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This research aims to examine how smart tourism influences corporate sustainable growth, focusing on moderating effects of media attention and financial slack.

January 18, 2026SAGE OpenOpen Access

How Does Smart Tourism Foster Corporate Sustainable Growth?—The Moderating Roles of Media Attention and Financial Slack

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AZAyuan ZhangHenan Institute of Technology YZYongjie ZhuAnyang Institute of Technology JYJinzhe YanGachon University

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Empirical analysis reveals that smart tourism enhances sustainable growth in tourism firms, indicating a significant role for media attention and financial resources.

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This research aims to examine how smart tourism influences corporate sustainable growth, focusing on moderating effects of media attention and financial slack.
Analyzed panel data from Chinese A-share listed tourism firms between 2014 and 2023.
Constructed a firm-specific smart tourism index using a text-mining approach on corporate annual reports.
Assessed sustainable growth rate as a financial metric for corporate growth performance.
Found a positive relationship between smart tourism and sustainable growth rate (β = .032, p < .01).
Identified significant positive interaction between smart tourism and media attention (β = .012).
Established significant positive interaction between smart tourism and financial slack (β = .023).

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Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/696c7791eb60fb80d1395c6d https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251414746

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Empirical analysis reveals that smart tourism enhances sustainable growth in tourism firms, indicating a significant role for media attention and financial resources.

How Does Smart Tourism Foster Corporate Sustainable Growth?—The Moderating Roles of Media Attention and Financial Slack

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How Does Smart Tourism Foster Corporate Sustainable Growth?—The Moderating Roles of Media Attention and Financial Slack

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