The Internalization of Participation and Coherence Dimensions of Governance in Tourism Destination Management Organizations—An Exploratory Approach

This exploratory research aims to determine how governance is internalized in tourism destinations management organizations (DMO). Governance internalization understood as the commitment of destination management-related deployment concepts, precepts, practices, and actions rolling out exercise their functions, responsibilities, power. The methodology that was used case studies. A total eight acknowledging different degrees have been analyzed through in-depth interviews documentary reviews. For each case, two dimensions governance—participation coherence—have analyzed. It has observed with a higher or lower degree show clear equivalence between vision level participation coherence dimensions. However, rhetorical implementation found among more lukewarm positions.