Evolutionary selection for travel agencies under COVID-19 adversity through the lens of life history theory

Guo Qiong Ivanka Huang; Shuru Zhong; Ip Kin Anthony Wong; Zhiwei Lin

doi:10.1080/10548408.2021.2006857

Evolutionary selection for travel agencies under COVID-19 adversity through the lens of life history theory

Guo Qiong Ivanka Huang
, Shuru Zhong
, Ip Kin Anthony Wong
, Zhiwei Lin

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Abstract

This study draws on life history theory to rationalize how tourism enterprises make decisions and evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a case study approach, the current work improvises the house of trade-off paradox as a visual metaphoric framework that integrates three major dyadic trade-off pairs along with four organizational resource configuration aspects. This inquiry further synthesizes the wheel of selection strategy to pinpoint a mechanism in which tourism agencies mutate to adapt to a new normal based on acute environmental shocks. We further provide practical implications for operators with valuable insights germane to post-pandemic recovery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	917-934
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
Volume	38
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2021.2006857
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coopetition
Covid-19
economic relationship
growth
life history theory
retrenchment
selection strategy
social relationship
trade-offs
Travel agency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
Marketing

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