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Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar

This study determined the relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision-making among women community in Zanzibar. Data was collected from 387 respondents using structured questionnaire distributed to nine wards of Zanzibar and analyzed using Smart PLS. The descriptive ana...

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Main Authors: Hassan Abdalla, Fadhila, Abuu Samah, Asnarulkhad, Hashim, Ahmad Hariza, Rosnon, Moh’d Roslan
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Published: Elsevier 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103033/
https://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/JEBarchives/Relationship-between-Socio-Economic-Factors-and-Participation-in-Decision-Making-in-Tourism-Industry-among-Women-in-Zanzibar
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1030332024-06-30T15:38:18Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103033/ Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar Hassan Abdalla, Fadhila Abuu Samah, Asnarulkhad Hashim, Ahmad Hariza Rosnon, Moh’d Roslan This study determined the relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision-making among women community in Zanzibar. Data was collected from 387 respondents using structured questionnaire distributed to nine wards of Zanzibar and analyzed using Smart PLS. The descriptive analysis revealed that there is a high level of participation in decision-making among women community in Zanzibar whereby the mean is equal to 3.8519, and standard deviation is 0.75238. The Smart PLS analysis results indicated that there are significant negative relationships between level of education, nature of tourism activities and participation in decision making. Hence, this result indicates that the less educated the women are the less they participate in the decision-making. Further, the nature of tourism activities is also negatively affecting the decision to participate in the decision-making process. Elsevier 2022 Article PeerReviewed Hassan Abdalla, Fadhila and Abuu Samah, Asnarulkhad and Hashim, Ahmad Hariza and Rosnon, Moh’d Roslan (2022) Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar. Journal of Economics and Business, 5 (2). pp. 124-132. ISSN 0148-6195; ESSN: 1879-1735 https://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/JEBarchives/Relationship-between-Socio-Economic-Factors-and-Participation-in-Decision-Making-in-Tourism-Industry-among-Women-in-Zanzibar 10.31014/aior.1992.05.02.419
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description This study determined the relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision-making among women community in Zanzibar. Data was collected from 387 respondents using structured questionnaire distributed to nine wards of Zanzibar and analyzed using Smart PLS. The descriptive analysis revealed that there is a high level of participation in decision-making among women community in Zanzibar whereby the mean is equal to 3.8519, and standard deviation is 0.75238. The Smart PLS analysis results indicated that there are significant negative relationships between level of education, nature of tourism activities and participation in decision making. Hence, this result indicates that the less educated the women are the less they participate in the decision-making. Further, the nature of tourism activities is also negatively affecting the decision to participate in the decision-making process.
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author Hassan Abdalla, Fadhila
Abuu Samah, Asnarulkhad
Hashim, Ahmad Hariza
Rosnon, Moh’d Roslan
spellingShingle Hassan Abdalla, Fadhila
Abuu Samah, Asnarulkhad
Hashim, Ahmad Hariza
Rosnon, Moh’d Roslan
Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar
author_facet Hassan Abdalla, Fadhila
Abuu Samah, Asnarulkhad
Hashim, Ahmad Hariza
Rosnon, Moh’d Roslan
author_sort Hassan Abdalla, Fadhila
title Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar
title_short Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar
title_full Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar
title_fullStr Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in Zanzibar
title_sort relationship between socio-economic factors and participation in decision making in tourism industry among women in zanzibar
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103033/
https://www.asianinstituteofresearch.org/JEBarchives/Relationship-between-Socio-Economic-Factors-and-Participation-in-Decision-Making-in-Tourism-Industry-among-Women-in-Zanzibar
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