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dc.contributor.authorKvam, Gunn-Turid
dc.contributor.authorStræte, Egil Petter
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-18T11:46:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-21T09:45:12Z
dc.date.available2016-03-18T11:46:03Z
dc.date.available2016-03-21T09:45:12Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationThe Open Social Science Journal 2010(3):30-40nb_NO
dc.identifier.issn1874-9453
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2382560
dc.description-nb_NO
dc.description.abstractTourism is a labour-intensive industry with the potential to contribute towards the creation of jobs and economic development in many rural areas. Innovation may be a driver of growth in tourism as well. However, there is a lack of empirical knowledge about innovation as a driver of growth in tourism, and its implications for a specific branch of tourism. The present study explores innovation and its characteristics in nature based tourism and the roles various actors can play in innovation processes. The empirical basis of the paper is a case study of sea-fishing tourism in Norway. The case includes a study of 12 suppliers of sea-fishing and accommodation, and a tour operator for such firms. The empirical findings show that product innovations were incremental, and cooperation between firms and a mediator was crucial in overcoming the step from innovation to diffusion. It is argued that innovation can be a crucial driver for establishing and renewing nature-based tourism firms. However, to give significant contribution to business activity and value added, diffusion of innovation is an important activity.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse-IngenBearbeidelse 3.0 Norge*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/no/*
dc.subjectNature-based tourismnb_NO
dc.subjectInnovationnb_NO
dc.subjectDiffusionnb_NO
dc.subjectNetworknb_NO
dc.subjectRural developmentnb_NO
dc.titleInnovation and Diffusion - Different Roles in Developing Nature-Based Tourismnb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.date.updated2016-03-18T11:46:02Z
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Social science: 200nb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber30-40nb_NO
dc.source.journalThe Open Social Science Journalnb_NO
dc.source.issue3nb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.2174/1874945301003010030
dc.identifier.cristin833398


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