International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management: Volume 30 Issue 6

Guest editorial

Alfonso Morvillo, Alessandra Marasco, Marcella De Martino, Alice H.Y. Hon

Collaborative innovation in tourism and hospitality: a systematic review of the literature

Alessandra Marasco, Marcella De Martino, Fabio Magnotti, Alfonso Morvillo

The purpose of this study is to provide a synthesis of the state of research on collaborative innovation in tourism and hospitality. It presents a systematic review of the…

Understanding collaborative innovation from a dynamic capabilities perspective

Philip Alford, Yanqing Duan

This paper aims to understand the key factors affecting collaborative innovation in a destination management organisation from a dynamic capability perspective.

Social capital, knowledge sharing and innovation of small- and medium-sized enterprises in a tourism cluster

Namhyun Kim, Changsup Shim

This study aims to identify the structural relationship among social capital, knowledge sharing, innovation and performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a…

Inter-organizational relationships with core and peripheral partners in heritage tourism clusters: Divergent effects on innovation

Dioni Elche, Pedro M. García-Villaverde, Ángela Martínez-Pérez

This paper aims to analyze the effects of inter-organizational relationships with core and peripheral partners on innovation in heritage tourism clusters.

The ties that bind: stakeholder collaboration and networking in local festivals

Raymond Adongo, Seongseop Kim

This study aims to examine the extent of collaboration and networking between local festival stakeholders by focusing on the differences in how they evaluate themselves and other…

Innovation in Swedish hotels

Wajda Wikhamn, John Armbrecht, Björn Remneland Wikhamn

The purpose of this paper is to assess innovation in the hotel sector in Sweden and to investigate how structural and organizational factors influence hotel’s likelihood of…

Collaborative innovation: catalyst for a destination’s event success

Peter Schofield, Phil Crowther, Leo Jago, John Heeley, Scott Taylor

This paper aims to contribute to theory concerning collaborative innovation through stakeholder engagement with reference to Glasgow City Marketing Bureau’s (GCMB’s) management…

Open innovation platforms in tourism: how do stakeholders engage and reach consensus?

Lidija Lalicic

This paper aims to visualize the communication processes between stakeholders who discuss, reach consensus and engage with user-generated ideas through an open innovation platform…

Knowledge sources and innovation in the hotel industry: Empirical analysis on Gran Canaria Island, a mature mass-tourism destination

Julia Nieves, Gonzalo Diaz-Meneses

The purpose of this study is to identify the role played by external knowledge sources and intra-organizational collaboration as determinants of innovation in hotel firms. It…

Orchestration of innovation networks in collaborative settings

Pauline A. Milwood, Wesley S. Roehl

Few papers address innovation activities among tourism entities. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the extent to which the theoretical framework of network orchestration…