Abstract:
The study aims to identify the association between Linking Social Capital (LSC) and
People's Involvement (PI) in the tourism context. LSC is one of the essential factors
that influence PI in tourism activities. While the local people link them with
government authority, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), financial
institutions, tourism industries, donor agencies, and experts, they can acquire
financial and non-financial assistance to involve in local tourism activities, and they
can get the support from the Decision Making and Problem Solving (DMPS) of
tourism planning and development. Data were collected from 65 respondents through
self-administered questionnaires with a 1-7 Likert scale. The mean values of the
independent and dependent variables were calculated and correlation analysis was
employed in SPSS to identify the association between LSC and PI. The results
revealed that there is a positive association between LSC and PI in the tourism
context. Therefore, it can be emphasized that LSC enhances the PI in local tourism
activities.
