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Managing Knowledge at Tourism Destinations: Conceptual Foundations and Research Issues

Managing Knowledge at Tourism Destinations: Conceptual Foundations and Research Issues
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Author(s): Amit Kumar (Kurukshetra University, India)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 16
Source title: International Tourism and Hospitality in the Digital Age
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Suresh Kumar (University Shimla, India), Mohinder Chand Dhiman (Kurukshetra University, India)and Ashish Dahiya (Central University of Haryana, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8268-9.ch005

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Abstract

Today, knowledge has become a pivotal tool of implementing strategies and approaches to achieve desired results. During the recent past, researches on knowledge management have grown rapidly in the management literature and tourism is no exception in this context. Moreover, the recent developments in tourism and hospitality marketplace have recognised knowledge as a key competitive tool and a determinant for socio-economic growth at destinations. Thus, it is obvious that if a tourism destination/nation/organisation is to remain competitive in the volatile tourism business environment, the application of knowledge management approach has become fundamental to transform tourism knowledge into capabilities for the survival, sustain and growth of tourism sector. The aim of this chapter is to conceptualize the application of knowledge concept and suggest further research issues in this area to develop a knowledge networks. Overall this chapter demonstrates the considerable utility of managing knowledge for tourism in delivering destination competitiveness.

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