A dynamic perspective on destination governance success: The case of an emerging network in the Dolomites

Maria Martini Barzolai () and Anna Moretti
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Maria Martini Barzolai: Dept. of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venice

No 4, Working Papers from Venice School of Management - Department of Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Abstract: Development and competitiveness of tourism destinations have been often associated by previous literature to the effectiveness of destination governance. However, a thorough understanding of relevant dimensions explaining destination governance success, both from theoretical and analytical perspectives, is still lacking. With this paper the authors contribute to advancing the theory on destination governance, particularly focusing on the issue of governance success from a dynamic perspective. The theoretical and analytical framework proposed is based on the most recent developments of network governance studies and proposes an investigation of micro-dynamics to understand governance evolutionary paths towards successful or unsuccessful outcomes. The theoretical and analytical framework is applied to the case of an emerging network of stakeholders of an Alpine destination, the Comelico area. The analysis of the case, developed through an action research approach, allowed to identify both static (commitment and competences) and dynamic (framing and mobilizing) relevant dimensions in explaining successful or unsuccessful outcomes for emerging tourism destinations.

Keywords: Destination governance; governance success; networks; emerging destination; commitment; competences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L14 Z38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2018-04
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