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This study explores the impact of sanctions on the development of second home tourism in the context of a rentier state. The subject was examined with special reference to rural regions of Shemiranat County in Tehran, Iran, where second homes have developed over the past four decades. The results indicating that devaluation of the national currency...
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... the first stage of the research, local authorities were contacted and were requested to introduce relevant respondents using the referral chain. 112 potential participants were approached, with data eventually collected from 91 respondents ( Table 1). In seeking to generate more trustworthy results and reduce researcher bias, attempts were made to select the participants from all groups of stakeholders influencing or influenced by the second home tourism. ...Similar publications
Purpose:
The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed many healthcare systems. Seasonality is a feature of several infectious diseases. Studies regarding the association of seasonal variations and COVID-19 have shown controversial results. Therefore, we aimed to compare COVID-19 characteristics and survival outcomes between the fourth and fifth waves in...
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... n with family (Jeong et al., 2014;Vepsäläinen & Pitkänen, 2010). However, as SHs have gradually increased in number in these countries and placed pressure on the permanent housing market, governments have attempted to address planning challenges by enacting laws and regulations to manage the effects of SH development (Hall, 2015;Rinne et al., 2015;Z. A. Torabi et al., 2022). For example, many developed countries have developed an efficient tax system to minimize the profit from SH speculation (Åkerlund et al., 2015;Torres & Domínguez-Menchero, 2006). in developing countries. The primary objective is to provide insights for policy-making and promote more sustainable rural development by illuminating the int ...
... However, officials hesitate to curb second home growth given the revenues generated (Z.-A. Torabi et al., 2022). ...
... Shemiranat provides a useful case study of the complex dynamics around second homes, rentierism, and rural change in Iran (Z.-A. Torabi et al., 2022). As agricultural villages near a major city undergoing rapid development, the location enables analysis of impacts, power imbalances, and rent-seeking behaviors arising from uncontrolled tourism growth (Rezvani & Safaei, 2005). ...
... Given that historically corporate social responsibility studies have been mainly focused on developed economies, there are demands for more research to be undertaken in a developing country context (Ramkissoon, 2023). The Iranian hospitality sector, and particularly hotels, has long suffered from economic and political challenges, including sanctions Torabi et al., 2022), high inflation rates and significant unemployment. Additionally, these issues were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic , given the imposition of travel restrictions and social distancing measures . ...
... Given that historically corporate social responsibility studies have been mainly focused on developed economies, there are demands for more research to be undertaken in a developing country context (Ramkissoon, 2023). The Iranian hospitality sector, and particularly hotels, has long suffered from economic and political challenges, including sanctions (Ghaderi et al., 2022a;Torabi et al., 2022), high inflation rates and significant unemployment. Additionally, these issues were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic , given the imposition of travel restrictions and social distancing measures . ...
Employer branding in organizational human resources management is essential. Nevertheless, certain gaps persist within the realm of scientific research in this field, particularly in the exploration of novel concepts like employer brand personality appeal and its potential impact within the hospitality industry, which grapples with numerous human resources challenges. To fill this gap in knowledge, this paper introduces employer brand personality appeal as a concept within the hospitality employer brand context and measures its impact alongside corporate social responsibility on employee turnover intention and satisfaction in Iran’s hospitality industry. Using
a quantitative approach, a survey questionnaire was applied to investigate employees’ perceptions.
Respondents were 225 employees of four-and five-star hotels in Tehran. Results signify the impact of both corporate social responsibility and employer brand personality appeal on employees 'behavioral consequences. Furthermore, findings support the influence of corporate social responsibility in promoting employer brand personality appeal. Therefore, this study expands hospitality employer brand literature by proposing a novel concept and exploring its potential for hospitality human resources deficiencies.
... Thematic analysis, a qualitative method, was employed to examine the challenges and issues arising from the rapid growth of agritourism in Iran. Respondents were selected using purposive and snowball sampling techniques, leveraging personal contacts to identify engaged individuals capable of providing pertinent and rich data [64]. The snowball sampling technique, as described by Torabi, Rezvani [65], involves existing participants introducing new ones, commonly utilized in qualitative research when accessing informed participants is challenging due to limited target populations or sensitive research topics, as emphasized by Browne. ...
Implementing appropriate policies is crucial for adapting the agricultural sector to climate change. However, adopting incorrect policies can exacerbate unsustainable development. Hence, this study investigated the unintended consequences of agritourism development policies as a climate change adaptation strategy in the villages of Shahrud, Iran. It demonstrated how such policies have inadvertently heightened farmers’ vulnerability to climate change impacts. Data were collected through 44 semi-structured interviews, which underwent thematic analysis to identify emerging patterns. The study’s findings indicate that the rapid expansion of Agritourism in Iran, aimed at addressing climate change, has failed to achieve its intended goals. Inadequate government support, increased supply, legal gaps, and lack of empowerment were identified as contributing factors leading to unsustainable development and financial losses. Consequently, smallholder farmers were found to harbor negative perceptions of agritourism and expressed dissatisfaction with existing policies. These findings underscore the necessity of comprehensive policies and support systems to facilitate the effective implementation of sustainable agritourism by stakeholders in Iran.
... During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was essential to use smart technologies to observe social distancing and fulfill citizens' and tourists' daily needs [1,72]. Although, at the time, the revenues of Iran's government and private sector had significantly dwindled as a result of the imposed sanctions, they could still direct their policies toward developing smart technologies in rural areas [73,74]. Based on official reports, over the past two years, huge investment has been made into developing an ICT infrastructure and executing capacity-building programs to boost people's awareness and skills in using smart technologies [75]. ...
... Annually, they attract a considerable number of domestic and international tourists, with a wide range of tourism tours available. Their proximity to Tehran has contributed to the development of these villages, enabling them to benefit from its excellent infrastructure and attract a growing number of visitors [74]. Notable examples of such villages in Shemiranat County include Afjeh, Ahar, Feshm, Sink, Abnik, Berg-e Jahān, Naran, and others. ...
This study examines the influence of the various attributes of smart tourism technologies (STTs) on tourists' intentions to revisit locations and engage in word-of-mouth (WOM) activities regarding emerging and smart rural tourist destinations in Iran. A sample of 590 tourists who visited these destinations following the COVID-19 pandemic participated in the study. The findings reveal that three attributes of STTs, namely, informativeness, accessibility, and interactivity, positively contribute to tourists' memorable experiences (ME). Furthermore, ME, satisfaction, and the willingness to engage in WOM recommendations are identified as predictors of tourists' intention to revisit rural destinations. The study also reveals that user competence serves as a mediator between the attributes of STTs (informativeness, accessibility, and interactivity) and the tourists' ME. Specifically, tourists with greater skills and knowledge of using STTs tend to have more memorable experiences in these emerging and smart rural destinations. The study discusses both the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.
Purpose
This paper aims to investigate the difference between the impacts of indicators of trade barriers (TBs) on bankrupt enterprises (BEs), new enterprises (NEs) and other enterprises (OEs).
Design/methodology/approach
The paper has used a multiple-step approach. At the first stage, the initial data has been collected from interviews with 164 top managers of SMEs in West Azerbaijan in Iran during two periods of 2013–2015 and 2017–2019. At the second step, multiple correspondence analysis has been used to summarize the relationships between variables and construct indices for different groups of TBs. Finally, the generalized structural equation model method was used to examine the impact of export barriers.
Findings
The results showed that the political legal index is the main TBs for BEs and NEs, but it had a more significant impact on BEs; the financial index was the second major TBs factor for BEs, while OEs did not have a problem in performance index, and the financial index was classified as a minor obstacle for them. All indicators of marketing barriers (except production index) had a negative and significant effect on all enterprises; the most important TBs for NEs was the information index.
Originality/value
The results indicated that if enterprises have a strong financial system and function, they can lessen the impact of sanctions and keep themselves in the market.
Measuring social resilience to natural hazards is crucial for disaster risk reduction and sustainable development. In this study, we weighted 31 quantitative and qualitative resilience indicators using an expert-based procedure. The indicators were organized into five dimensions: social resilience, economic resilience, institutional resilience, and housing/infrastructural resilience, for measuring social resilience to natural hazards, with a specific focus on landslide vulnerability. We first modeled and mapped spatially explicit landslide vulnerability at the county level over a 20-year period in a mountainous region in western Iran using a random forest method. We next computed a county-level total resilience index (TRI) using the expert-weighted indicators in response to landslide vulnerability (i.e., physical resilience). Experts deemed total population density, proportion of employed economically active population, and total number of hospitals and health centers as the most important variables for imparting social resilience to landslide vulnerability. We found that increased unemployment rate, decreased bank deposits, and reduction of activities or closure of factories and workshops were the main causes of decreasing the resilience of the study counties over the past two decades. We suggest that enhancing the social resilience requires more efficient economic planning, development of investment, establishment of a disaster prevention system, and improved international relations.
