Community’s experiential knowledge on the development of rural tourism competitive advantage: a study on Kampung Semadang – Borneo Heights, Sarawak

2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chee Hua Chin ◽  
Susan Su-Zhuang Thian ◽  
May Chiun Lo
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
Content Type

PurposeRural tourism has emerged as one of the potential economic contributors to the country’s economic growth. To this extent, tourism stakeholders are aware of the rural tourism destination competitiveness where the development should be aligned with the objectives to achieve destination competitive advantage. Given the importance of studying factors that contribute to the development of rural tourism competitive advantage, the present study aimed to propose a research framework by identifying six predictors from the local community based on their experiential knowledge. Design/methodology/approachData were gathered through a structured questionnaire survey where 144 respondents comprising local communities from Kampung Semadang – Borneo Heights, Sarawak, Malaysia – were involved. To assess the developed model, SmartPLS 2.0 (M3) was applied based on path modelling (measurement model assessment) followed by bootstrapping analysis (structural model assessment). FindingsInterestingly, the findings revealed that the communities believed economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts significantly contributes to the development of rural tourism competitive advantage. Additionally, communities from Kampung Semadang viewed that both community knowledge and support for tourism greatly affect the development of rural tourism destination competitive advantage. Surprisingly, there was no significant relationship between stakeholder involvement and rural tourism competitive advantage. Practical implicationsFrom a practical point of view, the findings of the study provide valuable information to tourism stakeholders and policy planners about the importance of tri-dimensional tourism impacts, as well as community knowledge and support in the development of rural tourism destination competitive advantage. In line with policy development or planning for rural tourism development, the tourism stakeholders should pay more concern on the tri-dimensional impacts, the importance of community knowledge about tourism and gaining the community support for tourism development to achieve the goal of competitiveness. Originality/valueThere is lack of study in investigating the development of rural tourism competitive advantage with a holistic framework. This paper studies the intended or unintended economic, socio-cultural and environmental impacts triggered by the tourism activities. This study has also investigated the local communities’ knowledge and supports toward tourism as the community efforts determine the success of a destination management, especially in the rural area. Stakeholder involvement was also examined as the collaboration among relevant parties to create competitive advantage is essential to achieve sustainable rural tourism.

scholarly journals Booster of Rural Tourism’s Competitiveness: Stakeholders’ Involvement as A Moderator

2018 ◽  
pp. 539-546
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Community Knowledge ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Destination Competitiveness ◽  
Moderating Role

Tourism competitiveness of a destination has been greatly influenced by several factors, two of the factors selected under this study is community support and community knowledge. However, the limelight shines on the moderating role of stakeholders’ involvement on the relationships between the destination competitive advantage and its factors. This is the first study that has adopted the stakeholders’ involvement as a moderating variable to test on the moderating impact on the relationships. The lacking of development has indeed decreased the competitive level to host destination. Past studies have researched on the relationships of community support and community knowledge with destination competitiveness; this study has introduced the stakeholders’ involvement into the framework as moderator, in which it has been modified according to the resource-based view (RBV) theory to test the moderating impact on the former variables.A total of 223 sets of questionnaires were successfully collected for analysis Both Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0 and SmartPLS(version 3.2.7) were used for analysis. Interestingly, the findings revealed that both community support and knowledge impact were statistically proven in significantly related to rural tourism destination competitive advantage. The implications of the study were further discussed.

scholarly journals Rural Tourism Sustainable Management and Destination Marketing Efforts: Key Factors from Communities’ Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chee-Hua Chin ◽  
May-Chiun Lo ◽  
T. Ramayah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Destination Marketing ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Path Modelling

Rural tourism is seen as a potential sector in promoting country to the world and at the same time generates incomes to local communities. However, due to the lucrative economic benefits, tourism destination’s sustainability and quality of services is often being ignored. Thus, this study highlights the importance of sustainable management and destination marketing efforts in rural tourism destinations with identified significant contributively factors from local communities’ perspective. A total of 168 respondents comprising of local communities from <em>Kampung Telaga Air</em> and <em>Kampung Semadang</em>, Kuching, Sarawak took part voluntarily in this study. To assess the developed model, SmartPLS 2.0 (M3) is applied based on path modelling and bootstrapping. Interestingly, the findings revealed that local communities believed factors like climate change, carrying capacity of a destination, and environmental education are significantly affect both tourism destination sustainable management and destination marketing efforts. Furthermore, community support is also found to be important too for tourism destination marketing efforts. Surprisingly, community support was found no relations with destination sustainable management from local communities’ point of view. This study further discussed on the implications of the findings, limitations, and direction for future research.

scholarly journals The competitiveness of the Uruguayan rural tourism sector and its potential to attract German tourists

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Topolansky Barbe ◽  
Magdalena Gonzalez Triay ◽  
Cornelia Häufele
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
German Market ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
World Tourism Organization ◽  
Tourism Organization ◽  
Poor Management

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the competitiveness of the Uruguayan rural tourism sector against its main competitors from Argentina and Brazil, as perceived by Uruguayan stakeholders on the supply side. The paper will also evaluate the potential of Uruguay as a rural tourism destination in attracting German tourists. Design/methodology/approach – Two different questionnaires were administered, one to Uruguayan rural tourism stakeholders and another one to potential German tourists in Germany. Findings – The findings indicate that the main strengths of Uruguayan rural tourism offer, compared to Argentina and Brazil, are the hospitality and friendliness of local people, the natural and cultural attractions and the country’s security and safety. Main weaknesses identified were the poor management of several destination components that are key to create a successful tourism destination and poor management of the “demand conditions” component of Dwyer and Kim’s (2003) integrated model. Originality/value – There is very limited research done on the competitiveness of Uruguay as a rural tourist destination in attracting foreign tourists (Mackinnon et al., 2009). The objective of this study is to partially fill this gap by assessing how competitive Uruguayan rural tourism is and evaluating whether Uruguay represents an attractive market for German tourists looking for agro tourism and farm holiday destinations. The German market was chosen because it is one of the top tourist-generating countries and one of the biggest spenders in international tourism (The World Tourism organization, 2010). Moreover, most tourists – from outside South America – selecting Uruguay as a tourist destination come from Germany, USA and Australia (Peralta, 2012).

scholarly journals Residents' perceptions of the environmental and social impact of tourism in rural areas

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sotiroula Liasidou ◽  
Christiana Stylianou ◽  
Galina Berjozkina ◽  
Zanete Garanti
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourism Activity ◽  
Social And Environmental Impacts

PurposeThis paper aims to provide an understanding of residents' perceptions of how tourism activity in a rural area impacts their environment as well as their economic and social lives individually and as a community.Design/methodology/approachAs a primary method of data collection, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 residents in the rural areas of Cyprus.FindingsThe study's findings suggest that tourism activity in the rural areas provides a plethora of opportunities to residents, but comes with challenges and threats. Both social and environmental impacts are mainly for the benefit of the local communities as the engine of development. Emphasis is given to the revival of the local culture with the emergence of small and medium enterprises, along with the motivation of younger populations and women to become active entrepreneurs. However, a more holistic approach should be taken to sustainable tourism development in Cyprus, ensuring that all local communities have an opportunity to develop small-scale niche tourism products that enhance the image of rural destinations and which become a source of pride for the residents.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the literature by enhancing knowledge of the relationship between tourism and local rural communities. Shedding light on residents' perceptions by evaluating social and environmental impacts can guide government policy making and implementation.

scholarly journals Prospek Pariwisata Morotai

Media Wisata ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurdin Natan
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
The World

The development of tourism in a region into an object or area of tourism needs to pay attention to the potential of the area concerned in this case the District of Morotai Island, in order to create advantages that comparative in the area, that will be developed include the category still a novice compared to other regions which is much more advanced, with a competitive advantage that is difficult rivalled by other areas. Tourism is the destination where tourists internationally and domestically do series of activities directly into one of the excellent for countries to improve their income sources outside of oil and gas and taxes. Currently, Indonesia as a developing country in the field of tourism began to promote the country in order to attract the eyes of the world. Morotai is one area that has a sale value in the field of tourism-related to him, the central government create Morotai as a regional tourist destination. Tourism destination is a series of activities carried out by foreign tourists and domestic that directly touch and involve the community so as to bring the economic impact on local communities

scholarly journals The Impacts of Multi-environmental Constructs on Tourism Destination Competitiveness: Local Residents’ Perceptions

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chee-Hua Chin ◽  
May-Chiun Lo ◽  
Abang Azlan Mohamad ◽  
Vikneswaran Nair
Keyword(s):  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Destination Competitiveness ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Rural Destinations

In the rural tourism industry, the environment has emerged to be of most concern to the local communities, followed by social-cultural and economic issues. Stemming from the awareness, the environment has become one of the main pillars for sustainable tourism development, particularly, rural tourism destination. On the other note, in a competitive tourism market, it is important for rural tourism destinations to create competitive advantage in order to attract visitors. Therefore, competitiveness theory underpins the research framework proposed and attempts to examine the impacts of multi-environmental constructs towards the development of rural tourism destination competitiveness. A total of 278 respondents comprising of local communities from rural destinations in Sarawak, Malaysia took part voluntarily in this study. To assess the developed model, SmartPLS 2.0 (M3) is applied based on path modelling and bootstrapping. The findings showed that local residents are in their believed that for a rural tourism destination to enhance its competitiveness, environmental education is the key to increase environmental conservation that lead to better quality of environment. Tourism infrastructure is an added advantage to increase a tourism destination competitiveness. This study further discussed on the implications of the findings, limitations, and direction for future research.

scholarly journals Prospek Pariwisata Morotai

Media Wisata ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurdin Natan
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Income Sources ◽  
The World

The development of tourism in a region into an object or area of tourism needs to pay attention to the potential of the area concerned in this case the District of Morotai Island, in order to create advantages that comparative in the area, that will be developed include the category still a novice compared to other regions which is much more advanced, with a competitive advantage that is difficult rivalled by other areas. Tourism is the destination where tourists foreign and domestic do series of activities directly into one of the excellent for countries to improve their income sources outside of oil and gas and taxes. Currently, Indonesia as a developing country in the field of tourism began to promote the country in order to attract the eyes of the world. Morotai is one area that has a sale value in the field of tourism-related to him, the central government manjadikan Morotai as a regional tourist destination. A tourism destination is a series of activities carried out by foreign tourists and domestic that directly touch and involve the community so as to bring an economic impact on local communities.

The Effects of Economic, Socio-Cultural and Environment of an Integrated Rural Tourism Destination Pinge Village-Tabanan

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
I Wayan Pantiyasa ◽  
Ni Luh Supartini
Keyword(s):  
Tourism Development ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Community Leader ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Tourism Destination ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Village

Community based Tourism paradigm as a concept of alternative tourism has been able to provide distribution to community either in welfare or empowerment towards sustainable tourism. In relation to this paradigm, this study was conducted to analyze the impacts of rural tourism development in Pinge village. Pinge is one of the village in Tabanan- Bali which has been developed to be rural tourism destination.The approach used in this research was qualitative descriptive. Technique of collecting data was through interviewing with community leader and conducting field observations in order to find out positive and negative impacts to economy, socio cultural and environment to this village. The researcher found that the development of rural tourism provides positive and negative impacts to society in Pinge. From the result of data collection, there were found that economy of society was improved, the culture was preserved, and the environment was arranged well. The result of this study is expected to be a reference study in rural tourism development in Pinge village through controlling the negative impacts from this tourism destination development.

The effect of psychological empowerment on job burnout and competitive advantage

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Safari ◽  
Arash Adelpanah ◽  
Razieh Soleimani ◽  
Parisa Heidari Aqagoli ◽  
Rosa Eidizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Job Burnout ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role

Purpose This study aims at investigating the effect of psychological empowerment on job burnout and competitive advantage with the mediating role of organizational commitment and creativity. Design/methodology/approach The statistical population included all the managers and staffs of Tooka Company in Iran, and for data analysis, 120 completed questionnaires were used. Data analysis was carried out by SPSS 18 and Amos 20 software and structural equation modeling method. To test the mediating relationships, bootstrap method was used. Findings The findings showed that psychological empowerment has a significant direct effect on job burnout and competitive advantage. Also, psychological empowerment has a significant indirect effect on job burnout through the mediating role of organizational commitment. In addition, psychological empowerment has a significant indirect effect on competitive advantage through the mediating role of organizational creativity. Originality/value This study is among the first to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment, job burnout, competitive advantage, organizational commitment and creativity.

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