Stakeholder Informed Tourism Education: Voices from the Caribbean

Lewis, Acolla

doi:10.3794/johlste.52.120

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“…Since organisations tend to address the needs and interests of those groups with the greatest influence (Johnson and Scholes, 1999), a deliberate strategy to maximise the poor's access to jobs and tourist markets may be needed if tourism benefits are to reach the less well-off groups in society. Before being able to catalyse change, policy-makers need to answer the following questions (Lewis, 2006): (i) who are the main stakeholders? ; (ii) what are their goals?…”

Section: The Destination's Tourism Assets and Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Role of Tourism in Poverty Alleviation: A Research Agenda

Winters

Corral

Mora

2013

Development Policy Review

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Understanding the tourism‐poverty link is critical if tourism is to be used as a mechanism for reducing poverty. Yet, the available empirical analysis is insufficient for this. This article proposes a research agenda for closing this gap in the literature. It argues that, while analysing the link poses peculiar challenges, models exist to do so. Second, it contends that the key question is not whether the link exists but under what conditions it is strongest. Finally, it maintains that the best way to analyse the link is to incorporate accurate diagnosis and evaluations into tourism projects, using the approaches and concepts of the literature on impact evaluation.

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Section: The Destination's Tourism Assets and Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing the Role of Tourism in Poverty Alleviation: A Research Agenda

Winters

Corral

Mora

2013

Development Policy Review

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“…HRD policies for the tourism industry thus requires a systematic approach to forecast industry labor needs, as well as community demand for skills and education (UNWTO 2005), and requires relevant stakeholder involvement (Lewis 2006). In addition to establishing education and skills development for industry development, policies should also include training and education standards, curriculum procedures for national certification, and development of tourism educators (Baum 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

Human Resource Policies: Striving for Sustainable Tourism Outcomes in the Maldives

Shakeela

Ruhanen

Breakey

2012

Tourism Recreation Research

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At an operational level, the appropriate mix of government policies, laws and regulations can contribute to the long term sustainability of tourism destinations. While human resource development (HRD) has been recognized as a critical component for sustainable development of tourism destinations, in the context of Small Island Developing States few studies analyse whether appropriate policies are in place to address HRD needs and opportunities for the tourism sector. Drawing on research undertaken in the Maldives, this paper explores the role of government policies in HRD as a contributor to sustainable tourism development. Using mixed methodology, data were gathered from tourism educators, local community representatives, and a survey questionnaire mail-out for tourism industry managers. The findings indicate that the government has neglected HRD policies in their overall tourism development plans. Further, this research suggests that the ad hoc government policies in HRD related to tourism have had a detrimental effect on the long-term sustainability of the destination and viability of the Maldivian tourism sector.

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“…According to Garrod et al (2012), the stakeholder theory is not a new phenomenon, as it is largely considered one that has been widely used in business and tourism studies, as well as being a generally accepted topic in terms of past political discourses and academics. Freeman is a researcher who is credited with contributing significantly to the theoretical development of the concept, particularly in the 1980s (Garrod et al, 2012;Lewis, 2006). Later, Presenza and Iocca (2012) posit that the theory has evolved in reference to the various groups and individuals who can affect an organisation, as well as in terms of the behaviour of management in response to such groups and individuals.…”

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confidence: 99%