Women as vectors of social entrepreneurship

作者：Kimbu Albert Nsom; Ngoasong Michael Zisuh

来源：Annals of Tourism Research, 2016, 60: 63-79.

DOI：10.1016/j.annals.2016.06.002

• Social entrepreneurship
• Women social entrepreneurs
• Social transformation
• Communities in need
• Institutional context

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.

• 出版日期2016-9