Jing Bill Xu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6303560 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jing Bill Xu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jing Bill |
| FAMILY NAME | Xu |
| SIGNATURE | XU J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6473-8683 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
How pre- and post-migratory cultural capital and practices enable adaptation competence
Most migration research tends to focus on migrants' adaptation challenges, with very few studies paying attention to the ways and the agentic process through which they cope with migratory difficulties. Drawing on the lens of structure-agency and practice theories, this study explores the even less attended area of sources of socialisation. Through biographical narrative interviews, we focus on how immigrants from Mainland China and Taiwan acquir…
Voluntourists’ motivations and personal development through the volunteer tourism experience
Purpose This study aims to explore the motivations behind voluntourists’ participation in Think Pacific Foundation’s (a nonprofit organization) programs in Fiji and examines how these experiences contribute to their personal growth. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative and qualitative data to capture both the breadth and depth of voluntourists’ experiences and motivations. The initial quantitat…
Can Children Drive Parents’ Sustainable Behaviour When Travelling? An Intergenerational Norm Activation Perspective
Pro-environmental behaviour is typically explained through individual moral norms; however, little is known about whether—and through which mechanisms—children can shape parents’ sustainable behaviour while travelling. This study proposes and tests a conceptual model that explores how parent model identity salience and perceived child judgment influence parents’ moral obligation, pro-environmental behaviour, and willingness to sacrifice while tra…
Emotions in Motion
This study examines how atmospheric cues in tourism e‐commerce live streaming influence consumer behavior through memory‐based cognitive and emotional processes, drawing on theories of associative memory and cognitive‐affective systems. The data were collected from 548 tourism e‐commerce live stream viewers in China. The results from structural equation modeling indicate that atmospheric cues are significantly related to associative memory cue re…
Exploring service innovation archetypes of generative artificial intelligence in tourism
The boycott of Chinese outbound tourists
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…
Exploring shopping tourism as an adjunct therapy to improve mental health
While previous tourism studies have examined mental health, additional research is necessary. Drawing on Rogers' theory of person‐centered therapy and self‐determination theory, this study explores shopping tourism as an adjunct therapy to improve mental health. 309 residents from Hong Kong who had shopping tourism experiences were surveyed. Partial Least Squares‐Structural Equation Modeling (PLS‐SEM) and Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) were a…
Whether educational tourism can help destination marketing? An investigation of college students’ study tour experiences, destination associations and revisit intentions
Previous studies have shown that experiential learning can effectively advance students’ education goals, but they have not attached importance to the perspective of destination marketing. This study fills a gap in the research on this topic. The study examined college students’ study tours as a typical form of educational tourism by surveying 208 Chinese college students and graduates who had experienced such programmes. The results showed that …
Mental Health of Working Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations between physical activity levels and the psychological outcomes of depression and anxiety. In 2022, Hong Kong was still exercising strict measures to control the spread of COVID-19. In this connection, major events and almost all large-scale sports events were suspended. Most recreational facilities were closed and repurposed as vaccination venues. As a result, a reduction in physical a…
Work from Home Challenges of the Pandemic Era in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is an international city where almost all the companies did not have a WFH policy before the pandemic since it is a very small place. During the pandemic period, Hong Kong governments, major banks and large private organizations have adopted WFH policy. The purpose of this article is to examine impact of work from home (WFH) practice on work engagement with the company during the pandemic period in Hong Kong. According to a stimulus-org…
Role of Organizational Resilience and Psychological Resilience in the Workplace—Internal Stakeholder Perspective
The role of organizational resilience is important in an era of the new normal after COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of organizational resilience and psychological resilience on perceived well-being and employee resilience in the workplace from the internal stakeholder perspective. A new research framework has been proposed. Cross-sectional research design was employed to collect responses from 115 employees from vari…
Residents’ attitudes toward and intentions to participate in local tourism during and after the Covid-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has struck the global travel industry, and local tourism provides a choice. However, little research has explored this market. Our study filled that research gap by incorporating three critical variables that COVID-19 brings, namely, travel anxiety, constrained travel choice, and community citizenship behavior, to extend the model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This study surveyed 403 residents in Hong Kong and asked them to ev…
Crisis management research (1985–2020) in the hospitality and tourism industry
Post-Covid destination competitiveness
A number of frameworks have been developed examining destination competitiveness. While most recognise the roles crises can play, specific issues related to crisis and crisis management have not been fully explored yet. It is believed that crisis-related issues will gain more prominence in post-COVID-19 world. This conceptual paper argues that tourist’s perceptions of a destination’s crisis preparedness and sensitivity exert a direct impact on 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…
Service Experience and Package Tours
Discussion about the experiential aspects of consumption in academia is constantly evolving, and the experience economy has been identified as an important facet of the present-day situation. The experience economy reflects a wide range of concepts that have been proposed in previous research. In the tourism domain, tourists have become accustomed to desire subjective and memorable experiences to create overall satisfaction and encourage them to …
Perceptions of tourism products
What Have We Learned? A Critical Review of Tourism Disaster Management
This article reviews previous studies of tourism disaster management. In critically reviewing the related literature it aims at advancing the understanding of the subject in a systematic manner. Hence, by synthesizing different investigations in this area it will propose approaches toward more effective and efficient disaster mitigation and industry resilience. With the case of the Sichuan earthquake in mind, this article will propose a holistic …
Residents’ attitudes toward and intentions to participate in local tourism during and after the Covid-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has struck the global travel industry, and local tourism provides a choice. However, little research has explored this market. Our study filled that research gap by incorporating three critical variables that COVID-19 brings, namely, travel anxiety, constrained travel choice, and community citizenship behavior, to extend the model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This study surveyed 403 residents in Hong Kong and asked them to ev…
Post-Covid destination competitiveness
A number of frameworks have been developed examining destination competitiveness. While most recognise the roles crises can play, specific issues related to crisis and crisis management have not been fully explored yet. It is believed that crisis-related issues will gain more prominence in post-COVID-19 world. This conceptual paper argues that tourist’s perceptions of a destination’s crisis preparedness and sensitivity exert a direct impact on th…
Service Experience and Package Tours
Discussion about the experiential aspects of consumption in academia is constantly evolving, and the experience economy has been identified as an important facet of the present-day situation. The experience economy reflects a wide range of concepts that have been proposed in previous research. In the tourism domain, tourists have become accustomed to desire subjective and memorable experiences to create overall satisfaction and encourage them to …
Perceptions of tourism products
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…
What Have We Learned? A Critical Review of Tourism Disaster Management
This article reviews previous studies of tourism disaster management. In critically reviewing the related literature it aims at advancing the understanding of the subject in a systematic manner. Hence, by synthesizing different investigations in this area it will propose approaches toward more effective and efficient disaster mitigation and industry resilience. With the case of the Sichuan earthquake in mind, this article will propose a holistic …
Service Experience and Package Tours
Discussion about the experiential aspects of consumption in academia is constantly evolving, and the experience economy has been identified as an important facet of the present-day situation. The experience economy reflects a wide range of concepts that have been proposed in previous research. In the tourism domain, tourists have become accustomed to desire subjective and memorable experiences to create overall satisfaction and encourage them to …
Perceptions of tourism products
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…
Crisis management research (1985–2020) in the hospitality and tourism industry
Post-Covid destination competitiveness
A number of frameworks have been developed examining destination competitiveness. While most recognise the roles crises can play, specific issues related to crisis and crisis management have not been fully explored yet. It is believed that crisis-related issues will gain more prominence in post-COVID-19 world. This conceptual paper argues that tourist’s perceptions of a destination’s crisis preparedness and sensitivity exert a direct impact on th…
Work from Home Challenges of the Pandemic Era in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is an international city where almost all the companies did not have a WFH policy before the pandemic since it is a very small place. During the pandemic period, Hong Kong governments, major banks and large private organizations have adopted WFH policy. The purpose of this article is to examine impact of work from home (WFH) practice on work engagement with the company during the pandemic period in Hong Kong. According to a stimulus-org…
Role of Organizational Resilience and Psychological Resilience in the Workplace—Internal Stakeholder Perspective
The role of organizational resilience is important in an era of the new normal after COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of organizational resilience and psychological resilience on perceived well-being and employee resilience in the workplace from the internal stakeholder perspective. A new research framework has been proposed. Cross-sectional research design was employed to collect responses from 115 employees from vari…
Residents’ attitudes toward and intentions to participate in local tourism during and after the Covid-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has struck the global travel industry, and local tourism provides a choice. However, little research has explored this market. Our study filled that research gap by incorporating three critical variables that COVID-19 brings, namely, travel anxiety, constrained travel choice, and community citizenship behavior, to extend the model of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). This study surveyed 403 residents in Hong Kong and asked them to ev…
Mental Health of Working Adults during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The purpose of this study is to investigate the associations between physical activity levels and the psychological outcomes of depression and anxiety. In 2022, Hong Kong was still exercising strict measures to control the spread of COVID-19. In this connection, major events and almost all large-scale sports events were suspended. Most recreational facilities were closed and repurposed as vaccination venues. As a result, a reduction in physical a…
The boycott of Chinese outbound tourists
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…
Exploring shopping tourism as an adjunct therapy to improve mental health
While previous tourism studies have examined mental health, additional research is necessary. Drawing on Rogers' theory of person‐centered therapy and self‐determination theory, this study explores shopping tourism as an adjunct therapy to improve mental health. 309 residents from Hong Kong who had shopping tourism experiences were surveyed. Partial Least Squares‐Structural Equation Modeling (PLS‐SEM) and Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) were a…
Whether educational tourism can help destination marketing? An investigation of college students’ study tour experiences, destination associations and revisit intentions
Previous studies have shown that experiential learning can effectively advance students’ education goals, but they have not attached importance to the perspective of destination marketing. This study fills a gap in the research on this topic. The study examined college students’ study tours as a typical form of educational tourism by surveying 208 Chinese college students and graduates who had experienced such programmes. The results showed that …
How pre- and post-migratory cultural capital and practices enable adaptation competence
Most migration research tends to focus on migrants' adaptation challenges, with very few studies paying attention to the ways and the agentic process through which they cope with migratory difficulties. Drawing on the lens of structure-agency and practice theories, this study explores the even less attended area of sources of socialisation. Through biographical narrative interviews, we focus on how immigrants from Mainland China and Taiwan acquir…
Voluntourists’ motivations and personal development through the volunteer tourism experience
Purpose This study aims to explore the motivations behind voluntourists’ participation in Think Pacific Foundation’s (a nonprofit organization) programs in Fiji and examines how these experiences contribute to their personal growth. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative and qualitative data to capture both the breadth and depth of voluntourists’ experiences and motivations. The initial quantitat…
Can Children Drive Parents’ Sustainable Behaviour When Travelling? An Intergenerational Norm Activation Perspective
Pro-environmental behaviour is typically explained through individual moral norms; however, little is known about whether—and through which mechanisms—children can shape parents’ sustainable behaviour while travelling. This study proposes and tests a conceptual model that explores how parent model identity salience and perceived child judgment influence parents’ moral obligation, pro-environmental behaviour, and willingness to sacrifice while tra…
Emotions in Motion
This study examines how atmospheric cues in tourism e‐commerce live streaming influence consumer behavior through memory‐based cognitive and emotional processes, drawing on theories of associative memory and cognitive‐affective systems. The data were collected from 548 tourism e‐commerce live stream viewers in China. The results from structural equation modeling indicate that atmospheric cues are significantly related to associative memory cue re…
Exploring service innovation archetypes of generative artificial intelligence in tourism
Tourism (13 works) · Business (10 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (10 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Marketing (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Advertising (5 works) · Digital Marketing and Social Media (5 works) · Public relations (5 works)