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Vaugeois, Nicole L.

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Mobility into tourism employment in a region experiencing economic transition (British Columbia).

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Mobility into tourism employment in a region experiencing economic transition (British Columbia)./
Author:	Vaugeois, Nicole L.
Description:	240 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 64-08, Section: A, page: 3069.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International64-08A.
Subject:	Recreation. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3100514

Mobility into tourism employment in a region experiencing economic transition (British Columbia).
Vaugeois, Nicole L.

Mobility into tourism employment in a region experiencing economic transition (British Columbia). - 240 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 64-08, Section: A, page: 3069.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2003.

This study investigates tourism employment on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada during the fall of 2002. The purpose of the study was to explore mobility into tourism employment in a region experiencing economic transition. A "mixed methods approach" (Trochim, 1999), combining quantitative and qualitative techniques, was used to explore the concept of mobility in tourism employment. The study findings serve three aims: (1) to determine the patterns of mobility into tourism employment, (2) to explore motivations for working in tourism, and (3) to explore the transition experience of individuals shifting into tourism employment from declining resource-based industries such as forestry, fishing, mining and agriculture. The study draws upon career theory in the development of its line of inquiry and the methods replicate and build upon existing work on mobility into tourism (Szivas and Riley, 1999).Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Mobility into tourism employment in a region experiencing economic transition (British Columbia).
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502 $a Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2003.
520 $a This study investigates tourism employment on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada during the fall of 2002. The purpose of the study was to explore mobility into tourism employment in a region experiencing economic transition. A "mixed methods approach" (Trochim, 1999), combining quantitative and qualitative techniques, was used to explore the concept of mobility in tourism employment. The study findings serve three aims: (1) to determine the patterns of mobility into tourism employment, (2) to explore motivations for working in tourism, and (3) to explore the transition experience of individuals shifting into tourism employment from declining resource-based industries such as forestry, fishing, mining and agriculture. The study draws upon career theory in the development of its line of inquiry and the methods replicate and build upon existing work on mobility into tourism (Szivas and Riley, 1999).
520 $a The findings of this study provide insight into the composition and career choices of the tourism labor market. Similar to previous work (Szivas and Riley, 1999; Riley et al, 2003), the tourism labor supply appeared to come from all other sectors of the economy, including those that are experiencing declines such as forestry, fishing, mining and agriculture. The reasons individuals chose to work in the industry were found to be positive in nature and suggested that eight factors underlie motivation orientations to tourism employment. The strongest factor was named "lifestyle" reflecting that intrinsic motivators were central to career choice.
520 $a Findings suggest that motivational choice may be conceptualized along a "push-pull" continuum. Using a refined scale, findings indicate that individuals were more "pulled" than "pushed" to take up a job in tourism. Used further in cluster analysis, the "push-pull" scale identified four clusters that differed in regards to motivation orientation. One cluster was pushed into tourism, one was pulled, one was both pushed and pulled and the remaining cluster was neither.
520 $a In-depth interviews with individuals who entered tourism from former resource-based workers revealed that the majority of individuals accessed some form of support when entering tourism. In general, the transition was labeled "a trying experience" and often required individuals to update their knowledge or skills. Individuals reported a range of positive and negative impacts on quality of life dimensions when entering tourism work, but were happy they had made the shift and were planning to continue working in the industry.
520 $a The findings are useful to understand the nature of the tourism labor market. The study identifies the role that tourism can play in economies in transition and may be used to develop support systems to ensure smooth transitions for individuals entering the tourism workforce. The study of mobility into tourism should be explored in other contexts and incorporate the additional variables exposed in the qualitative results from this study.
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