Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Biographic Data
| ID | 4628795 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mostafa Rasoolimanesh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mostafa |
| FAMILY NAME | Rasoolimanesh |
| SIGNATURE | RASOOLIMANESH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Taylor's University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7138-0280 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 55 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 153 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 55 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
When fairness prevails
Purpose This study aims to investigate the mediating role of organizational justice in the relationship between employees’ perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR), encompassing economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic dimensions, and their well-being and quality of work life (QWL) within luxury hotels in China. Grounded in social identity theory and justice theory, this study aims to elucidate how CSR perceptions influence employee…
Behavioural theories in tourism
As is fitting for an applied field, tourism scholars have long sought to understand the causes of tourist behaviour. To do so, they have borrowed theories – along with their underlying paradigmatic
The justice–empowerment nexus
As the pursuit of sustainability increasingly calls for social inclusion and equity, this study examines how social justice shapes community empowerment in tourism destinations. Although justice is central to sustainable development discourse, limited empirical understanding exists of how its dimensions collectively influence empowerment. Focusing on the tourism across three major tourism destinations, Australia, the UK, and the USA, the research…
Authentication and perceived authenticity
Research on authenticity in cultural heritage tourism remains divided across epistemological traditions and stakeholder perspectives, lacking an integrated analytical structure. Empirical research has largely prioritised tourists’ outcome-based authenticity perceptions, with comparatively limited attention paid to how authenticity is co-constructed and negotiated among multiple stakeholders. The results indicate that authenticity studies remain p…
Bridging sustainable and regenerative tourism through a place-based approach
Destination attractiveness and digital nomads' decision to stay in the destination
This study examines how destination attractiveness factors (e.g. access, amenities, scenery, and the local community) influence digital nomads’ decisions to stay. In addition, it investigates the moderating role of gender in shaping digital nomads’ decision-making. Data were collected through surveys in two prominent tourist destinations in Iran. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) results revealed that access, amenities, the local community, and …
Applying fsQCA, NCA and NConfA in tourism research
Traditional symmetric methods tend to offer a single “best-fitting” model. • Asymmetric approaches are designed to address complex phenomena. • FsQCA is most effective approach for uncovering multiple sufficient configurations. • NCA identifies single necessary conditions but necessity in-degree. • NConfA is suitable for identifying necessary combinations of factors
Pro-environmental behavioural intention towards ecotourism
This study identifies the factors influencing pro-environmental behavioural intention (PEBI) among Chinese domestic tourists at ecotourism destinations. The framework of this study was constructed by integrating the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour. Using purposive sampling techniques, 430 surveys were obtained between January and February 2022. The results indicated that perceived ecotourism usefulness, publi…
Assessing a Model of Customer Rage
Across travel and tourism services research, studies investigating “customer rage” typically prioritize the direct point-of-consumption, often within airport, airline, or hotel contexts. However, the sector is awash with intermediaries (e.g., travel agencies, insurance brokers, booking platforms), which serve as primary points-of-contact capable of shaping customer expectations. Accordingly, the consequences of service failure therein are nuanced…
Tourists’ perceptions of the sustainability of destination, satisfaction, and revisit intention
This study examines the impact of tourists’ perceptions of a destination’s sustainability on their satisfaction and revisit intention. Specifically, perceived sustainability of a destination is measured employing five indicators of sustainability dimensions: economic, environmental, socio-cultural, political, and technology. Furthermore, this study analyses the mediating role of satisfaction between perceived destination sustainability and revisi…
Antecedents of domestic visitor’s memorable experiences and gender difference
This study explores the interplay between visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in shaping memorable tourism experiences (MTE) within the realm of domestic heritage tourism, as well as the potential moderating role of gender in these relationships. Data were collected in the historic city of Kashan, Iran through a self-administered questionnaire and a combination of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) an…
Scale development for measuring sustainability of urban destinations from the perspectives of residents, tourists, businesses and government
This study develops four subjective scales to measure a destination’s sustainability from the perspectives of residents, tourists, businesses and government agencies. Using the expert opinion survey, participants were asked to evaluate the initial list of indicators based on five aspects of sustainability, including economic, socio-cultural, environmental, political and technological sustainability for each stakeholder group. Then, the scales wer…
Crisis-driven shifts in resident pro-tourism behaviour
Economic crises significantly shape residents’ perceptions of tourism, impacting their pro- or anti-tourism behaviours. This study integrates social exchange theory and Weber's theory to explore how perceived economic crisis (PEC) influences residents’ prioritization of economic and non-economic values in tourism. Using multigroup analysis (MGA) in two historical Iranian destinations (Isfahan and Shiraz), we find that higher PEC levels correlate …
A systematic review of residents’ perceptions towards tourism development in ethnic tourism contexts
Stakeholders' perception on sustainability indicators for urban heritage sites in Kuala Lumpur and George Town, Malaysia
Purpose To manage heritage cities for locals' needs, a contextualized indicator to measure the sustainability of urban heritage is needed because it is often neglected. This study aims to identify the stakeholders’ perceptions on sustainability indicators of urban heritage sites in Kuala Lumpur and George Town, Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach This study applied a qualitative method by interviewing stakeholders (governmental, experts and com…
Can tourist engagement enhance tourist behavioural intentions? A combination of PLS-SEM and fsQCA approaches
This study aims to investigate the effects of tourist engagement dimensions on revisit and Word of Mouth (WOM) intentions of heritage tourists. The data were collected from domestic tourists in the heritage city of Kashan, Iran. To analyse the collected data, this study applies Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) as a symmetric analysis technique, as well as fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) as an asym…
Tourism promotion through vlog advertising and customer engagement behaviours of generation Z
This study investigates the effectiveness of Vlogs as an advertising tool to promote the tourism sector in Pakistan using Ducoffe’s Advertising Value Model and stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) framework, and its subsequent effect on customer engagement behaviours (CEBs). Data were collected from generation Z through both the online and offline medium, 230 students were approached; 206 questionnaires were usable for analysis. Partial least squar…
Cutting Edge Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism
Cutting Edge Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism sits at the forefront of fast-paced developments in the tourism and hospitality industry, highlighting the importance of applied and pure research to address the theoretical and practical problems and gaps
Enhancing emotional responses of tourists in cultural heritage tourism
This study aims to examine the interplay between heritage tourists' experiences and their emotional responses, and to identify the mediating effect of Memorable Tourism Experiences (MTE), drawing upon the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory. The study was conducted in Pingyao, a UNESCO-listed heritage city. Employing a convergent concurrent mixed-methods approach, this study combines quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interview) me…
Residents’ perception of tourism impacts and their support for tourism development
Prior research has broadly addressed the link between residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts and their support for tourism development (STD) in different destination-based contexts. However, the literature on residents’ perceptions of the impacts of tourism on their faith and how these perceptions affect their STD in a faith tourism destination remains tenuous. This study seeks to fill this gap by investigating the link between residents’ perc…
Exploring tourists’ ecocentric and anthropocentric attitudes towards green hotels
This study examined the role of personal norms, ascribed responsibility, eco-friendly reputation, and perceived moral obligation in tourists’ ecocentric and anthropocentric attitudes and behavioural intentions. This study also investigated whether tourists’ ecocentric and anthropocentric attitudes play mediating roles. The researchers distributed 800 questionnaires to international tourists in Malaysia; of those, 393 usable responses were include…
A framework for understanding media exposure and post-Covid-19 travel intentions
Risk perceptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are significant factors shaping contemporary tourists’ travel behaviour. While the relationship between perceived risk and tourists’ decision-making and behaviour in relation to COVID-19 is already a significant area of tourism research, the role of exposure to media outlets in affecting travel intentions has only seen very limited attention. This is despite the clear importance of media in i…
Gen Z and the flight shame movement
Using the norm activation model (NAM), our research delves into the impact of environmental concerns, and environmental self-assets on environmentally responsible travel behaviour (ENVRB), and the role of affective constructs (love for nature [LNA], respect for nature and flight shame) on travelling behaviour among Generation Z in India. Through a prediction-oriented and exploratory approach using partial least squares–structural equation modelin…
Marketing Tourist Destinations in Emerging Economies
First-Time versus Repeat Tourism Customer Engagement, Experience, and Value Cocreation
Though customer engagement (CE) and customer experience (CX) are recognized as key research priorities, empirically derived insight into their association with tourism customers’ ensuing value cocreation and destination revisit intent remains tenuous, in particular for first-time versus repeat customers. In response to this gap, we develop an S-D logic–informed model that tests the effects of tourism-based CE on CX, cocreation, and revisit intent…
Urban vs. rural destinations
Exploring memorable cultural tourism experiences
Cultural tourism is a significant element of tourism for many destinations; nevertheless, relatively little is known about the contributing factors that form the overall cultural travel experience. This study sought to contribute to this extant knowledge gap by enhancing our understanding of the nature of cultural tourism experiences and the process by which they are formed. Through in-depth face-to-face interviews with 29 tourists in the cultura…
Sustainable tourism development and residents’ perceptions in World Heritage Site destinations
Set in Malaysia’s Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site (WHS), this paper uses stakeholder theory to explore the heterogeneity of positive and negative perceptions among residents and their effects on residents’ support for and participation in sustainable tourism development. Data from 221 completed questionnaire surveys revealed heterogeneous negative perceptions across residents’ age, level of education and economic involvement in tourism. Moreo…
Community participation in World Heritage Site conservation and tourism development
Perception of young local residents toward sustainable conservation programmes
Can tourist engagement enhance tourist behavioural intentions? A combination of PLS-SEM and fsQCA approaches
This study aims to investigate the effects of tourist engagement dimensions on revisit and Word of Mouth (WOM) intentions of heritage tourists. The data were collected from domestic tourists in the heritage city of Kashan, Iran. To analyse the collected data, this study applies Partial Least Squares – Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) as a symmetric analysis technique, as well as fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) as an asym…
How Visitor and Environmental Characteristics Influence Perceived Crowding
This paper aims to investigate tourists’ perceptions of crowding and factors influencing those perceptions. The effects of visitor socio-demographic characteristics, economic factors, and destination situational characteristics are investigated. Questionnaire data were collected from a sample of 362 tourists at Pantai Cenang Beach, Langkawi Island. The results confirmed the significant effect of visitor socio-demographic characteristics on percei…
Tourists’ perceptions of the sustainability of destination, satisfaction, and revisit intention
This study examines the impact of tourists’ perceptions of a destination’s sustainability on their satisfaction and revisit intention. Specifically, perceived sustainability of a destination is measured employing five indicators of sustainability dimensions: economic, environmental, socio-cultural, political, and technology. Furthermore, this study analyses the mediating role of satisfaction between perceived destination sustainability and revisi…
A framework for understanding media exposure and post-Covid-19 travel intentions
Risk perceptions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic are significant factors shaping contemporary tourists’ travel behaviour. While the relationship between perceived risk and tourists’ decision-making and behaviour in relation to COVID-19 is already a significant area of tourism research, the role of exposure to media outlets in affecting travel intentions has only seen very limited attention. This is despite the clear importance of media in i…
Enhancing local community participation towards heritage tourism in Taiping, Malaysia
Community participation is critical to tourism development, and how to promote community participation has become one of the major concerns of tourism practitioners and scholars. Although several tourism researchers have applied the MOA model to study the influencing factors of community participation, there is still a lack of literature that can provide adequate empirical support to substantiate the predictive power of the MOA model for examinin…
Gen Z and the flight shame movement
Using the norm activation model (NAM), our research delves into the impact of environmental concerns, and environmental self-assets on environmentally responsible travel behaviour (ENVRB), and the role of affective constructs (love for nature [LNA], respect for nature and flight shame) on travelling behaviour among Generation Z in India. Through a prediction-oriented and exploratory approach using partial least squares–structural equation modelin…
Communication and visitor factors contributing towards heritage visitors’ mindfulness
This study aims to examine the effect of communication factors (e.g. uses of questions and multisensory media) and visitor factors (e.g. high level of interest and visualisation) on visitors’ mindfulness. Mindfulness refers to a state of mind in which an individual is actively processing information from their environment. Past literature has suggested that being mindful helps increase visitor understanding, learning and satisfaction. While a num…
Examining the contributing factors for the successful implementation of city development strategy in Qazvin City, Iran
Antecedents of domestic visitor’s memorable experiences and gender difference
This study explores the interplay between visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in shaping memorable tourism experiences (MTE) within the realm of domestic heritage tourism, as well as the potential moderating role of gender in these relationships. Data were collected in the historic city of Kashan, Iran through a self-administered questionnaire and a combination of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) an…
Effective interpretation using various media toward mindfulness
Effective interpretation among visitors to heritage sites contributes towards achieving sustainable tourism. Mindful visitors are more likely to be interested in being educated and learning about a site; therefore, mindfulness can play a key role in the formation of effective interpretations. Diverse media communicates with visitors in different ways and has various effects which can improve mindfulness among heritage site visitors. This study ai…
Assessing a Model of Customer Rage
Across travel and tourism services research, studies investigating “customer rage” typically prioritize the direct point-of-consumption, often within airport, airline, or hotel contexts. However, the sector is awash with intermediaries (e.g., travel agencies, insurance brokers, booking platforms), which serve as primary points-of-contact capable of shaping customer expectations. Accordingly, the consequences of service failure therein are nuanced…
Scale development for measuring sustainability of urban destinations from the perspectives of residents, tourists, businesses and government
This study develops four subjective scales to measure a destination’s sustainability from the perspectives of residents, tourists, businesses and government agencies. Using the expert opinion survey, participants were asked to evaluate the initial list of indicators based on five aspects of sustainability, including economic, socio-cultural, environmental, political and technological sustainability for each stakeholder group. Then, the scales wer…
Exploring tourists’ ecocentric and anthropocentric attitudes towards green hotels
This study examined the role of personal norms, ascribed responsibility, eco-friendly reputation, and perceived moral obligation in tourists’ ecocentric and anthropocentric attitudes and behavioural intentions. This study also investigated whether tourists’ ecocentric and anthropocentric attitudes play mediating roles. The researchers distributed 800 questionnaires to international tourists in Malaysia; of those, 393 usable responses were include…
Enhancing emotional responses of tourists in cultural heritage tourism
This study aims to examine the interplay between heritage tourists' experiences and their emotional responses, and to identify the mediating effect of Memorable Tourism Experiences (MTE), drawing upon the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory. The study was conducted in Pingyao, a UNESCO-listed heritage city. Employing a convergent concurrent mixed-methods approach, this study combines quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (interview) me…
Inscription of a destination as a world heritage site and residents’ perceptions
This paper investigates the differences between residents’ perceptions toward tourism development in two rural tourism destinations, one of which has already been inscribed as a World Heritage Site (WHS). The effects of environmental and cultural attitudes, as well as individual economic gain and community gain on residents’ positive and negative perceptions toward tourism development are compared in these two destinations using Weber’s Theory. T…
Specifying and Assessing a Multidimensional Friendship Quality Construct
Investigating a framework to facilitate the implementation of city development strategy using balanced scorecard
What Influences Visitor Mindfulness at World Heritage Sites
Mindfulness refers to a state of mind in which a person selectively and actively processes information gathered from their surrounding environment. This concept may be helpful for enhancing visitor learning at heritage sites. However, there is a paucity of literature exploring the concept of mindfulness in tourism. This study investigates the influence of both setting and visitor factors on the state of mindfulness of visitors to selected heritag…
Examining the contributing factors for the successful implementation of city development strategy in Qazvin City, Iran
The Effects of a Campaign on Awareness and Participation Among Local Youth at the Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site, Malaysia
The capacity of a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Site (WHS) to sustain its designated criteria into the future is a function of how valuable local residents perceive the WHS to be, and how motivated they are to contribute toward efforts to maintain its status. In June 2012, Malaysia’s Lenggong Valley became a WHS. We investigate the effectiveness of a campaign targeting young local residen…
Effective interpretation using various media toward mindfulness
Effective interpretation among visitors to heritage sites contributes towards achieving sustainable tourism. Mindful visitors are more likely to be interested in being educated and learning about a site; therefore, mindfulness can play a key role in the formation of effective interpretations. Diverse media communicates with visitors in different ways and has various effects which can improve mindfulness among heritage site visitors. This study ai…
How Visitor and Environmental Characteristics Influence Perceived Crowding
This paper aims to investigate tourists’ perceptions of crowding and factors influencing those perceptions. The effects of visitor socio-demographic characteristics, economic factors, and destination situational characteristics are investigated. Questionnaire data were collected from a sample of 362 tourists at Pantai Cenang Beach, Langkawi Island. The results confirmed the significant effect of visitor socio-demographic characteristics on percei…
Perception of young local residents toward sustainable conservation programmes
Investigating a framework to facilitate the implementation of city development strategy using balanced scorecard
Sustainable tourism development and residents’ perceptions in World Heritage Site destinations
Set in Malaysia’s Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site (WHS), this paper uses stakeholder theory to explore the heterogeneity of positive and negative perceptions among residents and their effects on residents’ support for and participation in sustainable tourism development. Data from 221 completed questionnaire surveys revealed heterogeneous negative perceptions across residents’ age, level of education and economic involvement in tourism. Moreo…
Factors Influencing Residents’ Perceptions toward Tourism Development
This article compares the effects of factors influencing residents’ perceptions toward tourism development in urban and rural World Heritage Sites (WHSs). This study has been conducted in the rural Lenggong and urban George Town WHSs in Malaysia. Partial least squares–structural equation modeling, using a number of recently developed advanced analysis methods, has been used to assess the proposed measurement and structural models, and to compare …
The effects of community factors on residents’ perceptions toward World Heritage Site inscription and sustainable tourism development
Using partial least squares-structural equation modeling, we analyzed data from 410 questionnaires completed by a sample of residents from the vicinity of the George Town World Heritage Site (WHS), Malaysia, to investigate the effects of community factors on residents’ perceptions and support for WHS conservation and tourism development. To conceptualize these relationships, we developed a framework based on social exchange theory (SET) and previ…
Specifying and Assessing a Multidimensional Friendship Quality Construct
Community participation in World Heritage Site conservation and tourism development
Urban vs. rural destinations
An assessment of the use of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in hospitality research
Purpose Structural equation modeling (SEM) depicts one of the most salient research methods across a variety of disciplines, including hospitality management. Although for many researchers, SEM is equivalent to carrying out covariance-based SEM, recent research advocates the use of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) as an attractive alternative. The purpose of this paper is to systematically examine how PLS-SEM has been …
Applying Partial Least Squares in Tourism and Hospitality Research
Ten chapters discuss key aspects of advanced PLS analysis and its practical applications, covering new guidelines and improvements in the use of PLS-PM as well as various individual topics
Inscription of a destination as a world heritage site and residents’ perceptions
This paper investigates the differences between residents’ perceptions toward tourism development in two rural tourism destinations, one of which has already been inscribed as a World Heritage Site (WHS). The effects of environmental and cultural attitudes, as well as individual economic gain and community gain on residents’ positive and negative perceptions toward tourism development are compared in these two destinations using Weber’s Theory. T…
Exploring memorable cultural tourism experiences
Cultural tourism is a significant element of tourism for many destinations; nevertheless, relatively little is known about the contributing factors that form the overall cultural travel experience. This study sought to contribute to this extant knowledge gap by enhancing our understanding of the nature of cultural tourism experiences and the process by which they are formed. Through in-depth face-to-face interviews with 29 tourists in the cultura…
Communication and visitor factors contributing towards heritage visitors’ mindfulness
This study aims to examine the effect of communication factors (e.g. uses of questions and multisensory media) and visitor factors (e.g. high level of interest and visualisation) on visitors’ mindfulness. Mindfulness refers to a state of mind in which an individual is actively processing information from their environment. Past literature has suggested that being mindful helps increase visitor understanding, learning and satisfaction. While a num…
A systematic scoping review of sustainable tourism indicators in relation to the sustainable development goals
Sustainable tourism indicators (STIs) are an integral element of tourism planning and management. This study systematically reviews the research contributions on the development of STIs based on four criteria including: i) the relevance of the STIs to the sustainable development goals (SDGs); ii) governance; iii) stakeholders involved; and iv) the distinction between subjective and objective indicators. A search of Scopus indexed journals publish…
To what extent Iranian primary school textbooks mirror the philosophy of heritage education
Purpose This paper evaluates the content of Iranian primary school textbooks – as the fundamental educational tool in transmitting of key components – to highlight to what extent the content pursues the philosophy of heritage education. Heritage preservation, known to be fostering of the sustainable development, is successfully achieved through the education of young people. The philosophy of heritage education is to cultivate the sense of respon…
Destination image during the Covid-19 pandemic and future travel behavior
This study investigates the effects of cognitive destination image shaped by media during the COVID-19 pandemic on willingness to support and post-pandemic travel intention. Drawing upon the concept of cognitive destination image and through an online self-administered survey, the effects of four factors including trust, crisis management, healthcare system, and solidarity on travel behavioral intention are compared based on tourists’ prior exper…
Assessing the Mediating Role of Residents’ Perceptions toward Tourism Development
Framed by social exchange theory and Weber’s theory of substantive and formal rationality, this study investigates the mediating role of residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts. It examines whether community attachment, environmental and cultural attitudes, economic gain, and community involvement directly impact upon residents’ support for tourism development, or if their influences are mediated by perceptions of tourism impacts. Data were col…
Tourist engagement and loyalty
This study aims to compare the effects of several dimensions of tourist engagement, including enthusiasm, attention, absorption, interaction, and identification on loyalty across male and female tourists. A total number of 210 questionnaire were completed from tourists visiting Kinabalu National Park in Sabah, Malaysia. This study uses both partial least squares–structural equation modeling and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to elucid…
Understanding memorable tourism experiences and behavioural intentions of heritage tourists
This study aims to investigate the interplay of visitor engagement, authenticity, and destination image in driving revisit and electronic word of mouth (eWOM) intentions of heritage tourists through the mediating role of Memorable Tourism Experiences (MTE). The data for this research were collected from tourists in the UNESCO-listed heritage city of Kashan, Iran. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods approach, the study's findings highlighted…
Marketing Tourist Destinations in Emerging Economies
Tourism (43 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (38 works) · Geography (33 works) · Psychology (32 works) · Business (30 works) · Political science (27 works) · Computer Science (20 works) · Marketing (19 works) · Structural equation modeling (19 works) · Social Psychology (18 works)