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Tourism has become an essential activity for the economies of developing island destinations. Few studies have focused on the influence of community attachment and personal benefits on residents’ perceptions of impacts and support for tourism in these areas. Moreover, many previous studies have yielded ambivalent results on the role of community attachment. In the present study, based on social exchange theory, we tested a theoretical model that analyses these aspects in a socio-economic context such as the Cape Verde archipelago with a strong impact of emigration, where community attachment or the personal benefits produced by tourism can help explain the level of residents’ support. Quantitative research was carried out through a survey of residents and 518 valid responses were obtained. The model was tested using structural equations with PLS. The results suggest that personal benefits influence both directly and indirectly, through perceptions of tourism impacts, and residents’ support for tourism. It is also found that community attachment influences residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts. Theoretical and practical implications of the results obtained are also discussed.

Research on the consumption of local products is essential to promote sustainability, boost local economies, and preserve cultural identity. Although a positive relationship has been demonstrated between attitude towards local products and consumption determinants, the role of the former as a mediator has not been sufficiently explored. This study examines how the attitude towards local products mediates between consumer ethnocentrism and consumption intention, as well as between place identity and consumption intention. A total of 1325 wine and cheese consumers in the Canary Islands were surveyed using a moderated mediation model, applying PLS-SEM. The results indicate that attitude towards local products mediates the aforementioned relationships but does not moderate them according to the type of local product. Consequently, marketing strategies should focus on the emotional and cultural connection that consumers establish with local products, highlighting their value in terms of identity and belonging.

This work looks into the effects that extreme situations have on the consumption of local products. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in consumer behavior where food and especially local produce are concerned. To explain these changes, we used the Goal-Framing Theory as an overarching framework for other approaches such as the Theory of Planned Behavior and the ABC Model, including the effect of consumer resilience to adversity. The research applied to local wine and involved a sample of 762 consumers from the Canary Islands. The hypotheses were tested using the PLS structural equation technique. The main results confirm that there is a change in behavior toward greater consumption of local wine due to the impact of said pandemic, mainly motivated by consumer resilience to adversity and attitude toward the local product, also influencing the personal norm.

Massive-scale peer-to-peer vacation accommodation has become one of the most relevant recent trends in the tourism industry. The phenomenon coincides in time with the emergence of the millennial generation alleged to influence a distinctive behavior. Grounded in the Social Exchange Theory, the study presents a comparative analysis of millennial residents’ and previous generations’ support for P2P vacation accommodations. The article explores differences in support for the new activity, in the perception of its impacts, and on how the residents back their support. A quantitative survey was conducted with a sample of 1,285 residents from Tenerife (Spain), a major international tourist destination with a large number of P2P vacation accommodations. Results reveal that millennial residents display more support for P2P vacation accommodations. However, it is not based on structural differences in how they build their support, rather on a greater perception of positive economic, socio-cultural, and environmental impacts than previous generations. Relevant tourism destination and DMO implications are derived.

In recent years, the phenomenon of the sharing economy has emerged strongly as a system of exchange and consumption of goods and services among individuals, mainly through digital platforms. The development of information and communication technologies and the need for a new consumption and ownership culture have been the driving forces behind this economy. However, there has been little research into people’s motivations to participate in collaborative consumption, especially among young people, who are most likely to use such a consumption model. Therefore, this paper develops an explanatory model, based on self-determination theory, to understand the motivations to participate in the sharing economy of young people, who make up the millennial generation. The model was tested using a sample of 272 people in this population segment, who expressed an interest in this type of consumption. The results confirm that participation in collaborative consumption is motivated by factors such as sustainability, enjoyment of the activity, and economic benefits.

En este estudio se contrasta parte del modelo teórico propuesto por Suhartanto (2018) en el que se determina si la satisfacción con los atributos de compra de los souvenirs influye en la satisfacción general de compra de souvenirs en un destino turístico insular masivo de sol y playa. Se ha utilizado la modelización de ecuaciones estructurales basadas en PLS con una muestra de 134 turistas en Tenerife que han comprado algún souvenir en su estancia en la isla. Los resultados sugieren que la satisfacción con los atributos de la tienda, las características del souvenir y la presentación del mismo influyen positivamente en la satisfacción general con la compra. No obstante, otros atributos del souvenir, tales como el valor y la funcionalidad, no determinan la satisfacción de compra global. Estos resultados contribuyen a ampliar la investigación realizada sobre la satisfacción de compra con los souvenirs teniendo en cuenta un destino diferente.

La comprensión de los antecedentes del nivel de apoyo de los residentes al turismo es de crucial importancia para las autoridades locales, para los responsables políticos y para los empresarios, debido a que el éxito y la sostenibilidad de todo proyecto turístico depende del apoyo activo de la población local. Así, se ha afirmado que para que la industria turística sea sostenible en una comunidad debe haber una amplia participación comunitaria, así como una continua eva- luación de las percepciones de los residentes, con el objetivo de que el desarrollo turístico se mantenga consistente con el carácter y valores locales. English Understanding the background of the level of support of tourism residents is of crucial importance for local authorities, for policy makers and for entrepreneurs, because the success and sustainability of any tourism project depends on the active support of the local population. Thus, it has been affirmed that for the tourism industry to be sustainable in a community there must be a broad community participation, as well as a continuous evaluation of the perceptions of the residents, with the objective that tourism development remains consistent with the local character and values.

La comprensión de los antecedentes del nivel de apoyo de los residentes al turismo es de crucial importancia para las autoridades locales, para los responsables políticos y para los empresarios, debido a que el éxito y la sostenibilidad de todo proyecto turístico depende del apoyo activo de la población local. Así, se ha afirmado que para que la industria turística sea sostenible en una comunidad debe haber una amplia participación comunitaria, así como una continua eva- luación de las percepciones de los residentes, con el objetivo de que el desarrollo turístico se mantenga consistente con el carácter y valores locales. English Understanding the background of the level of support of tourism residents is of crucial importance for local authorities, for policy makers and for entrepreneurs, because the success and sustainability of any tourism project depends on the active support of the local population. Thus, it has been affirmed that for the tourism industry to be sustainable in a community there must be a broad community participation, as well as a continuous evaluation of the perceptions of the residents, with the objective that tourism development remains consistent with the local character and values.

Knowledge is a valuable resource that can provide a firm competitive advantages. Food and beverage practices require the existence of knowledge to effectively perform the activities in this key department for many hotels. When hotel firms grow by integrating new hotels in the organizational structure, managers usually want to transfer the knowledge underlying the key practices. However, the transfer is affected by the level of knowledge tacitness, since this characteristic is considered to render the transfer more difficult. With data from 93 new chain hotels where F&B knowledge has been transferred, the results shed some light about the tacitness of F&B knowledge and its transfer. Thus, customer service knowledge is the knowledge with the lowest degree of tacitness, and food planning, production and preparation is the most tacit. The most frequent mechanism to transfer the knowledge on food planning, production and preparation and the knowledge on management and control of purchases and consumption is the use of staff from the headquarters or other chain hotels in long-term assignments; the preferred method for F&B customer service is training courses, lectures and seminars. Moreover, the tacitness of knowledge about F&B customer service negatively affects the knowledge transfer process in several success dimensions.

The consumption of local agricultural products boosts the regional economy and employment whilst preserving the rural landscape and environment. In this research, the background of local wine consumption behaviour will be studied, using an extended model of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS–SEM) was used to test the hypotheses. The study was conducted in the Canary Islands with a sample of 762 people. The results confirmed a relationship between intention and perceived behavioural control. Furthermore, the ethnocentric personality was found to have a positive influence and the cosmopolitan personality a negative influence. The personal norm and place identity were also confirmed to be related to attitudes towards such behaviour. This study contributes to the literature by adding constructs to this theory that are relevant to local wine consumption. It also addresses the implications for those involved in the marketing of local products.

This article studies the variables of entrepreneurship at the regional (countries) level proposed by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in its periodic global reports. This response to the suggestions and concerns of various authors is related to the need to analyze the theoretical foundation of the variables used by GEM. The validity and reliability of GEM data for the scientific study of entrepreneurship are also analyzed. Finally, the potential of GEM data to manage entrepreneurship variables at the country level is studied. Data from the GEM global report and the fifty countries for which data are available on all variables are used in the study. The methodology used is the Rasch mathematical model, a valuable alternative to the Classical Theory of the Test. The results confirm the theoretical validity of GEM data, its validity and reliability for the development of scientific studies, and its potential for managing entrepreneurship variables at the country level. Both the methodology used and the conclusions obtained constitute novel contributions to this field.

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role that the sociocultural, family and university environment play in the entrepreneurial intention of young people in a peripheral and less innovative region. Design/methodology/approach - The authors adopted the perspective of the theory of planned behavior and made an empirical study with a sample of 1,064 Spanish university students who voluntarily participated in the GUESSS Project answering an online questionnaire. A methodology based on structural equations was used employing the partial least squares structural equation modeling estimation technique. Findings - The results show that the university environment directly influences attitude, self-confidence and motivation, and indirectly the students’ entrepreneurial intention. The social context also exerts a weak direct influence on the perceived attitudes or desires toward the option to start a business and indirectly on the intention. Originality/value - The main contribution of this paper seems to confirm what previous literature highlighted in the terms of regional specificities on the link between innovation systems, the impact of entrepreneurial potential and economic development. In this sense, the university context can play an important role in generating improvements in the entrepreneurial intention’s antecedents of young people with greater potential for innovation in peripheral regions. Therefore, when it comes to defining policies to improve entrepreneurship in these regions, it seems that the establishment of entrepreneurship education and motivation programs in universities is a very effective tool to increase perceived attitude toward the option to start a new business.

El presente trabajo utiliza el modelo MOA para analizar en qué medida la motivación, la oportunidad y la capacidad de los usuarios son factores determinantes de las intenciones de uso de medios sociales en la organización y desarrollo de viajes turísticos. Las conclusiones del estudio revelan que las intenciones de uso de los medios sociales se ven afectadas por la motivación y las capacidades de los usuarios y, sin embargo, no se ven influenciadas por la oportunidad. A su vez, en las motivaciones influyen los beneficios funcionales y hedónicos, pero no los sociales.

The pursuit of competitive factors of the destinations is a need for the sustainable management of it. One factor to promote is a proper positioning and differential, restricted to those involved in the experiences of tourists, including the resident community interaction with the tourist. The “friendly” is an intangible basic communication strategies of many destinations that drive the choice of a destination and help to strengthen the feeling of mutual acceptance between resident and tourist, affecting visitor satisfaction. In the attitude of residents is not only important to know the reality of a moment, assessing the impact of the benefits and costs, and the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic to the resident, it is also imperative for decision-making in line with reality , permanent and constant evaluation of what happens with the attitude of the resident, is consistent or unstable over time?

La búsqueda de factores competitivos de los destinos es una necesidad para la gestión sostenible del mismo. Uno de los factores a potenciar es un posicionamiento adecuado y diferencia- do, restringido a los agentes que participan en las experiencias del turista, entre ellas la interacción de la comunidad residente con el turista. El “trato amable” es un intangible básico para las estra- tegias de comunicación, de muchos destinos, que impulsan la elección de un destino y permiten reforzar el sentimiento de aceptación mutua entre residente y turista, afectando a la satisfacción del visitante. En la actitud del residente no sólo es importante conocer la realidad de un momento, valorando el impacto de los beneficios y costes, así como la incidencia de factores intrínsecos y extrínsecos al residente, también es perentorio, para una toma de decisiones acorde con la realidad, la evaluación permanente y constante sobre ¿qué ocurre con la actitud del residente, es consistente o inestable en el tiempo?