Soo K Kang
Biographic Data
| ID | 1117500 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Soo K Kang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Soo K |
| FAMILY NAME | Kang |
| SIGNATURE | KANG S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1722-9544 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Profiling cannabis consumption motivation and situations as casual leisure
Exploring Motivations for Cannabis Use in Casual Leisure
Cannabis is a popular leisure activity in many cultures, especially in North America and Europe, where it is commonly used for socializing and entertainment. A recent German study employed the Marijuana Motives Measure to survey young adults, analyzing four motivational factors in the context of casual leisure. The research aimed to understand the reasons behind adults’ daily cannabis use, its link to consumption frequency, and situations. The fi…
Role of cultural worldview in predicting heritage tourists’ behavioural intention
Limited attention has been given to the investigation of how cultural worldview (CW) affects tourists’ behavioural intention in heritage tourism sites. Thus, this study aims to examine the role of CW in predicting heritage tourists’ behavioural intention by employing two seminal behaviour models, the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The data were collected from 323 heritage travellers who visited Hanok Villag…
Place Attachment, Image, and Support for Marijuana Tourism in Colorado
Colorado became the first state in the United States that passed the legalization of recreational (retail) marijuana with Amendment 64 in 2012. With this unprecedented tourism environment, it is imperative to understand different perspectives of stakeholders involved. In particular, residents’ view is important in that their attitude and behaviors plan and manage the design of marketing activities and sustainable development of the tourist place.…
From Forbidden Fruit to the Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
Often compared with the Gold Rush, the marijuana industry is already a multibillion-dollar phenomenon and is expected to generate 22 billion dollars in sales in the United States by 2020. Two years have passed since the legalization of recreational marijuana begun in Colorado. This unprecedented change has created numerous business opportunities as well as legal and operational challenges for the hospitality and tourism industry. This article exp…
Examining Cultural Worldview and Experience by International Tourists
The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships between cultural worldview (CW), cultural experiential dimensions, and satisfaction among international travelers who stayed at Hanok, a traditional house in South Korea. Findings of the study show that respondents' CW and experience were significantly different with respect to the respondents' origin of residence. Americans and Europeans shared a similar CW, whereas Japanese and Chinese e…
Segmentation of Mega Event Motivation
Segmentation of Mega Event Motivation
The purpose of this study was to examine the motives of Chinese nationals who attended the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, and to understand their perceptions about service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions. The results of this study revealed six motivation factors and three mutually exclusive clusters based on their motives. In particular, the “multipurpose experience seekers” showed more favorable service quality perceptions and hi…
The effect of environmentally friendly perceptions on festival visitors’ decision-making process using an extended model of goal-directed behavior
Incongruence in Destination Image
The Silk Road has a twenty-five century long history as a network of communication and trade routes from Asia to Europe. This study aims to investigate whether there are significant differences between pre- and post-travel images of Central Asia and whether the incongruence between pre- and post-travel image constructs influences tourists’ satisfaction with the trip and their behavioural intentions. The pre- and post-travel surveys were administe…
Residents' perceptions of casino impacts
Community Attachment in Two Rural Gaming Communities
This study compared residents' community attachment in two rural gaming communities in Colorado, USA and Gangwon Province, South Korea by examining whether residents' socio-demographic variables were related to their community attachment and whether residents' community attachment affected their perceived impacts, benefits and support for casino gaming development. Both casino impact areas have shared similar underlying legalization characteristi…
Resident perception of the impact of limited-stakes community-based casino gaming in mature gaming communities
Dyadic consensus on family vacation destination selection
Profiling Asian and Western family independent travelers (Fits)
This study explored perceptual and behavioral differences in service quality, satisfaction, and intention to revisit between Asian and Western family independent travelers (FITs) and to profile each group by its demographic and vacation characteristics as well as its family vacation decision‐making modes. Qualified FITs (n = 183) from seven major source markets were interviewed in the departure lounge at the Hong Kong International Airport. Resul…
Residents' perceptions of casino impacts
The effect of environmentally friendly perceptions on festival visitors’ decision-making process using an extended model of goal-directed behavior
Dyadic consensus on family vacation destination selection
Community Attachment in Two Rural Gaming Communities
This study compared residents' community attachment in two rural gaming communities in Colorado, USA and Gangwon Province, South Korea by examining whether residents' socio-demographic variables were related to their community attachment and whether residents' community attachment affected their perceived impacts, benefits and support for casino gaming development. Both casino impact areas have shared similar underlying legalization characteristi…
Resident perception of the impact of limited-stakes community-based casino gaming in mature gaming communities
Segmentation of Mega Event Motivation
The purpose of this study was to examine the motives of Chinese nationals who attended the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, and to understand their perceptions about service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions. The results of this study revealed six motivation factors and three mutually exclusive clusters based on their motives. In particular, the “multipurpose experience seekers” showed more favorable service quality perceptions and hi…
Profiling Asian and Western family independent travelers (Fits)
This study explored perceptual and behavioral differences in service quality, satisfaction, and intention to revisit between Asian and Western family independent travelers (FITs) and to profile each group by its demographic and vacation characteristics as well as its family vacation decision‐making modes. Qualified FITs (n = 183) from seven major source markets were interviewed in the departure lounge at the Hong Kong International Airport. Resul…
Examining Cultural Worldview and Experience by International Tourists
The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships between cultural worldview (CW), cultural experiential dimensions, and satisfaction among international travelers who stayed at Hanok, a traditional house in South Korea. Findings of the study show that respondents' CW and experience were significantly different with respect to the respondents' origin of residence. Americans and Europeans shared a similar CW, whereas Japanese and Chinese e…
Incongruence in Destination Image
The Silk Road has a twenty-five century long history as a network of communication and trade routes from Asia to Europe. This study aims to investigate whether there are significant differences between pre- and post-travel images of Central Asia and whether the incongruence between pre- and post-travel image constructs influences tourists’ satisfaction with the trip and their behavioural intentions. The pre- and post-travel surveys were administe…
Role of cultural worldview in predicting heritage tourists’ behavioural intention
Limited attention has been given to the investigation of how cultural worldview (CW) affects tourists’ behavioural intention in heritage tourism sites. Thus, this study aims to examine the role of CW in predicting heritage tourists’ behavioural intention by employing two seminal behaviour models, the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The data were collected from 323 heritage travellers who visited Hanok Villag…
Profiling Asian and Western family independent travelers (Fits)
This study explored perceptual and behavioral differences in service quality, satisfaction, and intention to revisit between Asian and Western family independent travelers (FITs) and to profile each group by its demographic and vacation characteristics as well as its family vacation decision‐making modes. Qualified FITs (n = 183) from seven major source markets were interviewed in the departure lounge at the Hong Kong International Airport. Resul…
Dyadic consensus on family vacation destination selection
Resident perception of the impact of limited-stakes community-based casino gaming in mature gaming communities
Residents' perceptions of casino impacts
Community Attachment in Two Rural Gaming Communities
This study compared residents' community attachment in two rural gaming communities in Colorado, USA and Gangwon Province, South Korea by examining whether residents' socio-demographic variables were related to their community attachment and whether residents' community attachment affected their perceived impacts, benefits and support for casino gaming development. Both casino impact areas have shared similar underlying legalization characteristi…
Segmentation of Mega Event Motivation
The purpose of this study was to examine the motives of Chinese nationals who attended the Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China, and to understand their perceptions about service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intentions. The results of this study revealed six motivation factors and three mutually exclusive clusters based on their motives. In particular, the “multipurpose experience seekers” showed more favorable service quality perceptions and hi…
The effect of environmentally friendly perceptions on festival visitors’ decision-making process using an extended model of goal-directed behavior
Incongruence in Destination Image
The Silk Road has a twenty-five century long history as a network of communication and trade routes from Asia to Europe. This study aims to investigate whether there are significant differences between pre- and post-travel images of Central Asia and whether the incongruence between pre- and post-travel image constructs influences tourists’ satisfaction with the trip and their behavioural intentions. The pre- and post-travel surveys were administe…
Segmentation of Mega Event Motivation
Examining Cultural Worldview and Experience by International Tourists
The purpose of the study was to investigate relationships between cultural worldview (CW), cultural experiential dimensions, and satisfaction among international travelers who stayed at Hanok, a traditional house in South Korea. Findings of the study show that respondents' CW and experience were significantly different with respect to the respondents' origin of residence. Americans and Europeans shared a similar CW, whereas Japanese and Chinese e…
From Forbidden Fruit to the Goose That Lays Golden Eggs
Often compared with the Gold Rush, the marijuana industry is already a multibillion-dollar phenomenon and is expected to generate 22 billion dollars in sales in the United States by 2020. Two years have passed since the legalization of recreational marijuana begun in Colorado. This unprecedented change has created numerous business opportunities as well as legal and operational challenges for the hospitality and tourism industry. This article exp…
Place Attachment, Image, and Support for Marijuana Tourism in Colorado
Colorado became the first state in the United States that passed the legalization of recreational (retail) marijuana with Amendment 64 in 2012. With this unprecedented tourism environment, it is imperative to understand different perspectives of stakeholders involved. In particular, residents’ view is important in that their attitude and behaviors plan and manage the design of marketing activities and sustainable development of the tourist place.…
Role of cultural worldview in predicting heritage tourists’ behavioural intention
Limited attention has been given to the investigation of how cultural worldview (CW) affects tourists’ behavioural intention in heritage tourism sites. Thus, this study aims to examine the role of CW in predicting heritage tourists’ behavioural intention by employing two seminal behaviour models, the theory of reasoned action (TRA) and theory of planned behaviour (TPB). The data were collected from 323 heritage travellers who visited Hanok Villag…
Exploring Motivations for Cannabis Use in Casual Leisure
Cannabis is a popular leisure activity in many cultures, especially in North America and Europe, where it is commonly used for socializing and entertainment. A recent German study employed the Marijuana Motives Measure to survey young adults, analyzing four motivational factors in the context of casual leisure. The research aimed to understand the reasons behind adults’ daily cannabis use, its link to consumption frequency, and situations. The fi…
Profiling cannabis consumption motivation and situations as casual leisure
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