The Geographies of Social Networks and Innovation in Tourism
The Geographies of Social Networks and Innovation in Tourism
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DOI：
10.1080/14616680601092857
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发表时间：
2007-01
影响因子：
9.8
通讯作者：
Flemming Sørensen
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作者：
Flemming Sørensen
摘要旅游企业所处的商业环境中，创新对企业的生存至关重要。尽管如此，关于旅游公司创新过程的知识显然是缺乏的。本文将旅游地理特征与社会创新网络和集聚理论相结合，构建了旅游社会创新网络地理学的理论框架。该理论框架提出了不同类型的社交网络地理及其创新收益的论点。对西班牙马拉加省旅游目的地的一项实证研究说明了理论框架。文章的总体结论是，旅游的社会网络地理位置有几个。然而，在实证研究中发现，本地网络是松散和密集的，而非本地网络是强大和稀疏的。这种社交网络地理位置确保了对各种信息的访问，有利于持续创新。然而，对旅游业的社会网络地理位置的分析，确实只提供了理解旅游公司创新的一小部分谜团。
ABSTRACT Tourism firms operate in a business environment in which innovation is important for firm survival. In spite of this, there is an apparent lack of knowledge concerning innovation processes in tourism firms. This article combines considerations about the geographical characteristics of tourism with social innovation network and agglomeration theories so as to develop a theoretical framework of the social innovation network geography of tourism. The theoretical framework presents arguments for different types of social network geographies and their innovation benefits. An empirical study of tourism firms in destinations in the Province of Malaga, Spain illustrates the theoretical framework. The overall conclusion of the article is that there are several social network geographies of tourism. However, in the empirical study local networks are found to be loose and dense whereas non-local networks are strong and sparse. This social network geography secures access to varied information benefits sustaining innovation. The analysis of social network geographies of tourism does, however, only provide one little piece of the puzzle of understanding innovation in tourism firms.