Amalgamation in action: Participant perspectives on the Armidale regional council merger process

Wallace, Andrea; Dollery, Brian; Tran, Carolyn‐Dung Thi Thanh

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“…As a qualitative data analysis and management software program, Nvivo is user-friendly, interactive and intuitive nature which allowed us not just to code and analyse rigorously but also provided us the opportunity to make notes or memos of emerging themes. Moreover “with purpose-built tools for classifying, sorting and arranging information, NVivo helps a researcher manage and organize data and facilitates the analysis of data, identification of themes, gleaning insight and developing conclusions” (Wallace et al , 2019). In addition Nvivo helped us to keep all research documents in one place making coding and analysis effective and less tiresome.…”

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Stakeholder role in tourism sustainability: the case of Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and centre for art and culture in Ghana

Amoako

Obuobisa‐Darko

Marfo

2021

IHR

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PurposeThe paper examines the role of stakeholders in tourism and hospitality industry to ensure sustainability. This study focuses on investigating how stakeholders view can influence business sustainability in the tourism industry in Ghana and Africa. The study also looks at the future of sustainable tourism activities in Ghana and Africa.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative approach was adopted and interviewees were purposively selected. Using the semi-structured interview 12 people were interviewed and NVivo used to analyse the data. The study was carried out in Accra the capital city of Ghana. Using the stakeholder based theory and resource based theory (RBT) the study addresses how sustainable competitive advantage can be developed.FindingsResults shows how stakeholders involved such employees, government, community/society, private sector and individual shop owners perceive factors that enhance or limit progress in tourism. Some challenges they encounter include high level of illiteracy, lack of education for upcoming youth, low funding and publicity, lack of the enforcement of laws in the sector. The findings also indicated that to ensure sustainability in the industry the products should be unique, valuable, rare, non-substitutable and non-imitable and has to be advertised.Research limitations/implicationsResearchers encountered difficulties in eliciting answers from stakeholders who are experts and managers in the industry because of their busy schedules. The researcher admits that this research work which is carried out only in Ghana cannot be used to generalise an assumption for the entire industry sectors in Africa and beyond. The sample size could be improved and the study could be conducted in other African countries for the purposes of comparison.Practical implicationsThis study reveals how stakeholders view developments in the tourism sector and this can be used as a guide in developing policies and marketing strategies in the tourism industry. Both theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.Originality/valueVery little literature has been written on stakeholders' view on business sustainability in the tourism industry in Ghana. Moreover the use of stakeholder and resource based view theories application in developing competitive advantage in the developing country perspective is unique. The findings in no small way will somehow benefit the government and industry stakeholders by providing the latest views and perspectives in Ghana.

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Stakeholder role in tourism sustainability: the case of Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and centre for art and culture in Ghana

Amoako

Obuobisa‐Darko

Marfo

2021

IHR

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“…However, in countries such as those in Africa and Southeast Asia, dividing administrative regions and redrawing administrative boundaries have become important ways of promoting urbanization development and meeting heterogeneous needs for public services [8][9][10]. In the United States, Canada, and Australia, urban administrative regions are frequently split and merged, and they adjust dynamically with the stage of urbanization development [11][12][13][14]. Restructuring administrative divisions is an important measure used to adapt to the stages of urbanization.…”

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Optimizing Urban Stock Space through District Boundary Reorganization: Hangzhou’s Administrative Adjustment

Fei

Chen

Wen

2023

Land

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Since China is the largest developing country in the world, its urban reconstruction has significance for countries undergoing rapid urbanization. The recent development of its central cities has gradually changed from large-scale incremental expansion to stock optimization. District boundary reorganization has become a new trend in reforming China’s administrative division of central cities. From the perspective of scalar reorganization and regional reconstruction, the adjustment of urban administrative divisions can be regarded as a regional construction strategy initiated by city governments to reshape the spatial structure, improve the governance relationship, and enhance the cities’ competitiveness. This study takes Hangzhou, an important central city in eastern China, as a case study to illustrate two ways in which a central city can optimize its urban spaces through district boundary recombination: scale recombination and regional recombination. The findings demonstrate two advantages of district boundary reorganization for China’s central cities: it eases the integration of new city districts and urban areas and promotes balanced development within the city. In the future, more Chinese cities will likely choose to reorganize their district boundaries.

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The effect and its mechanism of turning county (county-level city) into urban district on the economic development in regions with lagging urbanization: Evidence from Northeast and Southwest China

Dong,

Wang,

Wang

2024

Habitat International

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Amalgamation in action: Participant perspectives on the Armidale regional council merger process

Abstract: Under its Fit for the Future reform programme,

Cited by 5 publications

References 19 publications

Stakeholder role in tourism sustainability: the case of Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and centre for art and culture in Ghana

Stakeholder role in tourism sustainability: the case of Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum and centre for art and culture in Ghana

Optimizing Urban Stock Space through District Boundary Reorganization: Hangzhou’s Administrative Adjustment

The effect and its mechanism of turning county (county-level city) into urban district on the economic development in regions with lagging urbanization: Evidence from Northeast and Southwest China

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