Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships

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-c...

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Autores: Dias, Álvaro, Silva, Graça Miranda, Patuleia, Mafalda, González Rodríguez, María Rosario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/161332
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/161332
https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1865288
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship
Knowledge management
Quadratic analysis
Entrepreneurial innovativeness
Innovation
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spelling Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationshipsDias, ÁlvaroSilva, Graça MirandaPatuleia, MafaldaGonzález Rodríguez, María RosarioTourism lifestyle entrepreneurshipKnowledge managementQuadratic analysisEntrepreneurial innovativenessInnovationTourism 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.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia UIDB/04521/2020Taylor and FrancisEconomía Aplicada IFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Portugal2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/161332https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1865288reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésCurrent Issues in Tourism, 24 (22), 3222-3238.UIDB/04521/2020https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1865288info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1613322026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
title Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
spellingShingle Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
Dias, Álvaro
Tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship
Knowledge management
Quadratic analysis
Entrepreneurial innovativeness
Innovation
title_short Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
title_full Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
title_fullStr Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
title_full_unstemmed Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
title_sort Transforming local knowledge into lifestyle entrepreneur’s innovativeness: exploring the linear and quadratic relationships
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dias, Álvaro
Silva, Graça Miranda
Patuleia, Mafalda
González Rodríguez, María Rosario
author Dias, Álvaro
author_facet Dias, Álvaro
Silva, Graça Miranda
Patuleia, Mafalda
González Rodríguez, María Rosario
author_role author
author2 Silva, Graça Miranda
Patuleia, Mafalda
González Rodríguez, María Rosario
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Economía Aplicada I
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. Portugal
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship
Knowledge management
Quadratic analysis
Entrepreneurial innovativeness
Innovation
topic Tourism lifestyle entrepreneurship
Knowledge management
Quadratic analysis
Entrepreneurial innovativeness
Innovation
description 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.
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