An exploration of actor-network theory and social affordance for the development of a tourist attraction: A case study of a Jimmy-related theme park, Taiwan

Chen, Yeong-Shyang; Wu, Shou-Tsung

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104206

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“…While mass application among these students is not a new thing, the pandemic has exacerbated the rate of applications for the purpose of securing admission. In our study, we identify the higher education agent as a principal actor defining the process and requirements of study abroad similar to those in other tourism contexts where the government plays a major role in defining urban spaces ( Chen & Wu, 2021 ). Mass application to postgraduate programmes and diversification of study destinations are adaptation strategies in response to the worries of uncertainty in the study plan, including health risk and increase competition of UK universities.…”

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“…First, a review of actor-network theory in the hospitality context is presented. The section argues that within the hospitality epistemology, the research focus is heavily preoccupied with human actors; and non-human agency and materiality are largely side-lined ( Chen & Wu, 2021 ; Park et al, 2020 ). Second, we identify all the “COVID-19” literature relevant to the issues of Mainland Chinese international students, in which there are reports on potential students’ study intentions and their concerns amid the pandemic.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Originating from sociological studies of science and technology in the 1980s, actor-network theory (ANT) has diffused into several contexts including tourism and hospitality research ( Chen & Wu, 2021 ; Jóhannesson, 2005 ; Jørgensen, 2017 ; Park et al, 2020 ). ANT involves the examination of the actions that various actors employ to mobilize allies and resources and to construct diverse networks ( Garrety, 1997 ; Latour, 1987 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Within tourism and hospitality education research, there has been an overwhelming emphasis on human actors ignoring the significant role of non-human actors despite recent arguments that non-human actors such as tourist attractions have agency ( Chen & Wu, 2021 ; Park et al, 2020 ). For example, Chen, Dwyer, and Firth (2015) investigate the role Chinese students play in place branding in Australia and conclude their satisfaction and attachment to Australia are positively related to different behavioural outcomes.…”

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Exploring Chinese students’ issues and concerns of studying abroad amid COVID-19 pandemic: an actor-network perspective

Cheng

Agyeiwaah

2022

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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Chinese students’ issues and concerns of studying abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic have been largely neglected in the tourism and hospitality education research. Based on the actor-network perspective, this paper explores the network of issues and concerns of Chinese students who have planned to study abroad. In-depth interviews, observations, and open-ended questionnaires are employed with a purposive sample of 16 hospitality students from a university in Macau. We identify five major concerns and issues namely health risk, dissatisfaction with online study, feeling difficult to get into a top university, discrimination of Chinese in the West, and perception of restricted opportunity to make a cross-cultural exchange.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Exploring Chinese students’ issues and concerns of studying abroad amid COVID-19 pandemic: an actor-network perspective

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Agyeiwaah

2022

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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“…Affordance theory has been recognised as a useful perspective for describing how individuals use technological artefacts (Blewett and Hugo 2016 ; Hutchby 2001 ), depending on users’ characteristics, goals and context of use (Leonardi 2012 ). The tourism literature has recently adopted affordance theory to consider human–environment interactions (Chen and Wu 2021 ), and human–computer interfaces (Lei et al 2019 ).…”

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Travel live streaming: an affordance perspective

Deng

Benckendorff

Wang

2021

Inf Technol Tourism

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This study draws on tourism literature and current examples to propose that the emergence of Travel Live Streaming (TLS) provides new affordances for live streamers, viewers, and sponsors. Despite its increasing popularity and the new opportunities for communication and marketing in tourism, TLS has received limited attention in the academic literature. The aim of this paper is to use affordances theory to understand some of the key features and benefits of TLS. It is argued that TLS affordances include temporal, spatial, interactive, and media affordances. These affordances support new opportunities and actions for travel live streamers, viewers, and sponsors. The paper proposes an affordance-based TLS framework and concludes with three propositions to guide future research directions.

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Adapting to the digital age: Investigating the frameworks for financial services in modern communities

Fundira,

Edoun,

Pradhan

2023

Bus Strat Dev

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The digital age has brought about a revolution in the way we manage our finances, with more and more financial services moving online. However, not all communities have the same level of digital competency, leading to disparities in access to financial services. This study delves into the digital competencies' framework necessary for financial services to sustain vulnerable communities in the digital era. The COVID‐19 pandemic has accelerated the digital shift, leaving many communities struggling to adapt. The study aims to understand the challenges and opportunities presented by this shift, and how key stakeholders can support disadvantaged communities in developing their digital skills and accessing resources. The “Digital Financial Services Consumer Competency Framework” was identified as most appropriate for the study. Respective governments and other key stakeholders must assist with the development of digital hubs, from which vulnerable communities can access digital skills and resources. The research method used is a systematic literature review of 19 published papers, which were analyzed to generate statistics, visualization maps, and theories for the study. The findings of the study will be used to guide the development of policies to necessitate and encourage community ICT adoption.

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An exploration of actor-network theory and social affordance for the development of a tourist attraction: A case study of a Jimmy-related theme park, Taiwan

Cited by 43 publications

References 74 publications

Exploring Chinese students’ issues and concerns of studying abroad amid COVID-19 pandemic: an actor-network perspective

Exploring Chinese students’ issues and concerns of studying abroad amid COVID-19 pandemic: an actor-network perspective

Travel live streaming: an affordance perspective

Adapting to the digital age: Investigating the frameworks for financial services in modern communities

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