Title

Modeling Locational Factors For Tourism Employment

Keywords

Attraction; Person-environment fit; Remote tourism locations; Retention; Selection; Tourism employment

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to focus attention on developing a workforce development strategy that comprehensively includes the critical determinants of how employees fit a particular job in a particular organization at a particular location. Appropriating the Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) framework, and incorporating person-location with person-job and person-organizational environment fit we present a three-dimensional eight cell model that includes the often neglected influence of job locations on tourism employment decisions. This model, supported by eight propositions, facilitates a multi-level and holistic appraisal of employee fit. The article then discusses the theoretical implications and applications of this model to raise research agendas and practical implications for meeting workforce challenges of tourism organizations, associations and destinations, especially those in remote locations. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Publication Date

3-1-2014

Publication Title

Annals of Tourism Research

Volume

45

Number of Pages

30-45

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2013.11.005

Socpus ID

84891362046 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84891362046

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