Vlatka Skokic
Hotel entrepreneurship in a turbulent environment
Skokic, Vlatka; Lynch, Paul; Morrison, Alison
Authors
Paul Lynch
Alison Morrison
Abstract
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.
Citation
Skokic, V., Lynch, P., & Morrison, A. (2016). Hotel entrepreneurship in a turbulent environment. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 53, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.11.008
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 23, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 17, 2015 |
Publication Date | 2016-02 |
Deposit Date | Jan 11, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 18, 2017 |
Journal | International Journal of Hospitality Management |
Print ISSN | 0278-4319 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-4693 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 53 |
Pages | 1-11 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.11.008 |
Keywords | Hotel entrepreneurs; Lifestyle orientation; Transition economies; Croatia; |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9423 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.11.008 |
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