Agglomeration Efects and Strategic Orientations: Evidence From The U.S. Lodging Industry

Canina, Linda; Enz, Cathy A.; Harrison, Jeffrey S.

doi:10.5465/amj.2005.17843938

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“…Although the literature presented so far incorporates direct or indirect references to the importance of networks since they are core features of clusters (Erkus-Öztürk, 2009), other literature places special emphasis on the importance of networks to the competiveness of clusters both local and global (Erkus-Öztürk, 2009) and their implications in the cluster formation in the tourism sector (Canina et al, 2005;Saxena, 2005;Tinsley&Lynch, 2001). Finally, other scientific works use the concepts of tourism district (Aurioles et.…”

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Innovative Tourism Clusters: Myth or Reality? Empirical Evidence from Benidorm

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Section: Clusters Tourism and Innovationmentioning

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Innovative Tourism Clusters: Myth or Reality? Empirical Evidence from Benidorm

2014

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“…In this respect, agglomerated companies have three advantages: (1) exploiting the common resources and infrastructures developed in the geographical area around them and having a better access to local suppliers and distributors; (2) the creation of a large labor market with specialized as well as efficient workers; and (3) knowledge spillovers resulting from the proximity to other companies belonging to the same sector. Several studies focused on the tourism sector have shown that these externalities also arise, finding a positive correlation between firm agglomeration and hotel profitability [7,11]. Moreover, other studies suggest that hotels tend to be located where other hotels already exist because it allows them to improve both their efficiency and their chances of survival [12][13][14][15].…”

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“…In turn, Canina et al [7] go a bit further and add that, if any positive externalities do arise, they tend to be associated with demand enhancements-highly visible in the hotel industry-rather than with production enhancements, which are more typical of technologically sophisticated manufacturing industries such as the automobile sector or the computer manufacturing industry.…”

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Do Hotels Benefit from Agglomeration?

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The present article reviews some of the most important works published about the generation of economies of agglomeration in the tourism sector. It has traditionally been argued that hotels and other firms in this sector are geographically concentrated around the resources demanded by tourists (demand-side perspective); however, a number of studies show that supply-side externalities also exist in the tourism sector. The article also refers to the tourist district theory-which is still in its early stages of evolution. The work finishes with a summary of the main conclusions drawn from the study and a suggestion of possible lines of research for the future.

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“… Economic theories occupied sixth place (9%) including the economic theory of human capital (Becker, 1964;Rosen, 1987), population ecology (e.g., Hannan & Freeman, 1977), agglomeration (e.g., Canina, Enz & Harrison, 2005), organisational ecology theories (e.g., Baum & Oliver, 1996;Romanelli, 1989), transaction cost theory, property rights theory as well as phenomenological research testing Gibrat's law (1931) in SME growth studies.…”

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SME performance: the role of networking, innovation breadth, and business model design

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Because small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are pivotal to the health and vibrancy of economies, it is crucial for researchers to understand the factors that significantly underlie SME performance. Two of the most widely identified antecedents to SME performance are innovation and networking. However, despite widespread attention, the theoretical and empirical status of the relationships between innovation, networks and SME performance remain uncertain. Some researchers note that claims regarding a direct positive relationship between innovation and networks with performance fail to adequately account for the variables that mediate this relationship.In contrast, while much research has been undertaken into the performance benefits of innovation and networks, the exponential increase in the number of publications heralding the performance benefits of business model design and business model innovation received very scant empirical support, almost non-existent for SMEs. Business model design is seen as a powerful mechanism for unlocking and enhancing the value of business processes, including innovation.Empirical evidence presented in this thesis tangibly supports this assertion and thus creates a more solid foundation for future development of the business model view of the firm.The purpose of this thesis, comprising four studies, is to theorise and research the nature of the relationship between innovation breadth, networks and business model design with SME performance. The central research question of this thesis asks: How do innovation breadth, networks and business model design relate to SME performance?Study One systematically reviews a large sample of SME growth and performance literature to identify and interpret emergent concepts, themes, trends and gaps. Study One backgrounds the three empirical studies that that follow to argue, using Resource-Based Theory, that the resources required for developing competitive advantage are both physical and intangible; of the two, intangible resources have the greatest strategic potential. In other words, the thesis finds that SMEs lacking physical resources could develop more sustainable competitive advantage by relying more heavily on leveraging path dependent, socially complex, and causally ambiguous intangible resources. Social capital and technological competence, associated with networks and innovation, represent highly desired intangible resources. Business model design organises these resources to create value for the customer. Therefore, innovation across the elements of the business model when designing or reconfiguring the SME's business model acts as dynamic capabilities that enhance SME performance.iii The systematic literature review is followed by three empirical studies that use longitudinal and cross-sectional datasets of Australian SMEs. Study Two introduces the concept of innovation breadth, as the number of distinct types of innovation that firms use, or their innovation diversity, and examines the linearity and temporality of its re...

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Agglomeration Efects and Strategic Orientations: Evidence From The U.S. Lodging Industry

Cited by 283 publications

References 23 publications

Innovative Tourism Clusters: Myth or Reality? Empirical Evidence from Benidorm

Innovative Tourism Clusters: Myth or Reality? Empirical Evidence from Benidorm

Do Hotels Benefit from Agglomeration?

SME performance: the role of networking, innovation breadth, and business model design

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