Naslov
Hotel entrepreneurship in a turbulent environment

Autori
Škokić, Vlatka ; Lynch, Paul ; Morrison, Alison

Izvornik
International journal of hospitality management (0278-4319) 53 (2016); 1-11

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Hotel entrepreneurs ; Lifestyle orientation ; Transition economies ; Croatia

Sažetak
This paper aims to explore the factors that stimulate entrepreneurship among small hotels in a former socialist economy which experienced a turbulent economic and social transition period. The study investigates how specific aspects such as a low level of competition and position of the entrepreneurs in society, acted as facilitating or inhibiting factors for entrepreneurship. The findings from in-depth interviews with 37 hotel entrepreneurs demonstrate that institutional deficiencies influence market orientation of the entrepreneurs and that the specific social context sets the conditions by which lifestyle- related motives will exist or not. They also underscore that investigation of entrepreneurs needs to take account of a broad range of socio- cultural factors and not solely entrepreneurial agency. Inclusion of a transitional economic and social setting into the broader theoretical framework of hospitality entrepreneurial research demonstrates the value of a contextualized approach.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

Napomena
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