{"title":"Knowledge transfer: The dynamics of intangible heritage","authors":"Shiqin Zhang , Musha Shi , Jinglin Liao","doi":"10.1016/j.annals.2025.104015","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The protection and transmission of intangible cultural heritage is essential yet contentious, particularly in the context of tourism. This study moved beyond the traditional debates on tourism's role in heritage protection and transmission by investigating the underlying dynamics through a knowledge transfer perspective. Based on longitudinal data collection and qualitative content analysis, the results indicated that the knowledge transfer process of Grand Song has shifted from an internal, culture-oriented three-stage process to an outward, business-oriented four-stage process following tourism development. This transformation was driven by a four-dimensional mechanism. The study broadens the theoretical scopes of knowledge transfer and tourism impact on intangible cultural heritage while offering practical insights for advancing its protection and transmission in a tourism context.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48452,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Tourism Research","volume":"114 ","pages":"Article 104015"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Annals of Tourism Research","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738325001215","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The protection and transmission of intangible cultural heritage is essential yet contentious, particularly in the context of tourism. This study moved beyond the traditional debates on tourism's role in heritage protection and transmission by investigating the underlying dynamics through a knowledge transfer perspective. Based on longitudinal data collection and qualitative content analysis, the results indicated that the knowledge transfer process of Grand Song has shifted from an internal, culture-oriented three-stage process to an outward, business-oriented four-stage process following tourism development. This transformation was driven by a four-dimensional mechanism. The study broadens the theoretical scopes of knowledge transfer and tourism impact on intangible cultural heritage while offering practical insights for advancing its protection and transmission in a tourism context.
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The Annals of Tourism Research is a scholarly journal that focuses on academic perspectives related to tourism. The journal defines tourism as a global economic activity that involves travel behavior, management and marketing activities of service industries catering to consumer demand, the effects of tourism on communities, and policy and governance at local, national, and international levels. While the journal aims to strike a balance between theory and application, its primary focus is on developing theoretical constructs that bridge the gap between business and the social and behavioral sciences. The disciplinary areas covered in the journal include, but are not limited to, service industries management, marketing science, consumer marketing, decision-making and behavior, business ethics, economics and forecasting, environment, geography and development, education and knowledge development, political science and administration, consumer-focused psychology, and anthropology and sociology.