ISBN:
9780080942728
Title:
Tourism and Entrepreneurship : International Perspectives.
Author:
Page,Stephen.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (465 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Title -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction: Jovo Ateljevic and Stephen Page -- Background -- Structure of this Book -- Part One: Understanding the Conceptual Basis of Tourism Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 2. Tourism Entrepreneurship - Concepts and Issues: Jovo Ateljevic and Lan Li -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Tourism: Concepts, Forms and Significance -- Nature-based Tourism -- Mountain and Winter (or Ski) Tourism -- Adventure and Youth Tourism -- Spa and Wellness Tourism -- Urban, City and Cultural Tourism -- Religious or Pilgrimage Tourism -- Maritime Tourism -- The Tourism Product: What Makes It Specific? -- Tourism: An Industry, Economic Contributors, Process of Development -- Economic Significance: The Problem of Measurement -- Tourism Development: From Boosterism to Sustainability - From Entrepreneurship to Entrepreneurism -- Tourism and Entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship: A General Overview -- Institutional and Collective Entrepreneurship -- Entrepreneurship Research in Tourism: How Far Has it Gone? -- Numbers of Articles Published -- Types of Research Undertaken -- Focal Areas -- Research Directions -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 3. Introduction and Overview to the Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurial Process: Elizabeth Chell -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- The Psychology of the Entrepreneur -- Model (i) B f P -- Model (ii) B f S -- Model (iii) B f P, S (P x S) -- The Conceptualization of Traits -- The Entrepreneurial Process -- The Individual-Opportunity Interchange -- The Impact of Culture and the Socio-economy -- Summary and Conclusions -- Questions for Discussion -- Part Two: Creative Use of Entrepreneurship and Processes of Social Innovation.
Chapter 4. Sustaining Creative Entrepreneurship: The Role of Innovation Systems: Edward H. Huijbens -- Anne-Mette Hjalager -- Peter Bjor̈k -- Sara Nordin and Arvid Flagestad -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Section I: The Architecture of Innovation Systems -- National, Regional, Sectoral and Technological Innovation Systems -- Components in Innovation Systems -- Innovation Systems and their Complexity -- Section II: Innovation Systems in Tourism -- Some Basic Common Features of Innovation Systems -- Entrepreneurs and Their Relations -- An Entrepreneurial Spirit as a Driving Force -- Summary and Conclusion -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 5. Women Empowerment Entrepreneurship Nexus in Tourism: Processes of Social Innovation: Linda W.J. Peeters and Irena Ateljevic -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Mapping the Literature -- (Tourism) Entrepreneurship -- Women Entrepreneurship -- Women Entrepreneurship in Tourism -- Community Development and Women Empowerment in Tourism -- The Nexus? -- Case Studies -- Case Study One -- Case Study Two -- Case Study Three -- Conclusion -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 6. Entrepreneurs, Institutions and Institutional Entrepreneurship: New Light through Old Windows?: Thomas Forbes -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Section I: Entrepreneurship -- Section II: Institutions -- The Role of Interest and Agency -- Organizational Fields -- Institutional Entrepreneurship -- Section III: Case Studies -- Case Study One: The European Union's Single Market Programme -- Case Study Two: Collective Institutional Entrepreneurship - Global Climate Policy -- Section IV: Bringing in the Collective in Institutional Entrepreneurship -- Discussion and Conclusion -- Questions for Discussion.
Chapter 7. Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Tourism: Public Sector Experiences of Innovation Activity in Tourism in Scandinavia and Scotland: Julie Franchetti and Stephen J. Page -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Tourism and Innovation: The Conceptual Basis -- What is Innovation? -- Knowledge Management to Promote Innovation in Tourism -- Scottish Enterprise: Its Role in Economic Development -- Scottish Enterprise and Innovation -- Scottish Enterprise Success Factors for Innovation -- Implications of the Scottish Enterprise to Innovation in Tourism -- Summary -- Questions for Discussion -- Part Three: Tourism Entrepreneurship Mediating the Global-Local Divide -- Chapter 8. Entrepreneurial Crafts and the Tourism Industry: Ian Fillis -- Learning Outcomes -- Defining Craft and the Craft Enterprise -- Cultural and Economic Impacts of the Craft Firm -- The Craft Firm in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland -- A Profile of the Craft Firm and its Owner/Manager -- Creating the Market for Crafts -- The Crafts as Part of a Creative Cluster -- The Celtic Connection and the Link with Tourism -- Conclusions: Using Creativity to Attract Interest from Potential Customers -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 9. Tourism Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Jovo Ateljevic -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Understanding of the New Zealand Context -- Theoretical Context of the Bottom-up Approach to the Regional Development -- Importance of Small (Tourism) Firms: An Overview -- Wairarapa -- STFs and Regional Development -- Regional Tourism Development: The Institutional Context -- Obstacles and Supports for the Development of Small Tourism Firms -- Regulatory Requirements -- External Support Structures: Enhancing Local Entrepreneurship Local Networking: Barriers and Incentivesfor Tourism Development.
Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Small Business Owner/Managers -- Tourism Sustains the Local Economy -- 'Outsiders' Drive Regional Tourism Development -- Private Sector Relationships - Financial Services -- Banks -- Accountants -- Summary of the Findings -- Key Lessons from the New Zealand Experience - Theoretical Implications -- Policy Implications and Further Research -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 10. Entrepreneurial Wildlife Exploitation in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview: Peter Rosa and Patricia Joubert -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Theoretical Issues -- Consumptive Exploitation of African Wildlife -- Mass Exploitation and Protection in the Imperialand Colonial Eras -- Illegal Exploitation of African Wildlife by Hunter Entrepreneursand Traders in the Post-colonial Era -- Sustainable Legal Wildlife Exploitation: The Growing Role of the Private Sector -- Sustainable Consumptive Strategies for Wildlife Exploitation -- High Value Consumptive Use of Wildlife: Big Game Hunting -- Non-Consumptive Exploitation of Wilderness Areas -- The Wildlife Media Industry -- Restocking Wildlife -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Theoretical Thoughts -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 11. Bridging the Global-Local Divide: Lessons from Indigenous Entrepreneurship on Vatulele Island, Fiji: Stephen Doorne -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Literature Review - Cultural Challenges for Entrepreneurial Modelling -- Background and Context -- Encountering the Global-Local Divide: Issues of Cultural Distance and Product Development -- Bridging the Divide: Institutional Strategies and Local Networks -- Conclusions: Global Lessons from Local Learning -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 12. Building Institutional, Economic and Social Capacities: The Role of NGOs in the Context of Bosnia-Herzegovina & Serbia: Jovo Ateljevic and David Gallagher.
Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- The Research Approach -- The Geopolitical Context -- Research Site: Social Solutions - An International NGO -- Tourism Development: 'Social Solutions' in Action -- The Process -- State Structures -- Organizational Forms -- The Main Obstacles -- Key Implications and Conclusions -- Questions for Discussion -- Part Four: Sectoral Strategies and Policy of Issues Tourism Entrepreneurship -- Chapter 13. The Public Policy Context of Tourism Entrepreneurship: C. Michael Hall -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- Tourism Policy -- Public Policies Affecting Tourism Entrepreneurship -- Conclusions -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 14. A Multi-stakeholder Approach to Tourism Development: Marko Koscak and Tony O'Rourke -- Learning Outcomes -- Introduction -- The Content -- The European and International Policy Dimension -- Background: Analysis of Research and Evidence From Projects -- Case Study: Dolenjska and Bela Krajina Heritage Trail -- Introduction -- Origins and Catalysts -- Integrated Rural Community Development Project -- International Team Heritage Trail Consultancy -- Stages of Commercial Product Adaptation and Implementation -- Learning Points -- Implementation of the Heritage Trail Model in Less Advanced Situations -- Fundamental Issues -- The Vojvodina Case Study -- A Success Story -- The Entrepreneurial Community -- Analysis: Critical Success Factors -- Conclusion: Role of the Multi-stakeholder Approach -- Questions for Discussion -- Chapter 15. Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), Entrepreneurship and SMTEs: Dimitrios Buhalis and Hilary Murphy -- Learning Outcomes -- The Strategic Role of SMEs in the EU -- Small and Medium-sized Tourism and Hospitality Enterprises -- Information Communication Technologies, the Internet and SMEs -- ICT Applications and Technologies for SMEs.
Cost and Benefits of ICTs for SMTEs.
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Publication Date:
2009
Publication Information:
Jordan Hill :
Taylor & Francis,
2009.
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