The effects of tourism on certain variables: Exploring the perceptions of entrepreneurs

• Published in: İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 25 - 39
• Main Author: Emir,Oktay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: İSADER 30-09-2017
• Subjects: İktisat & İşletme & Finans; İstanbul; Türkiye; Tourism; Perception; Structural Equation Modelling; Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurs
• ISSN: 1309-0712
• DOI: 10.20491/isarder.2017.285

The objective of this study is to determine how entrepreneurs perceive the
economic, social and physical impacts of tourism. The study was conducted in the city
of Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, which is rich in thermal tourism resources and investments.
A survey was used as the data collection method, and the questionnaire was applied to
472 entrepreneurs. A simple random sampling method was used to identify the sample.
Independent sampling t-tests, ANOVA tests and structural equation modelling were
used to analyse the data obtained. The study found that the entrepreneurs expressed both
positive (such as increases in the public's consciousness, job creation and the
preservation of tourism values) and negative (such as the disappearance of moral and
religious values, the transfer of tourism revenue and the disappearance of tourism
resources) opinions on the impacts of tourism. Additionally, some statistically
significant differences (p<.05) were found based on the participants’ demographic
characteristics regarding their opinions about the social, economic and physical impacts
of tourism activities.