Tackling food waste in all-inclusive resort hotels (2020)
Journal Article
Okumus, B., Taheri, B., Giritlioglu, I., & Gannon, M. (2020). Tackling food waste in all-inclusive resort hotels. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 88, Article 102543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102543

Food waste remains a serious environmental and economic concern within the hospitality and tourism industry. This study therefore investigates how managers, chefs, and employees in all-inclusive hotels view the impact of food waste and extant waste r... Read More about Tackling food waste in all-inclusive resort hotels.

Assessing the mediating role of residents' perceptions toward tourism development (2020)
Journal Article
Gannon, M., Rasoolimanesh, M., & Taheri, B. (2021). Assessing the mediating role of residents' perceptions toward tourism development. Journal of Travel Research, 60(1), 149-171. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287519890926

Framed by social exchange theory and Weber's theory of substantive and formal rationality, this study investigates the mediating role of residents' perceptions of tourism impacts. It examines whether community attachment, environmental and cultural a... Read More about Assessing the mediating role of residents' perceptions toward tourism development.

Influences on interpretation: A critical evaluation of the influences on the design and management of interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions (2019)
Thesis
Wyatt, B. Influences on interpretation: A critical evaluation of the influences on the design and management of interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2455103

Although previous tourism research has acknowledged the phenomenon of dark tourism, there is still an absence of research in relation to the design and management of interpretation at dark visitor attractions (DVAs) situated on the lighter end of the... Read More about Influences on interpretation: A critical evaluation of the influences on the design and management of interpretation at lighter dark visitor attractions.

Quality of life of lifestyle entrepreneurs (2019)
Thesis
L. De S. Vieira, M. J. Quality of life of lifestyle entrepreneurs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2383315

Owners of small businesses, within the tourism and hospitality literature, tend to be labelled as lifestyle entrepreneurs (LsEs). LsEs are described with an emphasis on the style of life they want to achieve while running their businesses, in opposit... Read More about Quality of life of lifestyle entrepreneurs.

Understanding the importance that consumers attach to social media sharing (ISMS): Scale development and validation (2019)
Journal Article
Dedeoğlu, B. B., Taheri, B., Okumus, F., & Gannon, M. (2020). Understanding the importance that consumers attach to social media sharing (ISMS): Scale development and validation. Tourism Management, 76, Article 103954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2019.103954

In response to the increasing ubiquity of social media platforms, improved consumer choice, and technological progress, the importance of consumer-generated content (CGC) continues to grow for organizations marketing their destinations, products, and... Read More about Understanding the importance that consumers attach to social media sharing (ISMS): Scale development and validation.

The Role of Interactive Technology in the Co-creation of Experience in Scottish Visitor Attractions (2019)
Thesis
Urquhart, E. A. The Role of Interactive Technology in the Co-creation of Experience in Scottish Visitor Attractions. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090670

As a theoretical construct, co-creation has received significant attention in the service management field and is increasingly being applied to experiential industries such as tourism. Central to this emerging body of knowledge, is the presence of te... Read More about The Role of Interactive Technology in the Co-creation of Experience in Scottish Visitor Attractions.

Social Media and Tourism Development in Grenada: A Phenomenological Study (2019)
Thesis
Brathwaite, R. K. Social Media and Tourism Development in Grenada: A Phenomenological Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2005971

This study explores the lived experiences of Grenadian tourism practitioners, the impact social media has on their businesses, and any challenges that they may face in using social media.

The research studies the perspectives and experiences of 17... Read More about Social Media and Tourism Development in Grenada: A Phenomenological Study.