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Amir Shani
Researcher at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Publications - 63
Citations - 2152
Amir Shani is an academic researcher from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The author has contributed to research in topics: Tourism & Hospitality. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 62 publications receiving 1785 citations. Previous affiliations of Amir Shani include University of Central Florida.
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Perceptions of service attributes in a religious theme site: an importance–satisfaction analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used past literature, input from management, and importance-performance analysis (IPA) to investigate the visitor experience for a religious theme site in Orlando, Florida.
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Teaching professional ethics in culinary studies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue for the incorporation of ethics into the coursework of culinary schools, utilizing the value chain analysis as a theoretical framework to explore and confront food ethics concerns.
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The role of animal‐based attractions in ecological sustainability
Amir Shani,Abraham Pizam +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the contribution of animal-based attractions to ecological causes, particularly wildlife conservation and environmental education, while portraying the debate regarding the legitimacy and effectiveness of these sites.
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Tourists' attitudes toward the use of animals in tourist attractions.
Amir Shani,Abraham Pizam +1 more
TL;DR: This article conducted a qualitative exploratory study to identify tourists' opinions and attitudes on the use of animals in tourist attractions, and found that the participants' ethical perceptions of animal-based tourist attractions were made up of three hierarchically ordered layers: (1) general justifications for operating such venues, (2) a belief in the driving forces leading to an ethical operation, and (3) the specific conditions required for the ethical operation of animal based tourist attractions.
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Substance abuse and job attitude among hotel workers: Social labeling perspectives
Yaniv Belhassen,Amir Shani +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between respondents' attitude toward their job and their recent substance use habits, and suggested that the correlation between these two variables should be examined in light of the social legitimacy associated with the substances in the environment surrounding the workers.