Measuring tourist motivation has always been a challenging task for tourism researchers. This paper aimed to increase the understanding of tourist motivation measurement by comparing two frequently adopted motivation measurement approaches: self-perception (SP) and importance-rating (IR)...

Since the ‘Open Door’ policy was initiated in 1978, China’s hotel industry has been at the forefront of the country’s reform process, developing a substantial and growing presence in Chinese society. The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the domestic growth process...

Through interviews with 15 top executives of economy hotel chains in China, this study aims to discover how the patterns and effects of managerial ties differ among state-owned, private, and foreign firms. Results indicate that managers in firms of different ownership types prefer different...