Investigating e-business practices in tourism: A comparative analysis of three countries

dc.contributor.author	Vlachos, IP	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:52:39Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:52:39Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en
dc.identifier.issn	17908418	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/6104
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dc.subject	Cluster analysis	en
dc.subject	E-business	en
dc.subject	Tourism sector	en
dc.title	Investigating e-business practices in tourism: A comparative analysis of three countries	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2013	en
heal.abstract	This study examined the behaviour of tourist companies in relation to the adoption of e-business technologies and applications. The study aimed to identify groups of companies with homogenous behaviour among three European countries (Greece, Portugal and Norway). Based on data from a European survey, the study employed two-step cluster analysis which revealed 14 clusters of common behaviour (five clusters in Greece, five in Portugal and four in Norway). These clusters were named as: Leaders' 'Technology Experts', 'Fast Adopters' 'Beginners', 'Late Adopters'. In Norway, the group 'Late Adopters' also included companies characterised as 'Beginners' in the other two countries. We suggest further investigation among European countries in order to reveal more groups of similar behaviour toward e-business adoption © University of the Aegean.	en
heal.journalName	Tourismos	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	179	en
dc.identifier.epage	198	en