Monday 11 May 2009

Here it is:

Research Question

What prospects and problems does Sabah face as a tourist destination?

The words ‘prospects’ and ‘problems’ allow the research to explore both the positive and negative aspects of tourism policy and development in Sabah and relate to the future of tourism in the state. Although there will be reference to Sabah’s tourism past and its current situation, the main emphasis of this research lies in the future of tourism at this particular destination. In order to answer the research question effectively, the following aims of this research are set out below.

Aims
1. To identify potential problems and prospects for Sabah's tourism development now and in the future.
2. To illustrate how the stakeholders plan to overcome these problems and achieve tourism success.
3. Offer personal recommendations for future tourism development in Sabah.

These aims require specific objectives in order to successfully conduct this research as accurately and as thoroughly as possible.


Objectives

1. To review academic literature that relates to tourism development, and to examine secondary documents that relate specifically to Malaysia's and Sabah's tourism development.

2. To examine stakeholders' responses to the current challenges facing Sabah's tourism industry.

3. To evaluate stakeholders' views on the potential opportunities facing Sabah's tourism industry.

4. To explore stakeholders' responses to their own role in developing a successful tourism industry.

5. Based on the literature and stakeholders' responses, to make recommendations for the future successful development of Sabah's tourism industry

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Corinna, as usual, your work is well structured and makes interesting reading. Although I am still at sea weaving through your last posting....trying to have an in-depth understanding of the rationale for your study, my thinking is that because only so much information is available to me about Sabah's tourism, I am not ideally positioned to make that judgement. Did you use the Gantt Chart in determining your proposed time line? I have found it quite user friendly so I am likely to use it - thanks for the tip. I wish you well.