examined the social-psychological factors that influence binning behaviour in national parks of two different cultures, using the extended theory of planned behaviour. The results showed that the model fit well in both samples and supported the behavioural antecedents, but did not find different effects of the predictors on binning behaviour based on the country. The study contributes to the growing body of cross-cultural research on pro-environmental behaviour and highlights the need for further research.
JOURNAL OF OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM-RESEARCH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Jun Wen, Edmund Goh, Chung-En Yu
Summary: Suicide travel, a emerging form of tourism where potential suicide candidates visit specific destinations for physician-assisted suicide (PAS), has attracted attention from scholars and practitioners. This study analyzes PAS-related videos and viewer comments to identify relevant travel segments. The findings offer a preliminary understanding of this emerging market, providing valuable insights for industry practitioners and policy makers.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Edmund Goh
Summary: This study extended the theory of planned behavior to predict visitor off-trail intentions at national parks, using quantitative questionnaire items developed through an elicitation study and tested among 325 respondents. The empirical results showed that behavioral beliefs had the strongest predictive power for off-trail intentions, followed by normative beliefs. Control beliefs and pro-environmental values had the weakest predictive power, and the belief that walking off the trails would lead to a shorter route was the strongest behavioral belief among visitors.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Edmund Goh, Jun Wen, Chung-En Yu
Summary: This study examines the motivations of actual individual travelers who traveled to Switzerland for physician-assisted suicide (PAS) using content analysis of interviews with 26 PAS travelers. Key findings include the influence of seeking to end suffering and die with dignity on PAS behavior, with family and relatives as important normative groups and lack of access to facilities and high costs as key constraints. Additionally, evidence of anticipated guilt as a factor in PAS behavior was identified.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
NiNa Dhirasasna, Susanne Becken, Oz Sahin
Summary: This study focuses on investigating the binning behavior of visitors to Yanchep National Park in Australia, finding that personal norms play a key role in influencing visitors' behavior. The combination of the norm activation model with the theory of planned behavior has been shown to be effective in explaining and promoting binning behavior among visitors. Park administrators should emphasize and activate visitors' salient personal norms to encourage pro-environmental practices.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Edmund Goh, Hyun Jeong Kim
Summary: This paper explores the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic performance among hospitality Master students, finding that Emotionality, one of the four components of Trait EI, is a critical predictor of GPA.
JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY & TOURISM EDUCATION
(2021)