Manuel Alector Ribeiro

Dr. Manuel Alector Ribeiro

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Academic Career Length

14Years (2013-Present)

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5 February 2019 in Journal of Travel Research
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VPVidya Patwardhan
Vidya Patwardhan
MRManuel Alector Ribeiro
Manuel Alector Ribeiro
VPValsaraj Payini
Valsaraj Payini
KWKyle M. Woosnam
Kyle M. Woosnam
JMJyothi Mallya
Jyothi Mallya
PGParvadhavardhini Gopalakrishnan
Parvadhavardhini Gopalakrishnan
Hosting ethnically and culturally rich religious festivals provides visitors a glimpse into how a sense of togetherness and faith are not only established but strengthened through shared beliefs and ritualistic behavior. This research examines visitors’ destination loyalty through their emotional bonding with place, the emotional solidarity they experience with residents, and their perceived level of safety. Based on data collected from 813 visitors during the Attur Church Feast in Karkala, India, the results indicated that place attachment directly influences loyalty and two dimensions of emotional solidarity and, in turn, emotional solidarity has a positive effect on loyalty. Additionally, it was found that emotional solidarity partially mediates the effect of place attachment on destination loyalty. Finally, employing a moderated mediation analysis, visitor level of perceived safety at the festival partially moderated the indirect effect of place attachment on destination loyalty through emotional solidarity.
1 August 2017 in Tourism Management
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MRManuel Alector Ribeiro
Manuel Alector Ribeiro
PPPatricia Pinto
Patricia Pinto
JSJoão Albino Silva
João Albino Silva
KWKyle M. Woosnam
Kyle M. Woosnam
28 February 2021 in Journal of Travel Research
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MRManuel Alector Ribeiro
Manuel Alector Ribeiro
DGDogan Gursoy
Dogan Gursoy
OCOscar Hengxuan Chi
Oscar Hengxuan Chi
Since the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the use of personal vehicles in travel, adoption of self-driving autonomous vehicles can radically transform the travel industry. Thus, this study develops and tests a conceptual autonomous vehicle acceptance model that identifies hedonic motivation, trust in autonomous vehicles and social influence as critical determinants of performance expectancy, perceived risk and emotions, which determine travelers’ intentions to use autonomous vehicles (AVs) utilizing the Cognitive Appraisal Theory and the Artificially Intelligent Device Use Acceptance model as conceptual frameworks. Findings indicate that trust is the most powerful determinant of performance expectancy and essential to decrease risk perceptions. Furthermore, performance expectancy and hedonic motivation are critical determinants of travelers’ positive emotions, which in turn determines the acceptance of AVs. Contribution to theoretical knowledge and implications for practice are provided, and limitations and recommendations for future studies are discussed.
3 July 2023 in Journal of Sustainable Tourism
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MRManuel Alector Ribeiro
Manuel Alector Ribeiro
SSSiamak Seyfi
Siamak Seyfi
SESayed Elhoushy
Sayed Elhoushy
KWKyle Maurice Woosnam
Kyle Maurice Woosnam
VPVidya Patwardhan
Vidya Patwardhan
16 March 2020 in Journal of Sustainable Tourism
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HMHuda A. Megeirhi
Huda A. Megeirhi
Kyle WoosnamKyle Woosnam
Kyle Woosnam
MRManuel Alector Ribeiro
Manuel Alector Ribeiro
HRHaywantee R. Ramkissoone
Haywantee R. Ramkissoone
TDTara J. Denley
Tara J. Denley
In light of the recent conflicts in Carthage over land use, cultural heritage preservation, and sustainable tourism, this work utilized a value-belief-norm (VBN) theoretical framework to consider psychological antecedents of residents’ behavioral intentions to support cultural heritage tourism. As such, personal values, cultural worldview, awareness of consequences, ascription of responsibility, and subjective norms were considered antecedents of intentions to support cultural heritage tourism. Data were collected from 475 Carthage residents in nine neighborhoods adjacent to UNESCO World Heritage Sites using an on-site self-administered questionnaire. The proposed model was assessed through confirmatory factor analysis (to demonstrate sound psychometric properties across all 11 factors within the model), followed by structural equation modelling. Overall, 15 of the 19 proposed hypotheses were supported, ultimately contributing to 28% of the variance explained in residents’ behavioral intentions to support cultural heritage tourism. This work not only provides support for the utilization of the VBN model within the context of cultural heritage tourism, it also deepens our understanding of the theoretical framework through the inclusion of the multi-dimensional construct cultural worldview.
4 August 2016 in Journal of Travel Research
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DGDogan Gursoy
Dogan Gursoy
MYMedet Yolal
Medet Yolal
MRManuel Alector Ribeiro
Manuel Alector Ribeiro
ANAlexandre Panosso Netto
Alexandre Panosso Netto
This study examines the influence of residents’ trust in government and organizing committee on their impact perceptions and support for a mega-event, namely, 2014 FIFA World Cup. Findings suggest significant relationships between impact perceptions and support. While trust in government is found to be a significant determinant of impact perceptions, findings indicate no significant relationship between trust in government and support, which suggest that the relationship is mediated by impact perceptions. While a positive relationship between trust in the organizing committee and positive impact perceptions is found, findings suggest no significant relationship between trust in the organizing committee and negative impact perceptions. Trust in the organizing committee is also found to have significant positive impact on support.