Louis Tze-Ngai Vong, Henrique Fátima Boyol Ngan and Patrick Chun-Pong Lo
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating influence of organizational climate in the relationship between job stress and intent to stay.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the moderating influence of organizational climate in the relationship between job stress and intent to stay.
Design/methodology/approach
This study has used a non-probability sampling design for data collection. A semi-structured questionnaire has been prepared and a street survey has been carried out at popular public places in Macau.
Findings
This study shows that stressful employees working in organizations characterized by unsupportive organizational climate had far less desire to stay with the organization than those working in organizations with supportive organizational climate.
Research limitations/implications
Street intercept survey is a technique of convenience sampling. This makes it difficult to generalize the study’s findings to the entire population.
Originality/value
Few studies to date have paid attention to the influence of organizational climate between job stress and intent to stay. The multi-industry context from which the data are collected suggests that the results and findings are useful to managers and practitioners from across a broad range of business sectors.
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Ching‐Chi (Cindia) Lam, Hilary du Cros and Tze Ngai (Louis) Vong
This article aims to examine how Macao could become a destination to attract health and medical tourists from the People's Republic of China (China), as since its return from…
Abstract
Purpose
This article aims to examine how Macao could become a destination to attract health and medical tourists from the People's Republic of China (China), as since its return from Portuguese control in 1999 it has been capitalising on its position as a cultural link between Portugal and China
Design/methodology/approach
A study was conducted recently on the possible demand for Western and traditional Chinese medicine practices by mainland Chinese tourists visiting Macao. A survey was undertaken of their views on consuming health and medical tourism products.
Findings
It was found that there is a definite opportunity for medical tourism in Macao among Chinese tourists. The bodycheck is the medical service most highly sort and word‐of‐mouth together with the internet are the most preferred channels for information. Majority also prefer to package their medical trip with tourism activities.
Research limitations/implications
Macao is the perfect place to study outbound Chinese tourists and their potential desire for special interest tourism activities, because they are entitled to enter on independent visas. Eventually, this will be the case in many more destinations and the results could be seen as predictive.
Practical implications
A mismatch between the requirements of the demand side and supply has been discovered and needs to be remedied with more public sector encouragement of this emerging niche.
Originality/value
The first study of its kind is carried out amongst Chinese outbound tourists, who can obtain independent leisure travel visas to tour outside China.