Special events in the tourism and hospitality industry : a comparative study on volunteering motivations of university students
Other Title(s)
الأحداث الخاصة المتعلقة بصناعة السياحة و الضيافة : دراسة مقارنة لدوافع التطوع لدى طلاب الجامعة
Joint Authors
Mahmud, Iman A.
Basyuni, Ghadah M.
Source
Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2015), pp.137-147, 11 p.
Publisher
Suez Canal University Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
Publication Date
2015-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Economics & Business Administration
Abstract EN
This study investigates motivations of volunteering university students regarding participation in special tourism events, by taking the city of Alexandria, Egypt as a case study.
Also, the gender effects on motivations are examined and a comparison between the public and private university students is carried out.
Nine main motivational dimensions were analyzed including, experience, fiin and enjoyment, people and friends, personnel purposes, community support, curriculum vitae and career, skills and knowledge, learning a language, and cultural.
The results revealed that fim, experience and people had the highest impact on volunteering university students.
No significant differences were found among private and public university sttidents.
Also, the results showed that females were significantly more likely to be motivated by the factor of community support than males.
The theoretical and practical implications of these findings contribute in the development of special events industry and assist events' organizers and managers to update and develop different strategies that effectively meet the needs of current and potential volunteers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahmud, Iman A.& Basyuni, Ghadah M.. 2015. Special events in the tourism and hospitality industry : a comparative study on volunteering motivations of university students. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality،Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-822066
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahmud, Iman A.& Basyuni, Ghadah M.. Special events in the tourism and hospitality industry : a comparative study on volunteering motivations of university students. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality Vol. 12, no. 1 (Jun. 2015), pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-822066
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahmud, Iman A.& Basyuni, Ghadah M.. Special events in the tourism and hospitality industry : a comparative study on volunteering motivations of university students. Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality. 2015. Vol. 12, no. 1, pp.137-147.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-822066
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 145-147
Record ID
BIM-822066