Multilevel Approach to Competitiveness in the Global Tourism Industry
Multilevel Approach to Competitiveness in the Global Tourism Industry

Author: Teixeira, Sérgio Jesus

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2019-10-25

Total Pages: 393

ISBN-13: 1799803678

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Companies compete to gain public notoriety every day and use creativity and innovation to get ahead of their competition. In oversaturated industries, such as the tourism sector, smart strategies and global network capabilities must be adopted and improved in order to increase competitiveness. Multilevel Approach to Competitiveness in the Global Tourism Industry contains crucial reference material that discusses new intelligent practices to increase business competitiveness in the tourism sector. Featuring research on topics such as networking, artificial intelligence, and regional competitiveness, this book is ideally designed for program directors, event coordinators, tour developers, hotel managers, restaurateurs, travel agents, policymakers, academics, researchers, advanced students, entrepreneurs, government officials, and professionals in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Strategic Management and International Business Policies for Maintaining Competitive Advantage
Strategic Management and International Business Policies for Maintaining Competitive Advantage

Author: De Moraes, Ailson J.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2023-07-17

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 1668468476

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The discontinuation and turbulent nature of business environments make it crucial for organizations to adopt strategic management practices and develop key business policies to be alert to environmental changes. Organizational competitiveness has become the center of strategic management literature as an explanation for organizational success. However, in the past two decades, there has been a shift in the nature of the relationship between business organizations and society, with business organizations increasingly playing a more proactive role in wider societal issues. Strategic Management and International Business Policies for Maintaining Competitive Advantage allows executives to implement the necessary business policies and strategies in order to help the organization maintain a competitive advantage in a global complex environment. By doing this, organizations will be more proactive than reactive in shaping their own futures. This book allows organizations to initiate and influence activities. Covering topics such as ethical business marketing, leadership capabilities, and strategic management, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for business leaders and executives, managers, entrepreneurs, marketers, economists, government officials, students and educators of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Accelerating Knowledge Sharing, Creativity, and Innovation Through Business Tourism
Accelerating Knowledge Sharing, Creativity, and Innovation Through Business Tourism

Author: Bari, Muhammad Waseem

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-04-10

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1799831442

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Business tourism is a newly coined terminology in social sciences and management literature. It is defined as individuals traveling and staying outside of their hometowns for not more than one successive year for the purpose of enjoyment and other drives (e.g., learning and business activities). Key business tourism activities include attending a variety of meetings, conferences, and workshops as well as exhibitions. Understanding the negative and positive aspects of business tourism is essential to promoting employee learning and knowledge transfer skills. Accelerating Knowledge Sharing, Creativity, and Innovation Through Business Tourism is an essential reference source that discusses how differences in cultures, communities, rituals, norms, and scope of business tourism could influence knowledge sharing practices. Moreover, this book promotes an understanding on how to learn from different cultures and enhance absorptive capacity by interacting with different personalities and cultures. Featuring research on topics such as knowledge management, social capital, and consumer behavior, this book is ideally designed for business professionals, managers, administrators, hotel executives, IT specialists, executives, entrepreneurs, managing directors, and students looking to boost their existing skills and expertise with innovation and creativity by interacting with others and in a new context.

Handbook of Research on Driving Industrial Competitiveness With Innovative Design Principles
Handbook of Research on Driving Industrial Competitiveness With Innovative Design Principles

Author: Farinha, Luís

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-05-29

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1799836304

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Industry and academia should capture significant value through adopting design-led innovation to improve opportunities for success. Skills and capabilities should serve as a basis for adopting new breakthroughs in design-driven innovation. The development of an infrastructure and centers of excellence with the capacity to respond to new market needs, combined with enhanced networking capabilities, will allow companies to be more innovative and competitive. The Handbook of Research on Driving Industrial Competitiveness With Innovative Design Principles is an essential publication that focuses on the relationship between innovation and competitiveness in business. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics including open innovation, business incubators, and competitiveness dynamics, this book is ideally designed for entrepreneurs, government officials, executives, managers, investors, policymakers, researchers, academicians, and students interested in furthering their knowledge of pertinent topics on product design and commercialization, new models for academia-industry partnerships, and regional entrepreneurial ecosystems based on design principles.

COVID-19 and the Tourism Industry
COVID-19 and the Tourism Industry

Author: Anukrati Sharma

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2022-06-30

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1000607267

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This book offers international perspectives on the economic, social, geopolitical, and environmental implications of COVID-19 on tourism, an unprecedented situation for this sector. It considers the challenge of making the tourism industry more resilient to such crises and the future sustainability of tourism. Contributions explore the changing dimensions of tourism marketing post-COVID-19; the rising challenges in tourism education and ways to handle the crisis; the impact of the pandemic on tourism governance; and the emerging ethical issues of stakeholders’ responsibility. The book will be useful for researchers, students, and practitioners in the fields of tourism, geography, and crisis management disciplines.

Dynamic Strategic Thinking for Improved Competitiveness and Performance
Dynamic Strategic Thinking for Improved Competitiveness and Performance

Author: Andraz, Georgette

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-06-19

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 1799845532

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Competition in today’s global economy has become more complex due to the adoption of digitization and advanced methods of performance. Firms are compelled to adapt to new challenges that are altering the economic scope while maintaining a competitive edge. Empirical research is needed that highlights innovative and dynamic strategies that will allow corporations to maintain a level of sustainability and remain competitive in the global market. Dynamic Strategic Thinking for Improved Competitiveness and Performance provides emerging research exploring the innovative methods organizations have implemented in order to improve their overall effectiveness. This book analyzes novel strategies companies are using to adjust and respond to modern challenges including globalization and digitization. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as digital business, social media, and human capital, this book is ideally designed for researchers, policymakers, managers, practitioners, executives, government officials, students, and academicians seeking research on modern strategic performance methods for improving corporate sustainability and competitiveness.

Growth of the Medical Tourism Industry and Its Impact on Society: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Growth of the Medical Tourism Industry and Its Impact on Society: Emerging Research and Opportunities

Author: Singh, Manjeet

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-12-18

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1799834298

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Healthcare and medical services have seen rapid development in various areas of the world, including Asia and Eastern Europe. These territories are now becoming a medical hub for many surrounding countries. Medical tourism is the practice of traveling to international regions for treatment that isn’t available locally. This subject has gained significant attention throughout the tourism industry, as researchers and professionals are searching for specific advancements of medical care and hospital development in numerous countries. Growth of the Medical Tourism Industry and Its Impact on Society: Emerging Research and Opportunities is a collection of innovative research on the methods and advancement of medical travel for treatment in various global regions and provides insights for the growth prospects of the medical tourism business. While highlighting topics including destination branding, community impact, and hospital management, this book is ideally designed for medical executives, hospital directors, researchers, policymakers, academicians, practitioners, scholars, and students seeking current research on tourism practices within the medical field.

Handbook of Research on Smart Technology Applications in the Tourism Industry
Handbook of Research on Smart Technology Applications in the Tourism Industry

Author: Çeltek, Evrim

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-01-17

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 1799819906

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In today’s modernized society, certain technologies have become more applicable within many professional fields and are much easier to implement. This includes the tourism industry, where smart technology has provided a range of new marketing possibilities including more effective sales tactics and delivering a more personalized customer experience. As the scope of business analytics continues to expand, professionals need research on the various applications of smart technology within the field of tourism. The Handbook of Research on Smart Technology Applications in the Tourism Industry is an essential reference source that discusses the use of intelligent systems in tourism as well as their influence on consumer relationships. Featuring research on topics such as digital advertising, wearable technology, and consumer behavior, this book is ideally designed for travel agents, tour developers, restaurateurs, hotel managers, tour directors, airlines, marketers, researchers, managers, hospitality professionals, policymakers, business strategists, researchers, academicians, and students seeking coverage on the use of smart technologies in tourism.

Global Opportunities and Challenges for Rural and Mountain Tourism
Global Opportunities and Challenges for Rural and Mountain Tourism

Author: Kala, Devkant

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-01-03

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 1799813045

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Mountainous and rural areas throughout the world have continually been attributed with several hinderances including poverty, faulty governance, and susceptibility to natural disasters. However, with the recent development of tourism, these provinces have seen a strong rise in visitation. Despite this increase in economic sustainability, planners are still presented with many challenges as they try to balance developmental and ecological considerations. Global Opportunities and Challenges for Rural and Mountain Tourism provides emerging research exploring the integration of mountain tourism development and innovative practices for managing contemporary issues and challenges of tourism in these regions including socio-economic impacts, role of stakeholders, and promotional strategies for sustainable tourism development. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as cultural heritage, marketing strategies, and value chain systems, this book is ideally designed for travel agents, tour directors, tour developers, hotel managers, hospitality and tourism professionals, industry practitioners, researchers, geographical scientists, planners, academicians, and students.

Managing Destinations
Managing Destinations

Author: Noel Scott

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2024-03-04

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1837971781

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Topics covered include policy, planning and strategy, stakeholders, new markets, infrastructure, transport and research and knowledge transfer with contributions from countries as diverse as Brazil, Croatia, Italy, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Spain.