Small tourism business research change and evolution

The paper critically reflects on key knowledge contributions that coalesce to inform contemporary understanding of the phenomenon of small tourism business. The purpose is to scrutinise change and evolution in perspectives and how these impact on what knowledge is disclosed and what is not. Conventi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morrison, A., Carlsen, Jack, Weber, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37926
_version_ 1848755180996132864
author Morrison, A.
Carlsen, Jack
Weber, Paul
author_facet Morrison, A.
Carlsen, Jack
Weber, Paul
author_sort Morrison, A.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The paper critically reflects on key knowledge contributions that coalesce to inform contemporary understanding of the phenomenon of small tourism business. The purpose is to scrutinise change and evolution in perspectives and how these impact on what knowledge is disclosed and what is not. Conventionally accepted wisdom is challenged, indoctrinated presuppositions are questioned, and research methodological advancements are offered. This is achieved through a comprehensive review and critical-reflective analysis of key academic contributions spanning a period of approximately 35 years. The value is to stimulate criticality relative to what constitutes ‘truth’ within the given context and to inspire fresh research perspectives. Conclusions are drawn regarding future research directions. Furthermore, informed by thorough analysis of the content of the paper, five guiding research principles provide an appropriate conclusion.
first_indexed 2025-11-14T08:52:13Z
format Journal Article
id curtin-20.500.11937-37926
institution Curtin University Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-14T08:52:13Z
publishDate 2010
publisher John Wiley & Sons
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling curtin-20.500.11937-379262017-09-13T15:59:55Z Small tourism business research change and evolution Morrison, A. Carlsen, Jack Weber, Paul small business research methodologies tourism The paper critically reflects on key knowledge contributions that coalesce to inform contemporary understanding of the phenomenon of small tourism business. The purpose is to scrutinise change and evolution in perspectives and how these impact on what knowledge is disclosed and what is not. Conventionally accepted wisdom is challenged, indoctrinated presuppositions are questioned, and research methodological advancements are offered. This is achieved through a comprehensive review and critical-reflective analysis of key academic contributions spanning a period of approximately 35 years. The value is to stimulate criticality relative to what constitutes ‘truth’ within the given context and to inspire fresh research perspectives. Conclusions are drawn regarding future research directions. Furthermore, informed by thorough analysis of the content of the paper, five guiding research principles provide an appropriate conclusion. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37926 10.1002/jtr.789 John Wiley & Sons restricted
spellingShingle small business
research methodologies
tourism
Morrison, A.
Carlsen, Jack
Weber, Paul
Small tourism business research change and evolution
title Small tourism business research change and evolution
title_full Small tourism business research change and evolution
title_fullStr Small tourism business research change and evolution
title_full_unstemmed Small tourism business research change and evolution
title_short Small tourism business research change and evolution
title_sort small tourism business research change and evolution
topic small business
research methodologies
tourism
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37926