TY - JOUR
T1 - Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness
T2 - exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
AU - Dias, Álvaro
AU - Silva, Graça Miranda
AU - Patuleia, Mafalda
AU - González-Rodríguez, Maria Rosario
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Tourism Lifestyle Entrepreneurs (TLEs) play an essential role in the innovation and competitiveness of tourist destinations. However, little attention has been paid to how these entrepreneurs manage local knowledge and turn it into innovation. This research examines how place attachment, community-centered strategy, and knowledge assimilation influence lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness. A mixed methodology was applied with an online survey of 511 TLEs being conducted first, followed by a qualitative research where 24 additional TLEs were in depth-interviewed. Empirical evidence shows that, while place attachment and community-centered strategy have a positive linear relationship with lifestyle entrepreneur innovativeness, knowledge assimilation has a U-shaped relationship. Based on this U-shaped relationship, three types of TLEs were identified according to their capacity to transform assimilated knowledge into innovation, namely, opportunity seekers, professionals and laggards. The theoretical and practical implications are essential for the management of a tourism destination.
AB - Tourism Lifestyle Entrepreneurs (TLEs) play an essential role in the innovation and competitiveness of tourist destinations. However, little attention has been paid to how these entrepreneurs manage local knowledge and turn it into innovation. This research examines how place attachment, community-centered strategy, and knowledge assimilation influence lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness. A mixed methodology was applied with an online survey of 511 TLEs being conducted first, followed by a qualitative research where 24 additional TLEs were in depth-interviewed. Empirical evidence shows that, while place attachment and community-centered strategy have a positive linear relationship with lifestyle entrepreneur innovativeness, knowledge assimilation has a U-shaped relationship. Based on this U-shaped relationship, three types of TLEs were identified according to their capacity to transform assimilated knowledge into innovation, namely, opportunity seekers, professionals and laggards. The theoretical and practical implications are essential for the management of a tourism destination.
KW - Tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship
KW - entrepreneurial innovativeness
KW - innovation
KW - knowledge management
KW - quadratic analysis
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U2 - 10.1080/13683500.2020.1865288
DO - 10.1080/13683500.2020.1865288
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098557871
SN - 1368-3500
VL - 24
SP - 3222
EP - 3238
JO - Current Issues in Tourism
JF - Current Issues in Tourism
IS - 22
ER -