Residents’ Support for Tourism: Testing Alternative Structural Models

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 847-861

  Nunkoo, Robin ^a,b,c   So, Kevin Kam Fung ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative model; residents attitudes and support; social exchange theory; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EQUATION; MODELING; PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; NIAGARA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84981156899     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287515592972     Document Type: Article

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