The Determinants of Collaboration and Partnerships Arrangements in Tourism Development among Industry Organisations in Nairobi County, Kenya
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Date
2015
Authors
Kariuki, Albert Chege
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Collaboration and partnerships arrangements among stakeholder organisations are among the
central themes of sustainable tourism development in destinations. These collaborative
arrangements have become critical as a result of the realisation that, no single stakeholder
organisation can dictate the future of this dynamic and often fragmented industry, more so
especially in relationship to study area, the Nairobi County. The purpose of this study was to
evaluate the effectiveness of stakeholder collaboration and partnerships arrangements among
tourism industry organisations as a tool of enhancing tourism development in Kenya. Specific
objectives were; to determine the scope of collaborative arrangements that exists among
stakeholder organisations in tourism development, to examine the intensity of the relations
that exists in different collaborative arrangements among tourism organisations and their
influence on tourism development, to evaluate the prerequisites of effective collaborative
arrangements among stakeholder tourism organisation and to explore the potential for Public
Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a model of collaborative arrangements among tourism
organisations in Kenya. The study adopted a mixed method research design, and specifically
QUAL + quan mixed method design type. The population of the study was thirty three
stakeholder organisations in Kenya. The study adopted qualitative and quantitative primary
data collection methods, using semi-structured interviews, participant observation and
questionnaires as data collection instruments. Secondary data was collected through content
analysis of various books, journals and websites. The secondary data analysis process started
at the beginning of the research and involved a critical review of literature mainly from
journals, books, various government and private sector organisations documents and reports.
Primary quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics and presented in
frequencies, percentages, charts and cross tabulation. Further, primary data was subjected to
inferential statistics using correlation and chi square tests. The finding of the study shows
that, the existing collaboration and partnerships arrangements in tourism industry in Kenya
are not well structured and designed, and have not achieved acceptable thresholds as model
of collaborative arrangements. The study recommends the adoption of formal PPPs models as
the best practice of collaborative arrangements in tourism development in Kenya.
Description
A Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Hospitality and Tourism Management in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management of Kenyatta University, September 2015