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Clusters in regional tourism: an Australian case.
Julie Jackson,Peter E. Murphy +1 more
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In this article, the applicability of cluster theory in supporting the movement from comparative advantage to competitive advantage for four regional towns located on the Murray River in Australia is investigated, and the potential of cluster analysis as an analytical tool in service-based tourism is reported.About:
This article is published in Annals of Tourism Research.The article was published on 2006-10-01. It has received 250 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tourism & Competitive advantage.read more
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Creativity and tourism: The State of the Art
TL;DR: The emergence of "creative tourism" reflects the growing integration between tourism and different placemaking strategies, including promotion of the creative industries, creative cities and the 'creative class' as mentioned in this paper.
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Destination networks: Four Australian cases
TL;DR: In this paper, the structural properties of interorganizational networks within destinations are examined and four Australian case studies demonstrate the utility of network analysis by illustrating features such as product clusters, structural divides, and central organizations.
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Tale of two cities’ collaborative tourism marketing: Towards a theory of destination stakeholder assessment
Francesca d'Angella,Frank M. Go +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on collaborative tourism marketing practice, particularly the relationship between the Destination Management Organization (DMO) and tourism firms, and apply stakeholder theory as a framework for such performance assessment concerning the capability of a DMO to gain support for decision making, which contributes towards optimizing stakeholders' rewards while minimizing risks.
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Knowledge transfer and innovation among attractions.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine knowledge transfer among attractions in Cornwall, England, paying attention to the significance of spatial clustering and product similarity, and demonstrate that spatial proximity, product similarity and market similarity generally facilitate knowledge transfer and innovation spillovers, at the local and the regional scales.
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Toward an Integrative Conceptual Framework of Destinations
TL;DR: In this article, an integrative conceptual framework of destinations is developed by systematically identifying and then synthesizing the key elements of five major sets of concepts used to depict and analyze destinations: industrial districts, clusters, networks, systems, and social constructs.
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The competitive advantage of nations
TL;DR: The Need for a New Paradigm as discussed by the authors is the need for a new paradigm for the competitive advantage of companies in global industries, as well as the dynamics of national competitive advantage.
The Prosperous Community: Social Capital and Public Life
TL;DR: The seasons change; and both of us lose our harvests for want of mutual confidence and security as discussed by the authors... I will not, therefore, take any pains upon your account; and should I labour with you upon my own account, in expectation of a return, I know I should be disappointed, and that I should in vain depend upon your gratitude.
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Theories of Development
TL;DR: In this paper, economic theories of growth and development, sociological theories of modernization, Marxist and Neo-Marxist Theories, poststructuralism, postcolonialism, and post-Developmentalism are discussed.
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Tourism: Rethinking the Social Science of Mobility
TL;DR: The scope of tourism studies has been extensively studied in the literature as mentioned in this paper, including the following: 1. Introduction: The Scope of Tourism Studies 2. Globalisation and Tourism: Production, Consumption and Identity 3. Tourism Mobilities: Systems, Spatial-interaction and the Space-time Prism of Mobility 4. Place Competition in the Global Economy 5. Governance and State Intervention 6. Developing Destinations 7. Urban Tourism: Development and Issues 8. Tourism in Rural and Peripheral Areas: development and issues 9. Coastal and Marine Tourism 10. The Future of