Innovation for sustainability through co-creation by small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMEs): Socio-cultural sustainability benefits to rural destinations

IF 7.3 2区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism Management Perspectives Pub Date : 2023-11-22 DOI:10.1016/j.tmp.2023.101201

Evelina Maziliauske

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Abstract

Small and medium-sized tourism enterprises (SMEs) are the dominant industry players in rural destinations. This study investigates how they can contribute to socio-cultural sustainability benefits of rural destination communities by engaging in co-creation in innovation for sustainability (IFS). The rural destinations of Vega and Røros were selected as qualitative empirical cases to investigate 14 tourism SMEs' co-creation in IFS practices. The findings indicate that due to contextual elements of rurality (e.g. local embeddedness, strong personal relations, and trust), tourism SMEs co-create in IFS with various local stakeholders, and contribute to the socio-cultural benefits of rural destinations' sustainability through local sourcing, education, resource synergies, inclusion, and quality of life. This study contributes to the literature on sustainable rural destination development and the role of tourism SMEs, as well as expands the understanding of IFS and the benefits of co-creation.

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通过中小旅游企业共同创造的可持续发展创新:农村目的地的社会文化可持续发展效益

中小旅游企业是乡村旅游目的地的主要产业主体。本研究探讨了他们如何通过参与可持续发展创新(IFS)的共同创造，为农村目的地社区的社会文化可持续发展效益做出贡献。选取维加和罗罗斯的乡村旅游目的地作为定性实证案例，对14家旅游中小企业在IFS实践中的共同创造进行了研究。研究结果表明，由于乡村性的背景因素(如本地嵌入性、强大的个人关系和信任)，旅游业中小企业与当地各种利益相关者共同创造IFS，并通过当地采购、教育、资源协同、包容和生活质量为乡村目的地的可持续性做出社会文化效益贡献。本研究对农村目的地可持续发展和旅游中小企业的作用的文献做出了贡献，并扩展了对IFS和共同创造的好处的理解。

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Tourism Management Perspectives Multiple-

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15.60

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59 days

期刊介绍： Tourism Management Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the planning and management of travel and tourism. It covers topics such as tourist experiences, their consequences for communities, economies, and environments, the creation of image, the shaping of tourist experiences and perceptions, and the management of tourist organizations and destinations. The journal's editorial board consists of experienced international professionals and it shares the board with Tourism Management. The journal covers socio-cultural, technological, planning, and policy aspects of international, national, and regional tourism, as well as specific management studies. It encourages papers that introduce new research methods and critique existing ones in the context of tourism research. The journal publishes empirical research articles and high-quality review articles on important topics and emerging themes that enhance the theoretical and conceptual understanding of key areas within travel and tourism management.