Tourism innovation in the forestry sector: comparative analysis between Auckland Region (New Zealand) and Trentino (Italy)

Notaro, Sandra; Paletto, Alessandro; Piffer, Marika

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“…The difference between these two groups is that for the first group the best action is the enhancement of the timber, firewood and non-wood forest products (NWFP production), while for the second group the profit maximization condition can be obtained making lucrative some recreational services (i.e. recreation in forest and landscape contemplation) provided by the forest (Notaro et al 2012). With regard to environmental associations and NGOs, two possibilities can occur: hunting associations have the purpose to maximize the cultural services, because they include gaming, while environmental associations should prefer the supporting and regulating services.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy

Paletto¹,

Giacovelli²,

Grilli

et al. 2014

J. For. Sci.

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ABSTRACT:Values are qualities and beliefs orientating human actions and they change according to socio-economic variables such as gender, culture, education and income. Incorporating stakeholders' values and attitudes in the forest planning is essential for reducing conflicts among forest users and ensuring successful formulation and implementation of the plans. The paper focuses on the analysis of stakeholders' attitudes and preferences to the forest ecosystem services considering three types of attitudes: biocentric attitudes, social-altruistic attitudes, and individual attitudes. The stakeholders' preferences were analysed in four case studies in Italy, characterized by different socio-economic structures and relationship between people and territory. Socio-economic attributes were tested as predictors of stakeholder preferences. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect opinions and preferences from altogether 327 stakeholders' involved in forest planning. Results show that different background and culture influence the priorities given to forest ecosystem services. The study suggests paying attention to the evaluation of stakeholders' preferences to forest ecosystem services when defining forest management guidelines, which could contribute to reduce the distance between communities and decision makers.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy

Paletto¹,

Giacovelli²,

Grilli

et al. 2014

J. For. Sci.

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“…Another group of studies focused more on various key determinants influencing innovation activity. From their point of view, innovation is determined by internal and/or external environmental factors (El-Gohary, 2012;Fernández et al, 2011); management's attitudes (Chan et al, 1998); leadership characteristics (Spencer et al, 2012); cooperation with firms that hold the leading position on the market (Rønningen, 2010); size, professionalism and entrepreneurial characteristics (Sundbo et al, 2007); the ability of entrepreneurs (Notaro et al, 2012); the nature of the service and the probability of cooperating (Trigo and Vence, 2012); the capability of building relationships and partnerships with customers and suppliers and seeking inspiration from competitors (Cano et al, 2001); the level of e-commerce business (Peng and Lai, 2014); the adoption and use of ICTs (Alonso-Almeida and Llach, 2013) and the customer relations management system (Chia-Jen, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

A systematic review of research on innovation in hospitality and tourism

Gomezelj

2016

IJCHM

373

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the state of academic research on innovation in tourism. The authors present a systematic review of the literature, different research approaches and perspectives on tourism innovation; offer a synthesis of our findings and provide a discussion and proposals for future research. Design/methodology/approach Existing studies on innovation in hospitality and tourism (included in the Web of Knowledge database) were reviewed, and their limitations were identified. A procedure used in previous studies (Crossan and Apaydin, 2010; Tranfield et al., 2003; Becheikh et al., 2006) was applied. Moreover, aiming to reveal theoretical foundations of tourism innovation research and identify their structure, a bibliometric analysis was performed. Findings This paper identifies 152 published papers that represent the major efforts in expanding the body of research on innovation in hospitality and tourism. The importance of innovation for business and regional competitiveness and success has been recognised by both researchers and practitioners. In the papers included in the sample of this paper, the authors identified a general consensus that much remains to be done in the development of the theory of innovation in tourism. Through bibliometric analysis, nine co-citation networks, or clusters, were retrieved by applying co-citation relations among the most cited authors. The examination of these nine clusters revealed some dominant themes that characterise the field. Research limitations/implications The authors used three databases: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. While these databases may not include all relevant research, the authors, nonetheless, believe that by using a rigorous procedure in reviewing the literature systematically, they were able to reduce the probability of neglecting any information that would critically change the content of the present paper. Practical implications The aim of this paper was to bring together the prior research with presently existing models that may be used in further research. For the continuation of the research, the authors propose additional studies with the aim of theory development. By introducing new theoretical ideas and theoretical models, more qualitative and inductive research would help to stimulate further work. As stated above, researchers could go further by undertaking quantitative methods to empirically verify the theoretically proposed models. Originality/value Since the last review (Hjalager, 2010) of past studies in tourism innovation, mostly focusing on studies up to 2009, tourism innovation research has grown noticeably in terms of diverse topics. In this paper’s database, the year with the most publications was 2012 with 48 papers, followed by 2014 with 42 (by 19 September), 2010 and 2011 with 41 and 2009 with 29. To the authors’ knowledge, no updated reviews focusing on innovation in tourism have been published recently. This study, consisting of a systematic review of academic literature, includes analyses of the international context, the methodology used, the points of view, the level of analysis (micro-level, macro-level and general level) and the type of innovation discussed in the paper. Moreover, the authors did not find any studies that used bibliometric analysis to identify the structure of the theoretical foundation of research in the area of innovation in tourism.

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“…Apart from these, innovation is also influenced by external and internal environmental factors [80,81], size, leadership characteristics, professionalism and entrepreneurial characteristics [82], management attitudes [83], the level of e-commerce business [84], the ability of entrepreneurs [85], the adoption and use of ICT [86], the customer relation management system, the capability of building relationships and partnerships with customers and suppliers [87] and cooperation with firms that hold the leading position in the market [88]. There are many advantages for a firm, especially in the tourism sector, to be member of a network.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Role of Managerial and Technological Innovations in the Tourism Industry: A Review of the Empirical Literature

Giotis

Papadionysiou

2022

Sustainability

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The constant changes typically present in the market along with intense competition force companies to be flexible and adaptable. Firms that operate in the tourism industry need to be well prepared and ready to face challenges that arise on different levels. Managerial and technological innovations can play a significant role in the profitability, sustainable development and longevity of a company. In this respect, this paper aims to analyze the role of innovation, as well as the key elements that affect the capability of a firm to manage innovation (as corporate strategy, organizational structure, management style, employee management, innovation process and knowledge management). To this end, it highlights the importance of the way that a firm is directed in order to enhance its performance and maintain its competitive advantage in the market. Some of the results show that the proper style of management, appropriate personnel and a pleasant working environment characterized by collaboration among employees and managers enhance the possibilities of a firm to increase innovation. Moreover, some managerial implications are also proposed to assist managers of firms in the tourist industry to create appropriate strategies. Since managers are positive and support innovation in all aspects of the firm, this may also enhance the use of technology, which will give tourism firms increased opportunity to enlarge their market share. In addition, our study accentuates the roles of ICT, social media, mobile phones and smartphones, websites, as well as multimedia, virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and several other technological advances in the tourism industry, which have helped to develop operations and transform the process of travelling to a much more pleasant and efficient experience. Within this framework of the essential role of managerial and technological innovations in tourism, our study aims to provide an extensive review of the empirical studies that have been conducted to investigate these issues.

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Tourism innovation in the forestry sector: comparative analysis between Auckland Region (New Zealand) and Trentino (Italy)

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy

Stakeholders' preferences and the assessment of forest ecosystem services: a comparative analysis in Italy

A systematic review of research on innovation in hospitality and tourism

The Role of Managerial and Technological Innovations in the Tourism Industry: A Review of the Empirical Literature

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