Knowledge networks and tourism [electronic resource] / edited by Michelle McLeod and Roger Vaughan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Michelle McLeod and Roger Vaughan -- 2. Tourism-planning network knowledge dynamics / Dianne Dredge -- 3. Social network dynamics and innovation in small tourism companies / Flemming Srensen and Lars Fuglsang -- 4. Tourism networks, knowledge dynamics and co-creation / Gareth Shaw -- 5. Managing tourism knowledge : concepts and approaches / Chris Cooper -- 6. Socially-based inter-business knowledge sharing : a case study / Michelle McLeod, Roger Vaughan and Jonathan Edwards -- 7. Diffusion of tourism knowledge through stakeholder networks / Noel Scott and Adao Flores -- 8. Knowledge management and diffusion : the network paradigm / Rodolfo Baggio -- 9. Data collection for social network analysis in tourism research / Dimitris Christopoulos and Florian Aubke -- 10. Analyzing inter-business knowledge sharing in the tourism sector / Michelle McLeod -- 11. Conclusion / Michelle McLeod and Roger Vaughan.