Fatemeh Khodabakhsh; Mahmood Ziaee; Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard; Mohamad saleh Torkestani
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The tourism industry is considered the driving force of economic development, but at the same time it is very vulnerable. The purpose of this study is to design a model of risk management in the Iranian hotel industry; the exploratory mixed research method was used in the study. The statistical population ...
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The tourism industry is considered the driving force of economic development, but at the same time it is very vulnerable. The purpose of this study is to design a model of risk management in the Iranian hotel industry; the exploratory mixed research method was used in the study. The statistical population ,in the qualitative section consisted of academic and tourism industry experts, and in the quantitative section, staff of four or five star hotels in Tehran. , Yazd, Isfahan and Shiraz povince in the summer of 1400.in the qualitative part of the study judgment and snowballs sampling methods were used . Findings from the interview then were categorized using open, axial, and selective coding. Based on the findings the tourism risk management model in the Iranian hotel industry in two dimensions (external and internal), consisting of 13 components and 62 indicators was designed and compiled and the model was approved.
Mohammadali Shahhoseini; Mohsen Nazari; Mohamad saleh Torkestani; Fatemeh Ghorbani
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Abstract The corporate social responsibility approach and the tourism industry are directly related to the community and the environment and are somehow intertwined and highly interrelated. This research aimed to present a conceptual model of corporate social responsibility in Iran’s tourism. A ...
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Abstract The corporate social responsibility approach and the tourism industry are directly related to the community and the environment and are somehow intertwined and highly interrelated. This research aimed to present a conceptual model of corporate social responsibility in Iran’s tourism. A qualitative research approach has been used for conducting this research. This research’s statistical population has consisted of all tourism experts in 2018. The sample consists of 21 of them selected using purposive judgmental and snowball sampling methods; sampling was continued until theoretical saturation. The research tool was semi-structured interviews whose trustworthiness was assessed using the review method when coding and approval of research colleagues. The coding of the data was done manually, and according to the main purpose of the research, a paradigm model was constructed using the Grounded Theory approach. According to the results, the phenomenon of corporate social responsibility in the field of tourism includes various dimensions of "intra-company," "environmental," "economical," "social," "cultural," and "legal." The results also showed that "gaining social acceptance," "forming new concepts and knowledgeable and responsible tourists," "compensating for the negative effects of tourism," and "economic profitability" are the causal conditions affecting the implementation of this responsibility. Besides, intervening conditions and contexts affecting corporate social responsibility implementation strategies in the field of tourism in Iran were identified, which lead to "sustainable tourism development," "corporate competitive advantage," and "business sustainability."
Mohammad Saleh Torkestani,; Kobra Bakhshizadeh Borj; Pedram Jahedi
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The success of tourism destinations depends on a proper understanding of the brand image of individuals, but individuals have different mental images which are potentially the basis for segmentation in the tourism market. The present study is primarily an attempt to develop a brand concept map method ...
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The success of tourism destinations depends on a proper understanding of the brand image of individuals, but individuals have different mental images which are potentially the basis for segmentation in the tourism market. The present study is primarily an attempt to develop a brand concept map method that is done by refining it with an inventive algorithm, so the research is developmental in terms of purpose. Secondly, to apply the refined Brand Concept Map method in practice this method is used for the tourism brand of Kish Free Zone. The statistical population of the study is people in Tehran city in two groups of people who have visited and those who haven’t visited the Kish Free Zone. The available sampling method is used. The four-step of extraction, segmentation, mapping, and interpretation of mental maps will ultimately lead to the identification of seven segments for the Kish Free Zone Tourism Market. According to the results, there are four categories of luxury tourists, price-sensitive tourists, non-loyal tourists, and Eco-tourists among people who have visited Kish and there are three categories of shoppers, entertainers, and immigrant among people who haven’t visited Kish
