Knowledge-Oriented Leadership and Community-Based Tourism Performance of Accommodation Service

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29036/cyr2bx41

Keywords:

knowledge sharing, community commitment, citizenship behaviour, community performance, knowledge-oriented leadership

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the relationship between knowledge leadership and community performance through mediating variables such as knowledge sharing that leads to community attachment and community citizenship behaviors, using quantitative research methods and structural equation analysis to find the path analysis among variables. The sample in the study consisted of 286 accommodation service providers in tourism communities according to the criteria of community-based tourism in Thailand. The results of the analysis found that knowledge leadership has an indirect effect on the relationship, while the relationship value must be conveyed to knowledge management, community commitment, community citizenship behavior, followed by performance, with a statistical significance value of 0.05, and a good structural consistency. The results of this study revealed the interplay of leadership impacts knowledge management, fostering community commitment that cultivates community citizenship behavior among community members, which enhancing performance and establishing a causal relationship. the complexity of behaviors in tourism communities with high levels of social exchange, as well as having a complicated form in the same way as organizational management. Therefore, sustainable community-based tourism management should rely on developing internal strength and mutual assistance in order to create a culture to be inherited in the future. To cope with changes, especially community leaders must equitable dissemination of knowledge to guarantee its implementation. Knowledge sharing enhances community members' comprehension of how to attain optimal performance within the group. A community that cultivates a culture of knowledge management promotes a sense of belonging and is prepared to prioritize the collective interests.

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Author Biographies

  • Tanapoom Ativetin, Center of Under Graduate Programs, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Tanapoom Ativetin, Ph.D.

    Email: tanapoom@g.swu.ac.th

    Tanapoom Ativetin is a head of hotel and tourism program at Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand. He graduated in Architectural Heritage Management and Tourism field. The research interests are focused on Social Science, Hotel and Tourism Administration, and Business Management.

  • Sarun Widtayakornbundit, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Faculty of Humanities, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Sarun Widtayakornbundit, Dr.

    Email: sarun.wi@ku.th

    Sarun Widtayakornbundit is currently a lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Kasetsart University, a leading national institute in Thailand. He worked in a variety of business fields before pursuing an academic career. The research interests are focused on the areas of Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Education Management, and Hotel and Tourism Management.

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Published

2025-05-30

How to Cite

Ativetin, T., & Widtayakornbundit, S. (2025). Knowledge-Oriented Leadership and Community-Based Tourism Performance of Accommodation Service. Journal of Tourism and Services, 16(30), 28-48. https://doi.org/10.29036/cyr2bx41