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Dissertation
Residents' Support for Tourism Development : A Case of Developing Countries
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2014
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/112093
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate residents' support for tourism development in developing countries. The study comprises three papers. The first is a conceptual paper proposing a comprehensive tourism development support model for developing countries. It focuses on residents' trust, residents' perceptions of imperialism, residents' identity, and how these constructs influence their perceptions of both the positive and negative impacts of tourism and subsequently their support for its development. Nine research propositions are established using the institutional, social exchange and identity theories.
The second paper examines the relationship between residents' perceptions of imperialism and how they perceive the positive and negative impacts of tourism as well as their support for its development. Using the institutional theory, the political, economic and cultural forms of imperialism were analyzed. Results indicate that the residents' perceptions of the positive and negative impacts of tourism are significant predictors of their support for its development. Their perceptions of cultural imperialism influence the way they perceive both the positive and negative impacts and their perceptions of economic imperialism only influence the positive impacts.
The third paper examines the relationship between residents' identity and their perceptions of tourism, and subsequently their support for its development. Three measures of residents' identity; gender, cultural and occupational, are analyzed in relation to the positive and negative impacts of tourism development and support, using the identity theory. Results show that residents' perceptions of the positive and negative impacts as well as their level of femininity and occupational identity influence their support for tourism development. Also, cultural identity influences the perceptions residents have of the positive impacts and occupational identity predicts the positive and negative impacts of tourism development.
This comprehensive analysis of residents' support for tourism development using their perceptions of imperialism and their identities will help to guide tourism planners in practicing responsible tourism that addresses the concerns of the residents, while using tourism as a growth and developmental tool for their country.
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- Title
- Residents' Support for Tourism Development : A Case of Developing Countries
- Creators
- Gaunette Marie Sinclair-Maragh
- Contributors
- Dogan Gursoy (Advisor)Geng-Qing (Christina) Chi (Committee Member)Hyun Jeong (Jenny) Kim (Committee Member)Babu John Mariadoss (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Carson College of Business
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 134
- Identifiers
- 99900581736801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation