Is Cannabis Tourism Deviant? A Theoretical Perspective

With the growth of cannabis tourism, destinations such as the Netherlands have begun to offer cannabis-related products and services to visitors, including tourists from countries where all drugs are strictly prohibited. Yet limited research has sought to understand cannabis-oriented tourists' efforts to neutralize deviant connotations, namely by justifying or rationalizing misbehavior, when deciding to participate in cannabis tourism. This research note proposes a framework of deviant consumption behavior (DCB) constructed of geographic shifting, self-identity shifting, and moral identity shifting from the perspective of cannabis-oriented tourists to delineate tourists' decision-making process around engaging in deviant behaviors. The proposed framework suggests that previously developed DCB frameworks in the marketing and consumer behavior literature should be adapted for use in outbound tourism research. This research note also highlights areas for debate and investigation regarding cannabis tourists' deviant behavior. Future research directions are provided based on the proposed framework as it applies to deviant tourism research.

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Fire Fighting and Emergency Responding

The Oxford Handbook of Expertise ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198795872.013.28 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 641-661

Author(s):

Mark Wiggins ◽

Jaime Auton ◽

Melanie Taylor

Keyword(s):

Mental Models ◽

Current Knowledge ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Future Research ◽

Operational Environment ◽

Research Directions ◽

Experimental Approaches ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

Research Initiatives

This chapter examines the study of expertise in the context of firefighting and emergency responding. The distinction is made between descriptive and experimental approaches, and the need to develop and validate a theoretical perspective that explains expertise in situations that are high dynamic, uncertain, and where the consequences of errors can be significant. Gaps in current knowledge are identified, including the mechanisms by which expertise is acquired and maintained, how it can be measured accurately and reliably, and how and when the capacity for expertise degrades over time and in absence of exposure to emergency conditions. The outcomes of existing research initiatives are discussed, with an emphasis on accurate and precise mental models that are acquired through active interaction within the operational environment. The role of cues and cue utilization are also considered as triggers to activate mental models. Future research directions that will ensure the development of a comprehensive understanding of the nature expertise in firefighting and emergency responding are proposed.

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The resource-based view and international business

Journal of Management ◽

10.1177/014920630102700611 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 27 (6) ◽

pp. 803-829 ◽

Cited By ~ 399

Author(s):

Mike W. Peng

Keyword(s):

International Business ◽

Strategic Alliances ◽

International Entrepreneurship ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Future Research ◽

Strategy Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Resource Based View ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

Cumulative Knowledge

The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm has become an influential theoretical perspective in recent international business (IB) research. Tracking the evolution of the RBV literature in IB, this article has three objectives. First, it documents the extent to which the RBV has diffused to IB research. Second, it explains the rationale behind such diffusion. Finally, it provides a state-of-the-art review of the substantive work through a proposed organizing framework, focusing on multinational management, strategic alliances, market entries, international entrepreneurship, and emerging markets strategies. Overall, a broad, expanding, and cumulative knowledge base is emerging to connect IB and strategy research through the RBV. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of such a development in the intellectual marketplace, with an emphasis on future research directions.

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Restoration of Visitors through Nature-Based Tourism: A Systematic Review, Conceptual Framework, and Future Research Directions

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18052299 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (5) ◽

pp. 2299

Author(s):

Mengyuan Qiu ◽

Ji Sha ◽

Noel Scott

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Future Research ◽

Natural Environments ◽

Relevant Research ◽

Research Directions ◽

Future Research Directions ◽

Theoretical Foundations ◽

New Framework

Visiting natural environments could restore health and contribute to human sustainability. However, the understanding of potential linkages between restoration of visitors and nature-based tourism remains incomplete, resulting in a lack of orientation for researchers and managers. This study aimed to explore how visitors achieve restoration through nature by analyzing published literature on tourism. Using a systematic review method, this study examined destination types, participant traits, theoretical foundations, and potential restorative outcomes presented in 34 identified articles. A new framework that synthesizes relevant research and conceptualizes the restorative mechanisms of nature-based tourism from a human–nature interaction perspective was developed. Owing to the limitations in the theories, methods, cases, and the COVID-19 pandemic, interdisciplinary methods and multisensory theories are needed in the future to shed further light on the restoration of visitors through nature-based tourism. The findings provide a theoretical perspective on the consideration of nature-based tourism as a public-wellness product worldwide, and the study provides recommendations for future research in a COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 society.

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