I was quoted in a recent article on B-Corps in Raconteur, which is distributed by the Times newspaper in the United Kingdom. The number of certified B corps is growing as shareholders, employees and consumers seek out companies with a …
O’Regan, M. (2020). How Airbnb got its IPO plans back on track. Read the original article on the Conversation UK. Abstract/ Introduction t’s been a rollercoaster year for Airbnb and its much-anticipated plans for an initial public offering or IPO. …
Norfolk L. & O’Regan, M. (2020) Biometric technologies at music festivals: An extended technology acceptance model, Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, DOI: 10.1080/15470148.2020.1811184 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of user acceptance of Biometric Technologies (BT) at outdoor …
Our article ‘Filipino migrant workers’ leisure and subjective quality of lifein Macao’ has been published in WORLD LEISURE JOURNAL https://doi.org/10.1080/16078055.2020.1798052 by Jaeyeon Choe, Michael O’Regan and Albert N. Kimbu ABstract Utilizing 14 semi-structured interviews in a non-western context, this exploratory …
“B Corp, whilst ethical and trying to do a good thing, might attract low-hanging fruit – those already socially, environmentally responsible, or those seeking a short-cut,” said Michael O’Regan, an academic who is researching B Corps. Given the number of emails …
Congratulations! Our article on peer-to-peer accommodation platform use in 2017, and has over a short period of two years, become one of the most read articles in the journal Anatolia – becoming one of its top ten “most read” – 2020. Despite the …
Despite COVD-19, the event sector will return. Crowdfunding may offer a potential source of funding and recovery. The purpose of this research is to explore why individuals, alone, or as part of a team, are motivated to create crowd funded campaigns/ projects for …
Abstract The expansion of casino concessions and subsequent growth of employment and gross domestic product (GDP) per Capita in Macau after the 1999 handover from Portugal created an illusion of prosperity in a post-colonial territory of less than 30 sq. …
Delighted to announce that I am joining the Editorial Board of ‘Tourist Studies’ – big fan of the journal and esteemed colleagues on board and associated / founder editors. Link to the Editorial Board.
I wrote a short blog about hitchhiking and COVID-19 on the CAS Blog. Whereas motorscapes have come to be associated with automobility, I examine mobility cultures with their own politics, cultures and identities associated with innovative appropriations of existing materialities, …