Perceived environmental uncertainty in tourism: A new approach using the Rasch model

Exploring passenger anxiety associated with train travel

“…This study provides a preliminary demonstration of how the Rasch model can be used to measure passenger anxieties associated with train travel. The application of the Rasch method is recognized in management fields (Yang 2009;Oreja-Rodriguez and Yanes-Este'vez 2007); in our case, the measurement of anxiety in train rides. The Rasch model can compare person parameters with item parameters on a same logit scale to clearly identify which items causing anxiety cannot be easily overcome by certain train passengers.…”

Train delay and perceived-wait time: passengers' perspective

“…The Rasch model has been extensively used to estimate values on an interval scale from ordinal responses in psychometric studies (Massof & Fletcher, 2001). Moreover, this model has recently been applied in management and transportation studies (Chang & Wu, 2008;Chang, 2010;Cheng, 2011;Cheng & Liu, 2012;Oreja-Rodriguez & Yanes-Estévez, 2007;Yang, 2009). However, the literature leaves various research questions unanswered.…”

Organisational characteristics and the practice of strategic planning in Jordanian hotels

“…Internal scanning helps an assessment of the company's recent history and current situation. The consideration of the organisational environment is one of the core steps in all strategic planning processes, especially in tourism firms (Oreja-Rodríguez and Yanes-Estévez, 2007). External environmental variables have been utilized extensively in the study of general business, strategy, and organisational theory but to a lesser extent in hospitality research (Harrington, 2004).A variety of strategy techniques have been developed to help managers identify and deal with strategic decisions (Ramanujam et al, 1986).…”