Reference
892 S. L. J. Smith et al.can help managers and practitioners better understand and appreciate themyriad
uses of theory by scholars.In closing, some of the limitations of this study should be repeated.
Datacollection was limited to nine Anglophone journals over two 5-year periods.The inclusion of more
journals as well as journals from other languages andtime periods may have yielded different results.
And, as with all subjectiveresearch, other scholars may arrive at different conclusions. A broader,
criticalexamination of the uses of the word theory could yield valuable insights intothe nature of
epistemology in tourism, hospitality, and leisure studies.REFERENCESAustralian Business Dean’s Council.
(n.d.). ABDC journal ratings list and2013 review. Retrieved from
http://www.abdc.edu.au/3.43.0.0.1.0.htmBack, K., & Lee, J. (2009). Country club members’ perception
of value, image con-gruence, and switching costs: An exploratory study of country club members’loyalty.
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research,33, 528–546.Bakir, A., & Baxter, S. (2011). “Touristic fun”:
Motivational factors for vis-iting Legoland Windsor Theme Park. Journal of Hospitality Marketing
&Management,20, 407–424.Chan, N., Xiao, H., Chau, C., & Ma, H. (2012). The meaning of leisure for
residentsin Hong Kong. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management,21, 311–329.Charmaz, K.
(2004). Premises, principles, and practices in qualitative research:Revisiting the foundations. Qualitative
Health Research,14, 976–993.Cornell School of Hotel Administration. (2013). Cornell Hospitality
quarterly statis-tics. Retrieved from
http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/research/chr/pubs/quarterly/stats.htmlDann, G., Nash, D., &
Pearce, P. (1988). Methodology in tourism research. Annalsof Tourism Research,15, 1–28.Davidson, L.
(2008). Tragedy in the adventure playground: Media representations ofmountaineering accidents in
New Zealand. Leisure Studies,27 , 3–19.Decrop, A. (1999). Triangulation in qualitative research. Tourism
Management,20,157–162.Doxey, G. (1975). A causation theory of visitor-resident irritants: Methodology
andresearch inferences. In Travel and Tourism Research Association, Sixth AnnualConference
Proceedings (pp. 195–198). San Diego, CA: TTRA.Faulkner, B., & Russell, R. (1997). Chaos and complexity
in tourism: In search of anew perspective. Pacific Tourism Review,1, 93–102.Glaser, B., & Strauss, A.
(1967). The discovery of grounded theory.Chicago,IL:Aldine.Glover, T., & Hemingway, J. (2005). Locating
leisure in the social capital literature.Journal of Leisure Research,17, 387–401.Guba, E., & Lincoln, Y.
(2005). Paradigmatic controversies, contradictions, andemerging confluences. In N. Denzin, & Y. Lincoln
(Eds.), The Sage handbook ofqualitative research (pp. 191–216). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Hallin, C., &
Marnburg, E. (2007). Knowledge management in the hospitalityindustry: A review of empirical research.
Tourism Management,29, 366–381.Downloaded by [Hong Kong Polytechnic University] at 22:25 17
February 2014
Theory in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Studies 893Harris, K. (1995). Collected quotes from Albert
Einstein. Retrieved from http://rescomp.stanford.edu/~cheshire/EinsteinQuotes.htmlHenderson, K.,
Presley, J., & Bialeschki, D. (2004). Theory in recreation and leisureresearch: Reflections from the
editors. Leisure Sciences,26 , 411–425.Heywood, J. (1993). Game theory: A basis for analyzing emerging
norms andconventions in outdoor recreation. Leisure Sciences,15, 37–48.Hitchings, H. (2008). The secret
life of words. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus, andGiroux.Hung, K., Zhang, H., Lam, C., Pang, D., Yang, G.,
Chen, Z., ... Deng, Y. (2013).Managing state-owned hotels in China: The challenges and remedies.
Journalof Hospitality Marketing & Management,22(7), 752–769.Jackson, E. (2004). Individual and
institutional concentration of leisure research inNorth America. Leisure Sciences,26 , 323–348.Kim, H.
(2011). Service orientation, service quality, customer satisfaction, and cus-tomer loyalty: Testing a
structural model. Journal of Hospitality Marketing &Management,20, 619–637.Kuhn, T. (1962). The
structure of scientific revolutions. Chicago, IL: University ofChicago Press.Lennon, R., & Weber, M.
(2003). The development and testing of a behavioral inten-tions model: A longitudinal study. Journal of
Hospitality and Leisure Marketing,10(1/2), 27–50.Levy, S., & Hassay, D. (2005). Visitor communities.
Journal of Hospitality and LeisureMarketing,12(4), 57–72.Lewin, K. (1952). Field theory in social science:
Selected theoretical papers by KurtLewin. London, England: Tavistock.Mason, M., & Nassivera, F. (2013).
A conceptualization of the relationships betweenquality, satisfaction, behavioral intention and
awareness of a festival. Journal ofHospitality Marketing & Management,22, 162–182.McKercher, B.
(1999). A chaos approach to tourism. Tourism Management,20,425–434.McKercher, B., Law, R., & Lam,
T. (2006). Rating tourism and hospitality journals.Tourism Management,27 , 1235–1252.Mehmetoglu,
M., & Altinay, L. (2006). Examination of grounded theory analysiswith an application to hospitality
research. International Journal of HospitalityManagement,25, 12–33.Meyer, S. C. (1986). Scientific
tenents of faith. Perspectives on Science and ChristianFaith, 38(1), 40–42.Nash, D. (1979). Toward a
theory of tourism. In Tourism and economic change –studies in third world societies (No. 6).
Williamsburg, VA: William and MaryPress.Nunkoo, R., & Ramkissoon, H. (2013). Travelers’ e-purchase
intent of products andservices. Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management,22(5), 505–
529.Theory. (n.d.). In Google Books Ngram Viewer. Retrieved from
http://ngrams.googlelabs.comTheory. (1991). In Oxford English Diction
