Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration framework
Global tourism sustainability goals call for a higher tourism industry ecologization (TIE) level. Previous studies have focused on TIE’s conceptual definition and assessment framework but have not yet to explore its driving mechanisms. This study builds an analytical framework for TIE based on the T...
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| author | Haimei Zeng Chao Wang Jianhong Chen Decong Tang Anxin Xu |
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| description | Global tourism sustainability goals call for a higher tourism industry ecologization (TIE) level. Previous studies have focused on TIE’s conceptual definition and assessment framework but have not yet to explore its driving mechanisms. This study builds an analytical framework for TIE based on the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. It proposes that TIE depends not on a single condition but on the configurational effects of technology, organization, and environment. Using Getis-Ord Gi* to analyze the spatial distribution of TIE and then fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyze the effect of conditions on TIE, the results show that: 1) From 2011 to 2019, the level of TIE in 30 Chinese provinces is generally stable, but its spatial distribution varies. 2) There are three configurations to achieve high TIE levels: green drive, organization pull environment, and comprehensive conditions drive. Moreover, there are two configurations to achieve not-high TIE levels: comprehensive conditions miss and organization-environment miss. 3) Fiscal decentralization and industrial structure are the main conditions for high levels of TIE, and low green cover is the primary condition for non-high levels of TIE. The impact of technology innovation capacity and digital economy development level on TIE depends on specific combinations of conditions. This study provides a valuable reference for tourism destination managers coordinating technical, organizational, and environmental conditions to promote TIE according to local conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-446764db2c714c3ebb8fde0a9670cbac2023-10-26T04:17:29ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2023-12-01156111119Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration frameworkHaimei Zeng0Chao Wang1Jianhong Chen2Decong Tang3Anxin Xu4Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Shangxiadian Street 15, Fuzhou 350025, ChinaDepartment of Tourism Management, South China University of Technology, Waihuan East Road 382, Guangzhou 511442, ChinaCollege of Rural Revitalization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Shangxiadian Street 15, Fuzhou 350025, ChinaCollege of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Shangxiadian Street 15, Fuzhou 350025, ChinaSchool of Journalism and Communication, Minjiang University, Xiyuangong Road 200, Fuzhou 350108, China; Corresponding author.Global tourism sustainability goals call for a higher tourism industry ecologization (TIE) level. Previous studies have focused on TIE’s conceptual definition and assessment framework but have not yet to explore its driving mechanisms. This study builds an analytical framework for TIE based on the Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) framework. It proposes that TIE depends not on a single condition but on the configurational effects of technology, organization, and environment. Using Getis-Ord Gi* to analyze the spatial distribution of TIE and then fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyze the effect of conditions on TIE, the results show that: 1) From 2011 to 2019, the level of TIE in 30 Chinese provinces is generally stable, but its spatial distribution varies. 2) There are three configurations to achieve high TIE levels: green drive, organization pull environment, and comprehensive conditions drive. Moreover, there are two configurations to achieve not-high TIE levels: comprehensive conditions miss and organization-environment miss. 3) Fiscal decentralization and industrial structure are the main conditions for high levels of TIE, and low green cover is the primary condition for non-high levels of TIE. The impact of technology innovation capacity and digital economy development level on TIE depends on specific combinations of conditions. This study provides a valuable reference for tourism destination managers coordinating technical, organizational, and environmental conditions to promote TIE according to local conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X2301261XTechnology-organization-environment (TOE)Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA)Tourism industry ecologizationTourism industry systemConfigurational effect |
| spellingShingle | Haimei Zeng Chao Wang Jianhong Chen Decong Tang Anxin Xu Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration framework Ecological Indicators Technology-organization-environment (TOE) Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) Tourism industry ecologization Tourism industry system Configurational effect |
| title | Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration framework |
| title_full | Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration framework |
| title_fullStr | Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration framework |
| title_short | Pathways to tourism industry ecologization: A technology-organization-environment configuration framework |
| title_sort | pathways to tourism industry ecologization a technology organization environment configuration framework |
| topic | Technology-organization-environment (TOE) Fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) Tourism industry ecologization Tourism industry system Configurational effect |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X2301261X |
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