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Generation Z members' intentions to work in tourism in their World Heritage Site hometowns Bermúdez-González, Guillermo José Sánchez-Teba, Eva María Benítez-Márquez, María Dolores Vegas-Melero, José Jesús Jóvenes - Trabajo Generación Z - Trabajo Turismo - Aspectos sociales World Heritage Site Generation Z Perception toward tourism Community involvement Place attachment Intention to work in tourism This study analyzes the impact of four dimensions on Generation Z’s intentions to work in the tourism industry in their hometown of Antequera (Malaga, Spain) within the specific tourism context of World Heritage Sites (WHSs). We estimate the influence of young residents’ perceptions toward tourism development through WHS recognition, community involvement, and place attachment on this variable, following the theory of planned behavior (TPB). A structural equation model based on variance by partial least squares, PLS-SEM, has been proposed. The results show that Generation Z's community involvement, place attachment, and positive perceptions toward tourism development directly influence their intentions to work in their WHS hometown; meanwhile, the negative perceptions toward tourism development have no direct impact on these intentions to work. This research is part of the PRY081/22 project titled: ‘Seeking the sustainability of organizations in strategic sectors: tourism and bioeconomy’ to the Andalusian Public Foundation Centro de Estudios Andaluces (ROR: https://ror.org/05v01tw04 and Crossref Funder ID 100019858). 2024-06-10T12:46:54Z 2024-06-10T12:46:54Z 2023-11-18 journal article VoR Bermúdez-González, G., Sánchez-Teba, E. M., Benítez-Márquez, M. D., & Vegas-Melero, J. J. (2023). Generation Z members ‘intentions to work in tourism in their World Heritage Site hometowns. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), 1-14. https://hdl.handle.net/10630/31557 10.1057/s41599-023-02349-8 eng Attribution 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access application/pdf Springer Nature