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6351
National Ranking
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Overview

Mark E. Havitz is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research spans several areas within social sciences and psychology, focusing particularly on topics related to recreation, leisure, and tourism.

The primary fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these broader fields, subfields of study are:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology

The main topics of their work cover diverse aspects of leisure and tourism, including:

  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research

Mark E. Havitz has contributed to scholarly literature with papers published in reputable venues. A notable publication includes:

  • Leisure Matters: Cross Continent Conversations in a Time of Crisis, 2020, published in Leisure Sciences

This paper has been cited by other researchers, indicating engagement with the work within the academic community.

Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Mark P. Pritchard
  • Frédéric Dimanche

Academic publishing by Mark E. Havitz has been primarily concentrated in the journal Leisure Sciences.

  • Leisure Sciences

Best Publications

  • Analyzing the commitment-loyalty link in service contexts

    Mark P. Pritchard;Mark E. Havitz;Dennis R. Howard

  • Why Tourists Choose Airbnb: A Motivation-Based Segmentation Study:

    Daniel Guttentag;Stephen Smith;Luke Potwarka;Mark Havitz

  • A path analytic model of the relationships between involvement, psychological commitment, and loyalty.

    Yoshi Iwasaki;Mark E. Havitz

  • Leisure Involvement Revisited: Conceptual Conundrums and Measurement Advances

    Mark E. Havitz;Frédéric Dimanche

  • Examining Relationships between Leisure Involvement, Psychological Commitment and Loyalty to a Recreation Agency

    Yoshi Iwasaki;Mark E. Havitz

  • Propositions for testing the involvement construct in recreational and tourism contexts

    Mark E. Havitz;Frédéric Dimanche

  • Leisure Involvement Revisited: Drive Properties and Paradoxes

    Mark E. Havitz;Frederic Dimanche

  • Testing the Involvement Profile (IP) scale in the context of selected recreational and touristic activities.

    Frédéric Dimanche;Mark E. Havitz;Dennis R. Howard

  • Loyalty measurement: A critical examination and theoretical extension

    Mark P. Pritchard;Dennis R. Howard;Mark E. Havitz

  • Association of Parkland Proximity with Neighborhood and Park-based Physical Activity: Variations by Gender and Age

    Andrew T. Kaczynski;Luke R. Potwarka;Bryan J. A. Smale;Mark E. Havitz

  • Testing an international tourist role typology

    Chul-min Mo;Dennis R. Howard;Mark E. Havitz

  • Enduring involvement, situational involvement, and flow in leisure and non-leisure activities.

    Mark E. Havitz;Roger C. Mannell

  • Men's and Women's Involvement in Sports: An Examination of the Gendered Aspects of Leisure Involvement

    Caroline G. E. Wiley;Susan M. Shaw;Mark E. Havitz

  • How Enduring Is Enduring Involvement? A Seasonal Examination of Three Recreational Activities

    Mark E. Havitz;Dennis R. Howard

  • Consumer Behavior and Tourism:: Review and Extension of Four Study Areas

    Frédéric Dimanche;Mark E. Havitz

  • Relationship Between Wine Involvement and Wine-Related Travel

    Graham P. Brown;Mark E. Havitz;Donald Getz

  • Toward a relational understanding of leisure social worlds, involvement, psychological commitment, and behavioral loyalty

    Pamela Gahwiler;Mark E. Havitz

  • Destination appraisal: an analysis of critical incidents.

    Mark P. Pritchard;Mark E. Havitz

  • Consumer Involvement Profiles as a Tourism Segmentation Tool

    Frederic Dimanche;Mark E. Havitz;Dennis R. Howard

  • "I decided to invest in my kids' memories": family vacations, memories, and the social construction of the family.

    Susan M. Shaw;Mark E. Havitz;Fern M. Delemere

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew T. Kaczynski
Andrew T. Kaczynski University of South Carolina
Roger C. Mannell
Roger C. Mannell University of Waterloo
Daniel Scott
Daniel Scott University of Waterloo
Stephen L. Smith
Stephen L. Smith University of Guelph
Gerard T. Kyle
Gerard T. Kyle Texas A&M University

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