Fostering Collaboration between Academia and the Tourism Sector

Walters, Gabrielle; Burns, Peter; Stettler, Jürg

doi:10.1080/21568316.2015.1076596

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“…have adopted cooperation as a way of promoting the bidirectional sharing of knowledge (Brennenraedts et al 2006;Cummings and Teng 2003). However, as stated by Czernek (2017); Walters et al (2015); Scott and Ding (2008), the tourism and hotel-related industries are outdated in this area. The interactions between university, industry, and government (Triple Helix), which are based on innovation and entrepreneurship, are the keys to economic and social development based on knowledge.…”

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“…Despite being aware of their role in terms of knowledge, there is the general perception that universities are self-centred and are not related to practical daily realities and business practices (Hawkins 2006). Consequently, the academic knowledge transfer to the industry should be an emergent concern to both academics and professionals (Cooper 2006;Walters et al 2015).…”

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Networks, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in Tourism Industry: An Empirical Study of SMEs in Portugal

Lopes

Oliveira

Lopes³

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Social Sciences

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The present study aims to investigate how commercialisation and knowledge transfer between the SMEs of the tourism sector and the higher education institutions (HEIs) are made, as well as to find out whether the SMEs of the tourism sector are part of tourism networks, and what their motivations are. We used a qualitative methodology, applying the triangulation method to eight SMEs and one HEI. The results indicate that the commercialisation and knowledge transfer between the SMEs and the HEIs are not effective. SMEs are part of regional networks of business innovation; however, they do not participate in R&D activities with HEIs. Some suggestions were made to SMEs, HEIs, and regional governments to speed up commercialisation and knowledge transfer in the tourism sector. We adapted the Triple Helix Model to the tourism sector, thus creating the “Triple Helix in the Tourism Context”. Only a few studies have researched knowledge commercialisation in the tourism sector, a gap that this article aims to compensate.

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Networks, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in Tourism Industry: An Empirical Study of SMEs in Portugal

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“…Tribe & Liburd, 2016) and there are only limited empirical studies on knowledge management in the hospitality industry (Hallin & Marnburg, 2008). Knowledge transfer and mobilization research in the tourism field has tended to focus on the commercial added-value that academics can bring to the public and private sector as consultants (Ryan, 2001), the transfer of academic knowledge to the industry via tourism graduates (Anderson & Sanga, 2018), and calls for universities to reconsider their current incentive systems that focus predominantly on journal publications that achieve minimal reach outside the academy (Walters et al, 2015).…”

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“…Within the tourism field, however, there is very limited research on the methodological intricacies of practice-based research and knowledge development. Developing closer links between research and practice in tourism has been discussed and, indeed, there is a call for academics to simplify and share the findings of research projects that may inform strategic decision-making by developing an understanding of the stylistic requirements for translating their knowledge to industry (Walters, Burns, & Stettler, 2015). To this end, some research does produce industry-sensitive materials; however, most methodological proposals focus on knowledge transfer and mobilization of academic findings in the post-research period, rather than the transfer occurring during the research period (Anderson & Sanga, 2018).…”

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Why is research–practice collaboration so challenging to achieve? A creative tourism experiment

Duxbury

Bakas

Carvalho

2019

Tourism Geographies

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Within tourism research, there has been little attention to research-practice knowledge exchange during the research process nor to practice-based research. This article examines a research-and-application project on creative tourism in which research-practice collaboration is explicitly foregrounded and made central. Through a reflexive process, the challenges this hybrid approach embodies and the pragmatic dilemmas that accompany the complexities of building closer research-practice relations and capturing practice-based knowledge are examined in three strategic areas: developing spaces for ongoing knowledge exchange, enabling practitioners to take on the role of coresearcher, and fostering researchers' close attention to the application side of the project. In the context of the CREATOUR project, hybrid roles question who can do research, reinforce consideration of the added value of research processes for practitioners, and lead researchers to go beyond traditional research activities, with this 'disruptive' context causing tensions, uncertainties, and dynamic co-learning situations. Ongoing interactions over time are necessary to build relations, understanding, and trust, while flexibility and responsiveness are vital to address emerging issues. Training on research-practice collaboration, knowledge transfer, and mentorship techniques for both researchers and practitioners is advised. Challenges in integrating practice-based knowledge directly into research articles suggest a customized communication platform may be a useful 'bridging' mechanism between practice-based and academic knowledge systems.

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“…In addition to this central research question, the team also aimed to generate useful and influential data and analysis for a wide range of stakeholders including government and regional tourism and marketing agencies. The project also had a strong emphasis on knowledge transfer between researchers, stakeholders and the wider community especially given tourism researcher have been accused of not being sufficiently engaged with those who should be its key stakeholders (Czernek, 2017;Walters, Burns & Stettler, 2015;Scott & Ding, 2008). In order to encourage input and maximise the impact of the project, the research team consulted various units and agencies of the Tasmanian Government, local council and regional tourism authorities, which could benefit.…”

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Unlocking the Potential of Tracking Technology for Co-created Tourism Planning and Development: Insights from the Tourism Tracer Tasmania Project

Eccleston

Hardy

Hyslop

2019

Tourism Planning & Development

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The tourism industry and governments have typically been slow to embrace technology and data analytics as planning and development tools. The Tourism Tracer team in Tasmania, Australia, believed it could use technology to help industry and government better understand where tourists go in Tasmania and collect other information about them. From the beginning the team collaborated with industry and government in the creation of key aspects of the project, including survey questions, recruitment design, Dashboard features and functionalities and reporting. The team designed an app which collected locational and survey data from approximately 1,000 tourists. This data was then disseminated back to the community in a variety of ways including being visualised on the Tourism Tracer Tasmania Dashboard. Further specific data analytics were sought for infrastructure planning, road safety planning, and a better understanding of conversion and dispersal. With clear benefits flowing to so many stakeholders, data and analysis platforms such as Tourism Tracer should be regarded as key infrastructure which delivers 'public goods' to the tourism industry and wider community. The paper argues that while the value of technologies such as Tourism Tracer are widely recognised many governance and funding issues remain.

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Fostering Collaboration between Academia and the Tourism Sector

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Networks, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in Tourism Industry: An Empirical Study of SMEs in Portugal

Networks, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in Tourism Industry: An Empirical Study of SMEs in Portugal

Why is research–practice collaboration so challenging to achieve? A creative tourism experiment

Unlocking the Potential of Tracking Technology for Co-created Tourism Planning and Development: Insights from the Tourism Tracer Tasmania Project

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