TY - CHAP
T1 - Ethical considerations in quantitative tourism and hospitality researches
AU - Emami, Maryam
AU - Rezaei, Sajad
AU - Sangani, Behrooz
AU - Goh, See-Kwong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Research ethics is an extremely important part of every study. Tourism scholars receive guidance on ethical issues in research from different sources throughout their careers such as experiences from participation in research activities, quantitative data analysis or research methods methodology courses, short trainings, workshops, professional readings, and involving in peer-review processes. However, in a structured quantitative context, such as tourism and hospitality, the acquaintances and relationships between the research philosophy, design, and analysis choices related to research ethics are largely implicit and informal. That is, methodology scholars and research advisors might convey ethical principles and conducts about research design and data analysis, by reporting experientially and by modeling appropriate professional behavior. Thus, this chapter aims to provide a practical review of ethical issues in quantitative methods in tourism and hospitality researches. More specifically, this chapter focuses on several potential issues that might emerge in conducting research methods in tourism context. Data collection method and questionnaire design in this regard are considered as practical examples. Moreover, based on the principles of ethical issues in behavioral research, this chapter proposes and offers substantial guides in anticipating ethics in tourism and hospitality research.
AB - Research ethics is an extremely important part of every study. Tourism scholars receive guidance on ethical issues in research from different sources throughout their careers such as experiences from participation in research activities, quantitative data analysis or research methods methodology courses, short trainings, workshops, professional readings, and involving in peer-review processes. However, in a structured quantitative context, such as tourism and hospitality, the acquaintances and relationships between the research philosophy, design, and analysis choices related to research ethics are largely implicit and informal. That is, methodology scholars and research advisors might convey ethical principles and conducts about research design and data analysis, by reporting experientially and by modeling appropriate professional behavior. Thus, this chapter aims to provide a practical review of ethical issues in quantitative methods in tourism and hospitality researches. More specifically, this chapter focuses on several potential issues that might emerge in conducting research methods in tourism context. Data collection method and questionnaire design in this regard are considered as practical examples. Moreover, based on the principles of ethical issues in behavioral research, this chapter proposes and offers substantial guides in anticipating ethics in tourism and hospitality research.
KW - Business ethic
KW - Quantitative research
KW - Tourism researchers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85161418851&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-13-2463-5_15
DO - 10.1007/978-981-13-2463-5_15
M3 - Chapter (Book)
AN - SCOPUS:85161418851
SN - 9789811324628
T3 - Perspectives on Asian Tourism
SP - 311
EP - 322
BT - Quantitative Tourism Research in Asia
A2 - Rezaei, Sajad
PB - Springer
CY - Singapore Singapore
ER -