2016
DOI: 10.18276/ept.2016.2.34-28
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Absorptive Capacity in Tourism Enterprises – The Significance and Measurement Possibilities

Abstract: Słowa kluczowe zdolność do absorpcji, wiedza, gospodarka turystyczna StreszczenieZe względu na dużą dynamikę zmian na współczesnym rynku turystycznym, podmioty zaangażowane w obsługę ruchu turystycznego potrzebują zasobów ludzkich zorientowanych na ciągłe podnoszenie swoich kompetencji. Zasoby wiedzy mają bowiem strategiczny charakter dla przedsiębiorstw turystycznych funkcjonujących w turbulentnym otoczeniu. Umiejętność wykorzystania wiedzy spoza organizacji jest w dużym stopniu funkcją posiadanej wiedzy i um… Show more

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“…Combined, these components align strongly with the concept of absorptive capacity, which is an organisation's ability to identify, take in and fully understand, and optimally use knowledge (Tanriverdi & Venkatraman, 2005). The importance of absorptive capacity in improving research utilisation has been studied in a tourism context (Olszewski & Bednarska, 2016) and public-sector organisations with environmental mandates (McCulloch, 2016;Murray et al, 2011). Absorptive capacity aligns to organisational interest explanations and demand-pull interpretations.…”
Section: Skills Capacity and Awareness Of Practitionersmentioning
confidence: 95%
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“…Combined, these components align strongly with the concept of absorptive capacity, which is an organisation's ability to identify, take in and fully understand, and optimally use knowledge (Tanriverdi & Venkatraman, 2005). The importance of absorptive capacity in improving research utilisation has been studied in a tourism context (Olszewski & Bednarska, 2016) and public-sector organisations with environmental mandates (McCulloch, 2016;Murray et al, 2011). Absorptive capacity aligns to organisational interest explanations and demand-pull interpretations.…”
Section: Skills Capacity and Awareness Of Practitionersmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Our study indicates that awareness among PA practitioners of the importance of acquiring new research for management decision-making plays a vital role in the level of research uptake in policies and practices. In general, tourism organisations are not wellequipped to acquire knowledge from academia, lacking awareness and understanding of the different ways academia could assist (Olszewski & Bednarska, 2016). It is questionable whether PA agencies possess the right skills to manage the dual demands of PAs biodiversity and tourism experience mandates (McCool & Khumalo, 2015).…”
Section: The Absorptive Capacity Of Practitionersmentioning
confidence: 99%