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Advancing tourism research through multilevel methods: research problem and agenda

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  • IpKin Anthony Wong

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Tourism research often encounters social phenomena and research problems that involve multiple levels. However, most researchers assume that the phenomena exist in a single level and perform analyses that do not reflect the hierarchical nature of social dynamics. This article heeds the call from Current Issues in Tourism by illustrating multilevel methods and proposing an agenda for multilevel research. In particular, this article seeks to reconcile the limitations of single-level analysis and to delineate how multilevel methods could be applied in tourism research. It further seeks to advance tourism theories by introducing more complex multilevel design with broader applications in various tourism settings. This article presents two common tourism research scenarios, critiques their limitations, and proposes how multilevel methods could not only address these limitations, but also how they could advance tourism theories. An empirical study is offered to demonstrate multilevel design and analytical techniques.

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  • IpKin Anthony Wong, 2017. "Advancing tourism research through multilevel methods: research problem and agenda," Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(8), pages 809-824, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcitxx:v:20:y:2017:i:8:p:809-824
    DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2016.1186158
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