Social capital, knowledge sharing and innovation of small-and medium-sized enterprises in a tourism cluster

N Kim, C Shim - International journal of contemporary hospitality …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to identify the structural relationship among social capital,
knowledge sharing, innovation and performance of small-and medium-sized enterprises …

Sustainability and the tourism and hospitality workforce: A thematic analysis

T Baum, C Cheung, H Kong, A Kralj, S Mooney… - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper is about the position of workforce and employment considerations within the
sustainable tourism narrative. The paper aims to address the relative neglect of this area …

Tourism destination marketing: approaches improving effectiveness and efficiency

M Soteriades - Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the potential contribution of some
approaches, ie value‐chain, strategic marketing, electronic marketing and clustering, and to …

A systematic mapping study on tourism business networks

A Heidari, HR Yazdani, F Saghafi… - European Business …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims at characterizing and identifying the existing research on tourism
business networks. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a systematic …

Local stakeholders' views about destination management: who are leading tourism development?

A Tuohino, H Konu - Tourism Review, 2014 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to study how the local stakeholders of three different
tourism destinations consider who is responsible for the development of a tourism …

“You know that's a rip-off”: policies and practices surrounding micro-enterprises and poverty alleviation in South African township tourism

K Koens, R Thomas - Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Supporting the development of small tourism businesses has been seen by policy-makers
as a valuable means of alleviating poverty in South African townships. This perspective has …

Social capital in Malaysian homestays: exploring hosts' social relations

R Tavakoli, P Mura, SD Rajaratnam - Current Issues in Tourism, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores social capital among Malaysian homestay providers. More specifically,
this work focuses on the social relationships between (a) the homestay providers and their …

An empirical study of marketing of SMEs in the tourism sector

M Yaja, A Kumar - Small Enterprise Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the tourism industry, products and services of destination are synonyms with branding.
Marketing works as a bridge that connects the path for a successful business approach …

From facilitated to independent tourism learning networks: Connecting the dots

F Kelliher, L Reinl - Tourism Planning & Development, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Facilitated networks are regularly cited in tourism literature as a means to promote
sustainable competitive advantage in small tourism firms. These networks function for a …

Developing tourism products and new partnerships through participatory action research in rural Cameroon

S Schmitz, D Lekane Tsobgou - Geographical Research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
At present, several obstacles to tourism development have been identified in developing
countries. These include: poor infrastructure; shortage of facilities; a weak tourist image; a …