Understanding strategic alignment for destination marketing and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games: Implications from extracted tacit knowledge

Singh, Neha; Hu, Clark

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2007.11.005

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“…Knowledge transfer has been recognized as one of the most critical knowledge management topics in the field (Avdimiotis, 2012;Baggio & Cooper, 2010;Borges, Eusébio & Carvalho, 2012;Buckley & Ollenburg, 2013;Dutton & Ells, 2007;Johnson & Lyons, 2011;Panahi, Watson & Partridge, 2013;Shaw & Williams, 2009a;Weidenfeld, Williams & Butler, 2010a). However, only a very small number of studies examined how knowledge transfer occurs in tourism destinations because of its intangible, often covert, and sometimes questionable legality nature (Henry & Pinch, 2000;Singh & Hu, 2008;Weidenfeld et al, 2010a).…”

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Tacit knowledge spillover and sustainability in destination development

Zhang

Xiao

Gürsoy

et al. 2015

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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This study examines tacit knowledge spillovers among lodging firms within a tourism destination and how these tacit knowledge spillovers may result in destination transformation. Longitudinal data for this study were collected through in-depth interviews with lodging firms' managers and operators in a destination located in the south China.Findings suggested that locals are likely to follow the examples of successful pioneering businesses. They will learn from those examples and copy their business model. Tacit knowledge spillover in a region over an extended time period will result in successful development of tourism if it is managed carefully. Local government policies are likely to play a central role in tacit knowledge spillover. Effective interventions of the government have encouraged and facilitated tacit knowledge spillover through establishing knowledge transfer mechanisms in the community.

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Tacit knowledge spillover and sustainability in destination development

Zhang

Xiao

Gürsoy

et al. 2015

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…Hede (2007) focuses on the sustainability the 2004 Athens Olympic Games) is presented by Singh and Hu (2008). The authors stress the importance of considering different dimensions (i.e., types of projects) such as infrastructure, television rights, accommodations, media services, accreditation, cleanliness, security, technology, ticketing, food and beverage services, and transportation.…”

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Controlling the Delivering of Projects in Mega-Events: An Application on Expo 2015

Locatelli¹,

Mancini²

2014

Event Management

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among the mega-events is the necessity of delivering a large number of projects from different sectors (e.g., buildings, communication plans, ICT, infrastructure, etc.) The preparation of mega-events like Olympic Games, music festivals, or world expositions requires the successful and timely delivering of many correlated projects: buildings, ICT infrastructure, marketing projects, etc. The international market is increasingly characterized by large and mega-events. The size of these events escalates the complexity of management, often causing budget overruns and scope reduction. As a consequence it is fundamental to effectively monitor the progress of the entire program to react in case the progress does not follow the expected baseline. Project-controlling methodologies are well analyzed in the literature with respect to individual projects. For that which concerns the overall delivery of correlated projects (i.e., a program) the literature provides strategic and operational guidelines; however, far too little attention has been paid to developing quantitative methodology to control their execution phase. The purpose of this article is to review recent research into event planning and program management to propose a quantitative approach, based on the Petri nets and dynamic systems, to obtain the project envelope, a fundamental tool to assess and manage the progress of a program. The methodology is implemented on a real case study: EXPO 2015.

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“…For instance, the improvement of the city's transportation system provided the opportunity to the visitors to move easier through the city (Singh and Hu, 2008) and thus admire its cultural treasures, promoting this way the image of Athens as a contemporary cultural destination.…”

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Olympic legacy and cultural tourism: exploring the facets of Athens’ Olympic heritage

Boukas

Ziakas

Boustras

2013

International Journal of Heritage Studies

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This study examines the effects of the Olympic Games on Athens' cultural tourism and the city's potential to leverage the Olympic legacy in synergy with its rich heritage in order to enhance its tourism product during the post-Games period. In doing so, a qualitative and interpretive approach was employed. This includes a literature review on Athens' 2004 Olympics to identify the sport facilities and regeneration projects, which constitute the Olympic legacy and heritage. Based on that, an empirical analysis was undertaken, by collecting official documents about the 2004 Olympics, and conducting five semi-structured interviews with tourism/administrative officials. The findings indicate that the Olympiad contributed significantly to Athens' built and human heritage, revealing the dimensions of new venues/facilities, infrastructure, transportation and aesthetic image of the city, and human capital enhancement. Hence, the Games contributed to the multifaceted representation and reconstruction of the city's identity and cultural heritage. However, the potential afforded from the post-Olympic Athens remains unrealised due to lack of strategic planning/management. The study concludes that there is a need to develop cross-leveraging synergies between the Olympic legacy and cultural tourism for the host city. Finally, a strategic planning framework for leveraging postGames Olympic tourism is suggested in order to maximise the benefits of Athens' legacy and heritage in the city's tourism development.

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Understanding strategic alignment for destination marketing and the 2004 Athens Olympic Games: Implications from extracted tacit knowledge

Cited by 58 publications

References 49 publications

Tacit knowledge spillover and sustainability in destination development

Tacit knowledge spillover and sustainability in destination development

Controlling the Delivering of Projects in Mega-Events: An Application on Expo 2015

Olympic legacy and cultural tourism: exploring the facets of Athens’ Olympic heritage

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