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Tourism and industrial ecosystems. Economic relationships in Europe
No full textThe European Commission deemed it necessary to update the industrial strategy to encourage the revival of European industry. As a result, The EU has adopted an ecosystem model focused on creating a productive, hyperconnected, and resilient industrial system. This study analyses the EU Industrial Ecosystems by examining the interconnections between industrial and tourism ecosystems using the social network analysis indicators. The article aims to establish the economic relationships that exist in the context of the development and investment policies the European Commission plans to implement
Introduction
No full textThe growing importance of tourism as a socioeconomic phenomenon,
together with the understanding that even apparently profitable tourism
companies and destinations endowed originally with the best assets
(natural and cultural) could not survive the escalating international competition
without good managerial practices (Crouch, 2011) has provided
significant momentum for the development of the disciplinary field of
tourism management in the last three decades
Conclusion
No full textBy recognizing the importance of tourism as a socioeconomic phenomenon,
this book has contributed to the advancement of the knowledge in
the fields of tourism management, marketing, and development, with a
specific focus on the role of physical and digital networks and Information
and Communcation Technologies (ICTs). The first theme that can be identified is the importance of cooperative
networks and collaborative ventures between the diverse and multifaceted
stakeholders of a tourism destination. The second common theme that clearly emerges from the volume is
the ever-increasing importance of digital networks and ICTs. ICTs not
only are generating a major shift in the performance of individuals and
companies involved in the tourism sector (e.g., by increasing efficiency
and effectiveness in the reservation and booking processes), but also have
a significant impact on the way individuals consume services and enjoy
experiences in space and time. The third common topic is related to the importance and the role of
network structures, be them digital (see Part I of the book) or physical
(see Part II of the book). Their evolution inf luences a number of aspects
crucial for the development of a tourism destination such as cooperation
( Chapters 8 and 9 ), performance ( Chapters 2 and 7 ), information
( Chapters 1 , 2 , 3 , and 6 ), and knowledge f lows ( Chapters 2 , 3 , and 6 )
Cooperative and coopetitive practices: Cases from the tourism industry
No full textThe purpose of our study is to disentangle interorganizational practices of spatially competing co-located actors in tourism destinations. Hence, we aim to understnd the dynamics through which cooperative and coopetitive arrangements are formed and maintained. As we focus both on the processes and their institutional features, we base our approach on practice theory theough which we are set to make sense of organized human activities.The purpose of our study is to disentangle interorganizational practices of spatially competing co-located actors in tourism destinations. Hence, we aim to understnd the dynamics through which cooperative and coopetitive arrangements are formed and maintained. As we focus both on the processes and their institutional features, we base our approach on practice theory theough which we are set to make sense of organized human activities
Modelling the Pig Supply Chain: a Network Analysis applied to the Italian case
Full text linkVarious economic theories and many approaches in the study of food chains have produced, over the years, a variety of models.
They are used as tools for analysis and forecasting, and often offer a basis for the development in software of various kinds.
In an earlier stage of our field research we developed a model mapping the dense network of links connecting the actors of the
supply chains of products of animal origin of the Italian territory. An initial version of the model has shown the basic characteristics
of the system and already provided a number of interesting insights (Clemente et al., 2015a, 2015b). The Eva.CAN model
(Evaluation of Complex Agro‐food Networks) is a complex network model representing together the chains of milk (cow, goat,
sheep and buffalo), and beef and pig meat along with all their products, fresh and matured, in which the links represent the
economic exchanges between the different actors.
In this next phase of analysis our aim is to show, in particular, a study of the structure of the Italian pig meat sector (fresh and cured
products), the dynamics of import of raw materials and export of processed products, and also those of consumption on the Italian
territory. A special attention is given to our PDO products, considered among the best in the World as for quality and quantity. The
pig production in Italy reached 1.6 million tons. The meat of more than 70% of the bred animals is destined to the production of
PDO products (In Italy the PDO products are 21 out of a total of 36 European). The industry imports nearly 1.2 million tons of meat that is intended in part to fresh consumption and in part to the transformation. In the analysis we use a higher amount of actual data pertaining to a greater number of years compared to the previous works.
We apply network analytic methods to assess the topology (structural characteristics) of the network which is known to affect the overall functionality and dynamics (Newman, 2010). For the analysis of the sector it is important to understand what is the mix of processed products destined to domestic consumption and exports that allow the company to get the best economic performance.
On this basis a series of simulations can provide different development scenarios. The evidence resulting from these allows examining possible strategic suggestions for what concerns business management and policies to be adopted in the whole sector
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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