Family Businesses In Tourism And Hospitality

Author : Donald Getz
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 9780851999227
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Family Business in Tourism and Hospitality written by Donald Getz and published by CABI. This book was released on 2004-04-16 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The family business is a global phenomenon, and is particularly prominent in tourism and hospitality. In many cases, the family business was developed for the purpose of facilitating personal and family goals. For example, in rural areas, farmers can use tourism as a way to generate additional income, thereby remaining in the area and retaining family property. Running a bed and breakfast establishment is a way to mix family and work. Lifestyle, locational and autonomy motives are the norm, but profit and growth-oriented entrepreneurs are also found within family businesses.This book is the first academic treatment of family business issues within the tourism and hospitality industry. It provides comprehensive assessment of ownership, management and family-related concerns across the entire business and family life cycle. Many new international case studies of real family businesses are used to illustrate key points. The book will be of significant interest to researchers and students in tourism and hospitality, small business and entrepreneurship studies, as well as to owners and potential investors in family businesses.

Author : Marco Valeri
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031280539
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Businesses in Tourism and Hospitality written by Marco Valeri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-21 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive collection of new insights into traditional paradigms, approaches, and methods, as well as more recent developments in issues related to family businesses in tourism and hospitality. The aim of the chapters is to verify whether, in the tourism industry, the “family business model” is an important development opportunity and, in particular, if it is an innovation driver, for this industry development. In this context, the authors contribute chapters from a diverse set of countries to investigate personal and family needs and preferences alongside the relationship between family business model, growth and profit maximization, and the development of tourism businesses through innovation drivers. SME competency, the impact of COVID-19 on performance and marketing, and policy improvements are also discussed in this volume.

Author : Alina Fackler
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668704503
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives of a family-operated company in the tourism industry. Challenges and chances written by Alina Fackler and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-05-16 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,7, University of Applied Sciences Deggendorf, language: English, abstract: This paper aims to show the perspectives of a family-operated company in tourism as well as to analyze the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats with the help of the SWOT analysis. Family businesses are more widespread in Germany than any other form of business. The outstanding importance of this form of enterprise for employment, growth and innovative power of the German economy is repeatedly emphasized in the public discussion. 90% of companies in Germany belong to this form. They generate almost half of the gross domestic product in Europe. The success of family businesses not only depends on the overall economic performance but also, they determine many other factors that are important to our society: sustainability, environmental orientation, ethics, multiculturalism and a strong value-oriented attitude. One of the most important tasks is therefore to strengthen the sustainability of family businesses and to support their corporate development. Well-known companies such as Volkswagen, BMW and Aldi are also among the top 5 of the 1.000 largest family-owned companies in Germany. The owners are not necessarily active in the business, but for more than 61 percent of the top 1000 companies, the owner is also active as a manager or chairperson. One of the most striking features of German family businesses is their combination of tradition and innovation. The agility and innovation power comes not only from the much-vaunted greater flexibility and shorter decision-making of family-owned businesses. They also invest heavily in research and development. Also in the tourism industry, especially in the hotel sector, family businesses play an important role. Especially in this industry, Family businesses shine with customer proximity and service.

Author : Zehrer, Anita
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799873544
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Resiliency Models and Addressing Future Risks for Family Firms in the Tourism Industry written by Zehrer, Anita and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family-owned and family-run firms, which are mostly small and medium-sized enterprises, are important when it comes to tourist destinations. It is therefore essential to understand how family firms address future risks and the challenges they face as part of the tourism industry. Since family businesses play such an important role for the entire tourism industry, it is worthwhile to analyze this business type when it comes to organizational resilience. Further, the development of practical solutions from field or case studies are beneficial for creating valuable learning effects for both firms and destinations alike. The examination of one risk scenario and its successful or missing management might be beneficial to create useful learning effects for the future. Therefore, it is essential to understand contemporary issues and future challenges of family firms in the hospitality/service industry and to examine different perspectives at an individual, firm, and destination management level. Resiliency Models and Addressing Future Risks for Family Firms in the Tourism Industry provides an in-depth examination of tourism family firms, since these firms are essential for supplying solutions for challenges such as dealing with uncertainty, becoming or remaining resilient, and creating sustainable tourism destinations. The chapters address the challenges of sustainability and resilience in an uncertain world and connects knowledge from family business research to tourism research, focusing on hospitality. Highlighted topics include organization ambidexterity, pandemic risk, firm management and leadership, and technology use in firm operations. This book is essential for family firms, hotel management, entrepreneurs, restaurateurs, tourism professionals, academicians, researchers, and students seeking the most advanced research on family firm’s resilience and risk management within the tourism industry.

Author : Donald Getz
Publisher : Cabi
ISBN 13 : 9780851998084
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Family Business in Tourism and Hospitality written by Donald Getz and published by Cabi. This book was released on 2004 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book with 12 chapters primarily aims to advance the study of family business within tourism and hospitality. Chapter 1 (introduction) addresses the questions of why study the family business, and its exact nature. In Chapter 2, family business is recognized as a distinct form of entrepreneurship. The critical issues of motivation and goals are examined in Chapter 3. Chapter 4 identifies and examines the meaning of success and failure for growing business, then, focuses on specific challenges and cause of failure. Chapter 5 examines key challenges and issues together with strategies and actions that are actually employed, or are recommended by experts, to achieve a healthy balance. Chapter 6-10 contain case studies of real family businesses in this industry, organized by sectors of the industry: farm-based; small hotels; resorts; tour companies; and attractions. A cross-case analysis to identify 30 key themes and commonalities is given in Chapter 11. Chapter 12 draws implications for research and theory, including an analysis of gaps in the tourism and hospitality literature pertaining to family business, and a set of detailed propositions that can be used to develop a theory.

Author : Darren Lee-Ross
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136440224
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management in the Hospitality Industry written by Darren Lee-Ross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Explores both entrepreneurial theory and practice applied to the tourism and hospitality industry, by investigating some key theoretical concepts and grounding them in practical real life scenarios; • Moves back and forth between strategy and operations to illustrate the link between the two areas and explain how both perspectives are necessary for entrepreneurial success; • Creates an enthusiasm about the field by not only discussing some of the major challenges and opportunities but by providing the knowledge and skills required to start a small business and drastically improve the chances of sustaining it successfully.

Author : Carvalho, Luisa Cagica
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 152259938X
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Business Models to Support Demand, Supply, and Destination Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry written by Carvalho, Luisa Cagica and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international tourism industry has seen increased growth in the past few years as millions of individuals continue to travel worldwide. As one of the world’s largest economic sectors, creating jobs, driving exports, and generating prosperity worldwide, hospitality and tourism management needs to continually be explored in order to update best business models and practice. Strategic Business Models to Support Demand, Supply, and Destination Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry is an essential reference source that emphasizes emergent and innovative aspects and new challenges and issues within the industry with a particular focus on demand, supply, and destination management. Featuring research on topics such as circular economy, consumer behavior, and social networking, this book is ideally designed for business professionals, executives, hotel managers, event coordinators, restaurateurs, travel agents, tour directors, policymakers, government officials, industry professionals, researchers, students, and academicians.

Author : Sascha Kraus
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800889240
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Family Firms written by Sascha Kraus and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-03-02 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive Research Handbook offers new insights into how family businesses use entrepreneurship and innovation to address global challenges and ensure their survival and growth across generations.

Author : Masouras, Andreas
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799836509
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation in Family Businesses and SMEs written by Masouras, Andreas and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneurship is very important for both entrepreneurs and economic development. It helps boost innovation and competitiveness in every country and facilitates the creation of new jobs and new opportunities, especially for family businesses and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Both entrepreneurship and innovation constitute a subject that is both topical and timeless, since institutions and the various institutional processes have always affected a country’s sustainability. Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation in Family Businesses and SMEs is an essential scholarly publication that contributes to the understanding, improving and strengthening of entrepreneurial development, and innovation’s role in family businesses and SMEs by providing both theoretical and applied knowledge in order to find how and why entrepreneurship and innovation can produce inefficient and dysfunctional outcomes. Featuring a wide range of topics such as women entrepreneurship, internationalization, and organizational learning, this book is ideal for researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, executives, managers, academicians, and students.

Author : Heike Schanzel
Publisher : Channel View Publications
ISBN 13 : 184541327X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Family Tourism written by Heike Schanzel and published by Channel View Publications. This book was released on 2012 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cutting-edge international book brings together leading experts? latest research in the field of family tourism by adding to its underdeveloped knowledge base. Family Tourism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives underlines the infancy of academic family tourism research that belies its market importance and directs towards future implications and theoretical debates about the place of families within tourism.