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The effects of ecosystem of business environment on tourism: a configurational perspective

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  • Jiekuan Zhang

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This study seeks to uncover the complex causality between the ecosystem of business environment and tourism by identifying the necessary and sufficient conditions according to the theories of configuration, coupling, and ecology. The methodology draws on fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, necessary condition analysis, and data from 274 Chinese cities. The results demonstrate four distinct ecologies of business environment that promote high-level tourism: government-led, government-led human resource-driven, social service-supported resource- and infrastructure-driven, and policy-supported resource- and infrastructure-driven. The study further analyzes the coupling and ecological mechanisms displayed by these ecosystems and the associated risks. Finally, the paper discusses the theoretical and practical implications of the key findings. This paper reveals the various channels and dynamics by which the business environment influences tourism, extends the utilization of configurational theory, coupling theory, and ecological theory to handle tourism's intricacy, and provides theoretical and methodological precedents for comparable future investigations.

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  • Jiekuan Zhang, 2024. "The effects of ecosystem of business environment on tourism: a configurational perspective," Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(24), pages 4676-4692, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcitxx:v:27:y:2024:i:24:p:4676-4692
    DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2023.2291708
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