Libo Yan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4003317 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Libo Yan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Libo |
| FAMILY NAME | Yan |
| SIGNATURE | YAN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macau University of Science and Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8677-4159 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Psychological restoration and transformative experiences of recreational vehicle tourists
The major aim of this study is to investigate how recreational vehicle (RV) travel generates tourists’ psychological restoration and transformative experiences. Three antecedents are proposed in the research model, namely serendipity, social interaction, and connectedness to nature. The data were collected from 469 tourists who had RV travel experience in the past year. Structural equation modelling was used for data analysis. The findings are th…
A Tourist Experience Scale: Chinese Classical Landscape Architecture
Tourism centered on classical landscape architecture boasts a long history, with documented practices dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 bce ) in China and Britain's early Victorian era (1837–1860s). Classical landscape architecture plays a pivotal role in shaping high‐quality, appealing destinations, continuously drawing diverse visitor groups. While prior research has extensively examined its design principles and tourism resource d…
Constructing a Model of Tourists' Empathy on Destination Loyalty: Antecedents and Consequences
Cultivating harmonious relationships between tourists and residents is essential for successful destination management. The empathy shown by tourists and the host community serves as a key factor in mitigating conflicts between these two groups, ultimately elevating destination satisfaction and loyalty. This study constructs a holistic conceptual model delineating the role of empathy in shaping destination loyalty by examining the antecedents and…
Crisis-driven organizational change and abusive supervision in Asian airlines influenced by perceived hostile climate and seniority-based allocation
Drawing on conservation of resources theory and ego-depletion theory, this study explored the impact of crisis-driven organizational change (i.e., re-engineering, restructuring, and salary benefit cuts) on abusive supervision. We analyzed data from 323 frontline aircrew using structural equation modeling and developed a scale for crisis-driven organizational change using a separate dataset from 264 respondents. Results showed that a perceived hos…
How Divestiture Socialization Masks Intermittent Supervisory Abuse: A Multilevel Analysis in Ad-Hoc Aircrew Teams
While vital for assimilating newcomers into organizational identity in the hospitality industry, socialization may justify abusive behavior. The impact of divestiture socialization on abusive supervision thus warrants investigation. Drawing on the theory of team stimuli typology, we examined the effects of divestiture socialization on intermittent supervisory abuse within ad-hoc high-performance teams. Utilizing multistage sampling, we recruited …
Off-the-beaten-track travel and the transformative experiences of Hong Kong self-drive tourists in Guangdong, China
Surviving in Temporary Aircrew Workplaces: Coping With Intermittent Abusive Supervision in Dynamic Supervisor–Subordinate Relationships
This study explores how victims of intermittent abusive supervision cope in the context of temporary professional teams where supervisor–subordinate relationships are transient and constantly shifting. Employing critical incident interviews with 23 non-management aircrew and using thematic data analysis, this study revealed that transient leader–member exchanges make supervisory abusive behaviors less enduring and more predictable. This provides …
The boycott of Chinese outbound tourists: The influence of the conspiracy theory on human trafficking in Thailand
Thailand is one of the most popular outbound destinations for Chinese tourists. However, the conspiracy theory about trafficking Chinese in Thailand has negatively affected the resilience of the Chinese outbound market after the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue of how beliefs in the conspiracy theory affect Chinese tourists’ intention to visit Thailand is investigated in this study. An online survey with a valid sample of 452 Chinese was conducted in…
Restaurant waiting staff's intention to dissuade customers from over-ordering: An extended theory of planned behaviour
Purpose This study aims to validate the impact of waiting staff’s attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control on customer dissuasion from over-ordering and identify their antecedents using an extended theory of planned behaviour. Design/methodology/approach We selected three categories of restaurants (30 in total, including fine dining, casual dining, and fast food) in Macao and Zhuhai (China) for conducting the survey using a …
A conspiracy theory perspective on the influence of political events on tourism: A longitudinal study of Hong Kong
This study investigated the role of conspiracy beliefs associated with political events in affecting tourists’ intention to visit an event-related destination. Based on a series of recent political events in Hong Kong, two surveys were conducted in 2020 and 2023. The results showed that conspiracy theories have a diminishing negative impact on tourists’ intention to visit over time, according to a comparison of findings based on longitudinal data…
Destination Residents’ Expected Tourist Experiences of Unconventional Attractions and their Intention to Recommend
Destination residents have expertise in local products and services. Based on their place attachment, satisfaction, identity, and so on, they may recommend the destination or its specific elements to tourists. The lack of research on the role of residents in promoting destinations is thus surprising. This study selected the Hong Kong Star Ferry as a case to examine the expected tourist experience of unconventional attractions. The results showed …
We are Wu: Assessing Chinese fans’ socio-cultural identification with the only Chinese footballer in a top European league
This study examined how Chinese football fans identify themselves with Lei Wu, currently the only Chinese footballer playing in a European mainstream league. Chinese fans’ social media posts about Wu were compared after scoring vs. not scoring, and after playing vs. playing, in several matches in a row. Qualitative (content analysis) and quantitative (chi-square tests) analyses were conducted. Two major dimensions of identification with Wu emerge…
Linking tourists’ performing arts experience and perceived destination image
With the rapid growth of the middle class in emerging economies, more consumers are patronising commercial arts performances as their leisure choices. As a unique cultural element of a destination, performing arts continue to attract both local and tourist audiences’ attention and contribute to construct its destination image. Despite the importance of performing arts, the link between the branded performing arts product and the perceived destina…
Social integration of lifestyle migrants: The case of Sanya snowbirds
Lifestyle migrants annually travel to a given destination and live there for a certain period of time. The extended sojourn leads to the issue of social integration, which plays a crucial role in relieving conflicts and constructing a harmonious society. However, existing studies have paid little attentions to the measurement of the social integration of lifestyle migrants. To address this research gap, this study explores the meaning and structu…
Tourists’ experience of iconic public art in Macau
Public art can attract tourists and enrich their destination experiences. However, the ways that tourists aesthetically judge public art have received little scholarly attention. This study explores tourists’ aesthetic experiences with iconic public artworks and particularly the relationship between aesthetic judgement, flow experience, and behavioural outcomes. Based on a survey of 454 tourists visiting the Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre in Macau, th…
Origins of nature tourism in imperial China
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply what can be learned from the emergence of nature tourism to understand some current and future trends of tourism. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted the evolutionary paradigm for investigation. Findings The emergence of nature tourism in early medieval China can be attributed to four major factors, including transformation of value orientations, seeking longevity, interest in suburbs and p…
Impression management of tour leaders
The conception of impression management has been widely used for investigating issues such as presentation of staff and enterprise images, or the interaction between customers and service workers. The existing studies in tourism and hospitality tended to adopt an early framework of impression management, thus neglecting the recent development of impression management studies. To enhance the understanding of impression management in relation to to…
A mathematical model for tourism potential assessment
What Landscape Meant for the Early Medieval Chinese Gentry
The emergence of landscape appreciation in early medieval China has received extensive attention from disciplines such as literary and history. However, it can be discerned that existing studies have not examined the part played by suburb in the evolution of landscape appreciation. What landscape meant for the Jin gentry also needs investigation. The aim of this study is to fill these gaps by investigating landscape appreciation in the suburban s…
Tourist Perceptions of the Multi-Linguistic Landscape in Macau
Despite the geographical, historical, and cultural connotations of street names and their potential relationship with destination experience, tourists’ perceptions of street names remains unexplored. This study addresses the gap by examining tourist perceptions of the street names in Macau. Statistical analysis of data derived from a questionnaire reveals the following: first, the respondents’ perceptions of street names depend on certain demogra…
Tourism History Research: A Glimpse Into the English and Chinese Literature
The aim of this article is to offer an overview of tourism history studies conducted in English and Chinese. The article analyzes three main issues—research themes, source materials, and data analysis methods—for a contrast of literatures in the two languages. No essential difference in the respects of sources and themes is reported because the variances in the two aspects can be accepted as a given. The methods for analyzing source materials, ho…
Travel Culture in Eastern Jin China (317–420 Ad): The Emergence of a Travel Culture of Landscape Appreciation
Authenticating ethnic tourism
Authenticating ethnic tourism, by Philip Feifan Xie, Bristol, Channel View, 2011, xv + 272 pp., £29.95 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-84541-157-2 While at the first sight the title gives the impression that the
Galloping Our Minds Beyond the Boundaries”: Exploring Leisure in the Poetry of the Orchid Pavilion Gathering
This study investigates the leisure experiences represented in poetry written by early medieval Chinese literati at the Orchid Pavilion gathering in relation to six determinants of the subjective leisure experience (intrinsic satisfaction, perceived freedom, involvement, arousal, mastery, and spontaneity) set forth by Unger and Kernan (1983 Unger, L. S. and Kernan, J. B. 1983. On the meaning of leisure: An investigation of some determinants of th…
Tourist Perceptions of the Multi-Linguistic Landscape in Macau
Despite the geographical, historical, and cultural connotations of street names and their potential relationship with destination experience, tourists’ perceptions of street names remains unexplored. This study addresses the gap by examining tourist perceptions of the street names in Macau. Statistical analysis of data derived from a questionnaire reveals the following: first, the respondents’ perceptions of street names depend on certain demogra…
We are Wu: Assessing Chinese fans’ socio-cultural identification with the only Chinese footballer in a top European league
This study examined how Chinese football fans identify themselves with Lei Wu, currently the only Chinese footballer playing in a European mainstream league. Chinese fans’ social media posts about Wu were compared after scoring vs. not scoring, and after playing vs. playing, in several matches in a row. Qualitative (content analysis) and quantitative (chi-square tests) analyses were conducted. Two major dimensions of identification with Wu emerge…
A mathematical model for tourism potential assessment
Travel Culture in Eastern Jin China (317–420 Ad): The Emergence of a Travel Culture of Landscape Appreciation
Surviving in Temporary Aircrew Workplaces: Coping With Intermittent Abusive Supervision in Dynamic Supervisor–Subordinate Relationships
This study explores how victims of intermittent abusive supervision cope in the context of temporary professional teams where supervisor–subordinate relationships are transient and constantly shifting. Employing critical incident interviews with 23 non-management aircrew and using thematic data analysis, this study revealed that transient leader–member exchanges make supervisory abusive behaviors less enduring and more predictable. This provides …
Impression management of tour leaders
The conception of impression management has been widely used for investigating issues such as presentation of staff and enterprise images, or the interaction between customers and service workers. The existing studies in tourism and hospitality tended to adopt an early framework of impression management, thus neglecting the recent development of impression management studies. To enhance the understanding of impression management in relation to to…
Galloping Our Minds Beyond the Boundaries”: Exploring Leisure in the Poetry of the Orchid Pavilion Gathering
This study investigates the leisure experiences represented in poetry written by early medieval Chinese literati at the Orchid Pavilion gathering in relation to six determinants of the subjective leisure experience (intrinsic satisfaction, perceived freedom, involvement, arousal, mastery, and spontaneity) set forth by Unger and Kernan (1983 Unger, L. S. and Kernan, J. B. 1983. On the meaning of leisure: An investigation of some determinants of th…
Tourists’ experience of iconic public art in Macau
Public art can attract tourists and enrich their destination experiences. However, the ways that tourists aesthetically judge public art have received little scholarly attention. This study explores tourists’ aesthetic experiences with iconic public artworks and particularly the relationship between aesthetic judgement, flow experience, and behavioural outcomes. Based on a survey of 454 tourists visiting the Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre in Macau, th…
Tourism History Research: A Glimpse Into the English and Chinese Literature
The aim of this article is to offer an overview of tourism history studies conducted in English and Chinese. The article analyzes three main issues—research themes, source materials, and data analysis methods—for a contrast of literatures in the two languages. No essential difference in the respects of sources and themes is reported because the variances in the two aspects can be accepted as a given. The methods for analyzing source materials, ho…
Authenticating ethnic tourism
Authenticating ethnic tourism, by Philip Feifan Xie, Bristol, Channel View, 2011, xv + 272 pp., £29.95 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-84541-157-2 While at the first sight the title gives the impression that the
Galloping Our Minds Beyond the Boundaries”: Exploring Leisure in the Poetry of the Orchid Pavilion Gathering
This study investigates the leisure experiences represented in poetry written by early medieval Chinese literati at the Orchid Pavilion gathering in relation to six determinants of the subjective leisure experience (intrinsic satisfaction, perceived freedom, involvement, arousal, mastery, and spontaneity) set forth by Unger and Kernan (1983 Unger, L. S. and Kernan, J. B. 1983. On the meaning of leisure: An investigation of some determinants of th…
Authenticating ethnic tourism
Authenticating ethnic tourism, by Philip Feifan Xie, Bristol, Channel View, 2011, xv + 272 pp., £29.95 (pbk), ISBN 978-1-84541-157-2 While at the first sight the title gives the impression that the
Tourism History Research: A Glimpse Into the English and Chinese Literature
The aim of this article is to offer an overview of tourism history studies conducted in English and Chinese. The article analyzes three main issues—research themes, source materials, and data analysis methods—for a contrast of literatures in the two languages. No essential difference in the respects of sources and themes is reported because the variances in the two aspects can be accepted as a given. The methods for analyzing source materials, ho…
Travel Culture in Eastern Jin China (317–420 Ad): The Emergence of a Travel Culture of Landscape Appreciation
What Landscape Meant for the Early Medieval Chinese Gentry
The emergence of landscape appreciation in early medieval China has received extensive attention from disciplines such as literary and history. However, it can be discerned that existing studies have not examined the part played by suburb in the evolution of landscape appreciation. What landscape meant for the Jin gentry also needs investigation. The aim of this study is to fill these gaps by investigating landscape appreciation in the suburban s…
Tourist Perceptions of the Multi-Linguistic Landscape in Macau
Despite the geographical, historical, and cultural connotations of street names and their potential relationship with destination experience, tourists’ perceptions of street names remains unexplored. This study addresses the gap by examining tourist perceptions of the street names in Macau. Statistical analysis of data derived from a questionnaire reveals the following: first, the respondents’ perceptions of street names depend on certain demogra…
Impression management of tour leaders
The conception of impression management has been widely used for investigating issues such as presentation of staff and enterprise images, or the interaction between customers and service workers. The existing studies in tourism and hospitality tended to adopt an early framework of impression management, thus neglecting the recent development of impression management studies. To enhance the understanding of impression management in relation to to…
A mathematical model for tourism potential assessment
Origins of nature tourism in imperial China
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to apply what can be learned from the emergence of nature tourism to understand some current and future trends of tourism. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted the evolutionary paradigm for investigation. Findings The emergence of nature tourism in early medieval China can be attributed to four major factors, including transformation of value orientations, seeking longevity, interest in suburbs and p…
Social integration of lifestyle migrants: The case of Sanya snowbirds
Lifestyle migrants annually travel to a given destination and live there for a certain period of time. The extended sojourn leads to the issue of social integration, which plays a crucial role in relieving conflicts and constructing a harmonious society. However, existing studies have paid little attentions to the measurement of the social integration of lifestyle migrants. To address this research gap, this study explores the meaning and structu…
Tourists’ experience of iconic public art in Macau
Public art can attract tourists and enrich their destination experiences. However, the ways that tourists aesthetically judge public art have received little scholarly attention. This study explores tourists’ aesthetic experiences with iconic public artworks and particularly the relationship between aesthetic judgement, flow experience, and behavioural outcomes. Based on a survey of 454 tourists visiting the Kun Iam Ecumenical Centre in Macau, th…
Destination Residents’ Expected Tourist Experiences of Unconventional Attractions and their Intention to Recommend
Destination residents have expertise in local products and services. Based on their place attachment, satisfaction, identity, and so on, they may recommend the destination or its specific elements to tourists. The lack of research on the role of residents in promoting destinations is thus surprising. This study selected the Hong Kong Star Ferry as a case to examine the expected tourist experience of unconventional attractions. The results showed …
We are Wu: Assessing Chinese fans’ socio-cultural identification with the only Chinese footballer in a top European league
This study examined how Chinese football fans identify themselves with Lei Wu, currently the only Chinese footballer playing in a European mainstream league. Chinese fans’ social media posts about Wu were compared after scoring vs. not scoring, and after playing vs. playing, in several matches in a row. Qualitative (content analysis) and quantitative (chi-square tests) analyses were conducted. Two major dimensions of identification with Wu emerge…
Linking tourists’ performing arts experience and perceived destination image
With the rapid growth of the middle class in emerging economies, more consumers are patronising commercial arts performances as their leisure choices. As a unique cultural element of a destination, performing arts continue to attract both local and tourist audiences’ attention and contribute to construct its destination image. Despite the importance of performing arts, the link between the branded performing arts product and the perceived destina…
A conspiracy theory perspective on the influence of political events on tourism: A longitudinal study of Hong Kong
This study investigated the role of conspiracy beliefs associated with political events in affecting tourists’ intention to visit an event-related destination. Based on a series of recent political events in Hong Kong, two surveys were conducted in 2020 and 2023. The results showed that conspiracy theories have a diminishing negative impact on tourists’ intention to visit over time, according to a comparison of findings based on longitudinal data…
The boycott of Chinese outbound tourists: The influence of the conspiracy theory on human trafficking in Thailand
Thailand is one of the most popular outbound destinations for Chinese tourists. However, the conspiracy theory about trafficking Chinese in Thailand has negatively affected the resilience of the Chinese outbound market after the COVID-19 pandemic. The issue of how beliefs in the conspiracy theory affect Chinese tourists’ intention to visit Thailand is investigated in this study. An online survey with a valid sample of 452 Chinese was conducted in…
Restaurant waiting staff's intention to dissuade customers from over-ordering: An extended theory of planned behaviour
Purpose This study aims to validate the impact of waiting staff’s attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control on customer dissuasion from over-ordering and identify their antecedents using an extended theory of planned behaviour. Design/methodology/approach We selected three categories of restaurants (30 in total, including fine dining, casual dining, and fast food) in Macao and Zhuhai (China) for conducting the survey using a …
How Divestiture Socialization Masks Intermittent Supervisory Abuse: A Multilevel Analysis in Ad-Hoc Aircrew Teams
While vital for assimilating newcomers into organizational identity in the hospitality industry, socialization may justify abusive behavior. The impact of divestiture socialization on abusive supervision thus warrants investigation. Drawing on the theory of team stimuli typology, we examined the effects of divestiture socialization on intermittent supervisory abuse within ad-hoc high-performance teams. Utilizing multistage sampling, we recruited …
Off-the-beaten-track travel and the transformative experiences of Hong Kong self-drive tourists in Guangdong, China
Surviving in Temporary Aircrew Workplaces: Coping With Intermittent Abusive Supervision in Dynamic Supervisor–Subordinate Relationships
This study explores how victims of intermittent abusive supervision cope in the context of temporary professional teams where supervisor–subordinate relationships are transient and constantly shifting. Employing critical incident interviews with 23 non-management aircrew and using thematic data analysis, this study revealed that transient leader–member exchanges make supervisory abusive behaviors less enduring and more predictable. This provides …
Psychological restoration and transformative experiences of recreational vehicle tourists
The major aim of this study is to investigate how recreational vehicle (RV) travel generates tourists’ psychological restoration and transformative experiences. Three antecedents are proposed in the research model, namely serendipity, social interaction, and connectedness to nature. The data were collected from 469 tourists who had RV travel experience in the past year. Structural equation modelling was used for data analysis. The findings are th…
A Tourist Experience Scale: Chinese Classical Landscape Architecture
Tourism centered on classical landscape architecture boasts a long history, with documented practices dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 bce ) in China and Britain's early Victorian era (1837–1860s). Classical landscape architecture plays a pivotal role in shaping high‐quality, appealing destinations, continuously drawing diverse visitor groups. While prior research has extensively examined its design principles and tourism resource d…
Constructing a Model of Tourists' Empathy on Destination Loyalty: Antecedents and Consequences
Cultivating harmonious relationships between tourists and residents is essential for successful destination management. The empathy shown by tourists and the host community serves as a key factor in mitigating conflicts between these two groups, ultimately elevating destination satisfaction and loyalty. This study constructs a holistic conceptual model delineating the role of empathy in shaping destination loyalty by examining the antecedents and…
Crisis-driven organizational change and abusive supervision in Asian airlines influenced by perceived hostile climate and seniority-based allocation
Drawing on conservation of resources theory and ego-depletion theory, this study explored the impact of crisis-driven organizational change (i.e., re-engineering, restructuring, and salary benefit cuts) on abusive supervision. We analyzed data from 323 frontline aircrew using structural equation modeling and developed a scale for crisis-driven organizational change using a separate dataset from 264 respondents. Results showed that a perceived hos…
Tourism (15 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Business (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Advertising (8 works) · China (7 works) · Marketing (7 works)