Regional Competitiveness of Tourism Cluster: A Conceptual Model Proposal

Ferreira, João and Estevão, Cristina (2009): Regional Competitiveness of Tourism Cluster: A Conceptual Model Proposal.

Abstract

Tourism is characterized for being a sector that has been highlighted as one of the activities with greatest potential for expansion on a global scale. For its growth potential and for being a product that can only be consumed in loco, tourism accepts the prominence role of being a strategy for local development. In this context the search for competitiveness is one of the key concerns of companies around the world. As clusters being a competent tool in companies’ performance, in regional development and in countries’ competitiveness, it is important to analyze its potential in tourism. This research aims to propose a conceptual model to analyze how a tourism cluster encourages its regional competitiveness.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cluster, Tourism, Regional Development, and Competitiveness
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O2 - Development Planning and Policy > O25 - Industrial Policy; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R0 - General; L - Industrial Organization > L2 - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior > L20 - General; L - Industrial Organization > L8 - Industry Studies: Services > L83 - Sports ; Gambling ; Restaurants ; Recreation ; Tourism; D - Microeconomics > D0 - General > D00 - General; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M2 - Business Economics > M20 - General; L - Industrial Organization > L0 - General > L00 - General

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