Innovation, uncertainty, and inter-firm shortcut ties in a tourism destination context

被引:44
作者
Aarstad, Janie [1 ]
Ness, Havard [2 ]
Haugland, Sven A. [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Bergen Univ Coll, Org Studies, Bergen, Norway
[2] Buskerud & Vestfold Univ Coll, Strateg Management & Tourism, Kongsberg, Norway
[3] Buskerud & Vestfold Univ Coll, Strateg Management, Kongsberg, Norway
[4] NHH Norwegian Sch Econ, Bergen, Norway
关键词
Destination; Innovation; Inter-firm networks; Path-length; Shortcut ties; Uncertainty; COMMON METHOD VARIANCE; MARKET ORIENTATION; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; NETWORK STRUCTURE; LIFE-CYCLE; COLLABORATION; DETERMINANTS; PERSPECTIVE; PERFORMANCE; EVOLUTION;
D O I
10.1016/j.tourman.2014.12.005
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Efficient inter-firm coproduction in the tourism industry can bear a resemblance to the concept of small-worlds, typically characterized by pockets of local clusters and shortcut ties that connect and decrease path-length between clustered network members. In this paper we analyze survey and inter-firm network data across several winter destinations, finding that innovating firms can reduce path-length, but uncertainty is a necessary catalyst for this process to take place. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:354 / 361
页数:8
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