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October 17, 2025Tourism Critiques Practice and TheoryOpen Access

The case for transforming SME research in tourism implications for policy, theory, evidence and impact

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RTRhodri ThomasSPStephen J. PageGSGareth Shaw

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Overview

Narrative review highlights gaps in SME tourism research, suggesting stronger ties to policymaking.

Key Points

  • Limited research exists addressing crucial SME issues in tourism, weakening academic contributions.
  • A significant gap in understanding persists between academic research and SME policymaking, impacting outcomes.
  • The narrative review critiques the conceptual inconsistencies in current literature affecting SMEs' analyses.
  • Enhanced theories and foundational knowledge in SME research could lead to more effective policymaking.

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Thomas et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f199c5de32064e504dce2bhttps://doi.org/10.1108/trc-07-2025-0033
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