Amitabh Anand, Varsha Pratibha Shantakumar, Birgit Muskat, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Jean-Pierre Dumazert and Youssra Riahi
This study aims to explore and synthesize the role of knowledge management (KM) in tourism organizations (including micro, small, medium and large enterprises and destination…
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to explore and synthesize the role of knowledge management (KM) in tourism organizations (including micro, small, medium and large enterprises and destination management organizations).
Design/methodology/approach
This study adopts systematic review methods to synthesize the role of KM in tourism from 90 journal articles.
Findings
This study identifies the prominent theories adopted to explore the relation and impact of KM in the tourism sector, the geographic distribution of the literature and thorough qualitative synthesis. This study identifies the critical research themes investigated and the outcome of KM applications. Finally, through reviews, this study identifies critical gaps in the literature and offer promising avenues to advance the KM in tourism research.
Originality/value
This is one of the few papers that comprehensively review the role of KM in the tourism industry and offer implications.
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Sophie Hennekam, Jonathan Peterson, Loubna Tahssain-Gay and Jean-Pierre Dumazert
The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers deal with religious diversity in secular organizations in France.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers deal with religious diversity in secular organizations in France.
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 28 semi-structured in-depth interviews with managers in France were conducted, transcribed and analyzed.
Findings
The findings reveal three distinct strategies. First, the authors identified a “flexibility within the rules” strategy in which managers try to accommodate religious practices by making allowances, create mutual understanding and trust. Second, a “separation strategy” emerged in which managers keep work and religion clearly separated. Those managers expressed a strong adherence to rules and perceived the implementation of allowances difficult not only for their own organization but also in light of third parties with whom they worked. Third, the findings reveal a “common-ground” strategy in which managers stressed the communalities between individual workers, downplayed their differences and sought to create a strong corporate culture to which all employees could relate.
Practical implications
The expression of religious beliefs in the workplace is increasing. However, little is known about how managers deal with the perceived clash of secularism and the presence of different religions in the workplace. Implications for managers such as taking into account perceptions of justice, practical issues as well as the importance of communication and education are discussed.
Originality/value
Religion is a deep-level and understudied aspect of diversity management that deserves more attention given the increase in religious diversity in the workplace.