Mehran, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-5945-5144, Olya, H. orcid.org/0000-0002-0360-0744 and Han, H. orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-3001 (2023) Psychology of space tourism marketing, technology, and sustainable development: from a literature review to an integrative framework. Psychology and Marketing, 40 (6). pp. 1130-1151. ISSN 0742-6046
Abstract
Space tourism, a niche segment of the aviation industry, has radically altered the private sector. A noticeable trend in this market has been the development of commercial space with numerous start-ups and ventures underway. Adopting a concept-driven approach, we conduct a hybrid review to sketch the emerging market areas in space tourism and provided insights into tourists' behavioral responses. Our results are supplemented by an analysis of public viewpoints on space-faring to gauge their alignment with academic views on space tourism. We also develop an integrative framework to elucidate how personality interacts with scenario to influence the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of space tourists and their responses toward space tourism. We recognize critical gaps in previous literature and propose the following recommendations to guide future research: 1) Conceptualization of travel services and tourism typology in the new space market; 2) theoretical contribution on pragmatic and semantic levels; 3) need for empirical and multi-disciplinary studies; 4) investigating the role of ethical issues on bilateral arguments toward commercialized space tourism; 5) integrating stakeholders' perspectives to maximize the socioeconomic impacts of space tourism and environmental sustainability; 6) media platforms and application of new technologies; and 7) role of scientific journals in knowledge enhancement.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. Psychology & Marketing published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | adventurous services; commercial space tourism market; hybrid review; psychology of space marketing; space aviation; space travel; sustainable development and strategy; technology innovation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2023 16:43 |
Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2024 08:59 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/mar.21795 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:195785 |