S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh

Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT)

Subang Jaya

Malaysia

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning

Senior Lecturer

No.1

Jalan Taylor's

Subang Jaya, Selangor 47500

Malaysia

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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“  I'm currently working on sustainable tourism, and developing a scale to measure sustainability in tourism destinations. I'm also interested to innovative research methods for tourism and hospitality researches.  ”

Scholarly Papers (32)

1.

An Assessment of the Use of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in Hospitality Research

The International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 30 (1), 514-538, 2018, DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-10-2016-0568
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
Faizan Ali, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Marko Sarstedt, Christian M. Ringle and Ki Sang Ryu
Independent, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) and Independent
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PLS-SEM, Hospitality research, Structural equation modelling (SEM), Partial least squares (PLS)

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Community Involvement in Rural Tourism: A Case of Kinabalu National Park, Malaysia

Anatolia, 29 (3), 337-350, 2018, DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2017.1412327
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Rural tourism; community involvement; constraints; Kinabalu National Park

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Community Participation in World Heritage Site Conservation and Tourism Development

Tourism Management, 58, 142-153, 2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.10.016
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Mastura Jaafar, A. Ghafar Ahmad and Rabeeh Barghi
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Educational Studies
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Tourist's Perceptions of Crowding at Recreational Sites: The Case of the Perhentian Islands

Anatolia, 28(1), 41-51, January 2017, DOI: 10.1080/13032917.2016.1247288
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Perceived Crowding; Community Interaction; Tourist Satisfaction; Social Impacts; Recreational Sites

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Perceived Sociocultural Impacts of Tourism and Community Participation: A Case Study of Langkawi Island

Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol 17, Issue 2, 2017
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Mastura Jaafar, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Safura Ismail
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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sociocultural impacts, residents’ perceptions, community participation, stakeholder theory, positive perceptions, negative perceptions

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A Revised Framework of Social Exchange Theory to Investigate the Factors Influencing Residents' Perceptions

Tourism Management Perspectives, 16, 335-345, 2015, DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2015.10.001
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Mastura Jaafar, Ned Kock and T. Ramayah
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Texas A&M International University - College of Business and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Management
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Residents' perceptions, Social exchange theory, World Heritage Site, Positive perceptions, Negative perceptions, Partial least squares–structural equation modeling

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Perception of Young Local Residents Toward Sustainable Conservation Programmes: A Case Study of the Lenggong World Cultural Heritage Site

Tourism Management, 48, 154–163 (2015)
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Mastura Jaafar, Shuhaida Noor and S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT)
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Residents Perception, Youth Local Community, World Heritage Site, Malaysia

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The Effects of a Campaign on Awareness and Willingness of Participation Among Local Youth: A Study of Lenggong as a World Heritage Site

Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 17 (4), 302-314, 2015
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Mastura Jaafar, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Shuhaida Noor
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Awareness, Participation, Campaigning, Youth, World Heritage Sites, Lenggong, Malaysia

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Perceived Social Effects of Tourism Development: A Case Study of Kinabalu National Park

Theoretical and Empirical Research in Urban Management, 10(2), 5–20, 2015
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 20 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Mastura Jaafar, Safura Ismail and S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT)
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positive perceived social effects, negative perceived social effect, tourism development, residents perceptions, local community, sustainable tourism

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Factors Influencing Residents’ Perceptions Toward Tourism Development: Testing the Differences Across Rural and Urban Destinations

Journal of Travel Research, 56(6), 760–775, July 2017, DOI: 10.1177/0047287516662354
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, José L. Roldán, Mastura Jaafar and T. Ramayah
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), University of Seville, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Management
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residents’ perceptions, rural tourism, urban tourism, World Heritage Site (WHS), multigroup analysis, partial least squares– structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

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Sustainable Tourism Development and Residents’ Perceptions in World Heritage Site Destinations

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 22(1), 34-48, 2017, DOI: 10.1080/10941665.2016.1175491
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Residents’ perceptions; sustainable tourism; heterogeneity; stakeholder theory; World Heritage Site (WHS)

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Urban vs. Rural Destinations: Residents’ Perceptions, Community Participation and Support for Tourism Development

Tourism Management, Vol. 60, pp. 147-158, 2017, DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.11.019
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Jun 2017 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Christian M. Ringle, Mastura Jaafar and T. Ramayah
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Management
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Urban destination, Rural destination, Residents' perceptions, Community participation, Support for tourism development, World heritage site (WHS)

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Specifying and Assessing a Multidimensional Friendship Quality Construct

Thien, L. M., Shafaei, A., & Rasoolimanesh, S. M. (2018). Specifying and Assessing a Multidimensional Friendship Quality Construct. Child Indicators Research, 11(4), 1321-1336. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-017-9462-y
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Lei Mee Thien, Azadeh Shafaei and S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT)
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Friendship Quality, Multidimensional Construct, Measurement Model Specification, Formative Measurement Model, Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling

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Residents’ Perception Toward Tourism Development: A Pre-Development Perspective.

Journal of Place Management and Development, 9(1), 91-104, 2016, DOI: 10.1108/JPMD-10-2015-0045
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Tourism Impacts, Pre Development, Residents’ Perceptions, Support for Tourism Development

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Tourists Perceived Value and Satisfaction in a Community-Based Homestay in Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 26, 72-81, 2016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2016.01.005
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Norziani Dahalan and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Integrated Perceived Value, Homestay Program, Satisfaction, High Order Formative Construct, Lenggong Valley WHS

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The Effects of Community Factors on Residents’ Perceptions Toward World Heritage Site Inscription and Tourism Development

Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 25(2), 198-216, 2017, DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2016.1195836
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Mastura Jaafar, Ned Kock and A. Ghafar Ahmad
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Texas A&M International University - College of Business and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Residents’ perceptions; community factor; social exchange theory; World Heritage Site; partial leastsquares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

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How Visitor and Environmental Factors Influence Perceived Crowding?

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 21 (9), 952-967 (2016)
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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perceived crowding, visitor characteristics, socio-demographic characteristics, environmental and situational characteristics, Langkawi Island

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How Corporate Social Responsibility Affects Brand Equity and Loyalty? A Comparison Between Private and Public Universities

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 27 Jul 2021
Poh Ling Tan, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Manickam a/p Govindaraju
Xiamen University Malaysia - Department of Advertising, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT)
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR); brand loyalty; brand equity; higher education; private universities, public universities

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To Investigate the Effects of an Awareness Campaign on Young Residents’ Perceptions: A Case Study of the Lenggong World Heritage Site

Tourism Planning and Development, 13(2), 127-139, (2016) doi: 10.1080/21568316.2015.1096298
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Mastura Jaafar, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Shuhaida Noor
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Modeling Residents' Perceptions of Tourism Development: Liner vs. Non-Linear Models

Journal of Destination Marketing & Management. 10, 1-9, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2018.05.007
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 21 Jun 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Faizan Ali and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Independent and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Linear, Non-linear, Residents’ perceptions, Negative perceptions, Positive perceptions, Support for tourism development, Partial least squares–structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

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Indigenous Residents’ Perceptions Towards Tourism Development: A Case of Sabah, Malaysia

Journal of Place Management and Development, Forthcoming, DOI: 10.1108/JPMD-09-2017-0086
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
Normah Abdul Latip, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies (BorIIS, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Malaysia, Economic impacts, Social impacts, Residents’ perceptions, Environmental impacts, Indigenous people

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Tourism Growth and Entrepreneurship: Empirical Analysis of Development of Rural Highlands

Tourism Management Perspectives, Volume 14, April 2015, Pages 17-24
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Mastura Jaafar, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Ku Azam Tuan Lonik
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Distance Education
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Rural Tourism, Small Firms, Entrepreneurship, Constraints, Kinabalu National Park

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City Development Strategy: Theoretical Background, Themes, and Building Blocks

Journal of Urban Science, 20(2), 285-297, 2016, DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2016.1189348
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Nurwati Badarulzaman and Mastura Jaafar
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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City development strategy (CDS); strategic urban planning; theoretical background; themes; building blocks; successful CDS

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What Influences Visitors’ Mindfulness at World Heritage Sites?

Tourism, Culture & Communication, 14(3), 139–150, 2014
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Shuhaida Noor, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Mindfulness; Setting Factor; Visitors’ Features; Communication; Tourism; World Heritage Site (WHS)

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Effects of Motivation, Knowledge and Perceived Power on Residents’ Perceptions: Application of Weber's Theory in World Heritage Site Destinations

International Journal of Tourism Research. 19(1), 68-79, January/February 2017, DOI: 10.1002/jtr.2085
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Mastura Jaafar and Rabeeh Barghi
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Educational Studies
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Weber’s Theory; Substantive and Formal Rationality; Residents’ Perceptions; Urban Tourism; World Heritage Site (WHS)

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Indigenous Participation in Conservation and Tourism Development; A Case of Native People of Sabah, Malaysia

International Journal of Tourism Research, 20(3), 400-409 (2018),DOI: 10.1002/jtr.2191
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2018
Normah Abdul Latip, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Borneo Institute for Indigenous Studies (BorIIS, Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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Effective Interpretation Using Various Media Toward Mindfulness: A Case Study of Malacca

Journal of Heritage Tourism, 10(3), 263–279, 2015
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
Shuhaida Noor, S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh and Mastura Jaafar
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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interpretation; media; mindfulness; heritage sites; communication factors

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Investigating a Framework to Facilitate the Implementation of City Development Strategy Using Balanced Scorecard

Habitat International, 46, 156-165, 2015, DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.12.003
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Mastura Jaafar, Nurwati Badarulzaman and T. Ramayah
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Management
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City Development Strategy, Balanced Scorecard, Strategy Implementation

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Examining the Contributing Factors for the Successful Implementation of City Development Strategy in Qazvin City, Iran

Cities, 41, 10–19
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 01 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2018
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Mastura Jaafar and Nurwati Badarulzaman
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) - School of Housing, Building and Planning
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City Development Strategy (CDS) Success factors CDS implementation Qazvin Iran

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The Combined Use of Symmetric and Asymmetric Approaches: Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling and Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 2021
Posted: 20 May 2021
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh, Christian M. Ringle, Marko Sarstedt and Hossein Olya
Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT), Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg and Sheffield University

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Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), Predictive power, Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), Prediction-oriented methods, Symmetric and asymmetric techniques

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International Students' Travel Behaviour in Malaysia

Anatolia, 22(6), 200–216, 2015
Posted: 27 Jun 2018
Hanieh Varasteh, Azizan Marzuki and S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Independent and Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT)

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travel behaviour; international student; students’ market

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Factors Affecting International Students’ Travel Behavior

Journal of Vacation Marketing, 21(2), 131–149, 2014
Posted: 27 Jun 2018
Hanieh Varasteh, Azizan Marzuki and S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Independent and Taylor’s University Malaysia - Centre for Research and Innovation in Tourism (CRiT)

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international students, students’ market, travel activities, travel behavior, travel preferences