David Solnet

Biographic Data

ID4641998
NAMEDavid Solnet
GIVEN NAMESDavid
FAMILY NAMESolnet
SIGNATURESOLNET D
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Queensland
ORCID0000-0003-2250-5520
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS60
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Meaning of work: Gen Z’s perspective

    Open AccessMalinvisa Sakdiyakorn, Maria Golubovskaya et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth Studies2026References: 6

    This study applies Rosso et al.’s (2010) meaningful work pathways to explore how Gen Z workers construct meaning across diverse structural and cultural contexts. Drawing on qualitative data from LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) workshops with 105 participants in Thailand and Australia, it examines how young workers navigate autonomy, precarity, and identity within differing socio-economic conditions. Findings reveal that work function as a vehicle of ag…

  • Crafting the road to well-being for precarious frontline workers: Explicating the role of jolts and resources

    Open AccessAnn M Mirabito, David Solnet et al.ARTICLEJournal of Vocational Behavior2025

  • Toward an improved, holistic understanding of ‘meaningful destination

    Walanchalee Wattanacharoensil, Ake Pattaratanakun et al.ARTICLETourism Recreation Research2025Cited by: 1References: 108

    This conceptual paper has two primary aims – to provide a definition and a holistic conceptual framework for a ‘meaningful destination’. This study draws upon foundational literature that explores different ways to interpret meaningfulness, the processes of meaning-making, and how individuals and institutions perceive destinations as meaningful. It incorporates insights from diverse fields, including positive psychology, existential philosophy, c…

  • What drives fulfilment and repeat visits among Asian domestic travellers: The application of IGSCA and fsQCA

    Open AccessWalanchalee Wattanacharoensil, Noppadol Manosuthi et al.ARTICLETourism Recreation Research2025References: 81

    This study examines the critical role of domestic tourism as an alternative market to international tourism post-pandemic. It analyses travel motivations alongside perceived risks and safety to assess their impact on trip fulfilment and revisiting intentions. Data from 846 respondents in China, South Korea, and Thailand revealed patterns. Integrated Generalized Structured Component Analysis (IGSCA) and Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (…

  • A review of research into tourism work and employment: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research curated collection on tourism work and employment

    Open AccessAdele Ladkin, Shelagh Mooney et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2023

    Work and employment are a significant constituent part of tourism and are gaining ground as an area of research. This review paper offers a critical reflection on the field of tourism work and employment. Drawing from two historical review papers and new empirical analysis, themes within the literature are identified, providing an overview of the current focus and scope of research. This is followed by an exploration of traditions of work publish…

  • Tourism work, media & Covid-19: A changed narrative

    Open AccessDavid Solnet, Richard N S Robinson et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2022Cited by: 5References: 78

  • Covid-19’s impact on the hospitality workforce – new crisis or amplification of the norm?

    Open AccessT Baum, Shelagh Mooney et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2020

    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitality workforce in situ between mid-April and June 2020. Design/methodology/approach This is a viewpoint paper that brings together a variety of sources and intelligence relating the impacts on hospitality work of the COVID-19 pandemic at three levels: macro (global, policy, government), meso (organisational) and micro (employee). It ques…

  • Introduction to Special Issue, Robert C. Ford & David Solnet, editors

    Open AccessRobert C Ford, David Solnet et al.ARTICLEOrganizational Dynamics2020

  • Sustaining precarity: Critically examining tourism and employment

    Richard Robinson, Antje Martins et al.ARTICLEJournal of Sustainable Tourism2019

    There is consensus that both the social, or people, dimension of sustainability and the workforce are neglected in the tourism literature and policy. Premised on the understanding that sustainability is inherently set in neo-liberal discourses of progress, development and growth we set about to investigate tourism’s performance principally relative to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), no. 8 (UN, 2015), which calls for ‘decent work’. Adopting cr…

  • Applying endosymbiosis theory: Tourism and its young workers

    Open AccessRichard Robinson, T Baum et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2019Cited by: 6References: 95

  • Tourism workforce research: A review, taxonomy and agenda

    Open AccessT Baum, Anna Kralj et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2016Cited by: 45References: 6

  • Modeling locational factors for tourism employment

    Open AccessDavid Solnet, David J Solnet et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2014Cited by: 3References: 66

  • Understanding Generation Y and their use of social media: A review and research agenda

    Open AccessRuth N Bolton, A Parasuraman et al.ARTICLEJournal of Service Management2013

    Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review what we know – and don't know – about Generation Y's use of social media and to assess the implications for individuals, firms and society. Design/methodology/approach The paper distinguishes Generation Y from other cohorts in terms of systematic differences in values, preferences and behavior that are stable over time (as opposed to maturational or other differences). It describes their social media…