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Investigating Domain Name Diffusion across Swiss Accommodation Enterprises

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Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2005

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This study applies diffusion of innovations to investigate if domain name registrations by different accommodation enterprises in Switzerland follow the typical diffusion pattern of other technologies. The study analysed the time series of more than 2100 names registered by small Swiss enterprises — Auberge, Gasthaus and Pension — in the Swiss .ch domain and compared their diffusion pattern with those of hotels. In line with previous research, the results show significant differences in the dynamic of adopting domain names across accommodation types.

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  1. Institute for Economics & Tourism, University of Applied Sciences Valais, Switzerland

    Miriam Scaglione

  2. Institute for Management Information Systems, University of Applied Sciences Valais, Switzerland

    Thomas Steiner

  3. Lausanne Hospitality Research, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Switzerland

    Roland Schegg

  4. School of Business, University of Western Australia, Australia

    Jamie Murphy

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    Andrew J. Frew

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Scaglione, M., Steiner, T., Schegg, R., Murphy, J. (2005). Investigating Domain Name Diffusion across Swiss Accommodation Enterprises. In: Frew, A.J. (eds) Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism 2005. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-211-27283-6_33

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