Raija Komppula
Biographic Data
| ID | 6193355 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raija Komppula |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raija |
| FAMILY NAME | Komppula |
| SIGNATURE | KOMPPULA R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6212-3992 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Five years on—Impact of social tourism research in Finland
This commentary article evaluates the impact of Finnish social tourism research five years after its publication. It demonstrates that the research has contributed to justifying the existence of social tourism, although such impacts are difficult to evaluate. The research has also influenced current effectiveness-measurement practices and contributed to the development of social tourism offerings. It highlights how university–industry collaborati…
The economic value of fishing competitions in Finland – insights from an online survey
Competitive fishing events are organised competitions between anglers who fish for incentives that range from monetary and in-kind prizes to accolades and public acclaim. The scale of the phenomenon is globally notable, but their local economic impacts are not fully understood. Anglers often spend large amounts of money during competitions. In this study, we present the results from surveyed Finnish angling competition participants and their mone…
Liiketaloustieteellinen matkailututkimus Suomessa
Tässä katsauksessa tarkastellaan liiketaloustieteellisen matkailututkimuksen teemoja Suomessa 2000-luvulla. Katsaukseen on otettu mukaan suomalaisissa instituutioissa tuotettua liiketaloustieteen tutkimusperinteeseen tukeutuvaa matkailututkimusta siten, että esiin nostetaan tutkimusteemoja, joiden piirissä on julkaistu eniten suomalaista tutkimusta. Toisaalta kiinnitetään huomiota myös tutkimusaukkoihin. Katsaus osoittaa, että suomalaista liiketa…
Vuotta Suomalaista Matkailututkimusta
mriteltiin alalla tapahtuvan tutkimustoiminnan seuraaminen sek tuoda esille suomalaisten tutkijoiden
The external business environment faced by the restaurant industry
Internal factors and their impact on the success of restaurants are widely studied in restaurant research, yet there is little knowledge concerning external factors affecting the success of restaurants. The purpose of the present paper is to explore the external factors of the business environment (PESTEL factors) and how they are perceived by the Finnish restaurant industry. Research data consisted of the editorials of the Finnish trade journal …
Differences in the concept of wellness and its materialisation in service offering
This paper examines the conceptions of wellness tourism among wellness enterprises, investigating how wellness tourism is materialised in their service offering. This multiple case study encompasses Eastern Finland, Russian Karelia, and Lithuania. First, the study indicates the main differences in the concept of wellness, proposing that regulation, history, traditions, and natural resources can impact the understanding of wellness. Second, the fi…
Mytologiasta vetovoimaa? – Kalevalan kiinnostavuus itäaasialaisten kohderyhmien näkökulmasta
Myths and legends are representative of the unique cultural aspects of ethnic communities and, thus,fruitful resources of meaningful stories that can attract tourists and simultaneously convey meaning to their experiences. This study aims to increase understanding of the attractiveness of mythology-based tourism products among East Asian target markets. The aim is to examine how interested Chinese, Japanese and Koreans are in products that are ba…
Comparing the motivations behind wellness tourism in three source markets
This study surveyed 1562 wellness tourists in Finland, the St. Petersburg area, and Lithuania to explore what were their motivations for taking a wellness trip, to investigate what differences there were between different nationalities and determine how wellness tourists could be segmented based on their motivation. As most previous studies analysed wellness tourism motivations in one chosen destination, this study fills the gap in cross-cultural…
The essence of the hotel room in the hotel business – the hotel managers’ perspective
The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of how hotel management perceives the role of the hotel room from the customers’ perspective and what role the room plays as regards the hotel management business. Previous research has focused on the hotel’s location, the attributes of the hotel and the room, revenue management, pricing, hotel guest experiences, and customer satisfaction. In this study, 19 managers operating in Finlan…
Designing and offering legend-based experiences
Experiential value of participation in angling competition – a study from Finland
Competitive fishing is a global phenomenon covering thousands of fishing contests annually. We studied the experiential value of angling competitions from the participants’ point of view by using an online survey data among Finnish anglers who had been on an overnight angling competition trip within the last two years. The theory of consumption values is used as the basis for our theoretical framework, including functional, social, emotional, epi…
Kalastusmatkailuelämyksen asiakasarvo
Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on lisätä ymmärrystä siitä, miten kalastusmatkailuelämyksen arvo muodostuu ja millaisia sisältöjä arvon eri ulottuvuudet edustavat. Tavoitteena on myös tunnistaa erilaisia kalastusmatkailijatyyppejä sen perusteella, mitkä arvokomponentit koetaan tärkeimmiksi kalastusmatkailuelämyksen muodostumisessa. Tutkimuksen kohteena ovat suomalaiset vakavasti harrastukseensa suhtautuvat kalastuksen harrastajat, jotka tekevät säännöl…
Re-evaluating well-being outcomes of social tourism
Plastic loyalty – Investigating loyalty card programs for a Finnish hotel chain
Social holidays as a tourist experience in Finland
The role of individual entrepreneurs in the development of competitiveness for a rural tourism destination – A case study
Hunting as a travel experience
The role of individual entrepreneurs in the development of competitiveness for a rural tourism destination – A case study
Hunting as a travel experience
Social holidays as a tourist experience in Finland
Re-evaluating well-being outcomes of social tourism
Designing and offering legend-based experiences
Plastic loyalty – Investigating loyalty card programs for a Finnish hotel chain
Differences in the concept of wellness and its materialisation in service offering
This paper examines the conceptions of wellness tourism among wellness enterprises, investigating how wellness tourism is materialised in their service offering. This multiple case study encompasses Eastern Finland, Russian Karelia, and Lithuania. First, the study indicates the main differences in the concept of wellness, proposing that regulation, history, traditions, and natural resources can impact the understanding of wellness. Second, the fi…
Hunting as a travel experience
The role of individual entrepreneurs in the development of competitiveness for a rural tourism destination – A case study
Social holidays as a tourist experience in Finland
Plastic loyalty – Investigating loyalty card programs for a Finnish hotel chain
Kalastusmatkailuelämyksen asiakasarvo
Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on lisätä ymmärrystä siitä, miten kalastusmatkailuelämyksen arvo muodostuu ja millaisia sisältöjä arvon eri ulottuvuudet edustavat. Tavoitteena on myös tunnistaa erilaisia kalastusmatkailijatyyppejä sen perusteella, mitkä arvokomponentit koetaan tärkeimmiksi kalastusmatkailuelämyksen muodostumisessa. Tutkimuksen kohteena ovat suomalaiset vakavasti harrastukseensa suhtautuvat kalastuksen harrastajat, jotka tekevät säännöl…
Re-evaluating well-being outcomes of social tourism
Experiential value of participation in angling competition – a study from Finland
Competitive fishing is a global phenomenon covering thousands of fishing contests annually. We studied the experiential value of angling competitions from the participants’ point of view by using an online survey data among Finnish anglers who had been on an overnight angling competition trip within the last two years. The theory of consumption values is used as the basis for our theoretical framework, including functional, social, emotional, epi…
Mytologiasta vetovoimaa? – Kalevalan kiinnostavuus itäaasialaisten kohderyhmien näkökulmasta
Myths and legends are representative of the unique cultural aspects of ethnic communities and, thus,fruitful resources of meaningful stories that can attract tourists and simultaneously convey meaning to their experiences. This study aims to increase understanding of the attractiveness of mythology-based tourism products among East Asian target markets. The aim is to examine how interested Chinese, Japanese and Koreans are in products that are ba…
Comparing the motivations behind wellness tourism in three source markets
This study surveyed 1562 wellness tourists in Finland, the St. Petersburg area, and Lithuania to explore what were their motivations for taking a wellness trip, to investigate what differences there were between different nationalities and determine how wellness tourists could be segmented based on their motivation. As most previous studies analysed wellness tourism motivations in one chosen destination, this study fills the gap in cross-cultural…
The essence of the hotel room in the hotel business – the hotel managers’ perspective
The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of how hotel management perceives the role of the hotel room from the customers’ perspective and what role the room plays as regards the hotel management business. Previous research has focused on the hotel’s location, the attributes of the hotel and the room, revenue management, pricing, hotel guest experiences, and customer satisfaction. In this study, 19 managers operating in Finlan…
Designing and offering legend-based experiences
Liiketaloustieteellinen matkailututkimus Suomessa
Tässä katsauksessa tarkastellaan liiketaloustieteellisen matkailututkimuksen teemoja Suomessa 2000-luvulla. Katsaukseen on otettu mukaan suomalaisissa instituutioissa tuotettua liiketaloustieteen tutkimusperinteeseen tukeutuvaa matkailututkimusta siten, että esiin nostetaan tutkimusteemoja, joiden piirissä on julkaistu eniten suomalaista tutkimusta. Toisaalta kiinnitetään huomiota myös tutkimusaukkoihin. Katsaus osoittaa, että suomalaista liiketa…
Vuotta Suomalaista Matkailututkimusta
mriteltiin alalla tapahtuvan tutkimustoiminnan seuraaminen sek tuoda esille suomalaisten tutkijoiden
The external business environment faced by the restaurant industry
Internal factors and their impact on the success of restaurants are widely studied in restaurant research, yet there is little knowledge concerning external factors affecting the success of restaurants. The purpose of the present paper is to explore the external factors of the business environment (PESTEL factors) and how they are perceived by the Finnish restaurant industry. Research data consisted of the editorials of the Finnish trade journal …
Differences in the concept of wellness and its materialisation in service offering
This paper examines the conceptions of wellness tourism among wellness enterprises, investigating how wellness tourism is materialised in their service offering. This multiple case study encompasses Eastern Finland, Russian Karelia, and Lithuania. First, the study indicates the main differences in the concept of wellness, proposing that regulation, history, traditions, and natural resources can impact the understanding of wellness. Second, the fi…
The economic value of fishing competitions in Finland – insights from an online survey
Competitive fishing events are organised competitions between anglers who fish for incentives that range from monetary and in-kind prizes to accolades and public acclaim. The scale of the phenomenon is globally notable, but their local economic impacts are not fully understood. Anglers often spend large amounts of money during competitions. In this study, we present the results from surveyed Finnish angling competition participants and their mone…
Five years on—Impact of social tourism research in Finland
This commentary article evaluates the impact of Finnish social tourism research five years after its publication. It demonstrates that the research has contributed to justifying the existence of social tourism, although such impacts are difficult to evaluate. The research has also influenced current effectiveness-measurement practices and contributed to the development of social tourism offerings. It highlights how university–industry collaborati…
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