| Title |
Sustainability initiatives, development and well-being: understanding linkages in tourism |
| ID_Doc |
70731 |
| Authors |
Meera, S; Vinodan, A |
| Title |
Sustainability initiatives, development and well-being: understanding linkages in tourism |
| Year |
2023 |
| Published |
Society And Business Review, 18, 4 |
| DOI |
10.1108/SBR-06-2022-0159 |
| Abstract |
Purpose This study aims to understand the linkage among sustainability initiatives (SIs), community development (CD) and community well-being (CW) in tourism. Design/methodology/approach The exploratory sequential methodology consists of expert interviews, a questionnaire survey and the model verified with analysis of moment structures 22. Findings This study shows that the direct relationship between community-level SIs and CD and CW is significant and positive. The direct relationship between CD and CW is significant and positive. CD partially mediates the relationship between community-level SIs and CW in Indigenous tourism business operations. Research limitations/implications This study assumes significance in developing Indigenous tourism destinations and calls for an integrated development strategy at the community level to enhance CW. This study provides a path for examining the contribution of grassroots-level sustainable business initiatives, their development and the community's well-being. This study was confined to protected area-based destinations and focused on CD and well-being as a result of local-level SIs. Practical implications This study extends the scope for further research in measuring other perceived linkages of SIs with Indigenous community's quality of life. Social implications This study provides a path for examining the contribution of grassroots-level sustainable business initiatives and their development contributions and the 'community's well-being. Originality/value This exploratory research examining the relationship among community-level SIs, CD and CW hitherto unexplored in tourism among grassroot-level communities. |
| Author Keywords |
Sustainability initiatives; Community development; Community well-being; Tourism business |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000865470600001 |
| WoS Category |
Business |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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