Tourism Clusters as a Benefit for Tourism Entrepreneurs in Latvia

• Autorzy: Agita Donina

Warianty tytułu

Możliwości tworzenia klastrów turystycznych na Łotwie

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

1. Concept of clusters has developed and analyzed for different industries, like computer technologies, biomechanics. It starts to be applied also in tourism. 2. There are started cluster studies in Latvia, but so far is not done any deeper research about their internal structure and cooperation possibilities. 3. It is needed to work out methodology for research, develop main characteristics and indicators to measure them and approbate them to one of tourism clusters in Latvia, particularly, Sigulda. As main characteristics, should be analyzed, can be mentioned geographic density; cooperation network between different companies, municipality etc.; core industries within cluster and institutions operating within clusters, for example, professional associations. (fragment of text)

Turystyka jest sektorem gospodarki, w którym oczekiwana stopa wzrostu jest bardzo wysoka, niemniej jednak w czasie ostatnich 3 lat udział turystyki w PKB Łotwy zmniejsza się. Jedną z przyczyn jest brak struktur klastrowych. Celem artykułu jest analiza klastrów turystycznych na Łotwie. W wyniku przeprowadzonych badań stwierdzono, że klastry zdecydowanie częściej powstają w branżach dóbr przemysłowych niż w sektorze turystycznym.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Business cluster; Tourism

PL

Klastry; Turystyka

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego. Ekonomiczne Problemy Turystyki
• Rocznik: 2010
• Numer: nr 14
• Strony: 43--50

Twórcy

autor

Agita Donina

• School of Business Administration Turiba, Latvia

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