Cold-region constraints, value chain restructuring, and collaborative governance: Theoretical logic and pathway reconstruction of agritourism integration in Liaoning
Kexin Liu
School of Business Administration, University of Science and Technology Liaoning
Hong Liu
School of Business Administration, University of Science and Technology Liaoning
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/bam.v8i2.14507
Keywords: cold-region constraints; agricultural-tourism integration; value chain restructuring; collaborative governance; configurational pathways; Liaoning
Abstract
Existing research on agricultural-tourism integration implicitly assumes year-round operation as its geographic premise, neglecting how cold-region climate conditions structurally truncate value chains and failing to explain the "quantity growth, quality stagnation" lock-in paradox in northern China. This paper constructs a three-dimensional nested causal feedback model—"Institutions (cold-region constraints)—Organizations (collaborative governance)—Value chains (restructuring modalities)"— and advances four falsifiable propositions (P1–P4). Findings indicate that triple positive feedback loops between prolonged winter idleness and short-term policy incentives lock value chains at the front end (P1); under weak collective governance, transaction cost escalation reduces farm households to labor suppliers, causing benefit leakage (P2); the depth of "experience signification, brand premium, and digital smoothing" determines whether value-added effects transition from linear growth to nonlinear leap (P3); and a high-order configuration of "seasonal smoothing × equity distribution × long-term investment" overcomes the diminishing returns of single-factor approaches, generating emergent resilience restructuring (P4). Policy implications are derived as institutional responses to diagnosed blockages, providing falsifiable theoretical predictions for cold-region agricultural-tourism development.
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