Innovation, uncertainty, and inter-firm shortcut ties in a tourism destination context

Aarstad, Jarle; Ness, Håvard; Haugland, Sven A.

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2014.12.005

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“…First, collaboration with other firms that are well connected throughout the network implies that the firm can tap into a richer pool of resources than would otherwise be the case. Well-connected firms can act as catalysts for information sharing and become transmitters of interfirm learning (Aarstad, Ness, & Haugland, 2015). Research indicates that co-branding can be a source of positive synergies in a destination context (Dioko & So, 2012;Niininen et al, 2007;Tasci & Guillet, 2011), and it is likely that these central firms in the extended network are more aware of this knowledge than less central firms.…”

Section: Extended Network Position and Co-brandingmentioning

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Network position and tourism firms' co-branding practice

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Haugland

2015

Journal of Business Research

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The branding of tourism destinations has received increased attention, with scholars typically focusing at the regional level or on the customer demand side. This study takes the firm as its level of analysis and explores whether interfirm network position is related to the use of the destination brand as an explicit marketing strategy. Firms' use of the destination brand can be described as a co-branding strategy. We apply an unusual combination of survey and social network data across several tourism destinations. The results show that firms with interfirm ties to other central firms in the extended network (closeness centrality) co-brand with the destination brand, but we do not find a similar effect for firms with ties in the local network (degree centrality). The use of instrumental variables indicates that closeness centrality is a cause, and not an effect, of co-branding.

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Section: Extended Network Position and Co-brandingmentioning

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Network position and tourism firms' co-branding practice

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Haugland

2015

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“…Furthermore, as networks grow in size (number of actors), not only characteristics of ties might change, but also the larger structure as local sub-clusters might form and impact on tie formation (Aarstad, Ness, & Haugland, 2015a). Aarstad, Ness, and Haugland (2015b) show that innovation at the firm level is promoted by network reach (path-length) and that a firm's tie formation affect this reach. In a related paper, Aarstad, Ness, Haugland, and Kvitastein (2018) find that local clustering dynamics cause imitation (spread of "new to the firm" practices), but also that imitation instigate tie formation in the network that further enables clustering and imitation.…”

Section: Research On the Dynamics Of Network And Innovation In Tourismmentioning

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Editorial: networks, dynamics, and innovation in the Tourism industry

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Fuglsang

Eide

2018

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

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“…Another recent area of application has been the relationships between companies and the increasing role of innovation within their networks (Aarstad, Ness, & Haugland, 2015).…”

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The usefulness of social media analysis within scholarly publications: a study of first-tier tourism journals

Peláez-Verdet

Ferrera-Blasco

2017

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La utilidad del análisis de redes sociales en las publicaciones académicas: un estudio de las revistas de turismo del primer cuartil Antonio Peláez-VerdetUniversidad de Málaga, Facultad de Turismo, C/ Leon Tolstoi, 4, Despacho 12, 29071, Málaga, Spain, apv@uma.es Manuel Ferrera-BlascoUniversidad de Málaga, Facultad de Turismo, C/ Leon Tolstoi, 4, Despacho 12, 29071, Málaga, Spain, manuelferrera@uma.es AbstractThe introduction of social network techniques in scholarly research analysis has driven a better understanding of the main authors and their debates. These tools have improved the traditional bibliographic models considerably. The present analysis applied the centrality indicators from social network analysis to first-tier journal articles (index: Journal Citation Reports (SSE)). The results revealed that journal specialization within the tourism theme is consistently in line with their editorial line, with minor issues detected. When it comes to academic debate, however, the topics are not concentrated homogenously. The authors at the center of the debate are not always the most prolific, yet it turns out that co-authoring helps them to gain central positions within the debate.Keywords: Social media, tourism, first-tier journals, author networks, literature review. ResumenEn el análisis de la literatura científica, los principales autores y sus debates han podido analizarse mejor desde que se han importado las técnicas de análisis de redes sociales, que mejoran las herramientas de bibliometría tradicionales. Este análisis ha aplicado los indicadores de centralidad del análisis de redes sociales a los artículos de investigación publicados en revistas de turismo de primer cuartil del Journal Citation Reports (SSE). Los resultados revelan que la especialización de las revistas, aún dentro de la temática del turismo, responde a sus líneas editoriales con algunos matices, aunque las inclinaciones en cuanto al análisis de las materias turísticas no se distribuyen de manera tan homogénea. Los autores que ocupan el centro del debate académico no siempre coinciden con los más prolíficos, aunque podría decirse que la coautoría ayuda a los autores a posicionarse en el centro de la discusión.Palabras clave: Redes sociales, turismo, revistas de primer cuartil, redes de autores, revisión de la literatura.

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Innovation, uncertainty, and inter-firm shortcut ties in a tourism destination context

Cited by 61 publications

References 50 publications

Network position and tourism firms' co-branding practice

Network position and tourism firms' co-branding practice

Editorial: networks, dynamics, and innovation in the Tourism industry

The usefulness of social media analysis within scholarly publications: a study of first-tier tourism journals

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