Potential and Need of Tourism Cluster Organizations in Slovakia
Potential and Need of Tourism Cluster Organizations in Slovakia

Author(s): Jozef Gáll
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Tourism; Tourism cluster organizations; Destination management; Tourist regions of Slovakia
Summary/Abstract: One of the important issues in the context of tourism cluster organizations is their role as a tool and potential for the development of the region’s economy and as a source of its advantages, but also some potentially negative effects. The main aim of this article is to evaluate the potential of existing clusters and cluster organizations and to identify the real nature, direction, and impact of the cluster organization in tourist regions and its real impact on member companies (institutions). To achieve it, we will use primary sources of information, which represent the results of surveys carried out in the environment of companies and institutions associated with selected cluster organizations, by asking cluster policy implementers and information obtained from cluster organization coordinators. Qualitative methods such as the method of sociological inquiry in the form of a questionnaire and an individual in-depth interview will be used to obtain a reliable picture. A detailed analysis, which examined the cooperation between companies, research and development institutions, and local governments, allowed us to identify the activities of the cluster organization, its technological level, innovations in the cluster organization and competitive position, as well as development perspectives. The research carried out between coordinators and member companies (institutions) pointed out the key problems of cluster activities and cooperation. Part of it is a processed issue of cluster support in regions and current activities on the part of local (regional) authorities.

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