Institutional theory in tourism research: new opportunities from an evolving theory

Abstract

Teoria institucional na pesquisa em turismo: novas oportunidades de uma teoria em evolução La teoría institucional en la investigación del turismo: nuevas oportunidades de una teoría en evolución Resumo: Neste artigo de perspectiva, trazemos a teoria institucional para a atenção da pesquisa em turismo como uma teoria válida e em evolução que pode trazer contribuições para análises no turismo. Mostramos que a teoria institucional ainda é subutilizada no turismo e desenvolvemos uma série de proposições sobre como a teoria institucional pode ser útil para analisar a imagem do destino e a adequação entre a imagem de destino para os turistas e para a população local. Especificamente, mostramos como os conceitos institucionais centrais de legitimidade, isomorfismo, hibridização e categorização influenciam as estratégias de destinos quanto à sua imagem. Contribuímos para a teoria institucional discutindo o uso de uma abordagem institucional no turismo, fornecendo a análise de questões tradicionais com o uso da teoria institucional. Palavras

Does Local Environmental Governance Improve Tourism Companies’ Performance? Evidence from Vietnam

“…This transition is achieved as a result of the alignment of the perceived and the actual images of the destinations, and the institutionalization of the new values (Ambrosie 2015;Fong, Wong, and Hong 2018). Also, efficient enforcement of the environmental governance arrangements reduces the perceived uncertainty for all players in the sector (e.g., local tourism companies and tourists) since everyone believes that the other parties under the same institutional settings will have incentives to obey the rules for the sake of gaining isomorphism (i.e., to be socially accepted by following the new rules-environment-friendly governance arrangements) (Falaster, Zanin, and Guerrazzi 2017). Thus, the local tourism markets gradually take environmental governance arrangements and policies for granted and accept them as an underlying factor of the marketplace (García-Cabrera and Durán-Herrera 2014).…”

Regional Event Tourism Funding Policies: A Strategic-Relational Critique of Current Practice

“…Although many major cities and regions actively plan and implement event tourism portfolios, the topic in academia is still under explored (Ziakas 2014; Getz and Page 2016a) with further investigation and comparative analysis of diverse event portfolio strategies in different urban contexts needed (Antchak 2017). This paper addresses these aspects from a new institutionalism perspective providing structure to a critique of the relationships of the different agencies involved (Falaster et al 2017). The differences in practice, history, individuals and collectives lends itself well to a strategic-relational approach (Jessop 1990) emphasising the 'paths' taken, interactions between actors within differing political contexts and the formal arrangements and informal cultural practices, alongside a view of the agency of those involved (Dalonso et al 2014).…”

“…The strategic-relational approach to event tourism strategies The complexities of a policy level approach to event funding and the potential tension between culture and tourism suggests the need for a theoretical model that considers the multiple relationships between DMOs, tourism and culture departments, private sector, central government and the local community (Falaster et al 2017). Pastras and Bramwell (2013), drawing on Jessop's (1990; work, convincingly propose "new institutionalism" as a framework for understanding tourism policy, and argue that this also holds true for event tourism.…”

“…This article addresses these aspects from a new institutionalism perspective providing structure to a critique of the relationships of the different agencies involved (Falaster, Zanin, and Guerrazzi 2017). The differences in practice, history, individuals, and collectives lends itself well to a strategic-relational approach (Jessop 1990) emphasizing the “paths” taken, interactions between actors within differing political contexts, and the formal arrangements and informal cultural practices, alongside a view of the agency of those involved (Dalonso et al 2014).…”

O Processo de Institucionalização das Estruturas Formais de Investigação em Turismo (EFIT) no Brasil

“…Estudos na área do turismo com base nos pressupostos da teoria institucional ainda são recentes e incipientes (Song, Dwyer, Li & Cao, 2012;Lavandoski, Albino Silva & Vargas-Sánchez, 2014;Pimentel, 2014aPimentel, , 2014bCarvalho, 2015;Cintra, Amâncio-Vieira & Costa, 2016;Falaster, Zanin & Guerrazzi, 2017;Endres & Matias, 2018), sendo ainda mais escassos quando se especifica o tipo de vertente da teoria institucional, por exemplo, o institucionalismo histórico (Endres & Matias, 2018;Estol, Camilleri & Font, 2018;Falaster, Zanin & Guerrazzi, 2017;Carvalho, 2015) e, sobretudo, quando aplicado ao tema da pesquisa em turismo (Falaster, Zanin & Guerrazzi, 2017;Pimentel, 2016b;Pimentel, Carvalho & Bifano-Oliveira, 2017;Pimentel, Carvalho & Oliveira, 2018). Além disso, parte considerável desta já escassa literatura dedica-se a produzir estudos de revisão teórica, o que sugere o potencial ineditismo deste trabalho, cujo dialogo com a literatura supramencionada fornece evidências empíricas, de corte longitudinal.…”