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| Author: | Jacob, M. Groizard, L. |
| Title: | Technology transfer and multinationals: the case of Balearic hotel chain's investments in two developing economies |
| Journal: | Tourism Management
2007 : VOL. 28:4, p. 976-992 |
| Index terms: | multinational companies technology transfer |
| Freeterms: | hotels |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a comparison between the type of technologies transferred among firms located in the original destination (Balearics) and two Latin American destinations (LAC) to document differences in innovative and absorptive patterns at hotel establishment level. Empirical evidence is obtained from surveys from hotel managers located in Mexico and Dominican Republic. The results shows that LAC affiliates are more innovative than hotels located in the Balearics and this difference is significant in hotels operating since 1990. Furthermore, a positive relationship between hotel innovation rate and hotel size was found, and when the number of innovations per hotel by rooms is normalized, hotels with more experience tend to be more innovative. |
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