The Gold Coast is Australia′s premier tourist destination, attracting over 2,500,000 visitors annually. Discusses the characteristics of this rapidly growing region and examines recent tourism trends such as the development of international hotels. After analysing factors which are likely to...

Purpose – To develop and test a measurement model for the combined study of involvement and place attachment in a tourism context. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted in South Australia, a state that has positioned itself as a lifestyle tourism destination. Tourism...

Helen looked around nervously. Jasmine had asked to meet at a restaurant to discuss the sale of the house. Both were realtors and were discussing the division of commission on the new block of condominiums that were for sale. Helen checked her watch and looked around nervously again. Had she got...

Treatment effects may vary with the observed characteristics of the treated, often with important implications. In the context of experimental data, a growing literature deals with the problem of specifying treatment interaction terms that most effectively capture this variation. Some of the...

Two experimental studies demonstrated that feeling as though an object, such as an idea, is “ours” (i.e., experiencing feelings of psychological ownership) propels people to selectively adopt others’ suggestions for change. Whereas feelings of ownership caused individuals to embrace the...

Territorial feelings and behaviors are important, pervasive, and yet largely overlooked aspects of organizational life. Organizational members can and do become territorial over physical spaces, ideas, roles, relationships, and other potential possessions in organizations. We examine how...