Development of a Structural Model for Tourism Destination Competitiveness from Stakeholders' Perspectives

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dc.contributor.authorYoon, Yooshiken
dc.contributor.committeechairUysal, Muzaffer S.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairChen, Joseph S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWilliams, John A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHutchinson, Susan R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMihalik, Brian J.en
dc.contributor.departmentHospitality and Tourism Managementen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:17:01Zen
dc.date.adate2002-10-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:17:01Zen
dc.date.issued2002-09-19en
dc.date.rdate2008-02-11en
dc.date.sdate2002-10-03en
dc.description.abstractThis study was conducted to theoretically develop and empirically test a structural equation model of tourism destination competitiveness from the tourism stakeholders'perspective. The proposed hypotheses that attempted to identify the structural relationships among the five constructs in the model were examined through a series of analyses in LISREL: 1) perceived tourism development impacts, 2) environmental attitudes, 3) place attachment, 4) development preferences about destination attractions/resources, and 5) support for destination competitive strategies The principle guideline of this study was that the support of tourism stakeholders for tourism planning and development is a key element for the successful operation, management, and long-term sustainability of tourism destinations. Tourism stakeholders' solid knowledge and experiences in tourism management and industry, professional involvement and participation in tourism planning and development, and long-term community observation and interactions have played an important role in tourism destination management. A total of 646 usable questionnaires were collected from randomly selected tourism stakeholders in the state of Virginia. From the results of hypotheses tests, tourism stakeholders' preferences about tourism attractions/ resources development are a function of perceived tourism development impacts as well as place attachment. The more stakeholders' preference for developing tourism attractions/resources, the more likely they were to support destination competitive strategies such as marketing efforts and activities, and destination management organizations' role. An additional finding that was not hypothesized indicated that tourism stakeholders, who have perceived benefits from tourism development, particularly in its economic and cultural aspects, are likely to support enhancement strategies for destination competitiveness. The implications of these findings can be applied to the enhancement of tourism destination competitiveness.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-10032002-165524en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10032002-165524/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29174en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartTourismDestinationCompetitivenessYooshikYoon.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectTourism Destination Competitivenessen
dc.subjectTourism Stakeholdersen
dc.subjectPlace Attachmenten
dc.subjectTourism Development Impacten
dc.subjectEnvironmental Attitudeen
dc.subjectStructural Equation Modeling (SEM)en
dc.titleDevelopment of a Structural Model for Tourism Destination Competitiveness from Stakeholders' Perspectivesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineHospitality and Tourism Managementen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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