国外采矿业社会影响研究综述

随着矿产资源战略地位的不断提升,资源采掘业得到越来越多国家和地区的重视。国外矿区大多地处偏远,矿企的入驻对当地社会造成显著影响,因此国外学者对这个领域进行了广泛研究。从人口结构、就业与生活环境、社会安全等方面梳理了国外学者关于矿业社会的研究成果,详述矿业活动社会影响的传导机制,并总结了消减负面社会影响的方案。     

Following the breadcrumbs: An analysis of online product review characteristics by online shoppers

Consumer-generated product reviews are a driving force behind online purchases; at the same time, unfavorable reviews can discourage interested online shoppers and eventually hurt the brand. The objective of this exploratory study was to analyze a diverse range of characteristics and the valence of online product reviews that would aid in responding to customer dissatisfaction. Product reviews (N = 1982) from Amazon.com were collected and content analyzed. Some of the key findings include the following: (a) price was the most commonly discussed product feature; (b) online shoppers found two-sided reviews to be most informative, contradicting the commonly held assumption that negative reviews were more informative and diagnostic in nature; and (c) ‘no action’ was the most common end action across two-sided and negative reviews, indicating that varying levels of dissatisfaction might not always lead to a negative end action. Implications for marketers are discussed.     

Examining the power-law distribution among eWOM communities: a characterisation approach of the Long Tail

Nowadays electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) communities symbolise a significant source of information that helps customers to make informed purchasing decisions. Through eWOM communities, a great audience of users is able to acquire knowledge from reviews concerning products and services that are less popular to the majority. The Long Tail effect is a manifestation of such redistribution of demand from popular products to niche products. In this paper, a new methodology that mathematically fits the relationship between the power-law distribution and the Long Tail from an eWOM community is developed. In addition, this paper defines a tool for finding niche products inaccessible through conventional channels. The results are consistent in showing that not all the categories fitting a power-law distribution are characterised by the Long Tail phenomenon, and conversely some of those having a Long Tail do not fit a power-law distribution.     

Comparing local and foreign perceptions of service quality of five-star hotels in Sri Lanka

Using the SERVQUAL model, this study analyses the survey data from 400 local and foreign guests of five-star hotels in Sri Lanka. The study discovered local visitors were less satisfied with the assurance aspect of hotel service, while foreign visitors were less satisfied with the empathy aspect. Overall, foreign visitors had higher expectations and perceptions of hotel service compared to locals. The study demonstrates variations between local and foreign visitors’ perception and satisfaction of hotel service quality. This sheds light on differing treatments expected by foreign visitors than their domestic counterparts which is useful in strategic decision-making and service improvement.     

Online Reputation Monitoring: An Exploratory Study on Italian Hotel Managers’ Practices

This study aims to understand current Italian hotel managers’ practices in monitoring online reviews included on travel websites and online travel agencies. Results obtained by a web survey indicate what hotel managers monitor (rating, rankings, guest comments regarding different service elements) and managers’ orientation in replying to customer reviews. Findings may support online reputation management tools providers and consulting firms by highlighting the degree of hoteliers’ interest in UGC monitoring and providing insights on possible factors that differentiate current management practices and should be considered in order to offer technical solutions coherent with the distinctiveness of Italian context.     

A systems-based approach to address unintended consequences of demand-driven transportation planning in national parks and public lands

In most cases, transportation planning in national parks and public lands might most appropriately be termed “demand-driven.” In this approach, rigorous analyses of park visitation, traffic, and parking data are used as a basis for transportation planning to accommodate current and projected future visitor demand, within financial constraints. Performance measures used to assess the quality of transportation systems in national parks are generally related to “moving people” efficiently. This approach is based on well-established principles for transportation planning in urban and rural communities. However, a demand-driven approach to transportation planning may not be suitable in national parks and public lands because it may enable levels of visitation that cause visitor crowding, resource impacts, and other unintended consequences. This paper introduces a more sustainable, systems-based transportation planning approach developed in the Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO) to help the park operate its shuttle bus system efficiently and conveniently, and according to thresholds for visitor crowding and resource impacts at sites serviced by the shuttle system. The transportation planning approach developed in this study for ROMO is more suitable and sustainable for national parks and public lands than a demand-driven approach, and is readily adaptable to other locations. Correspondingly, the approach is now being applied in several other national parks and public lands recreation areas.     

成都大熊猫繁育研究基地入境游客满意度评价实证研究

成都大熊猫繁育研究基地由于其占有绝对优势的区位条件,已成为中国展示大熊猫最重要的窗口,近年来,其入境游客的比例远远高于国内游客,因此,对入境游客满意度的研究尤为重要.在目前对该熊猫基地领域的研究尚处于空白的情况下.本文基于深度访谈和问卷调查,采用SPSS11.5统计软件对调查结果进行了较为详细的人口学特征分析,再结合I/P分析法,对吸引力因子重要性、满意度,以及期望值与满意度进行对比分析,最后综合定性和定量研究结论,提出了进一步开发的意见和建议,旨在提高该景区的可持续发展能力,增强入境游客满意度,尽快建设成成熟的国际旅游景区.同时,也为同类型旅游区的建设和发展提供了可资借鉴的数据.     

The impact of online user reviews on hotel room sales

Despite hospitality and tourism researchers’ recent attempts on examining different aspects of online word-of-mouth [WOM], its impact on hotel sales remains largely unknown in the existing literature. To fill this void, we conduct a study to empirically investigate the impact of online consumer-generated reviews on hotel room sales. Utilizing data collected from the largest travel website in China, we develop a fixed effect log-linear regression model to assess the influence of online reviews on the number of hotel room bookings. Our results indicate a significant relationship between online consumer reviews and business performance of hotels.     

闽侯棋磐寨森林人家游客忠诚影响因素研究

顾客忠诚对于消费者的重复购买具有决定性的作用。棋磐寨森林人家是福建省"十佳森林人家"之一,调查问卷有效样本的探索性因子分析识别出游客忠诚独立由1个维度组成。多元线性回归分析结果揭示:游客感知吸引力的3个维度均对忠诚度不具有显著直接影响,但其中的乡村特色和景观与设施2个维度可以通过满意度对忠诚度产生间接显著影响;游憩体验的2个维度和满意度的2个维度均对忠诚度具有直接显著影响。研究结果显示,游客对景区的满意度和景观与设施的评价均处于较低水平。根据研究结果提出推动多元发展,提供深度体验;完善旅游设施,提高服务质量;加强文化创意,巩固游客忠诚等建议。     

基于游客感知的古村落旅游资源评价研究

游客感知是客观全面评价古村落旅游资源的一个重要方法。以浙江古村落为例,针对古村落旅游资源复杂性和多层次性,基于游客感知设计调查问卷,在专家知识和德尔菲法的基础上,通过层次分析法和模糊综合评判相结合构建评判指标体系模型,可提高古村落旅游资源环境评价的可靠性、准确性和客观性,为古村落的保护与开发提供基础参考。