Purpose – Despite the proliferation of the governance concept in the broader academic literature, there is little … agreement on definitions, scope and what actually constitutes governance. This is arguably due to the fact that empirical …. Therefore, the purpose of the paper is to explore and synthesize the governance literature with the objective of identifying the …

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to compare visitor perspectives of the governance of two of Canada's largest park … governance: strategic vision, accountability, transparency, consensus‐orientation, public participation, efficiency … – Researchers determined that the ten governance sections of the survey actually form 11 governance factors. Data suggested …

stakeholders in the destination management organization's (DMO) activities and makes destination governance, defined as the setting … interesting topic. Over the last seven years the authors have conducted an in‐depth study of governance and performance of 13 … (Airoldi et al.) to the sample, the authors analyzed the governance structure of the selected destinations in terms of …

the development of locally grown and accepted governance. In contrast, by increasing the organizational connections with …

This paper deals with partnerships, clusters and innovation systems from a governance perspective. Very little tourism …. It is argued that the governance perspective makes sense when dealing with these models in the tourist destination … context. As will be shown, the models draw attention to different features of governance and even suggest different forms of …

to gain insights into their governance. In particular, Association Internationale D’Experts Scientifiques Du Tourisme …, the study derives seven suggestions for future directions in research on network governance in tourism. These relate to … the big picture of tourism governance, e-governance, disparities within networks, negative aspects of networking, dynamism …

the need for strategic policies and good governance to make tourism policies more effective and efficient. Design …

studies within Experience Bedfordshire to develop a comprehensive picture of governance within a single tourism destination …

governance structures of the two RTOs and the implications for leadership practice. The interviewees identified that … transactional forms of leadership dominated the hierarchical governance structure of the ACO and that it was able to mobilise … sector. The IER is a market-led governance structure and its leadership practices effectively mobilised the private sector …

. Neoliberalism and governance have been prominent among recent policy themes pursued by researchers. Research limitations …