Elaboration of a Model of Temporary Cooperation in Tourism’ Destination Promotion A Systematic Literature Review

The literature considers cooperation as the best way for a region to achieve a competitive advantage in global, digital markets, and as taking a key role in achieving the promotion of a comprehensive, sustainable destination. In recent years, the body of research on cooperation in tourism has grown considerably, listing several opportunities for decreasing competitive pressure among local tourism actors, while gaining the superior advantages of collaboration. At the same time, the literature does not suggest particular models of cooperation for the tourism industry, as most are borrowed from the manufacturing industry, where cooperation seems widely used and further adapted for the tourism domain. Through an in-depth systematic literature review, this paper matches the theories on cooperation in tourism with the concept of temporary cooperation, in order to adapt a model widely considered in several domains, the virtual enterprise (VE), to the peculiarities of the tourism industry. The adaptation is considered according to the particularities of the tourism industry, and especially when cooperation involves local tourism authorities in global turbulent markets. A cycle model consisting of nine-stages life was built, highlighting the main features of a temporary alliance among authorities: the pivotal role of the destination management organization, the relevance of information and communication technologies for the VE’s operability, the short lifetime of the VE, and the destination’s overall promotion.

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Extreme natural and man-made events and human adaptive responses mediated by information and communication technologies' use: A systematic literature review

Technological Forecasting and Social Change ◽

10.1016/j.techfore.2019.04.029 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 145 ◽

pp. 125-135 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Rui Gaspar ◽

Zheng Yan ◽

Samuel Domingos

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Adaptive Responses ◽

Information And Communication

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Foxconn: The Disruption of iSlavery

Asiascape Digital Asia ◽

10.1163/22142312-12340070 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1-2) ◽

pp. 103-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jack Linchuan Qiu ◽

Lin Lin

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Social Progress ◽

Electronics Manufacturing ◽

Digital Electronics ◽

Information And Communication ◽

History Of

This paper connects the scholarship of labour sociology with studies of information and communication technologies (icts). It contends that, despite the wonders of social progress associated with digital technologies, the emergence of the digital electronics manufacturing industry in Asia has led to serious regressions in society. Among the worst of such digital disruptions is the challenge of Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and one of the most notorious sweatshops in the history of industrial capitalism. Tragedies at Foxconn force us to reconsider industrialization and the role oficts so fundamentally that it requires us to revisit old regimes of slavery in order to fully understand these events. From a critical historical perspective, this paper examines disruptive moments in Foxconn while developing the idea of iSlavery and, in particular, manufacturing iSlaves, as a conceptual device to rethink the Foxconn suicides as emblematic of a disruptive and disrupted digital Asia.

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Mathematics Teachers’ Pedagogy through Technology: A Systematic Literature Review

International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research ◽

10.26803/ijlter.20.1.18 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 323-341

Author(s):

Jaafaru Aliyu ◽

Sharifah Osman ◽

Mohd Fadzil Daud ◽

Jeya Amantha Kumar

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Mathematics Teachers ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Exclusion Criteria ◽

Intervention Impact ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Concrete Materials ◽

Meta Analyses

Mathematics teachers’ pedagogy (MTP) is an integral part of classroom instructional mediation through technology or manipulatives. This article describes a logical literature analysis for the MTP and technology with GeoGebra (GG). The findings reveal the intervention impact of MTP with GG and other technologies such as matrix laboratory (MATLAB); an interactive whiteboard (IWB) and computer algebra system (CAS); wxMaxima, which is a CAS; information and communication technologies (ICT); concrete materials as well as other resources in developing students’ performances in mathematics which were generally effective too. The systematic literature review (SLR) explored findings from current research between January 2011 and October 2020. Quality assessment screening of the papers was done and alongside further elimination of repeated documents from the analysis, twenty-eight publications met the refinement and inclusion/exclusion criteria out of 110 papers. The modified preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) outline exemplifies the literature review accordingly. The authors observed, accomplished, and discussed the significance of the SLR. This was followed by the constraints, upcoming directions for MTP with technology and GG, and the MTP consequences for education and research.

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Sales training and ICT: a literature review

Industrial and Commercial Training ◽

10.1108/ict-06-2019-0065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 65-80

Author(s):

Hector Augusto Torres ◽

Andres Chiappe ◽

Yasbley Segovia

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Key Factors ◽

Content Type ◽

Sales Training ◽

The Past ◽

Information And Communication

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify in the specialized literature published in the past 20 years about sales training, some elements or key factors that could be applied to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a support for the learning of the detection of business opportunities. Design/methodology/approach This is a study of a documentary nature in which a method of systematic literature review was applied to 132 studies published in journals indexed in Scopus and Scielo on sales training processes. The analysis of the data combined a process of categorization and frequencies statistical analysis. Findings The results highlight the role of ICT and specifically the use of mobile devices to support the strengthening of training in sales in terms of relationship, opportunity and flexibility in communication with the client, the construction of positive emotional environments and experiential/situated training. Originality/value The originality of this study lies in the extraction and interpretation of key factors focused on addressing a guiding question about the relationships between the use of ICT and sales training.

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The Interactions Between Information and Communication Technologies and Innovation in Services

Disruptive Technology ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-9273-0.ch089 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1920-1947

Author(s):

Giulia Nardelli

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Research Area ◽

The Body ◽

Future Research ◽

Critical Knowledge ◽

Body Of Knowledge ◽

Information And Communication ◽

The Relationship

Recent literature reveals the increasingly important role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) within innovation in services. This paper aims at outlining how scholars have conceptualized and defined the relationship between ICT and innovation in services so far, by analysing the fragmented body of knowledge available on the topic, to strengthen the research area as field of study and support its progress. The results of the literature review were derived through a concept-centric analysis of the existing research on ICT and innovation in services. The outcome of the literature review is a conceptual typology that organizes and summarizes the body of knowledge on ICT and innovation in services, and reveals the critical knowledge gaps along with an agenda for future research. The main contribution of this work resides in having organized existing literature on the relationship between ICT and innovation in services into a conceptual typology. The conceptual typology outlines the three main aspects of the link between ICT and innovation in services: the integration of organizational and innovation processes; the cooperation among internal and external agents; and the self-reinforcing innovation mechanism that characterizes ICT as a product.

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Information and communication technologies in food services and restaurants: a systematic review

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ◽

10.1108/ijchm-05-2021-0624 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Reyes Gonzalez ◽

Jose Gasco ◽

Juan Llopis

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Journal Citation Report ◽

Essential Element ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Food Services ◽

Content Type ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Tourism And Hospitality

Purpose Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a key player in the food services and restaurants sector; thus, the aim of this work consists in studying the previous research on ICTs in food services and restaurants in the context of tourism and hospitality through a systematic literature review. Design/methodology/approach The systematic literature review is performed on full papers published in journals included in the Journal Citation Report of the WoS in the category of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. A total of 165 articles from 28 journals are analyzed, following different criteria, such as the research methods, perspectives, statistical techniques, geographical focus, topics, technologies, authors and universities. Findings The restaurant sector is more and more based on the creation of experiences and ICTs, through their multiple possibilities, can undoubtedly contribute to adding value to the simple meal and create and recreate experiences to attract and retain customers who are increasingly sophisticated and hooked on ICTs. ICTs are basic for managers taking decision at the highest level in food services and restaurants, so ICTs should not be seen as a technical tool but as an essential element for top management. Research limitations/implications This paper examined articles from very well-known tourism and hospitality journals, leaving aside others as well as different publication formats such as books or papers presented at conferences. Originality/value A significant contribution made with this paper is the availability of a list of topics in the context of ICTs in food services and restaurants. These topics are classified into three areas (Consumers, Suppliers and Environment and Tendencies) that can serve as a future research framework. The paper also provides useful information to restaurant managers about ICTs, to researchers for their future projects and to academics for their courses.

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Human Coaching Methodologies for Automatic Coaching (eCoaching) – a Systematic Literature Review of Behavior Intervention with Information and Communication Technologies (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.23533 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ayan Chatterjee ◽

Martin Gerdes ◽

Andreas Prinz ◽

Santiago Martinez

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Goal Setting ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Behavior Intervention ◽

Lifestyle Management ◽

Coaching Methods ◽

Information And Communication

BACKGROUND We review conventional human coaching methodologies following a systematic literature review approach to identify coaching methods, approaches, and components relevant for human coaching. Then, we learn how those identified methods, approaches, and components can be utilized to improve an electronic coaching (eCoaching) process for the promotion of a healthy lifestyle with the support of information and communication technologies (ICT). OBJECTIVE This study aims at the identification of existing human coaching methodologies for behavior intervention and their applicability for healthy lifestyle management utilizing ICT. METHODS We performed a systematic literature review, as proposed by Wendler, to search the scientific databases EBSCOhost, Scopus, ACM, Nature, SpringerLink, IEEE Xplore, MDPI, Google Scholar, and PubMed for publications that included personal coaching (from 2000 to 2019), persuasive eCoaching, and behavior intervention for a healthy lifestyle (from 2014 to 2019). The PRISMA framework was used for evidence-based systematic review and meta-analysis. RESULTS The systematic search resulted in 54 publications, including 47 papers and 7 books. 33 of those publications were related to behavior intervention eCoaching, and the remaining 21 were on human coaching. The most utilized persuasive eCoaching components were intervention (n=10) , personalization (n=8), interaction and co-creation (n=7), goal setting and evaluation (n=6), automation (n=6), and persuasion (n=4). The most relevant aspects for human coaching were behavior (n=18), methodology (n=5), psychology (n=4), and mentoring (n=4). In this study, we have focused on the principles of coaching methodologies to understand the psychology, behavioral science, coaching philosophy, essential coaching components for effective coaching, and associated challenges related to coaching. We have discussed how we can integrate the obtained knowledge into the eCoaching process for healthy lifestyle management using ICT. The identified principles of coaching, relevant for eCoaching were knowledge, coaching skill, observation, interaction, ethics, trust, efficacy study, coaching experience, pragmatism, intervention, goal setting, and evaluation. CONCLUSIONS This systematic literature review selected principles, associated strengths, and limitations for behavior intervention from established coaching methods. The identified principles of coaching point towards integrating human psychology in eCoaching to develop effective intervention plans for healthy lifestyle management and overcome existing limitations. It serves as a basis for further research with a focus on designing, development, testing, and evaluation of an intelligent eCoach system's performance for the automatic generation of meaningful, evidence-based, context-specific, personalized recommendations to achieve personal wellness goals

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Are New Cartographies Strengthening a Sustainable and Responsible Island Tourism?

10.4018/978-1-7998-7785-1.ch006 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 105-131

Author(s):

Despina Brokou ◽

Athanasia Darra ◽

Marinos Kavouras

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Spatial Information ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Potential Contribution ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Information And Communication

The tourism industry through interaction with information and communication technologies is being strongly influenced and transformed rapidly. Spatial information in the form of novel smart web maps can become a significant factor in documenting the identity of tourist destinations. As geoinformatics and cartography evolve, they can play a substantial role in promoting the tourist destination and eventually, sustainable tourism development for the region, which is required by all stakeholders. In its first part, the chapter discusses the current tourism model and the necessity for sustainable management. In this framework, it then delves into the role of new cartographies and the use of maps in official tourist platforms for popular island tourist destinations in Mediterranean Sea, as well as the requirements of new tourists according to new cartographic trends. The aim of the chapter is to highlight the current and potential contribution of new cartographies to a sustainable and responsible tourism development.

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