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Overview

Gianna Moscardo is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and has a research focus in social sciences, particularly within the fields of sociology and political science, demography, and marketing. Their publication record reflects a broad engagement with themes related to tourism and its various interdisciplinary connections.

Their recent research outputs include several papers published between 2020 and 2021. Notable works include:

  • "Stories and design in tourism" (2020) published in Annals of Tourism Research
  • "The story turn in tourism: forces and futures" (2020) published in Journal of Tourism Futures
  • "Using Systems Thinking to Improve Tourism and Hospitality Research Quality and Relevance: A Critical Review and Conceptual Analysis" (2021) published in Tourism and Hospitality
  • "Learning About Learning in Tourism: Indigenous Guide Perspectives on Their Personal and Professional Development" (2021) published in Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
  • "Leadership style and psychological contract" (2021) published in Australian Journal of Career Development

Frequent collaborators in their work include Laurie Murphy, Karen Hughes, Haipeng Jin, Julia N. Albrecht, and Trisha Dwyer, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts in related areas.

Gianna Moscardo's contributions appear regularly in a range of journals such as:

  • Journal of Interpretation Research
  • Annals of Tourism Research
  • Journal of Tourism Futures
  • Tourism and Hospitality
  • Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research

The main topics of their research address diverse aspects of tourism including:

  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Media, Gender, and Advertising
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Hospitality and Tourism Education

The combination of disciplines covered - ranging from social sciences to business management and accounting - demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach to studying tourism and its societal impacts. Their work includes qualitative and conceptual analyses, systems thinking applications, and engagement with indigenous perspectives, reflecting the complexity of tourism as a social phenomenon.

Best Publications

  • Mindful visitors: Heritage and tourism

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Tourism community relationships

    Philip L. Pearce;Gianna Moscardo;Glenn F. Ross

  • Using Brand Personality to Differentiate Regional Tourism Destinations

    Laurie Murphy;Gianna Moscardo;Pierre Benckendorff

  • Understanding the impact of ecotourism resort experiences on tourists' environmental attitudes and behavioural intentions

    Won Hee Lee;Gianna Moscardo

  • The Concept of Authenticity in Tourist Experiences

    Philip L. Pearce;Gianna M. Moscardo

  • Linking Travel Motivation, Tourist Self-Image and Destination Brand Personality

    Laurie Murphy;Pierre Benckendorff;Gianna Moscardo

  • Historic theme parks: An Australian experience in authenticity

    Gianna M. Moscardo;Philip L. Pearce

  • Understanding ethnic tourists.

    Gianna Moscardo;Philip L Pearce

  • Sustainable tourism, progress, challenges and opportunities: an introduction

    Adriana Budeanu;Graham Miller;Gianna Moscardo;Can-Seng Ooi

  • Exploring social representations of tourism planning: issues for governance

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Building community capacity for tourism development.

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Understanding vacation destination choice through travel motivation and activities

    Gianna Moscardo;Alastair M. Morrison;Philip L. Pearce;Cheng-Te Lang

  • Analyzing the role of festivals and events in regional development

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Interpretation and sustainable tourism: functions, examples and principles.

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Developing a Typology for Understanding Visiting Friends and Relatives Markets

    Gianna Moscardo;Philip Pearce;Alastair Morrison;David Green

  • Sustainable Tourism Innovation: Challenging Basic Assumptions:

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Shopping as a destination attraction: An empirical examination of the role of shopping in tourists’ destination choice and experience:

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Tourism and Quality of Life: Towards a More Critical Approach

    Gianna Moscardo

  • Destination brand personality: visitor perceptions of a regional tourism destination

    Laurie Murphy;Pierre Benckendorff;Gianna Moscardo

  • Tourism and Generation Y.

    Pierre Benckendorff;Gianna Moscardo;Donna Pendergast

  • Evaluating tourist satisfaction with the retail experience in a typical tourist shopping village

    Laurie Murphy;Gianna Moscardo;Pierre Benckendorff;Philip Pearce

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip L. Pearce
Philip L. Pearce James Cook University
Pierre Benckendorff
Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland
Bruce Prideaux
Bruce Prideaux Central Queensland University
Alastair M. Morrison
Alastair M. Morrison University of Greenwich
Bill Faulkner
Bill Faulkner Griffith University
Nancy Gard McGehee
Nancy Gard McGehee Virginia Tech
Joseph T. O'Leary
Joseph T. O'Leary Colorado State University
Roy Ballantyne
Roy Ballantyne University of Queensland
Graham Miller
Graham Miller Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Ralf Buckley
Ralf Buckley Griffith University

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