Coopetition in development: A Chinese hermeneutics

This paper adopts Ming and Shi (“名”与“实”, or naming/saying vs gaining/doing) as critical Chinese hermeneutics to understand stakeholder coopetition in destination development. Through an ethnographic case study in an ancient town in China, three internal coopetitions are identified: Ming overriding S...

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Published inAnnals of tourism research Vol. 107; p. 103801
Main Authors Zhuo, Shaobing, Pang, Qingyun, Zhao, Zixi, Xiao, Honggen, Jiang, Ting
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2024
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Chinese philosophy
Destination development
Ming
Shi
Stakeholder coopetition
Stakeholder coopetition
Ming
Destination development
Shi
Chinese philosophy
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Summary:This paper adopts Ming and Shi (“名”与“实”, or naming/saying vs gaining/doing) as critical Chinese hermeneutics to understand stakeholder coopetition in destination development. Through an ethnographic case study in an ancient town in China, three internal coopetitions are identified: Ming overriding Shi (以名乱实), Shi overriding Ming (以实乱名), and one Ming overriding another Ming (以名乱名). Three external coopetitions are also discussed: legitimating Ming with external Shi (以实正名), enhancing Ming in compliance with external Shi (名副其实), and replacing old Ming with new Ming (以新名替旧名). These Chinese hermeneutic strategies are contrasted with Western interpretations to shed light on intercultural understandings of destination stakeholder coopetitions. •Ming (名) and Shi (实), a Chinese hermeneutic perspective, was adopted.•Ethnographic data collected over seven years were presented.•Internal and external strategies of Ming and Shi were identified.•The study shed light on intercultural understanding of stakeholder coopetitions.
ISSN:0160-7383
1873-7722
DOI:10.1016/j.annals.2024.103801