Entrepreneurship in hospitality and tourism : a global perspective

Author

• Brookes, Maureen

Additional Author(s)

• Altinay, Levent

Publisher

Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers Limited, 2015

Language

English

ISBN

9781910158289

Series

Subject(s)

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• TOURISM-MANAGEMENT
• HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY-MANAGEMENT

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 203-204. Index: p. 209-212

Abstract

Entrepreneurship in Hospitality and Tourism: a global perspective gives a new and definitive overview of the vital role and effective practice of entrepreneurship in one of the most dynamic industry sectors in the world. The highly qualified international team of contributors ensures a global perspective. The editors clearly outline the key theoretical perspectives and go on to cover the various types of entrepreneurship. Fully informed by the latest research, it incorporates: different country contexts; the social and cultural dimensions of entrepreneurship; case studies from a wide range of Hospitality and Tourism sectors; Industry perspectives and examples included.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xii, 212 p.

Dimension

25 cm.

Other Desc.

-

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Entrepreneurial Traits / Philip Goulding --
Case Study: The Geisha Group / Andreea Apetrei and Juan Bolufer --
Entrepreneurship as a Process / Maureen Brookes --
Culture and Entrepreneurship / ZI Ertung, Levent Altinay and Eda Gurel --
Social Entrepreneurship and Social Value Co-creation / Marianna Sigala --
Hotel Middle Managers and Corporate Entrepreneurship / Cathy Burgess --
Case study: Corporate entrepreneurship through a centralised organisational structure? / Levent Altinay --
Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship / Anna Farmaki and Levent Altinay --
Franchising and Entrepreneurship / Maureen Brookes --
Social Franchising / E. Hachemi Aliouche and Udo Schlentrich --
Nurturing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe / Mark Camilleri --
Tourism Entrepreneurship and Social Capital / Victoria Waligo --
Entrepreneurship and Networking Processes / Antonella Capriello --
Responding to Disasters: Strategies for Tourism and Hospitality Entrepreneurs / Gabrielle Walters --
Concluding Remarks / Levent Altinay and Maureen Brookes.

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