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Journal of Services Marketing, 2024
Purpose
The purpose of this transformative service research (TSR) is to apply, innovate on and ex... more Purpose
The purpose of this transformative service research (TSR) is to apply, innovate on and extend the understanding of service-dominant logic (SDL) perspectives, sustainable service ecosystem design ideas, transformative value and meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study explores these through volunteers’ lived experiences and their perceived health and well-being outcomes in the context of botanic gardens as health-care service settings.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 3 UK botanic gardens and 84 volunteers between 22 and 87 years of age participated in this qualitative study. Volunteering stories were collected through emails, telephone exchanges, online and in-person interviews, free-flowing discussion and field observations. These were coded and analysed by using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, NVivo 14 Plus and Leximancer. Thematic analysis facilitated the mapping of well-being outcomes highlighting transformative value against existing health and well-being indices.
Findings
Insights extend knowledge into SDL, TSR and transformative value experienced by volunteers across three UK botanic garden service ecosystems. Environmental, organisational and personal factors, and physical, mental and social health outcomes are presented to emphasise transformative value experienced, especially in retiree volunteers. Theoretical contribution is in the form of empirical evidence to support and extend insights about transformative value and more so, significant epistemological change and meeting SDGs in botanic gardens. Results add to contemporary TSR on health-care-related well-being outcomes and ideas regarding sustainable service ecosystem design.
Research limitations/implications
It is recommended that service research be extended across other botanic gardens, as well as other novel underexplored contexts for comparative studies of transformative value. Continued development and consideration of service designs as ongoing efforts to redefine and reimagine services marketing innovation for botanic gardens are recommended. Botanic gardens are complex service ecosystems worthy of rigorous service research to capture and measure the impact and outcome of ongoing work of the sector in advancing SDGs and having a transformative effect on individual and societal health and well-being.
Practical implications
This study highlights opportunities for greater area-based, coordinated, collaborative, multi-stakeholder services marketing partnerships for strategic sustainable service ecosystem design for the botanic gardens and health-care sectors. These sectors can make better use of service research and marketing to further innovate and co-develop health and well-being strategies, campaigns and opportunities to develop services to transform and influence positive health and well-being outcomes for people. Results reveal greater opportunities for collaborative partnership and services marketing’s role and practice for the ongoing vitality and viability of botanic gardens. Joint efforts would enable innovation on sustainable service ecosystem design, advancing SDGs and improving life on planet Earth.
Social implications
Transformative value linked to newfound life experiences and meaning to life after retiring with a range of factors, and health and well-being outcomes were prominent. Social connections to the wider community were present, revealing links to a range of people who may not have traditionally had contact with botanic garden heritage and their strategic efforts. Therefore, it is services marketing opportunities for botanic gardens that hold one key to greater transformative value, sustainability and greater influence and impact on individual and societal health and well-being.
Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first TSR on botanic gardens as health-care service settings, resulting in a conceptual framework on transformative value and well-being outcomes in meeting SDGs. It extends insights on SDL, sustainable service ecosystem design and roles of marketing for the common good. Botanic gardens are unique research institutes, highly acclaimed for research, conservation, education and displays of special botanical collections, as well as providing health care, among other impactful SDG opportunities. This can be made more explicit through ecosystemic thinking, service research and integrated services marketing of botanic garden’ roles and contributions worldwide.
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Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2024
Many botanic gardens are flourishing and many others can learn from those leading the way, at the... more Many botanic gardens are flourishing and many others can learn from those leading the way, at the same time all can form new allegiances informed by service research. We developed this paper to plant seeds for different stakeholders interested in putting a spotlight on botanic garden tourism opportunities. It is in response to a call to action by many stakeholders across the botanic garden sector for greater public engagement, to challenge plant awareness disparity, and to ensure the vitality and viability of the sector. Our commentary considers positive, transformative service making, marketing, management and development. We recommend holistic, integrated services via ecosystemic thinking and collaborative partnerships across the sector and with non-traditional partnerships in the design of sustainable service ecosystems. It is envisaged that service research will spur on a more responsible, ethical, moral enterprise and sustainable botanic garden tourism with opportunities to drive positive, transformative change in meeting Sustainable Development Goals for the good of plants, people, and planet.
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An ideal core text for Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) students and practitioners. ... more An ideal core text for Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) students and practitioners. In particular it will be of great interest to those stakeholders of Higher Education (HE) in Further Education Institutions (FEIs). It is intended that this evaluative case study shall provide additional information regarding Foundation Degree (FD) provision in a Further Education Institution in England, UK. It is also intended to add to the body of information at a national and international level. Research presented is via examination of transcripts taken from semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. It is expected that the outcome of this evaluative study reveals positive steps for further research, to audit best practice, assess efficacy, create awareness of the processes relating to provision, but ultimately, evaluate, develop and improve provision, and inform practice. This multi perspective research on Foundation Degree provision located in a disadvantaged, socio-economic con...
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The purpose of this ethnographic study is to explore placemaking processes leading to cleaner, li... more The purpose of this ethnographic study is to explore placemaking processes leading to cleaner, litter-free places, whilst considering terms like Place Ecology (PE), Place Ecosystems, Place Phenology and the Place Ecologist, as significant contributions as frameworks to studying place(s); terms which are lacking from the extant literature. It is intended to provide further insights into the gaps in the extant literature surrounding the complexities of emergent placemaking and communities of practice. Practice in this study is informed by lived experiences of the researcher’ own participation with a group of like-minded, litter-picking individuals, namely, ‘The New Brighteners’. Such communities would benefit more support and ongoing efficacy as they take back the reins with regard to the places they live, work and visit. This community represents a range of experiences and choices to manage litter whilst at the same time providing a range of knowledge exchange opportunities for each ...
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This paper begins to conceptualise a strategic Botanic Gardens marketing model. Using lenses of U... more This paper begins to conceptualise a strategic Botanic Gardens marketing model. Using lenses of Utopia and Dystopia as method to develop revenue generating narratives, to be delivered via Cause Marketing efforts, these being key components to the model. Cause Marketing for the purposes of this paper will act as a means for greater visibility, funding and support for Botanic Gardens. This conceptual model may also serve other Place Management and Development contexts, in particular, with regard to meeting a range of challenges regarding sustainability, heritage and responsible tourism.
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The purpose of this paper is to combine ideas and frameworks of Place Ecology (PE) and Sustainabl... more The purpose of this paper is to combine ideas and frameworks of Place Ecology (PE) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to capture impact of Botanic Gardens’ (BGs) research, collaborations and good practice via autoethnographic approaches; ‘measuring demonstrable impact of the work of BGs’ being a gap in the extant literature. The study also contributes to ongoing debates and conceptualisation of place(s) and understanding on the multiplicity and dynamics of place(s), the improvement of place(s) and making place(s) better. This is an autoethnographic study of a BG in Britain over the course of three years with more focus and five-day visits over the four seasons (Place Phenology across Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer) of the third year (2018-2019). Continued insights into the work, roles and responsibilities of BGs highlight their significance, potential and innovations. This is a study aiming to document BGs as cutting edge, globally connected, research institutes with succe...
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The purpose of this study is to explore the provision, experiences and perceptions of 3 similar B... more The purpose of this study is to explore the provision, experiences and perceptions of 3 similar Botanic Gardens (BGs) across the UK; to explore and inform their heritage marketing and management efforts. Botanic Gardens (BGs) are faced with a range of challenges regarding sustainability and innovation due to funding cuts, changing roles and the need for strategic management approaches. Online resources directly linked to these 3 BGs (company websites, Trip Advisor, Facebook and Twitter), and transcripts of free-flowing discussion with stakeholders (representatives of international and UK national BGs; staff and volunteers of these 3 BGs) form the data sources. Content analysis of such data sources follows qualitative methodology techniques utilising a combination of manual and automatic text analysis; to highlight strengths and areas for development. It is hoped that this study will extend across the broader BG industry at both a national and international level, and contribute to s...
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The purpose of this exploratory study is to highlight perceptions of 3 Botanic Gardens across the... more The purpose of this exploratory study is to highlight perceptions of 3 Botanic Gardens across the UK as visitor attractions; in order to develop a model for managers to use for understanding and developing place making of Botanic Gardens. The study serves to inform and develop marketing and operational management outputs. Analysis of 586 online reviews, comments and perceptions from 2007 to 2017 follows qualitative methodology techniques utilising a combination of manual and automatic text analysis. On the whole there are positive sentiments toward the BGs. Greater volume of reviews were highlighted across 2 of the BGs with the other needing to develop communications and online resources and presence. Key findings revealed the need for these 3 BGs to strengthen public perception of their importance and value. These insights, although focused on BGs can be applied to a range of gazes across other visitor attractions, places and spaces.
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Journal of Place Management and Development
PurposeThis is an exploratory and qualitative study to consider approaches to capture, analyse an... more PurposeThis is an exploratory and qualitative study to consider approaches to capture, analyse and monitor perceptions from big data, to inform and contribute to place management research and practice of botanic gardens (BGs). This paper aims to address the ongoing significant threat to BGs due to funding being cut and the need to inform and develop sustainable revenue streams for their survival.Design/methodology/approachGuiding research questions for this study were: ‘What are the perceived strengths and areas for development for 2 BGs via a Leximancer Automatic Content Analysis (ACA) of TripAdvisor online reviews; and do they match BGs purpose of scientific research, conservation, display and education?’ A content analysis of 582 online reviews from 2007 to 2017 follows qualitative methodology techniques using a combination of manual and automatic text analysis (Leximancer text mining software). These approaches enabled a comparison of online TripAdvisor reviews with Likert-type ...
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Dear Colleagues,
We are in challenging times when the future of tourism is facing a great deal o... more Dear Colleagues,
We are in challenging times when the future of tourism is facing a great deal of uncertainty. Health, safety and security issues have all affected tourism destinations across the globe in recent years, as have economic crises. This special issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research into the way places may leverage effective tourism marketing in order to survive these challenges and secure the social, cultural, environmental, and economic sustainability of their tourism destinations. The special issue will favour articles that consider all aspects of tourism marketing and branding that have a clear focus on engendering “responsible tourism”; and which consider transformative place-service-tourism ecosystems and the impact of related strategies on all users of a tourism destination, including those who live in, work in and visit the place. We wish to include articles that relate to tourism marketing and sustainability not only in economic terms, but also in terms of a tourism destination’s society and cultural heritage, along with its physical environment. We welcome both empirical and conceptual papers to this special issue. While we expect there will be submissions relating to single place-based cases we would also expect these to be clear in their generalisability to other places.
Dr. Heather Skinner
Mr. Nicholas Catahan
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Catahan, N. and Woodruffe-Burton, H. (2019) The view, brew & loo: perceptions of botanic gardens? Journal of Place Management and Development. ISSN 1753-8335, pp.20-38, DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-12-2017-0127, 2019
Purpose – This is an exploratory and qualitative study to consider approaches to capture, analyse... more Purpose – This is an exploratory and qualitative study to consider approaches to capture, analyse and monitor perceptions from big data, to inform and contribute to place management research and practice of Botanic Gardens (BGs). This research aims to address the ongoing significant threat to BGs due to funding being cut and the need to inform and develop sustainable revenue streams for their survival.
Design/methodology/approach – Guiding research questions and objectives for this study were: 'What are the perceived strengths and areas for development for 2 BGs, via a Leximancer' Automatic Content Analysis (ACA) of TripAdvisor online reviews; and do they match BGs purpose of scientific research, conservation, display and education?' A content analysis of 582 online reviews from 2007 to 2017 follows qualitative methodology techniques utilising a combination of manual and automatic text analysis (Leximancer text mining software). These approaches enabled a comparison of online TripAdvisor reviews with Likert-type or rating scale items of 1 to 5 star.
Findings – Insights revealed the use of Leximancer and TripAdvisor (or similar innovations) as tools for potential place management, place marketing communications and monitoring purposes. Predominant perceptions extracted from reviews are not concerned with documented collections of living plants for the purposes of scientific discovery, conservation, display and education. Reviews clearly focus more upon aesthetics, facilities and services, which support previous studies. Overall reviews highlighted positive sentiments toward the BGs.
Research limitations/implications – Limitations link to limited data across 2 BGs, synthesis and meaning of complex perceptions, matters of subjectivity, and time needed to interpret information. Implications enable insights into BG 'place' gleaned from big data in the form of User Generated Content (UGC) and electronic Word-Of-Mouth (eWOM) using Leximancer; viewed as a measure alongside management action plans. Future studies could strengthen debate and action regarding the use of Leximancer, and also public perception of BGs' core functions, importance and value. The research supports potential to monitor and transform perceptions, values and beliefs. Outcomes could eventually inform policy and generate a much needed shift in funds and resources for BGs by highlighting their relevance and value to society.
Originality/value – An empirical and methodological contribution via peer reviewed studies of visitor perceptions via online reviews of Britain's BGs 'place' and 'space' analysed with Leximancer have never been published. This study critically explores potential visitor and place management needs of BGs. Managers can make better use of big data from social media platforms/digital channels, using a novel type of data analytical software like Leximancer for strategic planning; with more informed approaches to place management, innovation and development. A key contribution of this study is this ACA methodological approach for place management.
Keywords: Botanic Gardens (BGs), Leximancer, Online reviews, Perceptions, Place management, Sustainability.
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Catahan, N. (2019) The New Brighteners Versus (#@%&*!) Litter, Institute of Place Management (2019) Proceedings of the 6th Corfu Symposium on Managing & Marketing Places, 'Connecting Places', 6-9 May, Corfu, Manchester: IPM, ISBN: 978-1-9998459-5-7, pp. 28-32, 2019
The purpose of this ethnographic study is to explore placemaking processes leading to cleaner, li... more The purpose of this ethnographic study is to explore placemaking processes leading to cleaner, litter-free places, whilst considering terms like Place Ecology (PE), Place Ecosystems, Place Phenology and the Place Ecologist, as significant contributions as frameworks to studying place(s); terms which are lacking from the extant literature. It is intended to provide further insights into the gaps in the extant literature surrounding the complexities of emergent placemaking and communities of practice (Roberts, Parker and Steadman, 2017; Catahan and Woodruffe-Burton, 2018; Dupre, 2018; Karge, 2018; Salzman and Yerace, 2018; Strydom, Puren and Drewes, 2018). Practice in this study is informed by lived experiences of the researcher’ own participation with a group of like-minded, litter-picking individuals, namely, ‘The New Brighteners’. Such communities would benefit more support and ongoing efficacy as they take back the reins with regard to the places they live, work and visit. This community represents a range of experiences and choices to manage litter whilst at the same time providing a range of knowledge exchange opportunities for each other and those whom encounter them.
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Catahan, N. (2019) Place Ecology of a Botanic Garden, Institute of Place Management (2019) Proceedings of the 6th Corfu Symposium on Managing & Marketing Places, 'Connecting Places', 6-9 May, Corfu. Manchester: IPM. ISBN: 978-1-9998459-5-7, pp. 103-109., 2019
The purpose of this paper is to combine ideas and frameworks of Place Ecology (PE) and Sustainabl... more The purpose of this paper is to combine ideas and frameworks of Place Ecology (PE) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to capture impact of Botanic Gardens’ (BGs) research, collaborations and good practice via autoethnographic approaches; ‘measuring demonstrable impact of the work of BGs’ being a gap in the extant literature (Blackmore, Gibby and Rae, 2011; Dunn, 2017; Heywood, 2017; Smith and Harvey-Brown, 2017; Costa et al., 2018; Sanders, Ryken and Stewart, 2018; Sharrock, 2018; Suárez-López and Eugenio, 2018; Smith, 2019). The study also contributes to ongoing debates and conceptualisation of place(s) and understanding on the multiplicity and dynamics of place(s), the improvement of place(s) and making place(s) better (Relph, 1976; Freestone and Liu, 2016; Kalandides, Millington, Parker and Quin, 2016; Roberts, Parker and Steadman, 2017; Karge, 2018; Strydom, Puren and Drewes, 2018).
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Catahan, N. (2018) Marketing Heaven & Hell: Botanic Garden’ Cause-Related Narratives. Institute of Place Management (2019) Proceedings of the 5th Corfu Symposium on Managing & Marketing Places, 'Changing places: Visions of utopia or dystopia?', 16th – 19th April, ISBN 978-1-9998459-1-9, pp. 135-139, 2018
Purpose – This conceptual paper explores Utopian and Dystopian (U/D) related narratives associate... more Purpose – This conceptual paper explores Utopian and Dystopian (U/D) related narratives associated with Botanic Gardens (BGs), alongside the role and integration Cause Marketing (CM) may play for BGs. Ultimately this is to create platforms to develop revenue-generating BG heritage narratives to contribute to their sustainable development.
Approach – A literature review approach is used to highlight and integrate utopian and dystopian characteristics of BGs alongside CM. The guiding research questions for this study are: ‘What examples of utopian and dystopian characteristics could be representative of this so-called ‘sense of place’ of BGs?’; ‘Why could CM make a difference regarding sustainability of BGs?’; and ‘How can the fusion of these concepts be incorporated into place development and management efforts to generate added revenue streams and more mindful visitors?’;
Limitations/implications – Insights into place making and marketing for BGs being strategically developed using a model of CM practice, incorporating utopian and dystopian characteristics. This model could be used to highlight to managers an approach to communicating the spirit of BGs over the ages and considering unique, positive and negative, characteristics of individual properties and their range of narratives. Such narratives could be translated into a portfolio of marketing communications campaigns, experiential events, products and services. There may be some challenges in finding key information across BGs however it is envisaged that a model will be developed to highlight sources of information, characteristics and thus typologies as a result of a content analytical approach across various sources of information on BG narratives and their spirit of place. This study is hoped to assist in the development of place marketing and management of BGs; strategically raising awareness of BGs as unique places alongside their important contribution to scientific discovery, conservation, display and education whilst generating potential revenue streams. Thus BGs making better use of novel, research informed marketing efforts in order to gain greater perceptibility, funding and support.
Originality/value – Peer reviewed studies of the strategic use of Cause Marketing theory applied in a Botanic Garden context have never been published. This study is hoped to contribute to place making and management literature as well as cause marketing and visitor attractions management. It is expected that the outcomes could be significant for the Botanic Garden sector and community to develop resources linked to ‘spirit of place’; marketing utopian and dystopian characteristics, and considering the creation of sustainable value and potential revenue streams as a result (e.g. visitor attraction literature, merchandise, interactive tours, events and other related products and experiences).
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The purpose of this exploratory study is to highlight perceptions of 3 Botanic Gardens across the... more The purpose of this exploratory study is to highlight perceptions of 3 Botanic Gardens across the UK as visitor attractions; in order to develop a model for managers to use for understanding and developing place making of Botanic Gardens. The study serves to inform and develop marketing and operational management outputs. Analysis of 586 online reviews, comments and perceptions from 2007 to 2017 follows qualitative methodology techniques utilising a combination of manual and automatic text analysis. On the whole there are positive sentiments toward the BGs. Greater volume of reviews were highlighted across 2 of the BGs with the other needing to develop communications and online resources and presence. Key findings revealed the need for these 3 BGs to strengthen public perception of their importance and value. These insights, although focused on BGs can be applied to a range of gazes across other visitor attractions, places and spaces.
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UK Conference Presentations
Proceedings of Academy of Marketing 2017 Annual Conference: Freedom Through Marketing: Looking Back, Going Forward, 2017
Catahan, N. and Woodruffe-Burton, H. (2017) Strategically Managing Sustainable and Innovative Bus... more Catahan, N. and Woodruffe-Burton, H. (2017) Strategically Managing Sustainable and Innovative Business Development in Uncertain Times: An Exploratory Study of Botanic Gardens. The 50th Academy of Marketing Conference, Freedom Through Marketing: Looking Back, Going Forward., 3rd July 2017 - 6th July 2017, Hull University Business School, ISBN 978-1-5272-1271-8.
Working paper presented at the 50th Academy of Marketing Conference, Freedom Through Marketing: Looking Back, Going Forward. Hull University Business School, 3-6 July 2017.
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An ideal core text for Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) students and practitioners. ... more An ideal core text for Post Compulsory Education and Training (PCET) students and practitioners. In particular it will be of great interest to those stakeholders of Higher Education (HE) in Further Education Institutions (FEIs). It is intended that this evaluative case study shall provide additional information regarding Foundation Degree (FD) provision in a Further Education Institution in England, UK. It is also intended to add to the body of information at a national and international level. Research presented is via examination of transcripts taken from semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. It is expected that the outcome of this evaluative study reveals positive steps for further research, to audit best practice, assess efficacy, create awareness of the processes relating to provision, but ultimately, evaluate, develop and improve provision, and inform practice. This multi perspective research on Foundation Degree provision located in a disadvantaged, socio-economic context reveals that leadership in: collaboration, departmental and sectoral organisation, culture, curriculum design and delivery, marketing, and policy scholarship are areas for sustainable development.
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The theme of the 2018 symposium ‘Changing places: Visions of utopia or dystopia?’ explores the ut... more The theme of the 2018 symposium ‘Changing places: Visions of utopia or dystopia?’ explores the utopian or dystopian visions associated with the place practices we study, promote or enact. SMART growth, inclusive growth, degrowth, devolution, revitalisation, placemaking, place
branding and destination marketing: A list of common place practices or ambitions. But what future do these bring to the towns, cities, regions or nations in which they are adopted?
Organised by the Institute of Place Management (IPM) this Symposium is unique amongst academic conferences. The Corfu Symposium on Managing & Marketing Places offers scholars the opportunity to engage directly with place making, management and marketing issues - as the Symposium includes local businesses, policy makers and other stakeholders eager to implement cutting-edge research that can make a positive difference to Corfu.
The IPM’s links with the Journal of Place Management and Development, with its focus on communicating with academics, practitioners, policy makers and local government, is also a driving factor behind the balance between academic and practitioner input into this event.
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The purpose of this transformative service research (TSR) is to apply, innovate on and extend the understanding of service-dominant logic (SDL) perspectives, sustainable service ecosystem design ideas, transformative value and meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study explores these through volunteers’ lived experiences and their perceived health and well-being outcomes in the context of botanic gardens as health-care service settings.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 3 UK botanic gardens and 84 volunteers between 22 and 87 years of age participated in this qualitative study. Volunteering stories were collected through emails, telephone exchanges, online and in-person interviews, free-flowing discussion and field observations. These were coded and analysed by using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, NVivo 14 Plus and Leximancer. Thematic analysis facilitated the mapping of well-being outcomes highlighting transformative value against existing health and well-being indices.
Findings
Insights extend knowledge into SDL, TSR and transformative value experienced by volunteers across three UK botanic garden service ecosystems. Environmental, organisational and personal factors, and physical, mental and social health outcomes are presented to emphasise transformative value experienced, especially in retiree volunteers. Theoretical contribution is in the form of empirical evidence to support and extend insights about transformative value and more so, significant epistemological change and meeting SDGs in botanic gardens. Results add to contemporary TSR on health-care-related well-being outcomes and ideas regarding sustainable service ecosystem design.
Research limitations/implications
It is recommended that service research be extended across other botanic gardens, as well as other novel underexplored contexts for comparative studies of transformative value. Continued development and consideration of service designs as ongoing efforts to redefine and reimagine services marketing innovation for botanic gardens are recommended. Botanic gardens are complex service ecosystems worthy of rigorous service research to capture and measure the impact and outcome of ongoing work of the sector in advancing SDGs and having a transformative effect on individual and societal health and well-being.
Practical implications
This study highlights opportunities for greater area-based, coordinated, collaborative, multi-stakeholder services marketing partnerships for strategic sustainable service ecosystem design for the botanic gardens and health-care sectors. These sectors can make better use of service research and marketing to further innovate and co-develop health and well-being strategies, campaigns and opportunities to develop services to transform and influence positive health and well-being outcomes for people. Results reveal greater opportunities for collaborative partnership and services marketing’s role and practice for the ongoing vitality and viability of botanic gardens. Joint efforts would enable innovation on sustainable service ecosystem design, advancing SDGs and improving life on planet Earth.
Social implications
Transformative value linked to newfound life experiences and meaning to life after retiring with a range of factors, and health and well-being outcomes were prominent. Social connections to the wider community were present, revealing links to a range of people who may not have traditionally had contact with botanic garden heritage and their strategic efforts. Therefore, it is services marketing opportunities for botanic gardens that hold one key to greater transformative value, sustainability and greater influence and impact on individual and societal health and well-being.
Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first TSR on botanic gardens as health-care service settings, resulting in a conceptual framework on transformative value and well-being outcomes in meeting SDGs. It extends insights on SDL, sustainable service ecosystem design and roles of marketing for the common good. Botanic gardens are unique research institutes, highly acclaimed for research, conservation, education and displays of special botanical collections, as well as providing health care, among other impactful SDG opportunities. This can be made more explicit through ecosystemic thinking, service research and integrated services marketing of botanic garden’ roles and contributions worldwide.
We are in challenging times when the future of tourism is facing a great deal of uncertainty. Health, safety and security issues have all affected tourism destinations across the globe in recent years, as have economic crises. This special issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research into the way places may leverage effective tourism marketing in order to survive these challenges and secure the social, cultural, environmental, and economic sustainability of their tourism destinations. The special issue will favour articles that consider all aspects of tourism marketing and branding that have a clear focus on engendering “responsible tourism”; and which consider transformative place-service-tourism ecosystems and the impact of related strategies on all users of a tourism destination, including those who live in, work in and visit the place. We wish to include articles that relate to tourism marketing and sustainability not only in economic terms, but also in terms of a tourism destination’s society and cultural heritage, along with its physical environment. We welcome both empirical and conceptual papers to this special issue. While we expect there will be submissions relating to single place-based cases we would also expect these to be clear in their generalisability to other places.
Dr. Heather Skinner
Mr. Nicholas Catahan
Guest Editors
https://www.mdpi.com/si/48963
Design/methodology/approach – Guiding research questions and objectives for this study were: 'What are the perceived strengths and areas for development for 2 BGs, via a Leximancer' Automatic Content Analysis (ACA) of TripAdvisor online reviews; and do they match BGs purpose of scientific research, conservation, display and education?' A content analysis of 582 online reviews from 2007 to 2017 follows qualitative methodology techniques utilising a combination of manual and automatic text analysis (Leximancer text mining software). These approaches enabled a comparison of online TripAdvisor reviews with Likert-type or rating scale items of 1 to 5 star.
Findings – Insights revealed the use of Leximancer and TripAdvisor (or similar innovations) as tools for potential place management, place marketing communications and monitoring purposes. Predominant perceptions extracted from reviews are not concerned with documented collections of living plants for the purposes of scientific discovery, conservation, display and education. Reviews clearly focus more upon aesthetics, facilities and services, which support previous studies. Overall reviews highlighted positive sentiments toward the BGs.
Research limitations/implications – Limitations link to limited data across 2 BGs, synthesis and meaning of complex perceptions, matters of subjectivity, and time needed to interpret information. Implications enable insights into BG 'place' gleaned from big data in the form of User Generated Content (UGC) and electronic Word-Of-Mouth (eWOM) using Leximancer; viewed as a measure alongside management action plans. Future studies could strengthen debate and action regarding the use of Leximancer, and also public perception of BGs' core functions, importance and value. The research supports potential to monitor and transform perceptions, values and beliefs. Outcomes could eventually inform policy and generate a much needed shift in funds and resources for BGs by highlighting their relevance and value to society.
Originality/value – An empirical and methodological contribution via peer reviewed studies of visitor perceptions via online reviews of Britain's BGs 'place' and 'space' analysed with Leximancer have never been published. This study critically explores potential visitor and place management needs of BGs. Managers can make better use of big data from social media platforms/digital channels, using a novel type of data analytical software like Leximancer for strategic planning; with more informed approaches to place management, innovation and development. A key contribution of this study is this ACA methodological approach for place management.
Keywords: Botanic Gardens (BGs), Leximancer, Online reviews, Perceptions, Place management, Sustainability.
Approach – A literature review approach is used to highlight and integrate utopian and dystopian characteristics of BGs alongside CM. The guiding research questions for this study are: ‘What examples of utopian and dystopian characteristics could be representative of this so-called ‘sense of place’ of BGs?’; ‘Why could CM make a difference regarding sustainability of BGs?’; and ‘How can the fusion of these concepts be incorporated into place development and management efforts to generate added revenue streams and more mindful visitors?’;
Limitations/implications – Insights into place making and marketing for BGs being strategically developed using a model of CM practice, incorporating utopian and dystopian characteristics. This model could be used to highlight to managers an approach to communicating the spirit of BGs over the ages and considering unique, positive and negative, characteristics of individual properties and their range of narratives. Such narratives could be translated into a portfolio of marketing communications campaigns, experiential events, products and services. There may be some challenges in finding key information across BGs however it is envisaged that a model will be developed to highlight sources of information, characteristics and thus typologies as a result of a content analytical approach across various sources of information on BG narratives and their spirit of place. This study is hoped to assist in the development of place marketing and management of BGs; strategically raising awareness of BGs as unique places alongside their important contribution to scientific discovery, conservation, display and education whilst generating potential revenue streams. Thus BGs making better use of novel, research informed marketing efforts in order to gain greater perceptibility, funding and support.
Originality/value – Peer reviewed studies of the strategic use of Cause Marketing theory applied in a Botanic Garden context have never been published. This study is hoped to contribute to place making and management literature as well as cause marketing and visitor attractions management. It is expected that the outcomes could be significant for the Botanic Garden sector and community to develop resources linked to ‘spirit of place’; marketing utopian and dystopian characteristics, and considering the creation of sustainable value and potential revenue streams as a result (e.g. visitor attraction literature, merchandise, interactive tours, events and other related products and experiences).
Working paper presented at the 50th Academy of Marketing Conference, Freedom Through Marketing: Looking Back, Going Forward. Hull University Business School, 3-6 July 2017.
branding and destination marketing: A list of common place practices or ambitions. But what future do these bring to the towns, cities, regions or nations in which they are adopted?
Organised by the Institute of Place Management (IPM) this Symposium is unique amongst academic conferences. The Corfu Symposium on Managing & Marketing Places offers scholars the opportunity to engage directly with place making, management and marketing issues - as the Symposium includes local businesses, policy makers and other stakeholders eager to implement cutting-edge research that can make a positive difference to Corfu.
The IPM’s links with the Journal of Place Management and Development, with its focus on communicating with academics, practitioners, policy makers and local government, is also a driving factor behind the balance between academic and practitioner input into this event.
The purpose of this transformative service research (TSR) is to apply, innovate on and extend the understanding of service-dominant logic (SDL) perspectives, sustainable service ecosystem design ideas, transformative value and meeting sustainable development goals (SDGs). This study explores these through volunteers’ lived experiences and their perceived health and well-being outcomes in the context of botanic gardens as health-care service settings.
Design/methodology/approach
A total of 3 UK botanic gardens and 84 volunteers between 22 and 87 years of age participated in this qualitative study. Volunteering stories were collected through emails, telephone exchanges, online and in-person interviews, free-flowing discussion and field observations. These were coded and analysed by using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, NVivo 14 Plus and Leximancer. Thematic analysis facilitated the mapping of well-being outcomes highlighting transformative value against existing health and well-being indices.
Findings
Insights extend knowledge into SDL, TSR and transformative value experienced by volunteers across three UK botanic garden service ecosystems. Environmental, organisational and personal factors, and physical, mental and social health outcomes are presented to emphasise transformative value experienced, especially in retiree volunteers. Theoretical contribution is in the form of empirical evidence to support and extend insights about transformative value and more so, significant epistemological change and meeting SDGs in botanic gardens. Results add to contemporary TSR on health-care-related well-being outcomes and ideas regarding sustainable service ecosystem design.
Research limitations/implications
It is recommended that service research be extended across other botanic gardens, as well as other novel underexplored contexts for comparative studies of transformative value. Continued development and consideration of service designs as ongoing efforts to redefine and reimagine services marketing innovation for botanic gardens are recommended. Botanic gardens are complex service ecosystems worthy of rigorous service research to capture and measure the impact and outcome of ongoing work of the sector in advancing SDGs and having a transformative effect on individual and societal health and well-being.
Practical implications
This study highlights opportunities for greater area-based, coordinated, collaborative, multi-stakeholder services marketing partnerships for strategic sustainable service ecosystem design for the botanic gardens and health-care sectors. These sectors can make better use of service research and marketing to further innovate and co-develop health and well-being strategies, campaigns and opportunities to develop services to transform and influence positive health and well-being outcomes for people. Results reveal greater opportunities for collaborative partnership and services marketing’s role and practice for the ongoing vitality and viability of botanic gardens. Joint efforts would enable innovation on sustainable service ecosystem design, advancing SDGs and improving life on planet Earth.
Social implications
Transformative value linked to newfound life experiences and meaning to life after retiring with a range of factors, and health and well-being outcomes were prominent. Social connections to the wider community were present, revealing links to a range of people who may not have traditionally had contact with botanic garden heritage and their strategic efforts. Therefore, it is services marketing opportunities for botanic gardens that hold one key to greater transformative value, sustainability and greater influence and impact on individual and societal health and well-being.
Originality/value
To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first TSR on botanic gardens as health-care service settings, resulting in a conceptual framework on transformative value and well-being outcomes in meeting SDGs. It extends insights on SDL, sustainable service ecosystem design and roles of marketing for the common good. Botanic gardens are unique research institutes, highly acclaimed for research, conservation, education and displays of special botanical collections, as well as providing health care, among other impactful SDG opportunities. This can be made more explicit through ecosystemic thinking, service research and integrated services marketing of botanic garden’ roles and contributions worldwide.
We are in challenging times when the future of tourism is facing a great deal of uncertainty. Health, safety and security issues have all affected tourism destinations across the globe in recent years, as have economic crises. This special issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research into the way places may leverage effective tourism marketing in order to survive these challenges and secure the social, cultural, environmental, and economic sustainability of their tourism destinations. The special issue will favour articles that consider all aspects of tourism marketing and branding that have a clear focus on engendering “responsible tourism”; and which consider transformative place-service-tourism ecosystems and the impact of related strategies on all users of a tourism destination, including those who live in, work in and visit the place. We wish to include articles that relate to tourism marketing and sustainability not only in economic terms, but also in terms of a tourism destination’s society and cultural heritage, along with its physical environment. We welcome both empirical and conceptual papers to this special issue. While we expect there will be submissions relating to single place-based cases we would also expect these to be clear in their generalisability to other places.
Dr. Heather Skinner
Mr. Nicholas Catahan
Guest Editors
https://www.mdpi.com/si/48963
Design/methodology/approach – Guiding research questions and objectives for this study were: 'What are the perceived strengths and areas for development for 2 BGs, via a Leximancer' Automatic Content Analysis (ACA) of TripAdvisor online reviews; and do they match BGs purpose of scientific research, conservation, display and education?' A content analysis of 582 online reviews from 2007 to 2017 follows qualitative methodology techniques utilising a combination of manual and automatic text analysis (Leximancer text mining software). These approaches enabled a comparison of online TripAdvisor reviews with Likert-type or rating scale items of 1 to 5 star.
Findings – Insights revealed the use of Leximancer and TripAdvisor (or similar innovations) as tools for potential place management, place marketing communications and monitoring purposes. Predominant perceptions extracted from reviews are not concerned with documented collections of living plants for the purposes of scientific discovery, conservation, display and education. Reviews clearly focus more upon aesthetics, facilities and services, which support previous studies. Overall reviews highlighted positive sentiments toward the BGs.
Research limitations/implications – Limitations link to limited data across 2 BGs, synthesis and meaning of complex perceptions, matters of subjectivity, and time needed to interpret information. Implications enable insights into BG 'place' gleaned from big data in the form of User Generated Content (UGC) and electronic Word-Of-Mouth (eWOM) using Leximancer; viewed as a measure alongside management action plans. Future studies could strengthen debate and action regarding the use of Leximancer, and also public perception of BGs' core functions, importance and value. The research supports potential to monitor and transform perceptions, values and beliefs. Outcomes could eventually inform policy and generate a much needed shift in funds and resources for BGs by highlighting their relevance and value to society.
Originality/value – An empirical and methodological contribution via peer reviewed studies of visitor perceptions via online reviews of Britain's BGs 'place' and 'space' analysed with Leximancer have never been published. This study critically explores potential visitor and place management needs of BGs. Managers can make better use of big data from social media platforms/digital channels, using a novel type of data analytical software like Leximancer for strategic planning; with more informed approaches to place management, innovation and development. A key contribution of this study is this ACA methodological approach for place management.
Keywords: Botanic Gardens (BGs), Leximancer, Online reviews, Perceptions, Place management, Sustainability.
Approach – A literature review approach is used to highlight and integrate utopian and dystopian characteristics of BGs alongside CM. The guiding research questions for this study are: ‘What examples of utopian and dystopian characteristics could be representative of this so-called ‘sense of place’ of BGs?’; ‘Why could CM make a difference regarding sustainability of BGs?’; and ‘How can the fusion of these concepts be incorporated into place development and management efforts to generate added revenue streams and more mindful visitors?’;
Limitations/implications – Insights into place making and marketing for BGs being strategically developed using a model of CM practice, incorporating utopian and dystopian characteristics. This model could be used to highlight to managers an approach to communicating the spirit of BGs over the ages and considering unique, positive and negative, characteristics of individual properties and their range of narratives. Such narratives could be translated into a portfolio of marketing communications campaigns, experiential events, products and services. There may be some challenges in finding key information across BGs however it is envisaged that a model will be developed to highlight sources of information, characteristics and thus typologies as a result of a content analytical approach across various sources of information on BG narratives and their spirit of place. This study is hoped to assist in the development of place marketing and management of BGs; strategically raising awareness of BGs as unique places alongside their important contribution to scientific discovery, conservation, display and education whilst generating potential revenue streams. Thus BGs making better use of novel, research informed marketing efforts in order to gain greater perceptibility, funding and support.
Originality/value – Peer reviewed studies of the strategic use of Cause Marketing theory applied in a Botanic Garden context have never been published. This study is hoped to contribute to place making and management literature as well as cause marketing and visitor attractions management. It is expected that the outcomes could be significant for the Botanic Garden sector and community to develop resources linked to ‘spirit of place’; marketing utopian and dystopian characteristics, and considering the creation of sustainable value and potential revenue streams as a result (e.g. visitor attraction literature, merchandise, interactive tours, events and other related products and experiences).
Working paper presented at the 50th Academy of Marketing Conference, Freedom Through Marketing: Looking Back, Going Forward. Hull University Business School, 3-6 July 2017.
branding and destination marketing: A list of common place practices or ambitions. But what future do these bring to the towns, cities, regions or nations in which they are adopted?
Organised by the Institute of Place Management (IPM) this Symposium is unique amongst academic conferences. The Corfu Symposium on Managing & Marketing Places offers scholars the opportunity to engage directly with place making, management and marketing issues - as the Symposium includes local businesses, policy makers and other stakeholders eager to implement cutting-edge research that can make a positive difference to Corfu.
The IPM’s links with the Journal of Place Management and Development, with its focus on communicating with academics, practitioners, policy makers and local government, is also a driving factor behind the balance between academic and practitioner input into this event.
You can read the full call for papers here:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Tourism_Marketing_Challenging_Times
Submission deadline 30th September 2021