Exploring the antecedents of sustainable tourism development
Journal Article
MacKenzie, N., & Gannon, M. J. (2019)
Exploring the antecedents of sustainable tourism development. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-05-2018-0384
Purpose: We use two historical case studies (UK and Costa Rica) to explore the antecedents and legitimization of sustainable development in hospitality and tourism, demonstrat...
Investigating the influence of performance measurement on learning, entrepreneurial orientation and performance in turbulent markets
Journal Article
Taheri, B., Bititci, U., Gannon, M. J., & Cordina, R. (2019)
Investigating the influence of performance measurement on learning, entrepreneurial orientation and performance in turbulent markets. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-11-2017-0744
Purpose: This study examines how comprehensive performance measurement systems (CPMS) influence entrepreneurial orientation, market-focused learning (MFL), and employees’ perc...
Self-expression and play: can religious tourism be hedonistic?
Journal Article
Lochrie, S., Baxter, I. W. F., Collinson, E., Curran, R., Gannon, M. J., Taheri, B., …Yalinay, O. (2019)
Self-expression and play: can religious tourism be hedonistic?. Tourism Recreation Research, 44(1), 2-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2018.1545825
Using data collected from 538 Iranian tourists undertaking the religious pilgrimage of Umrah (i.e., voluntary travel to the holy city of Mecca at any time throughout the year)...
Over and over: local fans and spectator sport tourist engagement
Journal Article
Cordina, R., Gannon, M. J., & Croall, R. (2019)
Over and over: local fans and spectator sport tourist engagement. Service Industries Journal, 39(7-8), 590-608. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2018.1534962
This study investigates consumer engagement within the live sport-as-service industry by exploring the match-day experiences of spectator sport tourists. It highlights the imp...
Measuring host sincerity: scale development and validation
Journal Article
Taheri, B., Gannon, M. J., Cordina, R., & Lochrie, S. (2018)
Measuring host sincerity: scale development and validation. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 30(8), 2752-2772. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijchm-08-2017-0535
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a scale for host sincerity.
Design/methodology/approach
The ten-item host sincerity scale was developed by follo...
Servicescape and shopping value: the role of negotiation intention, social orientation, and recreational identity at the Istanbul Grand Bazaar, Turkey
Journal Article
Yalinay, O., Baxter, I. W. F., Collinson, E., Curran, R., Gannon, M. J., Lochrie, S., …Thompson, J. (2018)
Servicescape and shopping value: the role of negotiation intention, social orientation, and recreational identity at the Istanbul Grand Bazaar, Turkey. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 35(9), 1132-1144. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2018.1475277
This paper examines the influence of negotiation intention, recreational shopper identity, and social shopping orientation on both servicescape and visitors’ overall shopping ...
The traditional marketplace: serious leisure and recommending authentic travel
Journal Article
Curran, R., Baxter, I. W. F., Collinson, E., Gannon, M. J., Lochrie, S., Taheri, B., …Yalinay, O. (2018)
The traditional marketplace: serious leisure and recommending authentic travel. Service Industries Journal, 38(15-16), 1116-1132. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2018.1432603
Services reliant on revenue generated from tourism are often beholden to how authentic visitors perceive their offering to be. From a managerial perspective, this is exacerbat...
Negotiation, bargaining, and discounts: generating WoM and local tourism development at the Tabriz bazaar, Iran
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Baxter, I. W. F., Curran, R., Gannon, M. J., Lochrie, S., Taheri, B., & Yalinay, O. (2018)
Negotiation, bargaining, and discounts: generating WoM and local tourism development at the Tabriz bazaar, Iran. Current Issues in Tourism, 21(11), 1207-1214. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2017.1396294
This paper examines the effects of negotiation intention, bargaining propensity, and discount satisfaction on word-of-mouth (WoM) behaviours for tourists visiting Tabriz bazaa...
Travelling for Umrah: destination attributes, destination image, and post-travel intentions
Journal Article
Gannon, M. J., Baxter, I. W. F., Collinson, E., Curran, R., Farrington, T., Glasgow, S., …Yalinay, O. (2017)
Travelling for Umrah: destination attributes, destination image, and post-travel intentions. Service Industries Journal, 37(7-8), 448-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2017.1333601
This paper examines the links between cosmopolitanism, self-identity, and a desire for social interaction on perceived destination image and behavioural intentions. A model wa...
Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’
Journal Article
Hewer, P., Gannon, M., & Cordina, R. (2017)
Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’. Journal of Consumer Culture, 17(3), 600-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469540515611199
This article has three main objectives. Our first is to turn to sport as a particularly illuminating and revealing example of consumer culture in the making. Marketplace logic...