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Building composite indicators in tourism studies: Measurements and applications in tourism destination competitiveness

Daria MendolaSerena Volo

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indexProtocol (science)tourism competitiveneIndex (economics)Process managementComputer scienceStrategy and Management05 social sciencesTransportationDevelopmentDestinationsTourism Leisure and Hospitality Management0502 economics and business050211 marketingSettore SECS-S/05 - Statistica SocialeMarketingSettore SECS-P/08 - Economia E Gestione Delle ImpreseSynthetic indicator050212 sport leisure & tourismTourismstatistical guideline

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Abstract Composite indicators are useful tools to synthesize and monitor multidimensional phenomena. The aim of this paper is twofold: to offer the methodological foundations to build composite indicators in tourism and to evaluate a set of currently available composite indicators. Tourism destination competitiveness indicators constitute the object of this contribution. Their definitions, concepts and measures are analyzed and their evaluation is performed through the application of an original protocol. The results highlight that several methodological issues still surround the measurement of destinations competitiveness indicators. This paper provides tourism scholars and practitioners with a set of statistical guidelines to build composite indicators and with an operative scheme to assess indicators' effectiveness in empirical evaluations.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-04-01Tourism Management
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.08.011