Sean Hennessey is a Professor at the School of Business, where he teaches in the areas of Corporate Finance, Investment Management, Business Research, and Personal Finance. He is also the Faculty Director of the Tourism Research Center, a group dedicated to completing independent research on the PEI tourism industry and to expanding the tourism research capacity on PEI. Dr. Hennessey has taught in the School of Business at UPEI since 1984.
"The Positioning of Asian Travel Destinations by Canadian Overnight Travellers: Correspondence Analysis," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), forthcoming in Asia Pacific Journal of Travel Research., 2011.
Refereed Conference Proceedings and Presentations
"Non-Response Bias in a Web-based Conversion Study," (with D. Yun, R.M. MacDonald, & B. T. Cameron), Proceedings: Travel and Tourism Research Association of Canada Annual Conference, 2010.
"Determinants of Travel Intentions to a Neighbouring Destination," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), Proceedings: Travel and Tourism Research Association International Annual Conference, 2010.
"Influencing the Intentions to Visit a Destination: The Case of Potential First-Time and Repeat Visitors," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), Proceedings: Travel and Tourism Research Association International Annual Conference, 2009, pp.
"Using Travel Activities to Segment the Market for Travel: The Case of First-Time Visitors," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), Proceedings: Travel and Tourism Research Association International Annual Conference, 2009, pp.
"Profiling of Canadian Travellers to Asian Travel Destinations," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), Proceedings: Asia Pacific Tourism Association International Annual Conference, 2009, pp.
"A Profile of Canadian Overnight Pleasure Travellers to Prince Edward Island: First-timers vs. Repeat Visitors," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), Proceedings: Travel and Tourism Research Association (Canada Chapter) Annual Conference, 2009, pp.
"Segmenting the Market for First-Time Pleasure Visitors to an Island Destination," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), forthcoming in Special Issue - Destination Perspectives in Island Tourism, forthcoming in International Journal of Culture, Tourism, and Hospitality Research, 2011, V. 5(2).
"The Economic Impact of Golf to a Tourist Destination," (with D. Yun and R.M. MacDonald), 2010 Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) Research Award Winner: The Impact of Sport on the Community Research Category, forthcoming in SIRC, 2010.
His research interests include the practice of corporate governance in Canada, the information content of security analysts' forecasts of corporate earnings, the characteristics of tourists and their impact on destinations, the theory and practice of financial planning issues for the individual, and case writing.
SERVICE TO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Chair, School of Business Department Review Committee. Reviewed applications for tenure and promotion. As chair, I wrote the recommendation letter that became part of the candidate’s file: 2010- Faculty Advisor, Recruited and advised the student team entered in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Atlantic Canada Investment Research Challenge: 2010 & 2011. Chair, Tourism Research Center Hiring Committee. Evaluated, short-listed, interviewed, and recommended candidates for all positions with the Tourism Research Center: 2006 - Chair, School of Business Student Awards Committee. Evaluated and recommended candidates for the numerous students awards the School grants each year: 2005-
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY Member, Pension Investment Review Committee (evaluates performance and the managers of the UPEI pension plan): 1997-. Member, Library Committee: 2003-. Reviewer, Application for Standard Research Grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); 2011. Member, UPEI Adjudication Committee for SSHRC Ph.D. and Masters Scholarships, 2011. Member, Hiring Committee for new University position of VP-Academic: 2010. Member, Board of Governors of the University of PEI: 2007- 2010. Member, Finance Committee of the UPEI Board of Governors: 2007- 2010. Member, Executive Committee of the UPEI Board of Governors: 2007- 2010. Member, University Committee to Develop Global Issues, a new course for all first year students: 2008-2010.
