Migration and Innovation at the Bottom End: Understanding the Role of Migrant Managers in Small Hotels in the Global City

Paraskevopoulou, A, Markova, E, Williams, AM and Shaw, G (2012) Migration and Innovation at the Bottom End: Understanding the Role of Migrant Managers in Small Hotels in the Global City Mobilities, 7 (3). pp. 389-414.

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Abstract

The paper examines the role of international migration and innovation in small hotels through a comparative study of migrant and non-migrant owners and managers in London hotels. The findings show the dependence of the sector on international managers whose contribution to innovation is understood in relation to the global environment of London, sectoral particularities and complex processes of mobility amongst both migrant and non-migrant managers. Although there is only limited evidence of differences in the levels or types of innovation, international migration is significant in the transfer and dispersion of knowledge, and plays a key role in the incremental innovation processes which are essential to innovation performance in the sector.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > School of Hospitality and Tourism Management
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Paraskevopoulou, A Markova, E Williams, AM Shaw, G
Date :	1 July 2012
DOI :	10.1080/17450101.2012.662359
Additional Information :	This is an electronic version of an article published in Mobilities, 7(3), 389-414 (2012). Mobilities is available online at: <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17450101.2012.662359">.
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	28 Mar 2017 14:09
Last Modified :	31 Oct 2017 14:44
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/723057

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