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- Fuchs, Matthias, et al.
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eBusiness Readiness, Intensity and Impact : An Austrian Hotel Study
- 2009
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Ingår i: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2009Proceedings of the International Conference in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2009. - Vienna, New York : Springer. - 9783211939703 ; , s. 431-442
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- ICT impact studies typically disregard infrastructural, organisational and environmental factors responsible for e-Business adoption. The paper presents an approach which shows how contextual factors determine both e-Business adoption and impact, respectively. The research is grounded in Innovation Diffusion Theory and is empirically based on surveys undertaken in the Austrian hotel sector. By referring to Zhu and Kraemer’s (2005) e-Business impact model the approach elucidates how the use of e-Business applications affects the performance of hotel businesses. Data gathered in the course of an online survey is analysed by linear structural equation models.
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- Fuchs, Matthias, et al.
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eTourism Curriculum Development : A Destination Management Organisation Perspective
- 2007
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Ingår i: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism, in Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2007. - Vienna, New York : Springer. - 9783211695647 ; , s. 523-535
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper is presenting recent result from an information and communication technology (ICT) curriculum development project for the tourism industry, called etCurriculum. After specifying the objectives of the project the various development steps of a curriculum prototype are discussed. Based on Porter and Millar’s (1985) value chain model the specific (re-)qualification requirements of local tourism organisations in the knowledge field of ICT have been recorded by interviewing a representative number of destination management organisation employees. The curriculum prototype was adapted based on these results.
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- Fuchs, Matthias
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Exploring Information Services for mobile Tourist Guides : Results from an Expert Survey
- 2007
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Ingår i: Tourism Mobility & Technology, Travel and Tourism Reserch Association (TTRA), Nice. - Nice : CERAM Business School. - 9789163306457 ; , s. 4-14
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Mobile information services are gradually supplementing or even replacing traditional information sources relevant to tourists during their on-site stay (Anegg et al. 2002; Berger et al. 2003). The scope of the paper is to identify mobile information services which prove to be relevant to tourists during their city destination stay (Page, 1995; Wöber et al. 2003). For this aim, a qualitative approach to deduce potentially accepted mobile information services targeted to the specific destination use is presented (Rasinger et al. 2006). Firstly, based ona record of tourists’ information requirements and focus group interviews a ranked list of 15 mobile information services is deduced. Secondly, results from a web-based expert survey are presented exploring most promising configuration alternatives for mobile information services designed for the urban (i.e. city) destination context.
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- Fuchs, Matthias
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Opportunities for Strategic Alliances between Tourism and the Health Industry : A Case Study from the Euopean Alps
- 2007
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Ingår i: International Journal of Tourism & Travel Health. - 0972-6551. ; 1:1, s. 73-84
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A large number of theoretical and empirical studies is pointing out that the most successful business model of the future will be the co-operating organization which is embedded in strategic networks. This observation particularly holds true for highly fragmented industries such as tourism. As specific tourism services (e.g. accommodation, food, transportation, attractions, etc.) are usually delivered by many different (e.g. private and/or public sector) suppliers which are more or less specialized in the supply-chain of tourism services, the competitiveness of the whole tourism branch is closely tied-up with the willingness and the ability to co-operate and/or to build-up strategic alliances. The most important goals achieved through strategic alliances in tourism is given by the synergetic use of co-spezialized destination resources, the reaching of a critical mass of tourists, and finally, by the improvement of existing and the creation of new core-competencies within the tourism destination. The aim of this article is firstly to give a short overview of the main determinants for co-operative behaviour between independent business organizations. In particular, traditional barriers to build-up tourism clusters will be discussed systematically. The second part of the paper presents different existing opportunities to integrate particular value-chain areas of the health industry within tourism. For this purpose, empirical results from a tourism survey are presented, which clearly show a huge market potential for health related wellness products to be offered in alpine summer destinations. The concluding section deduces implications for a better defined co-operative horizon within and between various tourism sub-branches and the health industry.
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- Fuchs, Matthias, et al.
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Selling Accommodation Packages in Online Auctions : The Case of eBay
- 2008
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Ingår i: Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2008. - New York : Springer. - 9783211772799 ; , s. 291-302
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In today’s e-business era online auctions emerged as highly effective distribution channels. As online auctions display both, low entry and exit barriers and vast coverage rates, they also augment distribution potentials of hotel companies. This paper identifies success factors that positively affect final prices obtained in online auctions for hotel room vouchers. Based on data of 814 auctions at eBay regression analyses were conducted to identify significant relationships between auction characteristics and the obtained final price. By drawing on these results, a prototypically implemented software agent for optimally listing accommodation packages in online auctions is presented.
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- Fuchs, Matthias, et al.
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Structural and Behavioural Changes on account of New Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism
- 2008
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Ingår i: Managing Change in Tourism. - Berlin : Erich Schmidt Verlag. ; , s. 247-261
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the paper is to describe and tentatively explain structural and behavioural shifts among tourism stakeholders provoked by new information and communication technologies. The paper is structured as follows: Section two delineates actual levels of ICT adoption in tourism. After having defined tourism business as being highly ‘information intensive’ section three summarizes ICT provoked patterns of change. For this aim, prominent models ‘explaining’ both demand side ICT acceptance and usage behaviour as well as supply side levels of ICT adoption are briefly discussed. Section four portrays selected innovative ICT applications in tourism. At the supply side they comprise new concepts of electronic business networks pushing forward (e.g. horizontal and vertical) online cooperation as well as auction-based online distribution at eBay. Lessons at the demand side comprise context aware (e.g. location based) information services, augmented reality applications and ‘Web-2.0’-based applications supporting both, production and sharing of user-generated content.
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- Fuchs, Matthias, et al.
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Sustainable, Fair and Agreed - Financing DMOs in spite of the Global Economic Crisis : Some Evidences from Sweden
- 2011
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Ingår i: Coping with Global Climate Change. - Bolzano : EURAC. - 9783902811165 ; , s. 155-172
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study delivers some explanations for and evidence from DMOS’ financing systems based on membership fees. After having discussed social science theories explaining various aspects concerning DMO financing, case studies from three Swedish destinations are presented and alternative models for DMO financing are established. Finally, membership fees are exemplarily calculated by the proposed financing models based on the value-added concept. The goal to adapt and modify historically grown DMO charging systems towards greater fairness, financial sustainability and community commitment was partly reached
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