Connell Joanne, Page Stephen J
Department of Management, Exeter University Business School, Streatham Court, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4PU, UK.
Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, De Havilland Campus, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK.
Heliyon. 2019 Apr 9;5(4):e01471. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01471. eCollection 2019 Apr.
Many governments have promoted the development of a civil society to encourage citizen involvement in addressing many of the grand social challenges such as the growing prevalence of dementia, as ageing becomes a major trend in developed societies. One outcome has been the development of Dementia Friendly Communities, created via Dementia Action Alliances (DAAs) in England, to enhance awareness, care and the experience of people with dementia in accessing services and facilities. These initiatives are based on engaging the business community and yet no research studies have examined this theme to date. Given the growing significance of leisure and tourism activities that people with dementia and family members engage in, this study examines the experience of business engagement with DAAs in the visitor economy in England. The notion of shared value articulated by Porter and Kramer (2011) is used as a basis for understanding the type of business engagement.
随着老龄化成为发达社会的一个主要趋势，许多政府推动公民社会的发展，以鼓励公民参与应对诸多重大社会挑战，比如痴呆症患病率不断上升。其中一个成果是建立了“痴呆症友好社区”，这是通过英格兰的痴呆症行动联盟（DAA）创建的，目的是提高人们对痴呆症的认识，改善痴呆症患者在获得服务和设施方面的护理及体验。这些举措基于与商业界的合作，但迄今为止尚无研究探讨过这一主题。鉴于痴呆症患者及其家庭成员参与的休闲和旅游活动日益重要，本研究考察了英格兰游客经济领域中企业与痴呆症行动联盟合作的经验。波特和克莱默（2011年）提出的共享价值理念被用作理解企业合作类型的基础。
