Studying Tourism Impacts by Q Methodology Approach
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a Q-methodology survey conducted at the Karlovy Vary film festival. The festival, held annually in July, has been going for almost fifty years, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The purpose of this research is to enhance the current literature on evaluating tourism and event impacts, specifically relating to the relationship between the guest and the host. The paper compares the results of a 5-pile Q-set survey and a 7-pile Q-set survey. Cluster analysis and an ANOVA test were applied to compare the results. The results show significant differences between both types of survey, although some commonalities were observed.
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[33] Snaith, T. and Haley A. (1999). Residents’ opinions of tourism development in the historic city of York, England. Tourism Management, 20: 595-603. DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(99)00030-8
[34] Thrane, C. (2002). Jazz Festival visitors and their expenditures: Linking Spending patterns to musical interest. Journal of Travel Research, 40: 281-286. DOI: 10.1177/0047287502040003006
[35] Tosun, C. (2000). Limits to community participation in the tourism development process in developing countries. Tourism Management, 21: 613-633. DOI: 10.1016/S0261-5177(00)00009-1
Published
2016-10-26
How to Cite
HAVLIKOVA, Michaela.
Studying Tourism Impacts by Q Methodology Approach.
Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism, [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 80-87, oct. 2016.
ISSN 2068-7729.
Available at: <https://journals.aserspublishing.eu/jemt/article/view/307>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024.
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Keywords
tourism; event; Q-methodology; cluster analysis
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