Household Food Waste Awareness in Relation to Motivations DOI Open Access
Claudia Giordano, Gianluca Di Fiore, Fabrizio Alboni

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Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(15), P. 11582 - 11582

Published: July 27, 2023

The current study investigates which motivations to reduce food waste influence respondents’ likelihood accurately self-assess quantities. Some studies suggest that prevent household behaviors, but others highlight routine and daily life often represent an obstacle acting consistently. To this end, observed if a certain set of actually influences the perceived quantity produced; in other words, motivation is driver coherent behavior awareness. results were drawn from weekly diaries then compared with online questionnaires run on sample 388 households. A random forest has been performed identify relevant variables, able predict self-assessment. show no specific related better awareness quantities, nor actual average.

Language: Английский

From empowering women to being empowered by women: A gendered social innovation framework for tourism-led development initiatives DOI
Mathias Pécot, Carla Ricaurte-Quijano, Catheryn Khoo‐Lattimore

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Tourism Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 102, P. 104883 - 104883

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Women and Symbolic Violence: Measurement Scale of Gender in Tourism Sustainability and the Case of Ecuador DOI Creative Commons
Nathalie Landeta Bejarano, José Damián Ruíz Sinoga, Miguel Orden-Mejía

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Tourism and Hospitality, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 13 - 13

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

This study addresses the persistence of patriarchal structures and reproduction traditional gender roles in rural settings. In particular, this research explores agritourism, an emerging sector tourism that, while providing economic opportunities areas, also ends up perpetuating female subordination. response to issue, manifestation symbolic gender-based violence field agritourism was analyzed, a reliable validated psychometric measurement scale developed. The instrument identified quantified specific dimensions context. To meet these objectives, Delphi Method used asynchronously for design questionnaire, exploratory factor analysis applied with sample 299 participants validate its internal structure. results indicate existence robust structure made six key factors: feminized entrepreneurship, occupational self-segregation, stereotyped roles, limited access land, glass ceiling, wage discrimination. These findings contribute deeper understanding mechanisms offer analytical tool future studies tourism.

Language: Английский

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Women Entrepreneurs’ Role in Tourism Co-Creation and Policy: Examining the Case of Cyprus DOI Creative Commons
Christiana Stylianou, Sotiroula Liasidou, Zanete Garanti

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Tourism and Hospitality, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 33 - 33

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Womens’ entrepreneurial endeavours, particularly in rural areas, have led to establishing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) focused on tourism initiatives, significantly enhancing experiences while promoting local culture. Co-creation, a concept extensively studied the industry, involves collaborative generation of ideas production consumption driven by stakeholders with vested interests specific products services. Policy co-creation, particular, has become key driver country’s competitiveness through inclusive development approach. Despite extensive exploration co-creation tourism, role women entrepreneurs this process remains underexamined. This study aims address gap identifying exploring initiatives that demonstrate how contribute policy development. Using qualitative research approach, it is based thirty (30) semi-structured interviews stakeholders, including policymakers, entrepreneurs, professionals, representatives from relevant organisations. Findings underscore central policies, areas. Their contributions extend beyond economic growth, as they engage shaping policies support sustainable Through their innovative approaches, regenerate traditional incorporating modern techniques, ensuring offerings remain appealing diverse visitor demographics evolving market trends. further highlights effective frameworks are crucial enabling amplifying women’s Policies processes—such decision making, funding accessibility, capacity-building programs—play transformative unlocking potential or encouraging more embark an venture within sector.

Language: Английский

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Driving factors to competitive sustainability of SMEs in the tourism sector: An introspective analysis DOI Creative Commons
John Amoah, Sulemana Bankuoru Egala, Solomon Abekah Keelson

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Cogent Business & Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: Feb. 1, 2023

The services sector continues to play a major role in the transformation of economies. For instance, tourism sub-sector, which is key segment service has become one contributors economic developing Given this prospect, stern competition been created among firms across globe. However, sectors most countries continue grapple with competitive pressure challenging their sustainability. Drawing on theory change, purpose paper investigate factors that drive sustainability small and medium enterprises Ghana. Data was collected from 310 SMEs through administration structured questionnaire analyzed using Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling. results show price sensitivity, site maintenance, entrepreneurial competency have positive significant effect sector. By implications, provides managers facilities an encompassing mechanism aimed at improving sites, enhancing competencies staff, adopting pricing strategies enhance country's perspective. study advances theories

Language: Английский

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Surviving crisis: Building tourism entrepreneurial resilience as a woman in a sanctions-ravaged destination DOI Creative Commons
Siamak Seyfi, Albert Nsom Kimbu,

Masoomeh Tavangar

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Tourism Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 106, P. 105025 - 105025

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Language: Английский

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Empowering female entrepreneurs in the creative sector: Overcoming barriers and strategies for long-term success DOI Creative Commons

Oluwaseun Abiola Ajiva,

Onyinye Gift Ejike,

Angela Omozele Abhulimen

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International Journal of Advanced Economics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 6(8), P. 424 - 436

Published: Aug. 30, 2024

This paper explores female entrepreneurs' challenges in the creative sector and outlines strategies for overcoming these barriers to achieve long-term success. It identifies significant economic, social, cultural, structural, institutional obstacles, including financial constraints, gender discrimination, lack of supportive policies. The proposed emphasize alternative funding sources, literacy, networking, mentorship, policies, targeted education training programs. implications policy practice highlight need comprehensive support structures empower entrepreneurs. Future research directions include impact specific role technology, intersectionality barriers, longitudinal studies on entrepreneurial progress. Keywords: Female Entrepreneurship, Creative Sector, Barriers, Financial Strategies, Networking Mentorship.

Language: Английский

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Gender, entrepreneurship and social policy in tourism: tying the knot DOI Creative Commons
Albert Nsom Kimbu, Michael Z. Ngoasong, Anna de Jong

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Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(3), P. 421 - 437

Published: Jan. 29, 2024

This article, and the special issue, seek to unpack gendered nature of entrepreneurial pathways, specifically in relation role social policies. We achieve this aim by first conceptualising gender, entrepreneurship, policy, highlight need generate a stronger research agenda on policy within gender tourism entrepreneurship research. next outline an overarching framework for delineating intersection based critical review existing studies, as well situating papers issue. present discussion through three thematic framings: (1) (2) (3) policy. In conclusion, we discuss implications practice, doing so call that situates more centrally considerations entrepreneurship.

Language: Английский

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Actioning sustainability through tourism entrepreneurship: Women entrepreneurs as change agents navigating through the field of stakeholders DOI Creative Commons
Mine Karataş‐Özkan, Renan Tunalıoğlu, Shahnaz Ibrahim

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Central European Management Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 32(1), P. 31 - 56

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

Purpose Sustainability is viewed as an encompassing perspective, endorsed by the international policy context, driven UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We aim to examine how women entrepreneurs transform capitals pursue sustainability, and generate insights for sustainability actions through tourism entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach Applying qualitative approach, we have generated empirical evidence drawing on 37 interviews carried out in Turkey, whereby boundaries between traditional patriarchal forces progressive movements gender relations are blurred. Findings into develop their practice transforming available economic, cultural, social symbolic interpreting macro-field developing navigation strategies sustainability. This transformative process demonstrates roles were performed negotiated serving pillars. Research limitations/implications In this paper, demonstrate nature instrumentality of sustainable entrepreneurship a lens addressing some these SDG-driven challenges. Originality/value advance scholarly debates bringing issues forefront, discussing initiatives from viewpoint various members local community stakeholder country context where women’s solidarity becomes crucial.

Language: Английский

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When the mountains call: Exploring mountaineering motivations through the lens of the calling theory DOI Creative Commons

Yermek Galiakbarov,

Ordenbek Mazbayev, Lyailya Mutaliyeva

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Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 45, P. 100743 - 100743

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

Although the motives of hard adventure tourists represent a well-established research object, theoretical foundations which can explain why experienced mountaineers engage in regular ascents remain under-examined. This study proposes that concept calling help understand mountaineering motivations and explores its role on sample highly Kazakhstan (n = 17). The findings interpretative phenomenological analysis demonstrate how view climbing as calling. reveal pursuits novelty, re-lived experiences self-actualization inner calls shaping meaning purpose life for tourists. shows that, despite their risks, enable to reach mindfulness, thus enhancing personal well-being. Theoretically, aids conceptualizing life. Practically, it suggests aid achieving mindfulness and, if practiced regularly, (re-)build emotional resilience demonstrates consider holds important implications management marketing tourism. More specifically, tourism managers marketers should strive appeal by highlighting novelty itineraries. They also emphasize re-live experiences, achieve self-actualization, mindfulness. tourists, opportunity re-engage may strong call even determine main lives.

Language: Английский

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Exploring the Motivations, Abilities and Opportunities of Young Entrepreneurs to Engage in Sustainable Tourism Business in the Mountain Area DOI Open Access
Ioana Simona Ivasciuc, Ana Ispas

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 1956 - 1956

Published: Jan. 19, 2023

An important driver of socio-economic development in mountain areas is sustainable tourism. Young entrepreneurs can represent a solution for the area. However, little known if an opportunity or necessity drives them to engage tourism business The present study uses motivation–ability–opportunity (MAO) framework effort understand young entrepreneurs’ behavior. Semi-structured interviews with Romanian Carpathian Mountains (n = 21) showcase why owners are motivated behaviors, how they make outcome happen, and what perception on opportunities that allow do business. This paper brings new perspectives presenting regarding provided by natural resources area results reveal intrinsic motivation dominant, being considered extension personal lifestyle most participants. All respondents stated have knowledge about alternative energy sources, want use as much possible their Most managerial capability integrate specifics offers infrastructure advantage. technologies help save build all respondents, followed facilities offered local community. findings may be used governments other stakeholders key decisions stimulate forms entrepreneurship

Language: Английский

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