Exploring the challenges and perceptions of Al Rustaq College of Applied Sciences students towards Omani women's empowerment in the tourism sector

Alsawafi, Abdulaziz Mohammed

doi:10.1016/j.tmp.2016.10.004

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“…This concept relates to the hospitality sector more than other tourism sectors such as airlines, governmental authorities or travel agents (Al-Ismail, Carmichael & Duberley, 2019). This finding is fully in agreement with Tan et al (2016) and Alsawafi (2016) who also found that the commitment of students to work in the tourism and hospitality industry in Malaysia and Oman respectively was adversely affected by Muslim community's misconception of tourism jobs in both countries.…”

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confidence: 89%

تصورات الطلاب تجاه العمل في صناعة السياحة والضيافة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Mannaa

Abou-Shouk

2020

Al-adab J.

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There are few studies on student perceptions of working in the tourism sector in Arab and Islamic countries. Taking into account the factors related to the cultural dimensions and to the society, the current study aims to examine the factors that influence the perception of tourism students in United Arab Emirates (UAE) to work in the tourism sector after graduation. Based on a random sample of students enrolled in the tourism program at the university level and using the structural equation modelling technique of analysis, the findings revealed that the commitment of students to work in the tourism sector is negatively influenced by the social aspects, the nature of work and the pay and promotion benefits. The current study is useful for all policy makers in education and tourism businesses to improve the image of tourism jobs in the minds of tourism students in the UAE, as well as to attract and retain skilled national employment and reduce the leakage of tourism income resulting from a high percentage of non-national employment.

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Section: Figure 2 the Structural Model Conclusion And Implicationssupporting

confidence: 89%

تصورات الطلاب تجاه العمل في صناعة السياحة والضيافة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Mannaa

Abou-Shouk

2020

Al-adab J.

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“…This led researchers to argue that "gender gap in tourism development is not a universal phenomenon" and is instead likely to be culturally determined (Boley et al, 2017, p. 124). In Oman, female students were more positive about women's ability to work in the tourism industry than their male counterparts and thus reported feeling more empowered by tourism-related opportunities than men did (Alsawafi, 2016). This research draws further attention to the structural barriers that women encounter when pursuing employment in tourism, including night shifts in hotels and other negative stereotypes associated with tourism jobs that are held among the local populace (Alsawafi, 2016).…”

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confidence: 85%

Empowerment in Tourism: A Review of Peer-reviewed Literature

Aghazamani

Hunt²

2017

Tourism Review International

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This article presents a review of the peer-reviewed scholarship that explores the relationship between tourism and empowerment. The concept of empowerment has attracted much interest from social scientists, and we begin by briefly synthesizing those perspectives. Our query of scholarly databases reveals 53 peer-reviewed articles that focus either conceptually or empirically on the topic of tourism-related empowerment. A thematic analysis of these writings revealed five main areas of focus: (1) issues related to local residents, (2) issues related to gender, (3) issues related to employees of tourism and hospitality firms, (4) issues related to disempowerment, and (5) issues related to tourists. We emphasize three main summary points about this literature. First, empowerment is typically assessed via single-shot case studies that focus on outcome rather process. Second, subjects of research on empowerment are not limited to local resident "hosts." Third, although scholars have addressed a related notion of disempowerment, it is not clear whether this exists at the opposite end of a single empowerment continuum or if instead these are two distinct concepts, each occurring along a unique dimension. Finally, we build upon other social sciences and our synthesis of the tourism literature to offer a reconciliatory definition of empowerment as "a multidimensional, context-dependent, and dynamic process that provides humans, individually or collectively, with greater agency, freedom, and capacity to improve their quality of life as a function of engagement with the phenomenon of tourism." We conclude by suggesting several opportunities for further empirical research on tourism-related empowerment.

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“…Tourism entrepreneurship in Oman is increasing due to the availability of multiple job opportunities and cultural variability in-country (Sotiriadis & Apostolakis, 2015). Further, the success of the entrepreneurs of Oman needs to focus on entrepreneurship education in relates to Oman Tourism and further emphasized that it should be started at the school level (Al Harthi, 2017;Alsawafi, 2016). Omani nationals should be taught some foreign languages primarily English as they find it difficult to communicate with international tourists (Al Mahrooqi, 2012).…”

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Examining Challenging Factors of Tourism Entrepreneurship in Oman using PLS-SEM

Badi

Khan

2020

Int. j. res. entrep. bus. stud.

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Purpose of the study: The objectives of the study were to critically examine the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in tourism business in establishing their businesses in Oman; to critically analyze whether the entrepreneurs in the tourism business are motivated to establish tourism business in Oman and to critically analyze the prospects for entrepreneurs to venture into the tourism sector in Oman. Design/Methodology: The data was collected through a well-defined questionnaire through which 241 tourism entrepreneurs from Oman, including unemployed youth who were interested in tourism were selected, on a random sampling basis. Structural Equation Modelling through Smart PLS was used to analyze the data. Findings: The results of the research show that the initial capital, working capital, and good location are the essential factors required to establish a tourism business in Oman. It was confirmed that the prevailing rules and regulations are strict and rigid to start a tourism business in Oman and it takes lots of time to start the operation of tourism businesses; seeking labor clearance procedure is NOT simple for tourism. Cultural values and physical working conditions do not encourage tourism-related businesses and non-preference of spouse from the tourism sector is another major constraint for Omanis in taking up tourism businesses. Implications: It was suggested that the Government should provide strategic support to the tourism-related entrepreneurs; the Government should provide financial guidance to encourage tourism entrepreneurs irrespective of their ages. Governmental licensing authorities and all licenses to set up tourism businesses need to be obtained in one place. The Government should invest in superstructure projects to enhance the scope of tourism. Training must be provided by the Government to enhance the tourism business in Oman. Originality: This is the study of its kind and no research was carried out ever before to study solely the challenges of tourism entrepreneurship in Oman.

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Exploring the challenges and perceptions of Al Rustaq College of Applied Sciences students towards Omani women's empowerment in the tourism sector

Cited by 22 publications

References 9 publications

تصورات الطلاب تجاه العمل في صناعة السياحة والضيافة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

تصورات الطلاب تجاه العمل في صناعة السياحة والضيافة في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Empowerment in Tourism: A Review of Peer-reviewed Literature

Examining Challenging Factors of Tourism Entrepreneurship in Oman using PLS-SEM

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