Interdisciplinary Research In Tourism
Keywords
Collaboration; Hospitality; Interdisciplinary; Multidisciplinary; Tourism; Transdisciplinary
Abstract
This study investigates how tourism scholars view interdisciplinary research. Data were collected from 356 tourism scholars globally. Results reveal confusion and disagreement among tourism scholars regarding how interdisciplinary research has been defined. Strong attachment to the tourism field and feeling comfortable and familiar with commonly used methodologies provide barriers to interdisciplinary research. Moreover, results suggest that tourism scholars should establish and work in research clusters with scholars from other disciplines to facilitate interdisciplinary research. This is one of the first studies offering research findings and discussion aiming to improve understanding of tourism as an interdisciplinary field of research.
Publication Date
12-1-2018
Publication Title
Tourism Management
Volume
69
Number of Pages
540-549
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2018.05.016
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85049424250 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85049424250
STARS Citation
Okumus, Fevzi; van Niekerk, Mathilda; Koseoglu, Mehmet Ali; and Bilgihan, Anil, "Interdisciplinary Research In Tourism" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 9895.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/9895