scholarly journals Tourism towards Sustainability and Innovation: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11440
Author(s):  
Vasco Santos ◽  
Maria José Sousa ◽  
Carlos Costa ◽  
Manuel Au-Yong-Oliveira

In this paper, we analyze the progress of tourism towards sustainability and innovation through a systematic literature review summarizing the last five years of research strictly focused on innovation and sustainability applied to tourism. This research comprises a range of theories, practices, methods, and results pursuing innovation and sustainability across different levels, stages, and drivers, and in many tourism contexts. Wide, in-depth, and structured analysis, evaluation, and examination (using the PRISMA and VOSviewer tools) of a final sample of 50 scholarly papers from 27 journals, published between 2017 and the first quarter of 2021, were undertaken. Current publications emphasize qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methods, as well as statistical and econometric methods, such as descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. This study categorizes the four major topics identified, sustainability, innovation, sustainable development, and sustainable tourism, which comprised the contextual dimensions and relevant stages of the subject areas examined. This systematic literature review highlights advances and the significantly increasing overall number of papers over recent years. Currently, sustainability is in a more advanced state compared to innovation. The outcomes highlight that the indicators of sustainability and innovation still need further analysis within the tourism context. However, more concrete process indicators are needed for continuous improvement of the front-end of innovation and sustainable tourism. The results help in better understanding the sustainability and innovation process as applied to tourism. In particular, this study explores further direct linkages between sustainability and innovation and tourism, discussing and providing new future directions aligned with the closing remarks as well as a strategic agenda for future action post-COVID-19.

Author(s):  
Polona Tominc ◽  
Vit Paszto ◽  
Samo Bobek ◽  
Simona Sternad Zabukovšek

This research arises from the importance of integration of knowledge of economics/business and spatial sciences for graduates who must think and act in interdisciplinary contexts.The systematic literature review revealed thatthis interdisciplinary field is richly present in original scientific research, and is undoubtedly topical and worthy of research efforts. Themain objective of this paper is toanalyse important factors that contribute to the attitudes of students towards interdisciplinary knowledge, and factors that shape their intentions to use and integrate this knowledge in the future. The conceptual model formed was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). Research results confirm the importance of integration of economics/business and spatial sciences knowledge, for graduates. As presented in the paper, results of thestudyhave important implications for higher education institutions, reforming and updating their study programs, as well as for educators in the field of spatial sciences and economic/business sciences, in research and in education.


Kybernetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 982-1019
Author(s):  
Erhan Pişirir ◽  
Erkan Uçar ◽  
Oumout Chouseinoglou ◽  
Cüneyt Sevgi

Purpose This study aims to examine the current state of literature on structural equation modeling (SEM) studies in “cloud computing” domain with respect to study domains of research studies, theories and frameworks they use and SEM models they design. Design/methodology/approach Systematic literature review (SLR) protocol is followed. In total, 96 cloud computing studies from 2009 to June 2018 that used SEM obtained from four databases are selected, and relevant data are extracted to answer the research questions. Findings A trend of increasing SEM usage over years in cloud studies is observed, where technology adoption studies are found to be more common than the use studies. Articles appear under four main domains, namely, business, personal use, education and health care. Technology acceptance model (TAM) is found to be the most commonly used theory. Adoption, intention to use and actual usage are the most common selections for dependent variables in SEM models, whereas security and privacy concerns, costs, ease of use, risks and usefulness are the most common selections for causal factors. Originality/value Previous cloud computing SLR studies did not focus on statistical analysis method used in primary studies. This review will display the current state of SEM studies in cloud domain for all future academics and practical professionals.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt C. Howard ◽  
Melanie Boudreaux

Abstract Entrepreneurial Personality (EP) is a collection of personality traits that broadly and strongly relate to entrepreneurial outcomes across most contexts. The goal of the current article is to address present uncertainties surrounding EP by identifying its dimensions and assessing their relations with entrepreneurial outcomes. Our systematic literature review demonstrates that seven dimensions are commonly used to represent EP: innovativeness, risk-taking, achievement orientation, locus of control, proactiveness, self-efficacy, and autonomy orientation. Via meta-analytic structural equation modeling, we find support for a one-factor model composed of these seven dimensions, suggesting that they indeed represent a unitary construct. Our meta-analysis also supports that EP and its dimensions consistently produce significant relations with entrepreneurial attitudes, intent, status, and performance. EP is thereby supported as an important component of successful entrepreneurial endeavors, and our meta-analytic results provide clear criteria for determining the inclusion of dimensions within the construct of EP – which our seven identified dimensions satisfy.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ιωάννης Νάνος

Η παρούσα διδακτορική διατριβή εντάσσεται στο θεματικό πεδίο των Πληροφοριακών Συστημάτων και αντικείμενό της είναι η μελέτη και η διερεύνηση της υιοθέτησης της υπολογιστικής νέφους (cloud computing) στην τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση. Αρχικά αναλύεται η έννοια του cloud computing, τα χαρακτηριστικά του και τα οφέλη από τη χρήση του, τα πλεονεκτήματα-μειονεκτήματά του, καθώς και τα μοντέλα με τα οποία παρέχεται (μοντέλα υπηρεσίας και μοντέλα ανάπτυξης). Στη συνέχεια, εξετάζεται το ζήτημα της υιοθέτησης του cloud computing στο δημόσιο τομέα, οι προκλήσεις που υπάρχουν αλλά και τα αναμενόμενα οφέλη, καθώς και ο ρόλος του cloud computing στον ανασχεδιασμό των υποδομών ΤΠΕ και στον ψηφιακό μετασχηματισμό του δημοσίου τομέα, ενώ αναλύεται και η διαδικασία της απόφασης για υιοθέτηση του cloud computing σε δημόσιους οργανισμούς. Επίσης, παρουσιάζονται ενδεικτικές πρωτοβουλίες για την υιοθέτηση του cloud computing στο δημόσιο τομέα, οι οποίες έχουν υλοποιηθεί τόσο στην Ελλάδα όσο και σε άλλες ευρωπαϊκές χώρες, και αντλούνται χρήσιμα συμπεράσματα. Ακολούθως, εντοπίζονται τα μοντέλα για τη μελέτη της υιοθέτησης του cloud computing που χρησιμοποιούνται στη βιβλιογραφία και κατηγοριοποιούνται σε μοντέλα που βασίζονται σε επίπεδα, σε μοντέλα που βασίζονται σε βήματα-στάδια, σε μοντέλα που βασίζονται σε συστατικά και σε εννοιολογικά-θεωρητικά μοντέλα. Στη συνέχεια, μέσω συστηματικής ανασκόπησης της βιβλιογραφίας (systematic literature review - SLR), συλλέγεται, κωδικοποιείται και αναλύεται η βιβλιογραφία που αναφέρεται στην υιοθέτηση του cloud computing με χρήση εννοιολογικών-θεωρητικών μοντέλων, τόσο στην τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση και τον ευρύτερο δημόσιο τομέα όσο και στον ιδιωτικό τομέα, με σκοπό την όσο το δυνατόν πληρέστερη εξαγωγή χρήσιμων και αξιοποιήσιμων συμπερασμάτων, καθώς οι μελέτες για υιοθέτηση του cloud computing στο δημόσιο τομέα και ειδικότερα στην τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση είναι περιορισμένες. Μέσα από τη συστηματική ανασκόπηση της βιβλιογραφίας εντοπίζονται κενά και περιοχές προς επέκταση στην υπάρχουσα βιβλιογραφία, ενώ παράλληλα αναπτύσσεται το κατάλληλο και τεκμηριωμένο θεωρητικό υπόβαθρο για το σχεδιασμό του μοντέλου της εμπειρικής έρευνας της διατριβής. Το μοντέλο αποτελεί ένα συνδυασμό των διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένων και καθιερωμένων μοντέλων TOE, DOI και TAM και περιλαμβάνει πλήθος παραγόντων που επηρεάζουν την υιοθέτηση του cloud computing στην τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση, καθώς και τις αντίστοιχες ερευνητικές υποθέσεις. Βάσει του προτεινόμενου μοντέλου, πραγματοποιήθηκε πρωτογενής έρευνα σε όλους τους Δήμους της Ελλάδας (325) μέσω ηλεκτρονικού ερωτηματολογίου και το ποσοστό των απαντήσεων ανήλθε στο ιδιαιτέρως υψηλό ποσοστό του 65%. Η ανάλυση των αποτελεσμάτων της έρευνας πραγματοποιήθηκε σε δύο στάδια-επίπεδα: α) στην ανάλυση με χρήση περιγραφικής στατιστικής και β) στην ανάλυση με χρήση μοντελοποίησης διαρθρωτικών εξισώσεων (structural equation modeling – SEM) για τον έλεγχο της εγκυρότητας, της αξιοπιστίας και της εν γένει καταλληλότητας του μοντέλου, αλλά και τον έλεγχο των ερευνητικών υποθέσεων. Μέσω της ανάλυσης αυτής εξετάζονται οι παράγοντες που επηρεάζουν την υιοθέτηση του cloud computing στην τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση, ελέγχονται οι ερευνητικές υποθέσεις που τέθηκαν κατά το σχεδιασμό του μοντέλου και συγκρίνονται με αποτελέσματα άλλων ερευνών. Τέλος, με βάση τα συμπεράσματα από την ανασκόπηση και την ανάλυση της βιβλιογραφίας, αλλά και σύμφωνα με την ανάλυση των αποτελεσμάτων της εμπειρικής έρευνας, διατυπώνονται χρήσιμα συμπεράσματα και προτάσεις, τόσο για την περαιτέρω επιστημονική διερεύνηση του θέματος όσο και για την υιοθέτηση του cloud computing στην τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση και στους δήμους της Ελλάδας, αλλά και στον ευρύτερο δημόσιο τομέα.


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-67
Author(s):  
Monika Singh ◽  
Ganesh P. Sahu

Almost all service organizations are now well aware about global warming and advantages of green information systems (Green IS) in order to gain social and economic profit at the cost of no harmful effect on environment. Recurrent annotations in the literature have explored that for successful Green IS adoption certain keys factors are required to be considered and followed in various organizations. This paper reviews, analyzes, and corroborates 11 key factors empirically that are accountable for successful adoption of Green IS and performance improvement achievement of banking segments with special reference to the banks positioned at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Eleven key factors are identified via in-depth literature review and examined using UTAUT2 and T-O-E models. Analysis of Moment Structure 21.0-Structural Equation Modeling tool is used in the study for data analysis and corroboration. The study will enrich the literature review in this field; also, it will be helpful to the decision makers and practitioners in different segments for successful adoption of Green IS in organizations.


2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 951-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin B. Gabler ◽  
Raj Agnihotri ◽  
Omar S. Itani

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate guilt proneness as a prosocial salesperson trait and its impact on outcomes important to the firm, the customer as well as the salesperson. Specifically, the authors look at how this variable relates to job effort and the indirect effects on customer satisfaction. The corollary purpose is to uncover how managers influence these constructs through positive outcome feedback. Design/methodology/approach Prosocial motivation theory grounds the conceptual model which the authors test through survey implementation. The final sample consisted of 129 business-to-business (B2B) salespeople working across multiple industries in India. Latent moderated structural equation modeling was utilized to test the proposed model. Findings The results suggest that guilt proneness positively influences the likelihood that a salesperson adopts a relational orientation, which has a direct effect on individual effort and an indirect effect on customer satisfaction. Supervisors have the ability to amplify this effort through positive outcome feedback, but only when relational orientation is low. Their support had no effect on salespeople with a high relational orientation. Originality/value The study is unique in that it combines an overlooked prosocial trait with a B2B Indian dataset. We provide value for firms because our results show that guilt-prone salespeople put more effort into their job – ”something universally desirable among sales managers” – through the development of a relational orientation. The authors also give practical implications on how to support salespeople given their level of relational orientation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12541
Author(s):  
Simona Vinerean ◽  
Alin Opreana ◽  
Cosmin Tileagă ◽  
Roxana Elena Popșa

The tourism industry has been gravely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, the purpose of this study was to explore residents’ support for sustainable tourism development in an integrative model that considered well-established factors and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing various research gaps caused by the pandemic, this study aimed to examine a model based on eight hypotheses. Using the premises of a cross-sectional study, data was gathered from residents from Sibiu. Data analysis implied various steps to provide an accurate understanding of the hypotheses and the model was developed based on structural equation modeling. Considering the results of hypothesis testing, our study reconfirmed the applicability of social exchange theory in describing residents’ attitudes toward tourism development and positioned quality of life as an important predictor for this construct. Also, the outcomes highlighted a negative relationship between the host community’s perceptions of the coronavirus pandemic and their subsequent support for sustainable tourism development. Overall, the results focused on offering contributions for a better understanding of residents’ behavior and the influence of the COVID-19 outbreak on their support for sustainable tourism development. The conceptual and practical ramifications of the study were addressed in the article’s conclusion.


Author(s):  
Isabel Pinho ◽  
Cláudia Pinho ◽  
António Pedro Costa

This exploratory systematic literature review is a starting point for a deep literature review on “Knowledge Governance” (KGOV) topic. The aim is to have a quick picture about KGOV; specifically trying to identify the seminal, core and relevant documents. We also seek to know the contexts of these studies, as well as on what ontological levels and activities they refer to. The principal results are: a) the identification of the structure of the topic, by retrieving the main seminal articles and the most cited (core documents) and b) the building of a structured analysis framework. This framework will be used to perform a deep literature review that aim to develop an integrated and holist conceptual model on Knowledge Governance. Major conclusions are related to clues for future research on this topic.


Author(s):  
Hiroki Idota ◽  
Teruyuki Bunno ◽  
Masatsugu Tsuji

The innovation process in SMEs (small- and medium-sized enterprises) is complex and in comparison with large firms the causal relationships between promoting factors and innovation have yet not been sufficiently clarified. This chapter attempts to analyze the innovation process using Structural Equation Modeling, in particular focusing on the role of ICT. Seven hypotheses are demonstrated by two models. The results obtained are as follows: (i) top management participation and employee motivation in the innovation process enhance the effect of introducing ICT; (ii) the effect of ICT use raises innovation capability, in particular the ability to connect with external linkages; (iii) ICT use, innovation capability and external linkages enhance innovation activity; and (iv) the effect of ICT use and innovation capability promote innovation directly.


Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez ◽  
José A. Folgado-Fernández

The sustainability of territories (e.g., regions and countries) is currently an issue that should be considered when implementing organizational strategies. The globalization, industrialization, and population growth trends observed in recent decades have forced experts to adopt a sustainable approach capable of guaranteeing that a population’s present needs can be met without compromising future generations’ well-being. Among the essential pillars of successful sustainability strategies, social development stands out as quite important, so the present study focused on it. Social development strategies include ensuring a satisfactory level of education while simultaneously fostering an adequate quality of life and long-term sustainability. Thus, this study’s objective was to gain a clearer understanding of universities’ role as promoters of education and generators of populations that become more deeply rooted in their territory of origin. One public university, the University of Extremadura in Spain, was found to play a unique, specific role in its region, as this institution has quite unique characteristics that differentiate it from other nearby universities. This study measured the regional population’s preferences by assessing an interest group’s levels of satisfaction and by observing the influence of quality and innovation on this group’s perceptions of the public university’s operations. A questionnaire was prepared and distributed electronically to all University of Extremadura students. The final sample consisted of data from 362 questionnaires, which were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicated that the students’ perceptions of this institution’s innovation and quality are determinants of their satisfaction levels. In addition, this university is considered to be a reason to remain in the region, promoting residents’ sense of belonging and helping consolidate the region as a sustainable area.


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