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Giacomo Del Chiappa

Giacomo Del Chiappa

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Business and Management

D-Index
42
Citations
6801
World Ranking
1506
National Ranking
33

Overview

Giacomo Del Chiappa is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy and has a significant record of research in social sciences, particularly within the fields of business, management, and accounting. Their scholarly work spans various subfields including sociology and political science, marketing, social psychology, transportation, and organizational behavior and human resource management.

The scientist's contributions focus heavily on diverse aspects of tourism research, reflecting an interest in the intersections between tourism, digital marketing, and social media. Key topics covered across their publications include sharing economy and platforms, cruise tourism development and management, customer service quality and loyalty, sport and mega-event impacts, and religious tourism and spaces.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • European Journal of Tourism Research
  • International Journal of Hospitality Management
  • Tourism Recreation Research
  • Italian Journal of Marketing
  • International Journal of Tourism Research

Recent papers authored by Giacomo Del Chiappa, reflecting their research interests, are as follows:

  • "Tourist transformation: Towards a conceptual model," published in 2020 in Annals of Tourism Research
  • "Enhancing visit intention in heritage tourism: The role of object-based and existential authenticity in non-immersive virtual reality heritage experiences," published in 2021 in International Journal of Tourism Research
  • "Smart tourism destinations: a critical reflection," published in 2020 in Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology
  • "An exploratory and qualitative study on the meaning of transformative tourism and its facilitators and inhibitors," published in 2020 in European Journal of Tourism Research
  • "COVID-19 vaccine confidence and tourism at the early stage of a voluntary mass vaccination campaign: a PMT segmentation analysis," published in 2021 in Current Issues in Tourism

Giacomo Del Chiappa collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Marcello Atzeni
  • Jessica Mei Pung
  • Philipp Wassler
  • Nigel Williams
  • Thi Hong Hai Nguyen

The scientist's work is characterized by interdisciplinary approaches that combine social science methodologies with applied research in tourism and marketing. Their focus on evolving tourism phenomena such as transformative tourism, smart tourism destinations, and the impact of digital experiences aligns with current trends in tourism research.

Best Publications

  • Understanding the relationships between tourists' emotional experiences, perceived overall image, satisfaction, and intention to recommend

    Girish Prayag;Sameer Hosany;Birgit Muskat;Birgit Muskat;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • Knowledge transfer in smart tourism destinations: Analyzing the effects of a network structure

    Giacomo Del Chiappa;Rodolfo Baggio

  • Are you good enough? CSR, quality management and corporate financial performance in the hospitality industry

    Stefano Franco;Matteo Giuliano Caroli;Francesco Cappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • Seniors’ Travel Constraints and Their Coping Strategies

    Azadeh Kazeminia;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Jafar Jafari

  • Tourist transformation: Towards a conceptual model

    Jessica Mei Pung;Juergen Gnoth;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • Residents’ engagement and local tourism governance in maturing beach destinations. Evidence from an Italian case study

    Angelo Presenza;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Lorn Sheehan

  • A multidimensional service-value scale based on Holbrook’s typology of customer value: Bridging the gap between the concept and its measurement

    Martina G. Gallarza;Francisco Arteaga;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Irene Gil-Saura

  • “Couchsurfing has made me a better person and the world a better place”: the transformative power of collaborative tourism experiences

    Alain Decrop;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Jérôme Mallargé;Pietro Zidda

  • Enhancing visit intention in heritage tourism: The role of object-based and existential authenticity in non-immersive virtual reality heritage experiences

    Marcello Atzeni;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Jessica Mei Pung

  • Emotions and visitors’ satisfaction at a museum

    Giacomo Del Chiappa;Luisa Andreu;Martina G. Gallarza

  • Real and virtual relationships in tourism digital ecosystems

    Rodolfo Baggio;Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • Exploring the implications of wearable virtual reality technology for museum visitors' experience: A cluster analysis

    Luisa Errichiello;Roberto Micera;Marcello Atzeni;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • Internet versus travel agencies: The perception of different groups of Italian online buyers

    Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • The Influence of Materialism on Ecotourism Attitudes and Behaviors

    Allan Cheng Chieh Lu;Dogan Gursoy;Dogan Gursoy;Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • The use of Network Analysis to Assess Relationships Among Stakeholders Within a Tourism Destination: an Empirical Investigation on Costa Smeralda-gallura, Italy

    Giacomo Del Chiappa;Angelo Presenza

  • Smart tourism destinations: a critical reflection

    Rodolfo Baggio;Roberto Micera;Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • Trustworthiness of Travel 2.0 applications and their influence on tourist behaviour: an empirical investigation in Italy

    Giacomo Del Chiappa

  • Community-based collaborative tourism planning in islands: A cluster analysis in the context of Costa Smeralda

    Giacomo Del Chiappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Marcello Atzeni;Vahid Ghasemi

  • A Comparison of Residents' Perceptions in Two Cruise Ports in the Mediterranean Sea

    Juan Gabriel Brida;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Marta Meleddu;Manuela Pulina

  • Tourism experiences, memorability and behavioural intentions: a study of tourists in Sardinia, Italy

    Erose Sthapit;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Dafnis N. Coudounaris;Peter Björk

  • Intrinsic value dimensions and the value-satisfaction-loyalty chain: a causal model for services

    Martina G. Gallarza;Francisco Arteaga-Moreno;Giacomo Del Chiappa;Irene Gil-Saura

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodolfo Baggio
Rodolfo Baggio Bocconi University
Girish Prayag
Girish Prayag University of Canterbury
Dogan Gursoy
Dogan Gursoy Washington State University
Juan Gabriel Brida
Juan Gabriel Brida University of the Republic
Peter Björk
Peter Björk Hanken School of Economics
Metin Kozak
Metin Kozak Kadir Has University
Arch G. Woodside
Arch G. Woodside Boston College
Scott McCabe
Scott McCabe University of Nottingham
Morris B. Holbrook
Morris B. Holbrook Columbia University
Paulo Rita
Paulo Rita Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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