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Lessons learnt from a Delphi study on community resilience to long-term structural change
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Lessons learnt from a Delphi study on community resilience to long-term structural change

Alexandra Bec, Brent D Moyle and Char-lee McLennan
CAUTHE 2015: Rising Tides and Sea Challenges: Adaption and Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality, Proceedings of the 25th CAUTHE conference, pp.381-384
Council for Australian Tourism and Hospitality Education Conference (CAUTHE) (Gold Coast, Australia, 02-Feb-2015–05-Feb-2015)
Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education
2015
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Business and Management
Developing a scale can be a difficult and time consuming process, with Delphi panels a common technique applied by researchers. Delphi panels use experts to assess and review an initial list of indicators, often requiring two or three rounds of input. However, with a variety of approaches used in previous studies, it is difficult to determine the most appropriate strategy to adopt when implementing a Delphi study. Consequently, the aim of this paper is to present the key lessons learnt from the development of a Delphi study on community resilience to long-term structural change. Importantly, when implementing a Delphi panel in tourism researchers should review previous Delphi studies; conduct a substantial review process of indicator statements from the literature; incorporate regional experts within the panel; and use a diverse range of techniques to measure the indicators and contact participants.

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