Women as Vectors of Social Entrepreneurship

Kimbu, Albert Nsom and Ngoasong, Michael Zisuh (2016). Women as Vectors of Social Entrepreneurship. Annals of Tourism Research, 60 pp. 63–79.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2016.06.002

Abstract

Drawing on the literature examining women in the tourism sector and social entrepreneurship, this article critically explores a theoretical framework for analyzing the role of women owner-managers of small tourism firms (STFs) as social entrepreneurs. Through a qualitative analysis of owner-managers of STFs, the article provides evidence of how women integrate social transformational and commercial goals in their business strategies, while serving defined communities around the tourism sector. By critically examining the operationalization of these goals and community needs, the development impacts of women-owned STFs and opportunities for women social entrepreneurship in the tourism sector are identified and discussed.

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• Item ORO ID
• 46819
• Item Type
• Journal Item
• ISSN
• 0160-7383
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  Women as vectors of social entrepreneurship in hospitality and tourism	HGLP A4588	British Academy / Liverhulme Small Research Grant

• Keywords
• Social entrepreneurship; Women social entrepreneurs; Social transformation; Communities in need; Institutional context
• Academic Unit or School
• Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business > Department for Public Leadership and Social Enterprise
  Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) > Business
  Faculty of Business and Law (FBL)
• Research Group
• ?? idii ??
  Innovation, Knowledge & Development research centre (IKD)
  Institute for Innovation Generation in the Life Sciences (Innogen)
• Copyright Holders
• © 2016 Elsevier
• Depositing User
• Michael Ngoasong