Overview

This ground-breaking volume on the relationships between tourism and innovation provides an overview of relevant innovation theories and related literatures on entrepreneurship, productivity, regional development and competitiveness, and their significance to contemporary tourism practices. Innovation is a key concept in business and entrepreneurial studies and the broader social sciences. Yet, despite its policy and academic importance, historically little attention has been given to the role of innovation in tourism and the corresponding contribution of tourism-related human mobility to regional, firm, and product innovation. This book emphasises that innovation in tourism is much more than a series of technological innovations, as important as they are, and instead needs to be understood in an economic, social, and political context, with particular stress being placed on the extent to which innovations are shaped by the framework of governance and regulation, as well as by institutional factors and activities of individual actors and entrepreneurs. It is structured so as to introduce the reader to the overall significance of innovation at various levels and the role that innovation plays in firm and place competition. Supported with case studies throughout, this book is essential reading for all tourism students.

Full Product Details

Author:   C. Michael Hall (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) ,  Allan M. Williams (London Metropolitan University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.684kg
ISBN:  

9781138060821

ISBN 10:   1138060828
Pages:   480
Publication Date:   09 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of figures. List of tables. List of boxes. Preface. List of abbreviations. 1. Introduction: understanding innovation as the key to understanding changes in tourism. 2. Competition, innovation, and productivity. 3. Knowledge, creativity, and innovation. 4. Technology and tourism innovation. 5. The state and tourism innovation: institutions, policy, regulation, and governance. 6. The regional innovation system: territorial learning, regions, cities, and smart specialisation. 7. Firm organisation and innovation. 8. Entrepreneurship, the market, and innovation. 9. Entrepreneurship and innovation pathways. 10. Public good entrepreneurship: community, place, social entrepreneurship, and innovation. 11. Conclusions: an innovative future for tourism. References. Index.

Reviews

'This book makes a significant shift in our understanding of innovation within the tourism industry. It does so by taking a wide ranging perspective which includes aspects of knowledge transfer, learning regions and cities along with policy and governance. I have no doubt that this will become a standard text for those wishing to understand the importance of innovations in tourism, in an economic and social context.' Professor Gareth Shaw, University of Exeter, UK `This pioneering book truly fills a significant research gap. All academics, policy analysts, industry representatives or anyone else with strong interests in how tourism is affected by innovative practices but also how tourism itself shapes innovation strategies at various spatial levels will find it of interest. It can be counted as one of a handful of texts that have appeared in the last decade that demonstrate a significant intellectual leap in tourism studies.' Professor Dimitri Ioannides, Director of the European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR), Mid-Sweden University, Sweden

Author Information

C. Michael Hall is Professor in the Department of Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand; Docent in Geography, University of Oulu, Finland; Visiting Professor, Linnaeus University, Kalmar; and Guest Professor, Lund University, Sweden. He has published widely on tourism, regional development, global environmental change, sustainability, food, and World Heritage. Allan M. Williams obtained his PhD from the London School of Economics, and held posts at the Universities of Durham, Exeter, and London Metropolitan before taking up his current position as Professor of Tourism and Mobility Studies at the University of Surrey. His central research interest is the relationship between mobility and economic development, especially relating to innovation, productivity, knowledge, and risk.

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