A future's approach to enhanced television and governance

Overcoming the Limits to Change and Adapting to Future Challenges

“…However, the study also offers clues to deal with the future challenge of transforming destination networks by distinguishing between change agents and opponents of change and their respective roles and communication styles. In this context, we share the view that communication influences network governance (Tonn and Stiefel 2012; Waite 2012) and provide evidence that supports this assertion in the field of tourism. Hence, by applying a dynamic social network analysis (Rodríguez Díaz 2009), the study contributes to strengthening the capability of tourism planners to implement desired situations in destinations, which are confronted with an increasingly globalized and competitive tourism market.…”

“…The emerging field of futures studies, which is engaged with different kinds of transformations as well as possible, probable, and desirable futures, considers networks as greatly relevant in future (inter-)organizational governance (Feldman 2012; Rodríguez Díaz 2009; van der Steen et al 2011). Networks are considered future-proof for their capability to span boundaries (Feldman 2012) and for being compatible with new information and communication technologies (Tonn and Stiefel 2012; Waite 2012). Yet, a tangible combination of network analysis with a dynamic point of view that reflects both on liquefying and rigidifying characteristics of networks is also rare in this set of studies.…”