Dr Carmela Bosangit

Senior Lecturer in Marketing

: BosangitC@cardiff.ac.uk
: +44 29208 76915
: Aberconway Building, Room C18, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU

: Available for postgraduate supervision

Dr Carmela Bosangit is a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Business School. Her research interests include access-based consumption, ethical consumption, responsible business practices, consumer/tourist experiences and consumer narratives in social media. Past research projects include ethical consumption and responsible business practices in the jewellery industry, ecolabel certifications, flexible ethical consumption of tourists in St Ives and environmentally conscious behaviour of UAE consumers. She is an Editorial Board Member of Annals of Tourism Research and Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights. Carmela has been appointed Chair of the School Research Ethics Committee.

She completed her PhD in Business and Management at the University of Nottingham and her Master of Science degree in Leisure, Tourism and Environment at Wageningen University, Netherlands. Her PhD is funded by the highly competitive Nottingham University Business School Scholarship while her master's degree was sponsored by the Dutch Governmentâ€™s NUFFIC Academic Fellowship.

Date
Type

2023

Drake, S. and Bosangit, C. 2023. How to get help or your money back after travel disruptions – experts explain. The Conversation 2023, article number: 29Aug.
Bosangit, C., Iyanna, S. and Koenig-Lewis, N. 2023. Psst! Don't tell anyone it's second-hand: drivers and barriers of second-hand consumption in emerging markets. In: Carrigan, M., Wells, V. and Karolos, P. eds. Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp. 225-249., (10.4337/9781802202021.00021)

2022

Bosangit, C. 2022. Vlogs. In: Buhalis, D. ed. Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing
Alkaffary, B., Koenig-Lewis, N., Bosangit, C. and Mardon, R. 2022. Psychological ownership in access-based services: The role of the virtual closet. Presented at: 12th SERVSIG Conference, Glasgow, UK, 16-18 June 2022.
Bosangit, C. 2022. Blogs. In: Buhalis, D. ed. Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. Edward Elgar Publishing

2021

Slater, S. and Bosangit, C. 2021. Consumer evaluations of the tourist industry’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and their attitudes towards future travel. Presented at: 50th European Marketing Academy (EMAC) Annual Conference 2021, Madrid, Spain, 25-28 May 2021.
Koenig-Lewis, N., Bosangit, C. and De Angelis, R. 2021. Could renting be the 'new buying'? Perspectives on consumers' role in prolonging product lifetimes.. Presented at: 4th Conference on Product Lifetimes and the Environment (PLATE 2021), Virtual, 26-28 May 2021.
Bosangit, C., De Angelis, R., Koenig-Lewis, N. and Carrigan, M. 2021. Reframing circular economy as a marketing priority: emphasising the role of consumers. Presented at: 2021 Academy of Marketing Annual Conference, Virtual, 5-7 July 2021.

2020

Koenig-Lewis, N., Bosangit, C., Iyanna, S. and Carrigan, M. 2020. Psychological barriers to renting and buying second-hand consumer goods: a consumer’s perspective from UAE and UK. Presented at: 2020 AMA Global Marketing SIG Conference, Taormina, Italy, 18-21 May 2020.
Bosangit, C. and Slater, S. 2020. Consumer altruism in evaluation of package holidays: lessons for tour operators. Presented at: 2020 European Marketing Academy Annual Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 27-29 May 2020.

2019

Iyanna, S., Bosangit, C., Lazell, J. and Carrigan, M. 2019. A theories of practice perspective in understanding barriers to sustainable commuting: The case of UAE. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing 24(4), article number: e1668. (10.1002/nvsm.1668)
Bosangit, C. and Koenig-Lewis, N. 2019. The interplay between self-perception and self-signalling: Exploring motivations and barriers to using pre-owned and shared goods. Presented at: 6th International Workshop on the Sharing Economy, Utrecht, Netherlands, 27-29 June 2019.
Koenig-Lewis, N., Hudson, K. and Bosangit, C. 2019. Family business brands and the ethical consumer: Leveraging category-based beliefs to enhance the credibility of cause-related claims. Presented at: 52nd Academy of Marketing Conference, Regent's University London, 2-4 July 2019. pp. -.
Koenig-Lewis, N. and Bosangit, C. 2019. Pre-owned versus brand-new: why consumers (de)value shared goods? Examining the role of self-perception theory. Presented at: 52nd Academy of Marketing Conference, Regent's University, London, UK, 2-4 July 2019. pp. -.
Koenig-Lewis, N. and Bosangit, C. 2019. Reducing resource use through access-based consumption: A platform owners' perspective. Presented at: 7th International Symposium on Marketing Ethics and CSR, Karlstad Business School/ CTF - Service Research Centre, Karlstad University, Sweden, 7-9 April 2019. pp. -.
Bosangit, C. and Malone, S. 2019. Possible solution to issues related to overtourism? Linking sustainable tourism practices to community well-being. Presented at: Academy of Marketing, London, UK, 1-4 July 2019.
Bosangit, C. and Malone, S. 2019. “Everyone’s business”, the interlink between community well-being and sustainability: A residents’ perspective in Geopark locations. Presented at: 7th International Symposium on Marketing Ethics and CSR, Karlstad, Sweden, 7-9 April 2019.

2018

Bosangit, C., Carrigan, M., Lazell, J. and Magrizos, S. 2018. Sustainability and social capital in the tourist food supply chain: a comparative study. Presented at: 6th International Symposium on Marketing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Nottingham, 22-24 April 2018.
Bosangit, C., Carrigan, M., Lazell, J. and Magrizos, S. 2018. Delighting the sustainable tourist: How do small tourist food businesses respond to changing tourists? Sustainability preferences?. Presented at: 2018 Academy of Marketing Conference, Stirling, 2-5 July 2018. pp. -.

2017

Carrigan, M., McEachern, M., Moraes, C. and Bosangit, C. 2017. The fine jewellery industry: Corporate responsibility challenges and institutional forces facing SMEs. Journal of Business Ethics 143(4), pp. 681-699. (10.1007/s10551-016-3071-4)
Duberley, J., Carrigan, M., Ferreira, J. and Bosangit, C. 2017. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend …? Examining gender and careers in the jewellery industry. Organization 24(3), pp. 355-376. (10.1177/1350508416687767)
Carrigan, M., Lazell, J., Bosangit, C. and Magrizos, S. 2017. Burgers for tourists who give a damn! Driving disruptive social change upstream and downstream in the tourist food supply chain. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 25(11), pp. 1563-1582. (10.1080/09669582.2017.1291652)
Koenig-Lewis, N., Bosangit, C. and Palmer, A. 2017. Exploring attitudes and motivations towards access-based consumption versus ownership-consumption. Presented at: Surrey Think Tank: Collaborative Economy, Surrey, 29 September 2017.
Iyanna, S., Bosangit, C., Carrigan, M. and Lazell, J. 2017. I am what I drive: Challenges of sustainable daily commute in UAE. Presented at: ERSCP2017 Conference, Skiathos Greece, 1-5 October 2017.
Malone, S. and Bosangit, C. 2017. The impact of sustainable tourism practices on community well-being. Presented at: Consumer Behaviour in Tourism Studies, Brunico, South Tyrol, Italy, 13-16 December 2017.

2016

Bosangit, C., McCabe, S. and Hibbert,, S. 2016. Discourse analysis of blogs: analyzing language to maximise the value of consumption-oriented blogs as data source. Presented at: 15th IFIP Conference on e-Business, e-Services, and e-Society, Swansea University, 13-15 September 2016.
Bosangit, C., McCabe, S. and Hibbert, S. 2016. Discourse analysis of blogs: Analyzing language to maximize the value of consumption-oriented blogs as data source. Presented at: 15th IFIP WG 6.11 Conference on e-Business, e-Services and e-Society, I3E 2016, Swansea, UK, 13-15 September 2016 Presented at Dwivedi, Y. K. et al. eds.Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. I3E 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Vol. 9844. Springer, Cham pp. 522-532., (10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_46)
Malone, S. and Bosangit, C. 2016. An emic approach to understanding the link between sustainable tourism development and community wellbeing. Presented at: 41st Annual Macromarketing Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 13-15 July 2016.
Cai, Y. and Bosangit, C. 2016. Ethical consumption in the tourism industry: a study of Chinese tourists in the UK. Presented at: British Academy of Management Marketing and Retail Special Interest Group Developmental Workshop on Sustainability and Ethical Consumption, Guilford, Surrey, 28 April 2016.
Carrigan, M. and Bosangit, C. 2016. The challenges of responsible marketing and consumption. In: Shaw, D., Carrington, M. and Chatzidakis, A. eds. Ethics and Morality in Consumption: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Routledge, pp. 75-96.
Bosangit, C. and Demangeot, C. 2016. Exploring reflective learning during the extended consumption of life experiences. Journal of Business Research 69(1), pp. 208-215. (10.1016/j.jbusres.2015.07.033)

2015

Bosangit, C., Hibbert, S. and McCabe, S. 2015. 'If I was going to die I should at least be having fun': Travel blogs, meaning and tourist experience. Annals of Tourism Research 55, pp. 1-14. (10.1016/j.annals.2015.08.001)
Lazell, J., Bosangit, C. and Carrigan, M. 2015. Flexible ethics across space and place: a study of tourist food consumption. Presented at: Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 1-4 November 2015.
Moraes, C., Carrigan, M., Bosangit, C., Ferreira, C. and McGrath, M. 2015. Understanding ethical luxury consumption through practice theories: a study of fine jewellery purchases. Journal of Business Ethics 145, pp. 525–543. (10.1007/s10551-015-2893-9)
Carrigan, M., Bosangit, C., Moraes, C. and McEachern, M. 2015. Less Shine, More Substance: Corporate Social Responsibility, SMEs and the Jewellery Industry [Abstract]. Journal of Macromarketing 35(1), pp. 136-136. (10.1177/0276146714550875)
Carrigan, M., Bosangit, C., Kumar, A. and Bebek, G. 2015. Social labelling: a study of consumer confusion in the UK market. Presented at: Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference, Barcelona, 1-4 November 2015.
Bosangit, C., Carrigan, M. and Iyanna, S. 2015. Exploring the role of moral norms and neutralisation in environmentally conscious behaviour: the case of UAE consumers. Presented at: Global Cleaner Production and Sustainable Consumption Conference, Barcelona, 1-4 November 2015.

2014

Bosangit, C. 2014. Case study 15: it’s more fun in Philippines: riding on the waves of social media. In: Mutum, D. S., Roy, S. and Kipnis, E. eds. Marketing Cases from Emerging Markets. Springer, pp. 149-157.
Kumar, A. and Bosangit, C. 2014. Introduction to marketing communications and social media marketing. In: Mutum, D. S., Roy, S. and Kipnis, E. eds. Marketing Cases from Emerging Markets. Springer, pp. 139-142.

2013

Bosangit, C. 2013. Virtual communities: online blogs as a marketing tool. In: McCabe, S. ed. The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Marketing. Routledge, pp. 520-533.

2012

Bosangit, C., Dulnuan, J. and Mena, M. 2012. Using travel blogs to examine the postconsumption behavior of tourists. Journal of Vacation Marketing 18(3), pp. 207-218. (10.1177/1356766712449367)

2007

Libosada, C. and Bosangit, C. 2007. Introduction to tourism: a comprehensive guide to the travel and tourism industry. Anvil Publishing.

Research interests

ethical consumption
access-based consumption
responsible business practices
consumer/tourist experiences
community well-being
tourism marketing
circular economy

Research projects, funding and engagement activities

2021 Centre of Law and Society's Research Stream Funding with Dr Sara Drake and Dr Stephanie Slater, COVID19 and the Airlines: Consumer Awareness of legal rights
2020 UKRI Cultures, Behaviours and Histories of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition: Strengthening biocultural resilience of Maya Food Systems to engage sustainably with tourism development. £200,000, co-I, collaboration with colleagues from Sustainable Places Research Institute.
Koenig-Lewis, N. & Bosangit, C. (2020), Rental Models and the Future of Consumption: Barriers and Motivations, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff, Research Project Blog available at https://sway.office.com/VrmwE7Dvum0MvqkV
Co-Organiser and Speaker at ESCR Festival of Social Science 2020, Public Event "Renting consumer goods: sustainable consumption in a post-Covid world?,Cardiff University, 11 Nov 2020, Virtual Event (with Our Closet and Toybox Club),
Cardiff Business School Blog 9 Nov 2020 - Access-based consumption: the way forward towards a more sustainable and circular future?
Co-organiser and Speaker at Aspect annual event series: Building prosperity & wellbeing through social science innovation – “Reducing resource use through shared access to consumer goods: Barriers and motivations”, 22 October 2020, Virtual Event (with Edinburgh Tool Library and Bundlee)
Co-Organiser and Speaker at ESCR Festival of Social Science 2019, Public Event “Renting Pre-owned Goods: The Future of Consumption?”, Cardiff University, Little Man Coffee Ltd., 6 Nov 2019
2020 CARBS Marketing and Strategy SIF funding, COVID-19 and the tourist industry consumer reactions to meltdown (with Dr Stephanie Slater), ongoing
2019 CARBS Marketing and Strategy SIF funding, Consumers' perceptions of family business brands doing good and the ethical consumer, (with Dr Nicole Koenig Lewis), May-July 2019
2019 CARBS Marketing and Strategy SIF funding, Exploring consumer feedback typologies: The case of tourists and package holidays (with Dr Stephanie Slater), May - July 2019
2019 ESRC Impact Acceleration Business Boost Grant, Consumers' evaluation of tea packaging: Communicating the right benefits to influence sustainable consumption choices, (with Dr Nicole Koenig-lewis), February -May 2019.
British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant, “Reducing resource use through shared access to consumer goods – identifying subconscious barriers to nudging behaviour change”, (with Dr Nicole Koenig Lewis), July 2018- Jan 2020
Abu Dhabi University Faculty Research Grant 2018-2019 and 2018 CARDS Seedcorn funding, “Exploring motivations of consumers in UAE to participate in the sharing economy”, (with Dr. Nicole Koenig-Lewis, Dr Shilpa Iyanna [Abu Dhabi University], Prof Marylyn Carigan [Keele University])
2017 CARBS Seedcorn Funding, "Flexible sustainable consumption across space and place: A study of tourists' food consumption in Wales and the tourism industry's response", (with Prof Marylyn Carrigan [Keele University], Jordon Lazell [Coventry University], Dr Solon Magrizos [University of Birmingham])

PhD supervision research interests

ethical consumption
consumer/tourist experiences
responsible/sustainable business practices
circular economy
tourism marketing

Marketing Decision Making (Module Leader)

Marketing Research (Module Leader)

MBA Marketing Management (Module Leader)

Strategic Marketing Management (Module Leader)

MBA Business Plan Supervison

MBA Business Project Supervision

MSC Marketing Project Supervision

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Business and Management, University of Nottingham
Master of Science in Tourism, Leisure and Environment, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Diploma in Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Tourism, University of the Philippines (Laude)

Honours and awards

University of Nottingham Graduate School Travel Prize (July 2010)
Nottingham University Business School Scholarship (September 2007 â€" September 2010)
NUFFIC Fellowship - Academic Fellowship Program (September 2003 â€" March 2005)

Professional memberships

Academy of Marketing

Academic positions

February - December 2016, Lecturer in Management Systems, School of Management, Swansea University

October 2012 - February 2016, Researcher, Coventry University

Committees and reviewing

Chair, School Research Ethics Committee (2021 - present)
Deputy Chair School Research Ethics Committee (2019-2021)
CARBS Ethics Committee (2017-present)
Editorial Board Member, Annals of Tourism Research
Editorial Board Member, Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
Grant reviewer for Society for the Advancement of Management Studies (SAMS) and the British Academy of Management (BAM) Grant Scheme and BAM and Irish Academy of Management) (IAM) Collaborative Research Award
Ad-hoc Journal Reviewer for the following journals:
Annals of Tourism Research, Journal of Business Research, Marketing Theory, Psychology and Marketing, Journal of Marketing Management, International Journal of Management Review, Tourism Geographies, Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, Tourist Studies, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Management Decision, Journal of Social Marketing, Current Issues in Tourism

Tourism

Sustainable/ethical consumption

Responsible businesses

Sharing Economy

Social media