Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach

Using a grounded theory approach, this study investigates stakeholders’ views of enclave tourism in the island of Mauritius. In-depth interviews with tourism stakeholders were conducted and data were analyzed using the principles of grounded theory. Seven subthemes emerged from the analysis and thes...

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Main Authors: Nunkoo, R., Ramkissoon, Haywantee
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31182
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description Using a grounded theory approach, this study investigates stakeholders’ views of enclave tourism in the island of Mauritius. In-depth interviews with tourism stakeholders were conducted and data were analyzed using the principles of grounded theory. Seven subthemes emerged from the analysis and these were categorized into two main themes: enclave tourism as an agent of empowerment/improvement and enclave tourism as a force of sociocultural destruction/denial of freedom. The themes suggest that stakeholders’ views are nuanced and often contradictory. In line with the principles of grounded theory, a conceptual framework explaining stakeholders’ views of enclave tourism is developed. The findings are discussed with existing literature and similarities and contradictions are noted. Unlike what is usually claimed by researchers and scholars, enclave tourism development results in some environmental and socioeconomic benefits, particularly with respect to sustainable hotel operations, empowerment of local community and women, and entrepreneurial opportunities.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-311822019-04-11T01:31:03Z Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach Nunkoo, R. Ramkissoon, Haywantee enclave tourism stakeholders’ views grounded theory island economies Using a grounded theory approach, this study investigates stakeholders’ views of enclave tourism in the island of Mauritius. In-depth interviews with tourism stakeholders were conducted and data were analyzed using the principles of grounded theory. Seven subthemes emerged from the analysis and these were categorized into two main themes: enclave tourism as an agent of empowerment/improvement and enclave tourism as a force of sociocultural destruction/denial of freedom. The themes suggest that stakeholders’ views are nuanced and often contradictory. In line with the principles of grounded theory, a conceptual framework explaining stakeholders’ views of enclave tourism is developed. The findings are discussed with existing literature and similarities and contradictions are noted. Unlike what is usually claimed by researchers and scholars, enclave tourism development results in some environmental and socioeconomic benefits, particularly with respect to sustainable hotel operations, empowerment of local community and women, and entrepreneurial opportunities. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31182 10.1177/1096348013503997 Sage Publications restricted
spellingShingle enclave tourism
stakeholders’ views
grounded theory
island economies
Nunkoo, R.
Ramkissoon, Haywantee
Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach
title Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach
title_full Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach
title_fullStr Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach
title_full_unstemmed Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach
title_short Stakeholders’ Views of Enclave Tourism: A Grounded Theory Approach
title_sort stakeholders’ views of enclave tourism: a grounded theory approach
topic enclave tourism
stakeholders’ views
grounded theory
island economies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31182