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Winter sport destinations received increased attention from worldwide media due to their Covid-19 superspreader status. Using a critical media discourse analysis (N = 1036) for the case of Ischgl, Austria this paper 1) identifies crisis-specific media discourse patterns, 2) analyzes the embedding of discourses in prevailing public debates and 3) discusses the responsibility of media coverage. Our findings reveal scapegoating patterns reinforced by destination image but later replaced by fundamental discussions about the sustainability of Alpine winter sports. As the crisis lasted longer, Ischgl became a meta-symbol for failures in dealing with Covid-19, with media coverage increasingly detached from the local situation, initiating a geopolitical blame game and highlighting media's responsibility for post-crisis tourism.
Marius Mayer; Bernhard Fabian Bichler; Birgit Pikkemaat; Mike Peters. Media discourses about a superspreader destination: How mismanagement of Covid-19 triggers debates about sustainability and geopolitics. Annals of Tourism Research 2021, 91, 103278 .
AMA StyleMarius Mayer, Bernhard Fabian Bichler, Birgit Pikkemaat, Mike Peters. Media discourses about a superspreader destination: How mismanagement of Covid-19 triggers debates about sustainability and geopolitics. Annals of Tourism Research. 2021; 91 ():103278.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarius Mayer; Bernhard Fabian Bichler; Birgit Pikkemaat; Mike Peters. 2021. "Media discourses about a superspreader destination: How mismanagement of Covid-19 triggers debates about sustainability and geopolitics." Annals of Tourism Research 91, no. : 103278.
Tourism is facing an unprecedented crisis whose sheer scope is dictating global transformation of the industry. The aim of this paper is to explore how different countries and destinations responded to the initial blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what is expected in the recovery and restart phases. A crisis management model was developed using data from 31 interviews with tourism organizations. The findings help identify the actions required to build resilience, emphasizing the responsibilities and interventions that can achieve tourism restoration. We point out implications for theory and practice in terms of incorporating policymakers’ perceptions, while also informing tourism organizations about policy development and the reformulation of strategies. This might support countries and destinations choosing the right path in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the negative and taking advantage of the positive repercussions.
Kir Kuščer; Sarah Eichelberger; Mike Peters. Tourism organizations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: an investigation of the lockdown period. Current Issues in Tourism 2021, 1 -14.
AMA StyleKir Kuščer, Sarah Eichelberger, Mike Peters. Tourism organizations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: an investigation of the lockdown period. Current Issues in Tourism. 2021; ():1-14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKir Kuščer; Sarah Eichelberger; Mike Peters. 2021. "Tourism organizations’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: an investigation of the lockdown period." Current Issues in Tourism , no. : 1-14.
Responsible tourism implies that all actors involved in tourism take responsibility for their actions. The concept of responsible tourism has been extensively addressed in tourism research and practice. However, studies analyzing the tourists’ contribution to responsible tourism have been neglected. Considering that tourists have the potential to contribute to economic, environmental socio-cultural, and institutional sustainability, this study focuses on the role tourists can play in responsible tourism. It also examines how responsible behavior among tourists has been triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, drawing on a planned behavior perspective by concentrating on the tourist contribution to sustainable tourism, responsible tourism behavior is investigated by means of 19 semi-structured interviews. The study found that tourists are not only sensitive to sustainability but that they also behave responsibly both on site and in their travel choices. At the same time, tourists pass the buck to suppliers and providers by requesting rules, information and opportunities for responsible tourism to be created. In this regard, implications for theory and practice can be derived by informing suppliers and providers about their requested responsibilities, as well as by adding a crisis perspective to the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB).
Sarah Eichelberger; Manuela Heigl; Mike Peters; Birgit Pikkemaat. Exploring the Role of Tourists: Responsible Behavior Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5774 .
AMA StyleSarah Eichelberger, Manuela Heigl, Mike Peters, Birgit Pikkemaat. Exploring the Role of Tourists: Responsible Behavior Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):5774.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSarah Eichelberger; Manuela Heigl; Mike Peters; Birgit Pikkemaat. 2021. "Exploring the Role of Tourists: Responsible Behavior Triggered by the COVID-19 Pandemic." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 5774.
This study offers a cross-cultural perspective to better understand how time orientation shapes owner–managers’ perceptions of innovation capability in small and medium sized enterprises (SME) in tourism. We synthesise the extant literature and determine SME owner–managers’ internal and external innovation capability. Distinguishing between short- and long-term cultures and comparing data from Australian and German, Austrian and Swiss (DACH country cluster) SMEs, results confirm that perceptions of innovation capability vary across cultures. Results for SMEs in short term–oriented cultures show stronger appreciation for consumer orientation, creating prospective profit and staff incentives; by contrast, SMEs in long term–oriented cultures place higher value on accessible knowledge, commitment to learning, and adaptation. To effectively manage innovation capability in SMEs, we suggest a balanced approach of considering both short- and long-term factors. Acknowledging the scarcity of SMEs' resources, we propose that owner-managers first focus on strengthening their internal organisational drivers of innovation to enhance their innovation capability. We also discuss implications for tourism policy, offer recommendations for the field of innovation research and note the study's limitations.
Birgit Muskat; Tanja Hörtnagl; Mike Peters; Anita Zehrer. Innovation capability and culture: How time-orientation shapes owner-managers’ perceptions. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 2021, 47, 217 -227.
AMA StyleBirgit Muskat, Tanja Hörtnagl, Mike Peters, Anita Zehrer. Innovation capability and culture: How time-orientation shapes owner-managers’ perceptions. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 2021; 47 ():217-227.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirgit Muskat; Tanja Hörtnagl; Mike Peters; Anita Zehrer. 2021. "Innovation capability and culture: How time-orientation shapes owner-managers’ perceptions." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 47, no. : 217-227.
Regional business development is driven by family firms, which are generally deeply embedded in their region, particularly in rural areas. This study explores how family entrepreneurs’ embeddedness drives an entrepreneurial ecosystem as a regional context for innovation. For this purpose, the study brings together entrepreneurship research on embeddedness and on ecosystems, and develops the entrepreneurial ecosystem embeddedness framework to better understand the connection of entrepreneurs to their local environment along three dimensions. Analyzing qualitative interviews from the hospitality context with a pattern matching approach, we highlight the role of family entrepreneurs’ (1) horizontal embeddedness in the economic and socio-political environment, their (2) vertical embeddedness in industry regimes, in particular the family, and their (3) spatial embeddedness in the region for value creation. Thereby we contribute to a differentiated understanding of how embeddedness as a social fabric relates to entrepreneurial ecosystems. The propositions of this study recommend raising awareness for managing entrepreneurs’ embeddedness along these three dimensions since unilateral engagement and a lack of coordinated embeddedness can restrict value creation.
Bernhard Fabian Bichler; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Mike Peters; Tanja Petry; Thomas Clauss. Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: how family firm embeddedness triggers ecosystem development. Review of Managerial Science 2021, 1 -30.
AMA StyleBernhard Fabian Bichler, Andreas Kallmuenzer, Mike Peters, Tanja Petry, Thomas Clauss. Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: how family firm embeddedness triggers ecosystem development. Review of Managerial Science. 2021; ():1-30.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBernhard Fabian Bichler; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Mike Peters; Tanja Petry; Thomas Clauss. 2021. "Regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: how family firm embeddedness triggers ecosystem development." Review of Managerial Science , no. : 1-30.
Studies from the field of smart city development show that smart cities attract more people from the nearby countryside along with an increasing number of tourists. While many smart tourism concepts focus solely on the development of technology, people, and institutional logic, the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EES) approach helps to strengthen smart destinations on their way to fostering the development of urban sustainability. As part of an evaluation of the EES, qualitative interviews (n = 14) with key informants demonstrate the importance of entrepreneurship for the development of smart destinations. To identify the relevant factors for this kind of smart city positioning, the following study aims to explore, test, and analyze smart city aspects among experts in terms of EES, residents, and tourists visiting Innsbruck. The present study uses both face-to-face interviews and surveys to explore initiatives and targets within the city's EES development as perceived by core stakeholders. It applies a questionnaire measuring local residents' and tourists' perceptions of important smart city attributes (n = 336). The data shows that residents believe Innsbruck has the potential to become a smart city. Furthermore, the data confirms that the EES approach benefits from the tourism industry in the region, with tourism found to improve the respective EES elements, consequently leading to enhanced entrepreneurial activity.
Sarah Eichelberger; Mike Peters; Birgit Pikkemaat; Chung-Shing Chan. Entrepreneurial ecosystems in smart cities for tourism development: From stakeholder perceptions to regional tourism policy implications. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 2020, 45, 319 -329.
AMA StyleSarah Eichelberger, Mike Peters, Birgit Pikkemaat, Chung-Shing Chan. Entrepreneurial ecosystems in smart cities for tourism development: From stakeholder perceptions to regional tourism policy implications. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 2020; 45 ():319-329.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSarah Eichelberger; Mike Peters; Birgit Pikkemaat; Chung-Shing Chan. 2020. "Entrepreneurial ecosystems in smart cities for tourism development: From stakeholder perceptions to regional tourism policy implications." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 45, no. : 319-329.
Aims Preliminary evidence from animal and human studies shows that gut microbiota composition and levels of microbiota-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), are associated with blood pressure (BP). We hypothesized that faecal microbiota composition and derived metabolites may be differently associated with BP across ethnic groups. Methods and results We included 4672 subjects (mean age 49.8 ± 11.7 years, 52% women) from six different ethnic groups participating in the HEalthy Life In an Urban Setting (HELIUS) study. The gut microbiota was profiled using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Associations between microbiota composition and office BP were assessed using machine learning prediction models. In the subgroups with the largest associations, faecal SCFA levels were compared in 200 subjects with lower or higher systolic BP. Faecal microbiota composition explained 4.4% of the total systolic BP variance. Best predictors for systolic BP included Roseburia spp., Clostridium spp., Romboutsia spp., and Ruminococcaceae spp. Explained variance of the microbiota composition was highest in Dutch subjects (4.8%), but very low in South-Asian Surinamese, African Surinamese, Ghanaian, Moroccan and Turkish descent groups (explained variance <0.8%). Faecal SCFA levels, including acetate (P < 0.05) and propionate (P < 0.01), were lower in young Dutch participants with low systolic BP. Conclusions Faecal microbiota composition is associated with BP, but with strongly divergent associations between ethnic groups. Intriguingly, while Dutch participants with lower BP had higher abundances of several SCFA-producing microbes, they had lower faecal SCFA levels. Intervention studies with SCFAs could provide more insight in the effects of these metabolites on BP.
Barbara J H Verhaar; Didier Collard; Andrei Prodan; Johannes H M Levels; Aeilko H Zwinderman; Fredrik Bäckhed; Liffert Vogt; Mike J L Peters; Majon Muller; Max Nieuwdorp; Bert-Jan H Van Den Born. Associations between gut microbiota, faecal short-chain fatty acids, and blood pressure across ethnic groups: the HELIUS study. European Heart Journal 2020, 41, 4259 -4267.
AMA StyleBarbara J H Verhaar, Didier Collard, Andrei Prodan, Johannes H M Levels, Aeilko H Zwinderman, Fredrik Bäckhed, Liffert Vogt, Mike J L Peters, Majon Muller, Max Nieuwdorp, Bert-Jan H Van Den Born. Associations between gut microbiota, faecal short-chain fatty acids, and blood pressure across ethnic groups: the HELIUS study. European Heart Journal. 2020; 41 (44):4259-4267.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBarbara J H Verhaar; Didier Collard; Andrei Prodan; Johannes H M Levels; Aeilko H Zwinderman; Fredrik Bäckhed; Liffert Vogt; Mike J L Peters; Majon Muller; Max Nieuwdorp; Bert-Jan H Van Den Born. 2020. "Associations between gut microbiota, faecal short-chain fatty acids, and blood pressure across ethnic groups: the HELIUS study." European Heart Journal 41, no. 44: 4259-4267.
Increasing concerns about disability, accessibility and universal environments for travel and destinations have reached the academic and industrial attentions worldwide, especially for the understanding of the role of technology in tourism. This study presents a qualitative study to the objectives of: (1) understanding different types of barriers encountered by the visually impaired (VI) in visiting urban attractions; (2) exploring technological contributions in removing barriers for the VI smartphone and computer users in touring urban attractions; and (3) examining the implications for technological innovations that improve the accessibility of tourism in Hong Kong for the VI. The targets of the study were young local VI visitors of Hong Kong attractions who were also smartphone and computer users. Results revealed that the interviewees' main concerns regarding barriers were knowledge constraints. This study confirms the contribution of technology toward increased accessibility by highlighting that mobile applications have the capability to remove knowledge constraints for the VI. The study also shows that maps and images are the two areas for future technology innovation.
Kit Ling Lam; Chung-Shing Chan; Mike Peters. Understanding technological contributions to accessible tourism from the perspective of destination design for visually impaired visitors in Hong Kong. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management 2020, 17, 100434 .
AMA StyleKit Ling Lam, Chung-Shing Chan, Mike Peters. Understanding technological contributions to accessible tourism from the perspective of destination design for visually impaired visitors in Hong Kong. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management. 2020; 17 ():100434.
Chicago/Turabian StyleKit Ling Lam; Chung-Shing Chan; Mike Peters. 2020. "Understanding technological contributions to accessible tourism from the perspective of destination design for visually impaired visitors in Hong Kong." Journal of Destination Marketing & Management 17, no. : 100434.
Entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE) offer a novel approach to rethinking entrepreneurship in tourism destinations. Previous literature highlights the importance of quality of life and socio-emotional wealth as essential factors for entrepreneurial activity. In this context, hospitality entrepreneurs’ quality of life (HE-QoL) is an important factor that influences both business and private decisions. However, in EE literature social factors have been frequently overlooked as drivers of entrepreneurship. Therefore, this paper seeks to empirically deepen the knowledge of HE-QoL as a relevant factor for entrepreneurial activity in EE. Using a case study approach and drawing on the case of the tourism destination Serfaus (Tyrol, Austria), our findings emphasize the role of HE-QoL for shaping entrepreneurship and imply that HE-QoL is of major importance for EE. By drawing on socio-emotional wealth (SEW) and embeddedness literature, the theoretical contribution of this paper highlights the applicability of micro-level theories to understand the role of HE-QoL for EE.
Bernhard Fabian Bichler; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Mike Peters. Entrepreneurial ecosystems in hospitality: The relevance of entrepreneurs’ quality of life. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 2020, 44, 152 -161.
AMA StyleBernhard Fabian Bichler, Andreas Kallmuenzer, Mike Peters. Entrepreneurial ecosystems in hospitality: The relevance of entrepreneurs’ quality of life. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 2020; 44 ():152-161.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBernhard Fabian Bichler; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Mike Peters. 2020. "Entrepreneurial ecosystems in hospitality: The relevance of entrepreneurs’ quality of life." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 44, no. : 152-161.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) lag behind larger firms when it comes to digitalization. This has negative impacts on firm performance. Despite the economic importance of SMEs, little is known about the antecedents, consequences, and challenges of SME digitalization. We have set three objectives to address this knowledge gap. Drawing on the resource-based view, we first investigate the impact of three main SME resources on digitalization: information technology, employee skills, and digital strategy. Second, we assess the impact digitalization has on financial performance. We then investigate whether digitalization mediates the effect of resources on performance. The results of a survey of 193 SMEs demonstrate how digitalization can impact SME performance, with the three resources positively relating to digitalization. And in turn, digitalization significantly relates to performance, mediating the effect of information technology on performance. It however does not mediate the effect of digital strategy or employee skills on performance.
Robert Eller; Philip Alford; Andreas Kallmünzer; Mike Peters. Antecedents, consequences, and challenges of small and medium-sized enterprise digitalization. Journal of Business Research 2020, 112, 119 -127.
AMA StyleRobert Eller, Philip Alford, Andreas Kallmünzer, Mike Peters. Antecedents, consequences, and challenges of small and medium-sized enterprise digitalization. Journal of Business Research. 2020; 112 ():119-127.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRobert Eller; Philip Alford; Andreas Kallmünzer; Mike Peters. 2020. "Antecedents, consequences, and challenges of small and medium-sized enterprise digitalization." Journal of Business Research 112, no. : 119-127.
This paper provides an updated review of tourism innovation literature. For this purpose, it builds on a systematic literature analysis that provides a structured and systematic way to analyze previous contributions. Since the last literature reviews on tourism innovation, a plethora of studies highlighting the need for an updated review of current literature has emerged. The findings show that research successfully addressed a variety of research gaps. Essential themes in tourism innovation research were innovation processes, context configurations, knowledge and technology and eco-innovations. However, other research gaps emerged and provide promising directions for future research. First, small and owner-managed enterprises, which show special family dynamics characterize the tourism industry. Thus, more research needs to explore innovation behavior in family firms and particularly the context of micro enterprises. Second, sustainability has become more important and research needs to analyze the role of emerging eco-innovations and consumer-driven innovations in tourism and hospitality. Third, previous research mostly neglected the effects of policy and governance on innovations in tourism. More research is necessary to determine the effects of governance and collaborative governance arrangements on innovation. In conclusion, this systematic literature review provides an up-to-date review of tourism innovation research and an agenda for future research that addresses the nexus of small and micro enterprises and innovations, eco-innovations and the interplay between governance and innovations.
Birgit Pikkemaat; Mike Peters; Bernhard Fabian Bichler. Innovation research in tourism: Research streams and actions for the future. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 2019, 41, 184 -196.
AMA StyleBirgit Pikkemaat, Mike Peters, Bernhard Fabian Bichler. Innovation research in tourism: Research streams and actions for the future. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 2019; 41 ():184-196.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirgit Pikkemaat; Mike Peters; Bernhard Fabian Bichler. 2019. "Innovation research in tourism: Research streams and actions for the future." Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management 41, no. : 184-196.
Tourism firms’ financial performance is determined by a complex interplay of factors, both internal and external to the firm. Predominant internal factors are their entrepreneurial behavior and financial resources. External factors refer to the network of actors contributing to the tourism product as well as market and competitive uncertainties. Employing fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) on quantitative data from a survey of 113 owner-managers of small and medium-sized tourism firms from Austria, this study investigates configurations of factors that lead to high firm performance. Results reveal six different configurations, which can be grouped into high or low environmental uncertainty settings and highlight the relevance of multidimensional Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO), financial endowment, and personal and professional networks. Using a sequential mixed-methods approach, 13 qualitative follow-up interviews with owner-managers from the sample help to gain deeper insights into the identified configurations and to formulate successful paths to higher tourism firm performance.
Andreas Kallmuenzer; Sascha Kraus; Mike Peters; Julia Steiner; Cheng-Feng Cheng. Entrepreneurship in tourism firms: A mixed-methods analysis of performance driver configurations. Tourism Management 2019, 74, 319 -330.
AMA StyleAndreas Kallmuenzer, Sascha Kraus, Mike Peters, Julia Steiner, Cheng-Feng Cheng. Entrepreneurship in tourism firms: A mixed-methods analysis of performance driver configurations. Tourism Management. 2019; 74 ():319-330.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndreas Kallmuenzer; Sascha Kraus; Mike Peters; Julia Steiner; Cheng-Feng Cheng. 2019. "Entrepreneurship in tourism firms: A mixed-methods analysis of performance driver configurations." Tourism Management 74, no. : 319-330.
The marketing-related behavior of family firms has recently gained scientific attention, as family firms increasingly use visual and textual cues such as the name, pictures of the owning family, or the owning family’s values to communicate their family firm image via multiple marketing channels. Despite the relevance of online marketing in a digitalized and increasingly transparent world, a deeper investigation of how the promotion of a family firm image online influences consumers’ social media engagement is absent in the current literature. This study employs a Social Identity Theory perspective and uses an online experiment to assess if family firm image promotion leads to increased social media engagement by customers. The results show that family firm image promotion specifically increases perceived brand authenticity. This in turn is associated with a higher level of customer-company-identification, which eventually translates into increased intention to engage in social media. The direct effect of family firm image promotion on perceived brand authenticity underpins the notion that family firms can leverage a strategic competitive advantage if they communicate their familial nature to external audiences through online channels.
Johanna Zanon; Ursula Scholl-Grissemann; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Nikolas Kleinhansl; Mike Peters. How promoting a family firm image affects customer perception in the age of social media. Journal of Family Business Strategy 2019, 10, 28 -37.
AMA StyleJohanna Zanon, Ursula Scholl-Grissemann, Andreas Kallmuenzer, Nikolas Kleinhansl, Mike Peters. How promoting a family firm image affects customer perception in the age of social media. Journal of Family Business Strategy. 2019; 10 (1):28-37.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohanna Zanon; Ursula Scholl-Grissemann; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Nikolas Kleinhansl; Mike Peters. 2019. "How promoting a family firm image affects customer perception in the age of social media." Journal of Family Business Strategy 10, no. 1: 28-37.
Local residents are always the recipients of economic, environmental and socio-cultural impacts from tourism development. Residents’ perceived impacts, attitudes towards tourism and the resultant supportive or opposing actions collectively affect the success of tourism, but are not thoroughly understood especially in small regions with rapid growth. The study investigated how the tourism impacts receive local perception, determine local attitudes and in turn lead to active or passive supportive action. The predisposition of linkage between attitude and behaviour is explored with the underlying aspects of impacts. Through the establishment of hypotheses of the relationship and an empirical survey-based study in Urlaubsregion Murtal (URM) in Austria, findings from local populations suggest that local attitude is significantly influenced by tourism impacts. In particular, socio-cultural impacts influenced attitude to a greater extent than the economic and environmental dimensions. The overall prevalent residents’ attitude in the URM is highly positive as the respondents indicated a sense of openness towards tourism development and the vast majority agreed that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. A significant positive relationship between attitude and support is detected. However, the residents also intended to act more passively than actively to supporting tourism development, but the connection from attitude to specific active or passive actions is not apparent.
Mike Peters; Chung-Shing Chan; Anita Legerer. Local Perception of Impact-Attitudes-Actions towards Tourism Development in the Urlaubsregion Murtal in Austria. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2360 .
AMA StyleMike Peters, Chung-Shing Chan, Anita Legerer. Local Perception of Impact-Attitudes-Actions towards Tourism Development in the Urlaubsregion Murtal in Austria. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (7):2360.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMike Peters; Chung-Shing Chan; Anita Legerer. 2018. "Local Perception of Impact-Attitudes-Actions towards Tourism Development in the Urlaubsregion Murtal in Austria." Sustainability 10, no. 7: 2360.
This article draws upon a new framework, proposing that family firm financial performance does not depend on single distinctive antecedents, but rather on the combination (configurations) of multiple entrepreneurial, governance- and family-related factors (innovativeness, proactiveness, risk-taking, transfer intentions and family involvement). Drawing on a sample of 149 family firms, this study employs a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to investigate these configurations as antecedents of firm performance. Its findings show four common configurations which strongly relate to above-average performance. In seven qualitative follow-up interviews, the study discusses these four configurations and three additional contrarian cases that also lead to positive performance.
Sascha Kraus; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Daniel Stieger; Mike Peters; Andrea Calabrò. Entrepreneurial paths to family firm performance. Journal of Business Research 2018, 88, 382 -387.
AMA StyleSascha Kraus, Andreas Kallmuenzer, Daniel Stieger, Mike Peters, Andrea Calabrò. Entrepreneurial paths to family firm performance. Journal of Business Research. 2018; 88 ():382-387.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSascha Kraus; Andreas Kallmuenzer; Daniel Stieger; Mike Peters; Andrea Calabrò. 2018. "Entrepreneurial paths to family firm performance." Journal of Business Research 88, no. : 382-387.
Even though coopetition in the context of tourism is not new, research lacks concrete examples within the leisure business and about its effects on local communities. Hence, this study investigates a super-regional alliance of tourism and leisure suppliers as well as its effects on the community in the region of Tyrol, Austria. In the framework of 60 guided interviews, all organizations engaged in the Leisure Card Tirol (LCT) were contacted and questioned. The analysis of the qualitative data shows the motives for joining the alliance are either economic or non-economic in nature, and thus the alliance is evaluated differently by the various suppliers. Several corporations including swimming pools, ice skating rinks, museums, a football stadium (limited access), and mountain railway companies attract more locals to consume leisure (a partly merit good) due to their membership in the LCT alliance. However, the suppliers’ heterogeneity in respect of their management (governmental, private, and mixed forms) is suggested to be the reason behind the LCT’s financial survival. In summary, intentional coopetition in the context of a super-regional year-around pass may be a sustainable model of increasing a local community’s welfare by providing affordable leisure activities, although some minor and major issues on the part of the suppliers might occur.
Martin Schnitzer; Maximilian Seidl; Philipp Schlemmer; Mike Peters. Analyzing the Coopetition between Tourism and Leisure Suppliers—A Case Study of the Leisure Card Tirol. Sustainability 2018, 10, 1447 .
AMA StyleMartin Schnitzer, Maximilian Seidl, Philipp Schlemmer, Mike Peters. Analyzing the Coopetition between Tourism and Leisure Suppliers—A Case Study of the Leisure Card Tirol. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (5):1447.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMartin Schnitzer; Maximilian Seidl; Philipp Schlemmer; Mike Peters. 2018. "Analyzing the Coopetition between Tourism and Leisure Suppliers—A Case Study of the Leisure Card Tirol." Sustainability 10, no. 5: 1447.
Andreas Kallmuenzer; Mike Peters. Innovativeness and control mechanisms in tourism and hospitality family firms: A comparative study. International Journal of Hospitality Management 2018, 70, 66 -74.
AMA StyleAndreas Kallmuenzer, Mike Peters. Innovativeness and control mechanisms in tourism and hospitality family firms: A comparative study. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 2018; 70 ():66-74.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndreas Kallmuenzer; Mike Peters. 2018. "Innovativeness and control mechanisms in tourism and hospitality family firms: A comparative study." International Journal of Hospitality Management 70, no. : 66-74.
Strategic decision-making (SDM) processes in family firms represent a complex task involving family managers, family members and, in most cases, non-family managers. Drawing on the concept of socio-emotional wealth (SEW), this study aims to explore the characteristics of SDM processes in family firms, which groups of stakeholders they involve, and how the family itself influences the process. We present a multiple case study based on qualitative data collected through 30 interviews, representing 15 family firms in the service industry. Upon discussing the findings, we are able to identify family membership, adherence of decision-makers to SEW goals, as well as the expertise and work experience of employees as crucial factors in joining and forming SDM in family firms. Moreover, strategic decisions in family firms depend on long-term firm goals and are affected by the need to cooperate/compete with other firms to overcome barriers of size and hostile environmental dynamics.
Andreas Kallmuenzer; Wolfgang Hora; Mike Peters. Strategic decision-making in family firms: an explorative study. European J. of International Management 2018, 12, 655 .
AMA StyleAndreas Kallmuenzer, Wolfgang Hora, Mike Peters. Strategic decision-making in family firms: an explorative study. European J. of International Management. 2018; 12 (5/6):655.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndreas Kallmuenzer; Wolfgang Hora; Mike Peters. 2018. "Strategic decision-making in family firms: an explorative study." European J. of International Management 12, no. 5/6: 655.
Birgit Pikkemaat; Mike Peters; Chung-Shing Chan. Needs, drivers and barriers of innovation: The case of an alpine community-model destination. Tourism Management Perspectives 2018, 25, 53 -63.
AMA StyleBirgit Pikkemaat, Mike Peters, Chung-Shing Chan. Needs, drivers and barriers of innovation: The case of an alpine community-model destination. Tourism Management Perspectives. 2018; 25 ():53-63.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBirgit Pikkemaat; Mike Peters; Chung-Shing Chan. 2018. "Needs, drivers and barriers of innovation: The case of an alpine community-model destination." Tourism Management Perspectives 25, no. : 53-63.
Mike Peters; Wolfgang Hora; Andreas Kallmuenzer. Strategic decision-making in family firms: an explorative study. European J. of International Management 2018, 12, 655 .
AMA StyleMike Peters, Wolfgang Hora, Andreas Kallmuenzer. Strategic decision-making in family firms: an explorative study. European J. of International Management. 2018; 12 (5/6):655.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMike Peters; Wolfgang Hora; Andreas Kallmuenzer. 2018. "Strategic decision-making in family firms: an explorative study." European J. of International Management 12, no. 5/6: 655.