How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in Tanzania

The present study is among the few scholarly attempts that respond to scholarly calls to examine destination branding from the perspective of local residents. The current study extends knowledge on branding by examining the contribution of destination governance on behavioural support for destinatio...

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Main Authors: David Amani, Emmanuel Chao
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-12-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2192441
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description The present study is among the few scholarly attempts that respond to scholarly calls to examine destination branding from the perspective of local residents. The current study extends knowledge on branding by examining the contribution of destination governance on behavioural support for destination branding in the tourism sector in Tanzania. The study used a cross-sectional survey research design with 302 respondents who were chosen to participate in the study. Data was collected through structured questionnaires that were self-administered and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings show that destination governance influences positive behavioural support towards destination branding when mediated by destination identification. Therefore, destination management organizations (DMOs) should engage local residents through institutional arrangements, i.e. destination governance, to promote behavioural support towards destination branding.
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spelling doaj-art-b60a772ce856484e99c0b71d97d91ce92025-08-20T03:22:12ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862023-12-019110.1080/23311886.2023.2192441How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in TanzaniaDavid Amani0Emmanuel Chao1Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Mzumbe University, School of Business, Dodoma, Morogoro, TanzaniaDepartment of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Mzumbe University, School of Business, Dodoma, Morogoro, TanzaniaThe present study is among the few scholarly attempts that respond to scholarly calls to examine destination branding from the perspective of local residents. The current study extends knowledge on branding by examining the contribution of destination governance on behavioural support for destination branding in the tourism sector in Tanzania. The study used a cross-sectional survey research design with 302 respondents who were chosen to participate in the study. Data was collected through structured questionnaires that were self-administered and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The findings show that destination governance influences positive behavioural support towards destination branding when mediated by destination identification. Therefore, destination management organizations (DMOs) should engage local residents through institutional arrangements, i.e. destination governance, to promote behavioural support towards destination branding.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2192441tourist destinationbehavioural support towards destination brandingdestination identificationTourism MarketingDestination Branding
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How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in Tanzania
Cogent Social Sciences
tourist destination
behavioural support towards destination branding
destination identification
Tourism Marketing
Destination Branding
title How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in Tanzania
title_full How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in Tanzania
title_fullStr How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in Tanzania
title_short How does destination governance build local residents’ behavioural support towards destination branding: An empirical study of the tourism sector in Tanzania
title_sort how does destination governance build local residents behavioural support towards destination branding an empirical study of the tourism sector in tanzania
topic tourist destination
behavioural support towards destination branding
destination identification
Tourism Marketing
Destination Branding
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2023.2192441
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