selected Publications

journals


  1. Wong, S.F., Kler, B.K. & KPD Balakrishnan, B. (2022). Sense of Place: Narrating Emotional Experiences of Malaysian Borneo through Western Travel Blogs. Tourism and Hospitality, 3, 666–684. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp3030041


  1. Ng, Y.P., Kler, B.K. & Dousin, O. (2022). Reflexive Account of Fieldwork Experiences: Interviewing Tourist Guides about the Meaning of Work During a Pandemic. Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research. May. 8 (1), pp. 45-55


  1. Ng, Y.P., Dousin, O. & Kler, B.K. (2022) Conceptualizing Person-Environment Fit and the Meaning of Work for Tourist Guides in Malaysia During and Post COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Human Resource Studies. 12(1), pp. 92-111. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5296/ijhrs.v12i1.19435


  1. Naim, S., Samdin, Z., Emang, D., Lajuni, N. & Dousin, O (2022). Examining the Relationship between Visitors Wildlife Value Orientation and Risk Perceptions: A study of the Borneo Pygmy Elephant in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 11 (3), 61-77


  1. Wong, S.F., Kler, B.K. & Sondoh, S.L.J. (2017). How Bloggers Use Geography to Develop Online Destination Image for Malaysian Borneo. Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts. 9(3), 67-84.


  1. Kler, B.K. (2016),"The world’s toughest mountain race. Key success factors of 25 years of the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon", International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 7(2): 117 – 136


book chapters


  1. Kler, B.K. & Wong, P.P.L. (forthcoming, 2022). Cultivating Sense of Place: Sabah Tea Experience in Malaysian Borneo. In L. Jolliffe, M.S.M. Aslam, A. Khaokhrueamuang, L.H. Chen (Eds.) Handbook of Tea Tourism (pp. xx-xx). Routledge.

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  1. Kler, B.K. & Forsythe, C. (2022). Battlefield tourism: the Legacy of Sandakan in Malaysian Borneo. In M. Novelli, J. M. Cheer, C. Dolezal, A. Jones & C. Milano (Eds.) Handbook of Niche Tourism (pp. 218-231). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publications.

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  1. Wong, P.P.L. & Kler, B.K, (2022). Nurturing Sense of Place: Host Community Perspectives for Destination Sustainability. In A.S. Balasingam & Y. Ma (Eds.), Asian Tourism Sustainability (pp.65-80). Springer Nature. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5264-6

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  1. Wong, S.F. & Kler, B.K. (2022). ‘Collaborative Destination Marketing’, In Buhalis, D. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing (pp. 537-539). Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham.

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  1. Wong, P.P.L. & Kler, B.K. (forthcoming 2022). Photo-Elicitation Using Q-Method to Extract Group Sense of Place for A Marine Park. In Borneo. In F. Okumus, S.M. Rasoolimanesh & S. Jahani (Eds.) Advanced Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism, (pp. 179-197). Emerald Publishing Limited. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-550-020221010

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