Developing sustainable business models: local knowledge acquisition and tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship

Dias, Álvaro; Silva, Graça Miranda; Patuleia, Mafalda; Rodríguez, María Rosario González

doi:10.1080/09669582.2020.1835931

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“…Sustainability involves adding even more complexity to the definition of an operations strategy, as developing a sustainability strategy is a rather complicated task in of itself [42], and there is little research that examines the strategies to implement CSR [37]. The developments of environmental and social sustainability practices are a means of refining innovative business strategies to rethink the business model [43] by exploring alternatives and creating new practices [42].…”

Section: Environmental and Social Sustainability Practicesmentioning

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Sustainability Practices in Hospitality: Case Study of a Luxury Hotel in Arrábida Natural Park

2021

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The agenda of researchers and practitioners in the tourism industry has focused on the demand for sustainable practices. Luxury hotels have also followed this trend, although studies are still limited. The aim of this study is to understand what environmental and social sustainability practices luxury hotels are adopting and how their management perceive the benefits and results from their adoption. This empirical research is based on a case study that triangulates data from semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and observation. The results show that luxury hotels have implemented environmental practices that address energy efficiency measures that reduce water consumption, waste, and carbon emissions and that control, protect, and maintain fauna and flora to promote of unique natural landscapes. They have focused on social practices that address the relations with charitable institutions, provide consumers high-quality services, and create a safe and healthy work environment. Luxury hotels have successfully implemented these practices to reduce operational costs. The study’s findings provide practical guidance for hotel managers who seek to implement sustainability practices.

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“…Issues such as sustainability and environmental awareness have become extremely relevant for companies in recent years, and as such, their implementation in company strategies has become a common goal within the same. For this to happen, it is necessary to develop new strategies that can respond to these trends and thus ensure organizations' competitiveness in the markets [54,55], as well new sustainable ventures [56,57]. We have seen major changes in the external environment of organizations in recent times.…”

Section: Corporate Sustainabilitymentioning

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The New SWOT for a Sustainable World

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Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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In today’s complex and changing business environment the concern with sustainability has gained more notoriety. However, companies still do not have a sustainable perspective, but a short-term one, where their values are constantly forgotten and this concept is no longer welcomed. This research demonstrates the need for companies to adapt and to start acting in this direction. Following a set of interviews conducted with professionals with management positions of high responsibility, findings reveal that although sustainability is on the management mind, strategies and tools need to be adapted to be at the core of the organization’s strategic formulation. To support this process, a new SWOT analysis to fit a forward-looking sustainable world is proposed. Furthermore, due to the aggregative nature of the model, it represents an essential tool for an open innovation. “SWOT i” integrates the concern with sustainability as one of its pillars, placing the values and impacts that each decision can have at the center of the strategic formulation, allowing their performance to leverage.

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“…First, they represent a very significant share of total tourism businesses (Getz & Carlsen, 2000;Thomas et al, 2011). Second, they are considered to play a pivotal role in the sustainability and innovation of destinations (Dias, Silva et al, 2020;Shrivastava & Kennelly, 2013;Yachin, 2019). Third, they run more sustainable businesses when compared to large companies, buy locally, create local jobs, and preserve local environment and traditions (Morrison, 2006).…”

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Post-pandemic recovery strategies: revitalizing lifestyle entrepreneurship

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Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

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The pandemic resulting from COVID-19 disease has brought about an unprecedented crisis to tourism destinations, resulting in an almost complete shutdown of tourist flows. Whereas disaster recovery models focus on prevention and preparedness, the postpandemic recovery strategies are underexplored, particularly in relation to the highly representative group of small-scale businesses run by tourism lifestyle entrepreneurs (TLEs). An integrated framework for Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) strategic thinking is developed using the Delphi method with Q-sort technique. Findings from a 26-element expert panel emphasize the priority of creating a favorable environment for small-scale business development and supporting the provision of resources and capabilities. After this initial effort to strengthen these fragile businesses, it is essential to increase their communication capacity, a common limitation of TLEs, allowing these entrepreneurs to access niche markets more suited to the business and lifestyle they run. With stronger businesses, DMOs can enhance destination competitiveness and innovation, stimulating cooperation and networking.

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Developing sustainable business models: local knowledge acquisition and tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship

Cited by 77 publications

References 62 publications

Sustainability Practices in Hospitality: Case Study of a Luxury Hotel in Arrábida Natural Park

Sustainability Practices in Hospitality: Case Study of a Luxury Hotel in Arrábida Natural Park

The New SWOT for a Sustainable World

Post-pandemic recovery strategies: revitalizing lifestyle entrepreneurship

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