The research conceptually outlines the nodal importance of narration as a crucial tool supporting stakeholders’ moral imagination in the conception of desirable alternatives to the critical existing status quo. This due to the fact that stories enable people to better understand reality decreasing, at the same time, the ethical pressure related to decisions and actions. […]
By using the concept of harmony, this paper aims to contribute to the existing literature about joint value creation processes and practices diminishing the risk of trade-offs in the tourism sector. The study focuses on the role of the most strategic resource, namely knowledge, as a common and collaborative input created in the context of […]
Social Innovation (SI) is a configuration of social practices prompted collectively and intentionally by multiple stakeholders in a specific ecosystem to solve problems that would be not effectively solvable through traditional approaches or practices by transforming the social and economic settings. Despite the literature around SI ecosystems has grown considerably in the latest years, what […]
Based on the linkages between natural common pool resources and stakeholder theory, we aim at strengthening the theoretical understanding of dependent stakeholder engagement through empowerment in the context of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). In particular, we seek to demonstrate which empowerment areas and related actions towards fishermen at Torre Guaceto MPA (a European best practice […]
This study highlights the huge diversity of the possible theoretical views of the role of knowledge in tourism destination networks. For this purpose, this paper provides a synoptic comparison of the relevant explanations and predictions that can be deduced from six important theoretical views, including both well-established, mainstream organizational theories and emerging inter-disciplinary approaches. The […]