Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), Entrepreneurship and SMTEs

Authors: Buhalis, D. and Murphy, H.

Pages: 287-300

ISBN: 9780750686358

DOI: 10.4324/9780080942728-19

Abstract:

After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Understand the role of SMTEs in the tourism sector; Gain an understanding of the key advantages of SMTEs as well as their disadvantages as firms; Appreciate the role of ICT in the tourism industry and SMTEs; Understand the ICT applications for SMTEs; and Understand diffusion of innovations and the different stages of ICT engagement in SMTEs and the tourism sector at whole.

Source: Scopus