Examining how companies’ support of tourist attractions affects visiting intentions: The mediating role of perceived authenticity

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Biraglia, Alessandro, Gerrath, Maximilian H. E. E. and Usrey, Bryan (2018) Examining how companies’ support of tourist attractions affects visiting intentions: The mediating role of perceived authenticity. Journal of Travel Research, 57 (6). pp. 811-823. ISSN 0047-2875

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Abstract

As public funding for the restoration of tourist attractions decreases, assistance is often sought from the private sector in the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, research has yet to understand how such CSR activities impact the beneficiary, namely tourist attractions. Thus, extending past CSR literature, we explore whether differing company CSR motivations can influence a tourists’ visiting intentions. The results of two experimental studies show low company altruism (e.g., demanding to acquire naming rights of the site), compared to high company altruism (e.g., demanding nothing in return), decreases visiting intentions. Furthermore, we show that perceived authenticity of the site mediates this effect. Finally, we find the negative effect of low altruistic CSR is mitigated in the case of no heritage. Based on the results, we show tourist attraction managers should be wary of companies displaying nonaltruistic intentions, as such activity may have harmful consequences.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	tourist attractions,authenticity,cultural heritage,altruism,csr,visiting intentions,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/responsible_consumption_and_production
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Behavioural and Experimental Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Marketing
Related URLs:	http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/116120/ http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	13 Sep 2017 05:06
Last Modified:	20 Apr 2023 00:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/64831
DOI:	10.1177/0047287517718352

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