Convention Tourism and Sustainability: Exploring Influencing Factors on Delegate Green Behavior That Reduce Environmental Impacts

Heesup Han; Soyeun Lee; Amr Al-Ansi; Hyeon-Cheol Kim; Hyungseo Bobby Ryu; Jinkyung Jenny Kim; Wansoo Kim

doi:10.3390/su11143903

Convention Tourism and Sustainability: Exploring Influencing Factors on Delegate Green Behavior That Reduce Environmental Impacts

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11143903 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (14) ◽

pp. 3903

Author(s):

Heesup Han ◽

Soyeun Lee ◽

Amr Al-Ansi ◽

Hyeon-Cheol Kim ◽

Hyungseo Bobby Ryu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Norms ◽

Moral Obligation ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Survey Methodology ◽

Daily Life ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Steady Growth ◽

Green Behavior ◽

Willingness To Sacrifice

Despite the steady growth of the convention tourism industry, little is known about the stimulation of delegates’ green behaviors during their convention travel. This research sought to elucidate delegates’ green behavioral intentions by taking the role of green attitudes, social norms, eco-concern, personal moral obligation, and green behaviors in daily life into account. A quantitative approach employing a survey methodology was utilized for the attainment of research goals. Our results revealed that green attitudes, social norms, eco-concern, and personal moral obligation were significant determinants of delegates’ green behavioral intentions. Among these determinants, eco-concern had a salient effect on delegates’ intention to practice conservation behaviors, whereas personal moral obligation had a prominent role in inducing their willingness to sacrifice. Moreover, our results uncovered that green behaviors in daily life were a moderator in maximizing the influence of green attitudes, eco-concern, and personal moral obligation on the intention to practice conservation behaviors and in maximizing the effect of social norms on the willingness to sacrifice.

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The Radical Demand in Løgstrup's Ethics

10.1093/oso/9780198829027.001.0001 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Robert Stern

Keyword(s):

Social Norms ◽

Practical Reason ◽

Natural Law ◽

Moral Obligation ◽

Second Person ◽

Life Itself ◽

The Difference ◽

Stephen Darwall ◽

Ethical Demand

This book focuses on the ethics of the Danish philosopher and theologian K. E. Løgstrup (1905–81), and in particular on his key text The Ethical Demand (1956). The first part of the book provides a commentary on The Ethical Demand. The second part contains chapters on Løgstrup as a natural law theorist; his critique of Kant and Kierkegaard; his relation to Levinas; the difference between his position and the second-person ethics of Stephen Darwall; and the role of Luther in Løgstrup’s thinking. Overall, it is argued that Løgstrup rejects accounts of ethical obligation based on the commands of God, or on abstract principles governing practical reason, or on social norms; instead he develops a different picture, at the basis of which is our interdependence, which he argues gives his ethics a grounding in the nature of life itself. The book claims that Løgstrup offers a distinctive and attractive account of our moral obligation to others, which fits into the natural law tradition.

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Destination Satisfaction and Revisit Intention of Tourists: Does the Quality of Airport Services Matter?

Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research ◽

10.1177/1096348018798446 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 134-148

Author(s):

Boopen Seetanah ◽

Viraiyan Teeroovengadum ◽

Robin Nunkoo

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Survey Methodology ◽

Probit Analysis ◽

Multinomial Probit ◽

Satisfaction Level ◽

Revisit Intention ◽

The Impact ◽

Intention To Revisit

This study focuses on the link between tourists’ satisfaction with the quality of airport services at a destination and their intention to revisit. The influence of tourists’ overall satisfaction with a destination on their behavioral intentions has been well established both at theoretical and empirical levels; however, the particular role of satisfaction with airport services has been so far largely neglected. Researchers have recognized the vital importance of tourists’ experience with airport services because of the fact that the airport is the first and last encounter that they experience when visiting a country. As such, the focus of the present study pertains to evaluating the satisfaction level of tourists visiting Mauritius and examining its resulting effect on their behavioral intentions. The study uses the survey methodology for data collection and involved the distribution of self-administered questionnaires to a sample of 1,721 tourists at the SSR airport in Mauritius. Exploratory factor analysis is used to extract meaningful dimensions of airport services and a multinomial probit analysis is conducted to test for the impact of satisfaction with airport services on revisit intention while taking into account other control variables. Interestingly, airport services are seen to significantly influence the probability of repeat tourism.

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Bridging the gap between green behavioral intentions and employee green behavior: The role of green psychological climate

Journal of Organizational Behavior ◽

10.1002/job.2178 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (7) ◽

pp. 996-1015 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Thomas A. Norton ◽

Hannes Zacher ◽

Stacey L. Parker ◽

Neal M. Ashkanasy

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Psychological Climate ◽

Green Behavior

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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Traveler Behaviors, and International Tourism Businesses: Impact of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Knowledge, Psychological Distress, Attitude, and Ascribed Responsibility

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12208639 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (20) ◽

pp. 8639

Author(s):

Heesup Han ◽

Soyeun Lee ◽

Jinkyung Jenny Kim ◽

Hyungseo Bobby Ryu

Keyword(s):

Corporate Social Responsibility ◽

Psychological Distress ◽

Social Responsibility ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Survey Methodology ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

International Tourism ◽

The Us ◽

Corporate Social

The international tourism industry is among the hardest-hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Due to this tourism crisis, this research attempted to uncover the possible influence of the corporate social responsibility efforts of the international tourism businesses and of the knowledge of COVID-19 on the US travelers’ decision formation for international tourism products. A quantitative approach and survey methodology were used. The findings revealed that corporate social responsibility improves travelers’ attitudes and behavioral intentions. In addition, the travelers’ knowledge perception of COVID-19 was significantly associated with their psychological distress. Decreasing this psychological distress related to overseas tourism was of importance to boost a positive attitude toward international traveling, which directly leads to increased behavioral intentions. Testing for the metric invariance revealed that an association between the corporate social responsibility and intentions was only significant when the travelers strongly felt an ascription of responsibility for the COVID-19 outbreak and the pandemic. The theoretical uses and the practical values of this research are discussed.

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Living the Experience Before You Go . . . but Did It Meet Expectations? The Role of Virtual Reality during Hotel Bookings

Journal of Travel Research ◽

10.1177/00472875211028313 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 004728752110283

Author(s):

Graeme McLean ◽

Jennifer B Barhorst

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Virtual Environment ◽

Mental Imagery ◽

Significant Role ◽

Behavioral Intentions ◽

Technological Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Positive Role ◽

Static Image

Virtual reality (VR) is considered an important technological development to impact the tourism industry. Hotels are constantly attempting to overcome the challenges they face in the presentation of their facilities in the virtual environment. This research has made one of the first attempts to understand VR’s ability to influence tourism consumers’ attitudes and behavioral intentions during the prepurchase phase and postpurchase phase of their purchase journey across three hotel preview styles, namely, (1) VR immersive headsets, (2) 360° VR tour, and (3) a static image website. Through a lab-based experiment with 270-participants, study 1 outlined the positive role of VR on learning about the hotel and visit intentions. Through a questionnaire with 409 actual tourism consumers following a hotel stay, study 2 detailed that VR plays a significant role in managing tourism consumers’ expectations through providing an authentic experience and stimulating the development of detailed mental imagery prior to their visit.

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Mindful Consumption, Ego-Involvement, and Social Norms Impact on Buying SHC: Role of Platform Trust and Impulsive Buying Tendency

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/21582440211056621 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 215824402110566

Author(s):

Shahid Nawaz ◽

Yun Jiang ◽

Muhammad Zahid Nawaz ◽

Syeda Farzana Manzoor ◽

Ruixue Zhang

Keyword(s):

Social Norms ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Online Survey ◽

Survey Methodology ◽

Collaborative Consumption ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Impulsive Buying ◽

Ego Involvement ◽

Moderating Role

Collaborative consumption proposes fruitful avenues to achieve profitability and ensure environmental sustainability, becoming a paramount global concern. In the current study, the purpose is to investigate and pick up the constructs of mindful consumption, ego-involvement, and social norms and determine the primary motivations for Chinese consumers to act sustainably. To investigate the moderating role of platform trust and the mediating role of impulsive buying tendency among the relationships of mindful consumption, ego-involvement, and social norms regarding buying second-hand clothing consumption intentions. PLS-SEM statistical approach has been used to investigate the model relationships by incorporating a two-step approach through the SmartPLS3 statistical package. Online survey methodology was adopted to collect data from Chinese buyers of second-hand clothing of Xian Yu and Zhuan Zhuan online platforms. The study has proved the significant impact of mindful consumption, ego-involvement, and social norms on buying intentions of second-hand clothing. Furthermore, the study also supported the moderating role of platform trust and mediating role of impulsive buying tendency. Although the moderating and mediating impact remain insignificant on mindful consumption, as perceived. Theoretical and practical implications are given in accordance with the study.

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