A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector

This study aims to understand the resilience towards crisis in small and medium tourism-based sectors. The current pandemic has had a particularly detrimental effect on the tourism sector, with COVID-19 posing a significant health threat to the world. This study aims to review and analyses contempor...

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Main Authors: Rohini Shakthinathan, Velan Kunjuraman
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24719/
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description This study aims to understand the resilience towards crisis in small and medium tourism-based sectors. The current pandemic has had a particularly detrimental effect on the tourism sector, with COVID-19 posing a significant health threat to the world. This study aims to review and analyses contemporary methods and approaches systematically. To facilitate the integration of multiple research designs in this study, the review was conducted using the published standard (PRISMA statement) as the preferred reporting item for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The primary databases used in this study were Web of Science and Scopus in order to search for the necessary articles. Through content analysis, this study can be divided into six categories: (a) social support, (b) technology innovation, (c) government support, (d) diversification of economic activities, (e) personal resources and (f) leadership and communication. The findings significantly contribute to the tourism small and medium-sized enterprises in creating resilience-based sustainable tourism, and society’s well-being apart from contributing to the COVID-19 tourism resilience literature. The objective of the study would be to facilitate collaboration between tour operators, government entities and other relevant stakeholders in order to better manage the ambiguity of the COVID-19 crisis and to implement strategies to revitalize the sector in the post-pandemic environment.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:247192025-01-13T03:27:46Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24719/ A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector Rohini Shakthinathan, Velan Kunjuraman, This study aims to understand the resilience towards crisis in small and medium tourism-based sectors. The current pandemic has had a particularly detrimental effect on the tourism sector, with COVID-19 posing a significant health threat to the world. This study aims to review and analyses contemporary methods and approaches systematically. To facilitate the integration of multiple research designs in this study, the review was conducted using the published standard (PRISMA statement) as the preferred reporting item for systematic reviews and meta-analyses. The primary databases used in this study were Web of Science and Scopus in order to search for the necessary articles. Through content analysis, this study can be divided into six categories: (a) social support, (b) technology innovation, (c) government support, (d) diversification of economic activities, (e) personal resources and (f) leadership and communication. The findings significantly contribute to the tourism small and medium-sized enterprises in creating resilience-based sustainable tourism, and society’s well-being apart from contributing to the COVID-19 tourism resilience literature. The objective of the study would be to facilitate collaboration between tour operators, government entities and other relevant stakeholders in order to better manage the ambiguity of the COVID-19 crisis and to implement strategies to revitalize the sector in the post-pandemic environment. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24719/1/%5B583-597%5D%2081340-268006-1-PB.pdf Rohini Shakthinathan, and Velan Kunjuraman, (2024) A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector. e-Bangi Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 21 (4). pp. 583-597. ISSN 1823-884x http://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/index
spellingShingle Rohini Shakthinathan,
Velan Kunjuraman,
A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector
title A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector
title_full A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector
title_fullStr A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector
title_full_unstemmed A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector
title_short A systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector
title_sort systematic literature review of resilience approaches in small and medium tourism-based sector
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24719/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24719/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/24719/1/%5B583-597%5D%2081340-268006-1-PB.pdf