scholarly journals Understanding Motivations and Segmentation in Ecotourism Destinations. Application to Natural Parks in Spanish Mediterranean Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4802
Author(s):  
Conrado Carrascosa-López ◽  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
José Mondéjar-Jiménez ◽  
Wilmer Carvache-Franco
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Marketing Planning ◽  
Natural Parks ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Growth Motivation ◽  
Tourism Service

Ecotourism is one of the tourism variants with more annual growth. Motivation has become a fundamental criterion for travel behavior. Segmentation is used to identify the market niches of different tourism products and services. This study collects these three elements and is designed to examine demand segmentation and motivations in ecotourism. The analysis was carried out in the Albufera and Serranía de Cuenca Natural Parks, both located in the Mediterranean area in Spain. The analysis sample consists in 349 surveys obtained in situ. For the data analysis, a factor analysis and nonhierarchical K-media segmentation were performed. The results show eight motivational dimensions: “Interpersonal relationships”, “Self-development”, “Escape”, “Building personal relationships”, “Nature”, “Ego-defensive function”, “Rewards”, and “Fun”. According to tourists’ motivations, three ecotourist segments are obtained: “Nature”, “Multiple motives”, and “Reward and Escape”. This research can assist companies and institutions to improve tourism service offers and perform efficient marketing planning.

scholarly journals The Role of Motivations in the Segmentation of Ecotourism Destinations: A Study from Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9818
Author(s):  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
Wilmer Carvache-Franco ◽  
Ana Gabriela Víquez-Paniagua ◽  
Orly Carvache-Franco ◽  
Allan Pérez-Orozco
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
National Park ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
National Wildlife Refuge ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Ecological Importance

In recent years, the interests and motivations of tourists for nature and leisure have increased. The objectives of this study include following: (i) identifying the underlying variables or motivational dimensions in ecotourism; and (ii) analyzing the demand segmentation in ecotourism. This empirical study was conducted in The Arenal National Park and The Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica, a country with ecological importance for ecotourism. The sample consisted of 310 surveys obtained in situ. For data analysis, factor analysis and a non-hierarchical K-means segmentation were performed. In the study, seven motivational dimensions in ecotourism were obtained, such as “Self-development”, “Interpersonal relationships and ego-defensive function”, “Nature”, “Building personal relationships”, “Rewards” and “Escape”. Moreover, the characteristics of the different segments are established according to their motivations; thus, there are three segments of ecotourists: “Reward and escape”, “Multiple motives” and “Nature”. The findings of this research provide management guides to public institutions and information for companies for developing products according to demand.

scholarly journals Segmentation by Motivation in Ecotourism: Application to Protected Areas in Guayas, Ecuador

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
Marival Segarra-Oña ◽  
Conrado Carrascosa-López
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Hierarchical Segmentation ◽  
Nature Appreciation ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Recreation Area

Among tourists, there is recently a growing interest in the environment and enjoying the natural world. This study analyzed the motivations and segmentation of the demand for ecotourism, using functional theory as a reference point. Empirical analysis was carried out in Santay National Recreation Area, Morro Mangrove Wildlife Refuge, and Samanes National Recreation Area. The sample included 382 surveys, obtained in situ using the simple random sampling method. Factorial analysis and non-hierarchical segmentation were performed to analyze the data. The results indicate that there are several motivational dimensions in ecotourism, including self-development, interpersonal relationships and ego-defensive function, building personal relationships, escape reward, and nature appreciation. We also identified three different segments of ecotourists based on their motivations—nature, multiple motives, and reward and escape—as well as the characteristics of the different segments. The present investigation will help public institutions and private companies improve their tourism offerings and develop more efficient marketing plans.

Subjectivity as a factor personal and professional development of a police officer

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-197
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Gorelov ◽  
Stanislav Gorelov ◽  
Nikolay Silkin
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Deterministic System ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Internal Affairs

The results of analytical studies of the subject and subjectivity in relation to law enforcement officers based on the academicians Eddy V. Sayko and Anatoly A. Derkach’s fundamental research are presented in the article. Service in the internal Affairs bodies is a deterministic system. It is characterized by huge information flows, extreme neuropsychic and emotional loads, and complex interpersonal relationships. In this regard, increased requirements are imposed on employees of all levels of the law enforcement system. After studying the long-term dynamics of the level of readiness of cadets of educational organizations of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia in the framework of self-development, it can be concluded that specialized competencies formed in the classroom according to the traditional system are not transformedinto skills of the highest order. Based on the research, the obvious problem of further improving the methodology of teaching competent actions in the course of performing operational and service tasks in various conditions is revealed. It is reasonable that the traditional learning process involves the development of a specific algorithm of actions in standard situations of operational and service activities, and when introducing various tasks of modeling typical situations, students often cannot complete the task in changing conditions (beyond the standard).

Several Notes on the Existential Hermeneutic Phenomenology for Project Management and Possibilities of Its Extension by Other Existential Concepts: Case Study From the Research Project Team

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 452-463
Author(s):  
Michal Müller ◽  
Lenka Jedličková
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Hermeneutic Phenomenology ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Management Journal ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Self Development

In this article, we follow up the approach of employing existential hermeneutic phenomenology (EHP) (Rolfe et al., 2016) published in Project Management Journal® and we show that this innovative method, useful in managerial self-development, represents an important tool for learning not only in the private sector, but also in public research projects where managerial skills are required. In this article, we propose an extended EHP framework that includes the original ideas of phenomenologists Fink and Patočka. We present the results of our interpretative phenomenological analysis study, where issues of communication and interpersonal relationships emerge as key problems in project work.

scholarly journals Reflective function: A move to the level of concern

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-673
Author(s):  
Naomi Benbassat
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Reflective Function ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Family Contexts ◽  
Accurate Perception ◽  
Level Of Concern ◽  
The Individual

Reflective function (RF) is the capacity to reflect on one’s own thinking and feelings, as well as on that of others. It involves an increasingly complex awareness that there is more than what is visible on the surface. Most studies of RF have focused on its significance for self-development and interpersonal relationships in dyadic and family contexts. In this article, I suggest that by imparting a more accurate perception of the intra- and interpersonal reality and interrelatedness, RF is inextricably related to concern and to reaching others in widening circles. I further suggest that obstacles to its development and realization can be found at the individual, relational, and sociopolitical levels. I conclude that the construct of RF both captures and facilitates the connection between psychology and ethics, and that psychologists play a key role in exploring the conditions that affect the realization of RF, and in promoting social change in general.

From Familiar Faces to Family: Staff and Resident Relationships in Long-Term Care

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 842-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. Canham ◽  
Lupin Battersby ◽  
Mei Lan Fang ◽  
Judith Sixsmith ◽  
Ryan Woolrych ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Second Home ◽  
Residential Staff

Objective: Long-term care (LTC) facilities are increasingly intent on creating a “homelike” atmosphere for residents. Although residential staff are integral to the construction of a home within LTC settings, their perceptions have been relatively absent from the literature. Method: Thirty-two LTC staff participants were interviewed about their experiences and perceptions of the physical environment and conceptualizations of home, and thematic analyses were conducted. Results: An overarching category—interpersonal relationships—emerged from our analyses emphasizing the importance of relationships in creating a homelike environment within institutional settings. Sub-themes that inform our understanding include the following: (a) Staff members’ perceptions of home; (b) “Their second home”: Adjustment to and familiarity in LTC; and (c) “We become family”: Relationality makes a home. Discussion: The study provides evidence to inform current policies and practices in LTC. Specifically, enough time and space should be given to residents and staff to create and maintain personal relationships to make residential care homelike.

scholarly journals Geo-Climatic Changes and Apomixis as Major Drivers of Diversification in the Mediterranean Sea Lavenders (Limonium Mill.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantina Koutroumpa ◽  
Ben H. Warren ◽  
Spyros Theodoridis ◽  
Mario Coiro ◽  
Maria M. Romeiras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Diversification Rates ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Impact

The Mediterranean realm, comprising the Mediterranean and Macaronesian regions, has long been recognized as one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, owing to its remarkable species richness and endemism. Several hypotheses on biotic and abiotic drivers of species diversification in the region have been often proposed but rarely tested in an explicit phylogenetic framework. Here, we investigate the impact of both species-intrinsic and -extrinsic factors on diversification in the species-rich, cosmopolitan Limonium, an angiosperm genus with center of diversity in the Mediterranean. First, we infer and time-calibrate the largest Limonium phylogeny to date. We then estimate ancestral ranges and diversification dynamics at both global and regional scales. At the global scale, we test whether the identified shifts in diversification rates are linked to specific geological and/or climatic events in the Mediterranean area and/or asexual reproduction (apomixis). Our results support a late Paleogene origin in the proto-Mediterranean area for Limonium, followed by extensive in situ diversification in the Mediterranean region during the late Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene. We found significant increases of diversification rates in the “Mediterranean lineage” associated with the Messinian Salinity Crisis, onset of Mediterranean climate, Plio-Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations, and apomixis. Additionally, the Euro-Mediterranean area acted as the major source of species dispersals to the surrounding areas. At the regional scale, we infer the biogeographic origins of insular endemics in the oceanic archipelagos of Macaronesia, and test whether woodiness in the Canarian Nobiles clade is a derived trait linked to insular life and a biotic driver of diversification. We find that Limonium species diversity on the Canary Islands and Cape Verde archipelagos is the product of multiple colonization events followed by in situ diversification, and that woodiness of the Canarian endemics is indeed a derived trait but is not associated with a significant shift to higher diversification rates. Our study expands knowledge on how the interaction between abiotic and biotic drivers shape the uneven distribution of species diversity across taxonomic and geographical scales.

Hiding a Disability and Passing as Non-Disabled

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Cureton
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Social Acceptance ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
Do So ◽  
The Way

I draw on my experiences of passing as non-disabled to explain how a disabled person can hide his disability, why he might do so, and what costs and risks he and others might face along the way. Passing as non-disabled can bring greater social acceptance and inclusion in joint projects, an enhanced sense of belonging, pride, and self-worth, and an easier time forming and maintaining personal relationships. Yet hiding one’s disability can also undermine some of these same values; for example, it prevents someone from living up to normal social expectations or sharing important aspects of himself with others. Hiding a disability can also interfere with a person’s self-respect, self-acceptance, integrity, and self-development. Although the chapter does not take a stand on whether hiding a disability is, overall, prudent, wise, or morally justified, it draws out some lessons about disability from why someone might want to hide it.

Sociodemographic aspects and their relationship with motivations, satisfaction and loyalty in ecotourism: a study in Costa Rica

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Carvache-Franco ◽  
Orly Carvache-Franco ◽  
Ana Gabriela Víquez-Paniagua ◽  
Wilmer Carvache-Franco ◽  
Allan Perez-Orozco
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Personal Growth ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Design Activities ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe objectives of this study were to (a) analyze the relationship between sociodemographic aspects and motivations in ecotourism and (b) identify the relationship between sociodemographic aspects and satisfaction and loyalty variables.Design/methodology/approachThe research was carried out in the Arenal National Park and the Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica, an ecologically important ecotourism destination. The sample consisted of 310 surveys obtained in situ. For data analysis, factor analysis and the multiple regression method were used.FindingsThe results show that younger tourists tend to be more motivated by self-development, whereas older tourists and lower-income tourists are more motivated toward strengthening interpersonal relationships with family and friends. In contrast, tourists with lower education levels are highly motivated by novelty, feel more satisfied with the visit and are more willing to recommend and say positive things about the destination. Besides, repeat visitors are most likely to return.Research limitations/implicationsThe present study was limited by the timing in which it was carried out. Among the future lines of research, studies that address the relationship between sociodemographic variables in the different ecotourism segments should be conducted.Practical implicationsRegarding the practical implications, this study helps companies related to tourism to pay attention to the sociodemographic characteristics of tourists to design activities and services according to their motivations, satisfaction and loyalty. For younger tourists who are motivated by self-development, activities and services related to learning about nature can be planned to encourage their personal growth, new abilities and individual skills. Regarding elderly and lower-income tourists, who are motivated to be with family and friends, recreational activities to improve family and friendship relationships can be promoted.Social implicationsThese findings will serve to plan attractions and services in protected areas, benefiting the destinations and the communities sustainably.Originality/valueOne of the contributions of this study is to find a negative relationship between the level of education and other variables such as satisfaction, intentions to recommend and intentions to say positive things about the destination. This research also identified a negative relationship between age and the self-development motivational dimension, a positive relationship between age and being with family and friends dimension, a negative relationship between income and being with family and friends dimension and a negative relationship between the number of visits and the novelty dimension.

scholarly journals Can't Let It Go: Hate in Interpersonal Relationships

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Aumer ◽  
Anne Cathrine Krebs Bahn ◽  
Cortney Janicki ◽  
Nicolas Guzman ◽  
Natalie Pierson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Cognitive Dissonance ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
The United States ◽  
Personal Relationships ◽  
Relationship Length ◽  
As Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

Theories concerning hatred in personal relationships lack empirical evidence. These two studies address the need to provide empirical information about how hate works in interpersonal, loving relationships. Effort justification theory (Aronson & Mills, 1959) suggests that past hate may have a beneficial function in relationships that remain together; however, if hate is a truly destructive motivation (Rempel & Burris, 2005), this hate may have a lasting irreconcilable impact on the quality of the relationship. By surveying people in both the United States and Norway about their personal loving relationships, we discovered that hatred leaves a lasting deleterious impression on interpersonal relationships. People are more likely to report less intimacy, satisfaction, and love with people they have previously hated. Furthermore, effort justification and cognitive dissonance, when measured as relationship length, was observed in the report of higher commitment to those previously hated. Future assessments of relationship quality should consider measuring hatred and length of relationship.

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