Whether and how tourism industry upgrading promotes employee social upgrading? Insights from China.

ABSTRACT: In response to the decent work agenda in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2030, an increasing body of studies has focused on social upgrading in developing countries. Numerous studies have explored whether and how economic upgrading promotes social upgrading in various industries and regions. However, few studies have examined the employee social upgrading resulting from the upgrading in the tourism industry. Moreover, most existing studies have adopted a qualitative approach, with limited quantitative research exploring the economic-social upgrading relationships. Using data from a survey conducted in China in 2024, this study examines whether and how tourism industry upgrading promotes social upgrading among related employees, as well as the role of governance environment

SUBMITTER: Lin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12407406 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature