Knowledge co-creation: The role of tourism consultants
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Article Title | Knowledge co-creation: The role of tourism consultants |
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ERA Journal ID | 19645 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ruhanen, Lisa (Author), Saito, Nozomi (Author) and Axelsen, Megan (Author) |
Journal Title | Annals of Tourism Research |
Journal Citation | 87, pp. 1-11 |
Article Number | 103148 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0160-7383 |
1873-7722 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103148 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160738321000104 |
Abstract | Within the field of development aid, there is evidence of a shift in the knowledge exchange process where consultants are transitioning from unidirectional knowledge transfer approaches to more interactive methods based on co-creation. However, there is limited discussion in the tourism literature about the nature of this shift and how it is impacting on tourism for development in practice. This paper reports on a qualitative study with 17 tourism consultants that sought to understand their roles and approaches towards the creation, development and exchange of knowledge with communities in developing countries. It was found that most consultants still adopt the role of expert disseminator of knowledge; evidence of co-creation approaches in consultancy practices was far less common. |
Keywords | Tourism consultant; Knowledge co-creation; Tourism for development; Developing countries |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350803. Tourism management |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Keio University, Japan | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6qw0/knowledge-co-creation-the-role-of-tourism-consultants
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