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Engaging in student evaluations of teaching through intrinsic motivation: an exploratory study of competence, perceived choice, value/usefulness, and relatedness (2023)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D., & Whalen, E. A. (in press). Engaging in student evaluations of teaching through intrinsic motivation: an exploratory study of competence, perceived choice, value/usefulness, and relatedness. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism, https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2023.2268566

Student evaluations of teaching (SET) elicit feedback to enhance the course, teaching, and learning. However, hospitality and tourism curriculum research lacks an understanding of the dyadic relationship between the instructor and motivation and othe... Read More about Engaging in student evaluations of teaching through intrinsic motivation: an exploratory study of competence, perceived choice, value/usefulness, and relatedness.

Teaching hospitality and tourism students’ strategies for recognizing and supporting mental health conditions and crises in industry: an exploratory study (2023)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D., Peele, M., & Sisson, Z. (2024). Teaching hospitality and tourism students’ strategies for recognizing and supporting mental health conditions and crises in industry: an exploratory study. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism, 24(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2023.2278501

By addressing the academic imperative for mental health education and crisis intervention, this exploratory study evaluates the desirability and availability of undergraduate education in recognizing and supporting mental health conditions and crises... Read More about Teaching hospitality and tourism students’ strategies for recognizing and supporting mental health conditions and crises in industry: an exploratory study.

Acculturation Processes of International Labour in Switzerland in the Hospitality Organisations (2023)
Journal Article
Ermolaeva, P., & Sisson, A. D. (2023). Acculturation Processes of International Labour in Switzerland in the Hospitality Organisations. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 12(2), 624-637

The following research examines the acculturation processes of migrants, working in Switzerland, particularly in the hospitality industry. Due to rapid globalisation and lack of investigation on worker's adaptation, there remains a gap in the researc... Read More about Acculturation Processes of International Labour in Switzerland in the Hospitality Organisations.

Disruptive Technologies and Innovation in Hospitality: A Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Approach (2023)
Journal Article
Lee, M., Sisson, A. D., Costa, R., & Bai, B. (2023). Disruptive Technologies and Innovation in Hospitality: A Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Approach. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, 47(4), NP47-NP61. https://doi.org/10.1177/10963480231156080

As emerging digital technologies have been used for disruptive innovation and business models, an essential component for hospitality researchers and practitioners is to determine the role of disruptive technologies and innovation in hospitality busi... Read More about Disruptive Technologies and Innovation in Hospitality: A Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Approach.

Co-branding hotel owners and operators to increase willingness to pay (2022)
Journal Article
Whalen, E. A., & Sisson, A. D. (2022). Co-branding hotel owners and operators to increase willingness to pay. Research in Hospitality Management, 12(2), 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/22243534.2022.2133172

Although hotel brands are well established in the industry, customers have not been educated about the different kinds of properties, nor has hotel structure been utilised as a functional marketing tool. Drawing on previous studies, the purpose of th... Read More about Co-branding hotel owners and operators to increase willingness to pay.

Getting back to human touch: habit and change decisions during mobile device intermediations at events (2022)
Journal Article
Sisson, A., & Whalen, E. (2022). Getting back to human touch: habit and change decisions during mobile device intermediations at events. Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality, 17(4), 514-529. https://doi.org/10.1108/cbth-03-2022-0051

Purpose As mobile device use in the events industry increases worldwide, an essential component for successful events is creating a unique experience. One way to enhance entertainer and attendee experience is by offering a phone-free space to enjoy... Read More about Getting back to human touch: habit and change decisions during mobile device intermediations at events.

Leadership skills with classroom instruction integration in hospitality management higher education (2022)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D., & Roberts, K. R. (2023). Leadership skills with classroom instruction integration in hospitality management higher education. Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism, 23(2), 208-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2022.2123080

To move from the gap between industry and academia, educators must review and change instructional content to meet industry demands. By addressing the industry imperative for leadership skills, this exploratory study evaluates the most prominent lead... Read More about Leadership skills with classroom instruction integration in hospitality management higher education.

How Was Your Music Festival Experience? Impacts on Loyalty, Word-of-mouth, and Sustainability Behaviors (2022)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D., & Alcorn, M. R. (2022). How Was Your Music Festival Experience? Impacts on Loyalty, Word-of-mouth, and Sustainability Behaviors. Event Management, 26(3), 565-585. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599521x16288665119495

As the popularity of music festivals increases worldwide, an essential component for successful festivals is creating an exceptional guest experience. A conceptual model is proposed, positing that experience economy has a positive effect on loyalty,... Read More about How Was Your Music Festival Experience? Impacts on Loyalty, Word-of-mouth, and Sustainability Behaviors.

Exploratory study on the perceptions of event gamification on positive behavioral outcomes (2021)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D., & Whalen, E. A. (2022). Exploratory study on the perceptions of event gamification on positive behavioral outcomes. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 5(5), 822-841. https://doi.org/10.1108/jhti-04-2021-0085

Purpose The value of the events industry is increasing worldwide. An essential component for successful events is creating a unique experience by offering gamification. A conceptual model is proposed, exploring pre-event game communication and its e... Read More about Exploratory study on the perceptions of event gamification on positive behavioral outcomes.

Music festival supervisor leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior: the effects of employee and volunteer relationships and dependence on their leader (2021)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D. (2021). Music festival supervisor leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior: the effects of employee and volunteer relationships and dependence on their leader. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 12(4), 380-398. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEFM-11-2020-0070

Purpose The relationship between leadership style and employee outcomes is well established. However, organizational management research lacks an understanding of the dyadic relationship between supervisors and employees and volunteers at music fest... Read More about Music festival supervisor leadership style and organizational citizenship behavior: the effects of employee and volunteer relationships and dependence on their leader.

Effectiveness of E-Learning as Seen by Meeting Planners (2020)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D., & Kwon, J. (2021). Effectiveness of E-Learning as Seen by Meeting Planners. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 33(2), 75-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2020.1791138

This exploratory study evaluates meeting planners’ self-efficacy and self-reported behaviors concerning continuing education through online learning, specifically massive open online courses (MOOC’s). It explores self-efficacy and self-reported behav... Read More about Effectiveness of E-Learning as Seen by Meeting Planners.

Green Practices with Reusable Drinkware at Music and Sporting Events: A Hospitality Undergraduate Student Perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Sisson, A., Grisamore, A., & Jang, J. (2021). Green Practices with Reusable Drinkware at Music and Sporting Events: A Hospitality Undergraduate Student Perspective. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 33(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2020.1726772

This paper investigates how hospitality students perceive the use of reusable drinkware and sustainability at music and sporting events and examines variables that influence these perceptions. A four-part online survey of 211 undergraduate students i... Read More about Green Practices with Reusable Drinkware at Music and Sporting Events: A Hospitality Undergraduate Student Perspective.

Barriers of Effective Food Safety Performance: An Explanatory Sequential Approach (2018)
Working Paper
Lin, N., Sisson, A., & Paez, P. Barriers of Effective Food Safety Performance: An Explanatory Sequential Approach

Qualitative methods could help provide discerned information among food service workers as to recognize different attitudes, motivations, and barriers to perform food safety behaviors (Arendt et al., 2013). Collective evidence suggests that exploring... Read More about Barriers of Effective Food Safety Performance: An Explanatory Sequential Approach.