Examining social capital, organizational learning and knowledge transfer in cultural and creative industries of practice

Liu, Chih-Hsing Sam

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2017.09.001

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“…This study makes a twofold contribution. First, in showing that event organizations are unique in terms of their processes and team composition, we advance existing literature and add to the significant shortfall in strategic and organizational event literature (Getz & Page, 2016;Liu, 2018). We conclude that tourism events are temporary, pulsating project-based, complex organizational structures with high-speed processes.…”

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confidence: 68%

“…Our findings make two major contributions to the tourism and events literature. First, we show that event organizations are distinct in their processes, and team composition, and by doing this, we are addressing in part the significant shortfall in strategic and organizational event literature (Getz & Page, 2016;Liu, 2018). Second, we advance understanding of how knowledge is used in event organizations.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…One specific area that has been neglected is an understanding of how event organizers manage knowledge within their workforce (Liu, 2018). We argue that understanding knowledge transfer processes and related workplace behaviors is essential for event organizers, particularly as "the life-blood of most organizations is knowledge" (Mabey & Zaho, 2017, p. 39).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Despite the growing interest in event studies, little is understood about the unique organizational characteristics of events (Liu, 2018). The lack of research on organizational aspects and the unique managerial context of events is surprising despite the growing awareness of the economic importance of events, the rising overall impacts of the events sector (Mair, 2009) and the increased necessity to design and implement legacy governance structures (Sharp & Finkel, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Event organizations are advancing towards higher levels of professionalization (Stadler, Fullagar, & Reid, 2014) and event researchers are calling for more studies to contribute to an understanding of the unique organizational context and human resources management of event organizations (Junek, Lockstone, & Mair, 2009). The problem is, however, that there remains an evident and continuing research gap in the strategic and organizational aspects of event management research (Getz, 2008;Liu, 2018;Mair & Whitford, 2013) and as Lockstone-Binney (2018, p. 1049) recently notes, in event management research some "research gaps remain persistently stubborn, while popular topics of study continue to attract focus".…”

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge Sharing and Power in the Event Workforce

Muskat¹,

Mair²

2020

Event Management

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The aim is twofold: First, we draw on organizational behavior, strategic management, and events literature, to conceptualize the event workforce as highly functional and contract-based heterogeneous, the event organization as temporary and project-based structure with high fluctuation of paid employees and volunteers. Second, we contextualize these unique characteristics to understand knowledge sharing behavior of the event workforce. We analyze interview data from volunteers and paid employees at tourism events to make two theoretical contributions: 1). We advance theory in events literature, showing that event organizations are unique in terms of their processes and team composition. 2). We contribute with novel insights of how knowledge is used in heterogeneous event teams, explaining how knowledge serves as a source of power for both volunteers and paid event managers alike.

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confidence: 68%

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confidence: 83%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge Sharing and Power in the Event Workforce

Muskat¹,

Mair²

2020

Event Management

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When truth is power: Institutional ethnography of a think tank

Xiao

Dai

2019

Journal of Tourism Research

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This study offers an institutional ethnography of a tourism think tank in a large origin/destination economy. The roles of China Tourism Academy as advisors, academics, advocates, and brokers are discussed in the context of theory and practice, where government think tank researchers are found to be speaking truth both to and for power as they develop an ambition or sense of loftiness of serving and contributing to the state through doing research and mobilizing knowledge (zhishi baoguo). Although the inquirers' positions or perspectives should be acknowledged, this ethnography contributes to future research into think tanks or other knowledge agencies in different origin/destination societies.

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Socioeconomic status, ambidextrous learning, and farmers' adoption of biological control technology: evidence from 650 kiwifruit growers in China

Chen

Xia

2021

Pest Management Science

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BACKGROUND Rural China is characterized as having different rates of economic growth. The resource and socioeconomic statuses of farm households greatly affect their productivity and the activities they engage in. The main objective in this study was to explore the mechanisms concerning how socioeconomic status of kiwifruit growers affects their adoption of biological control technology (BCT). To achieve this objective, field survey data from 650 kiwifruit farmers in specific kiwifruit growing areas of Shaanxi and Sichuan provinces in China were investigated. The binary probit model and Bootstrap dual mediated utility models served to assess socioeconomic status's effect on farmers' BCT adoption. RESULTS This study discovered a significant positive correlation between socioeconomic status and the adoption rate of biological control technology. Farmers of various socioeconomic status have significant differences in the rate of BCT adoption. This study's empirical analysis found that exploratory learning and exploitative learning under dual learning had a significant mediating effect on farmers' socioeconomic status when it came to BCT acceptance. CONCLUSION Results show that the rate of BCT adoption is related to farmers' socioeconomic status and dual learning mode, which provides new insights for understanding how farmers implement new technology. This study will help agricultural extension departments increase their awareness of BCT adoption by farmers, and the development of diverse learning approaches in response to differences in socioeconomic status of farmers may significantly increase their likelihood to implement BCT. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.

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Examining social capital, organizational learning and knowledge transfer in cultural and creative industries of practice

Cited by 136 publications

References 72 publications

Knowledge Sharing and Power in the Event Workforce

Knowledge Sharing and Power in the Event Workforce

When truth is power: Institutional ethnography of a think tank

Socioeconomic status, ambidextrous learning, and farmers' adoption of biological control technology: evidence from 650 kiwifruit growers in China

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