Based on data collected from managers of wine tourism businesses in rural areas in Portugal, this study highlights the equal potential of female leadership in wine tourism. Specifically, women’s profiles, management practices and leadership narratives were analyzed and contrasted with corresponding data reported by their male counterparts. Concerning personality traits, no statistical difference between men and...
Wine tourism represents a complex ecosystem combining distinct sectors: grape production, wine making and tourism. Innovative wine tourism must understand the dynamics of the wine tourism ecosystem, specifically regarding entrepreneur-stakeholders' value-cocreation, and its capacity to unlock significant sources of new value, with benefits for all. By proposing a stakeholder-entrepreneur value-cocreation pyrami...
Coordination: Conceição Cunha and Pedro Freitas Editorial support: Miguel do Carmo Mota; Coordenação: Conceição Cunha e Pedro Freitas Apoio editorial: Miguel do Carmo Mota
Os agentes da oferta no mercado enoturistico desempenham um papel vital em termos da dinamização da atividade enoturistica real e potencial para o desenvolvimento do território rural. Este capítulo tem como objetivo apresentar e discutir alguns dos resultados obtidos das entrevistas exploratórias aplicadas aos agentes da oferta das três regiões em estudo: Região da Bairrada, Região do Dão e Região da Beira Inte...
New health needs introduce more complexity into health issues and, therefore, it requires a great deal more from caregivers, organizations and professionals, especially regarding professional qualifications, organizational models and their activities (Busse, Blumel, Kreinsen & Annette, 2010). Several authors (Barros, Machado & Simões, 2011; Busse et al., 2010; Dussault et al., 2014; Escoval et al., 2010...
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