Ten Categories of Entrepreneurial Climate to Encourage Rural Tourism Development

Kline, Carol; Milburn, Lee-Anne S.

doi:10.1080/11745398.2010.9686850

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“…Entrepreneurship is often considered a phenomenon of urban centers that innately have healthy competition, access to resources, and conducive population factors (Freire-Gibb and Nielsen, 2014), but given the tourism industry’s unique ability to develop in rural communities where other traditional industries have declined, research on entrepreneurial conditions (i.e. entrepreneurial climate, e-climate) in rural areas is well-developed (Kline and Milburn, 2010; Kline et al., 2014b; Koh, 2002; Komppula, 2014; McGehee and Kline, 2008; Wilson et al., 2001). In spite of this, there has been little focus on entrepreneurial ecosystems in fringe communities .…”

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“…Significant scholarship has focused on the role of tourism entrepreneurship in developing and maintaining rural destinations (Bosworth and Farrell, 2011; Hall, 2005; Honggang and Shaoyin, 2014; Kline and Milburn, 2010; Koh, 2002; Koh and Hatten, 2002; Moscardo, 2014; Mottiar, 2016; Ryan et al., 2012; Wilson et al., 2001). Central to the significance of this premise is that, “the entrepreneur is the single most important player in the modern economy” (Lazear, 2005: 649).…”

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Fostering tourism and entrepreneurship in fringe communities: Unpacking stakeholder perceptions towards entrepreneurial climate

Kline

Duffy

Clark

2018

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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The success of entrepreneurial ventures in tourism is tied to the community ecosystem that supports it. As such, communities are continuing to assess their entrepreneurial climate to identify areas where new programs might enhance entrepreneurial success. Based on previous measures of entrepreneurial climate, the current study furthers the entrepreneurial ecosystem literature within the context of fringe communities as it relates to tourism development. Fringe communities, which are found in the peri-urban outskirts of major cities, have increasingly grown as the urban–rural divide continues to blur. Amenity migrants flock to these communities with access to “best of both worlds” with regard to having access to the resources available in both areas. Given the complexity of community demographics emerging in these communities, this study explored whether stakeholder demographics and relationship with the community affects perception of the entrepreneurial climate. Specifically, this research examined residents’ perceptions in a location demonstrative of fringe communities: Moore County, North Carolina, US. The study found that the most differing views were held on Basic Community Needs, Community spaces/green spaces, Innovative, supportive & celebratory environment, and Community spirit.

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Fostering tourism and entrepreneurship in fringe communities: Unpacking stakeholder perceptions towards entrepreneurial climate

Kline

Duffy

Clark

2018

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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“…The community was using its own savings to develop homestay tourism in these areas. However, in [7] revealed that rural tourism entrepreneurs should have access to the financial resources including government fund, loan and other financial products such as microlending, funding for start-ups and expansions. Besides, financial capital, financial tools and services should be available to help entrepreneurs develop community-based tourism.…”

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“…These funds support the efforts of rural tourism entrepreneurs by enhancing some feature of the community, whether it is the addition of a greenway, way-finding signage, a heritage museum, or a program for youth training. Government agencies offer these to encourage private sector investment in the community [7]. In [8] found 65 percent of the respondents have suggested that to start a rural tourism, sufficient fund is required to promote this business in introductory phase.…”

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Sustainability Criteria for Homestay Programme

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2018

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This paper aims to understand the role of homestay programme development as a medium for community-based tourism in rural areas. Although many homestay businesses are actively run by the local community, the sustainability of the development is questionable. Attributes from previous research of local communities’ attitude were reviewed and linked to construct a conceptual framework within the scope of homestay tourism. This study is deductive in nature where descriptive analysis is used to generate mean values of the variables. Four variables were tested: financial resources, infrastructure resources, community participation and community empowerment for the mean values. This finding can be used in determining sustainable tourism practice which will be focused on economic, socio cultural and environmental pillars. The descriptive statistical analysis reveals that the community is heavily participating in tourism activities in their village; however, they are not genuinely empowered. Apart from that, financial and infrastructure resources are not in good state and require improvement.

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“…Population density was a significant factor in self-employment in the more rural counties and availability of capital was important regardless of metro adjacency. 2011, Kline and Milburn (2010). Low (2009), Macke (2007), Markley (2009), Markley and Barkley (2008), Markley and Low (2012), Pender, Marré, and Reeder (2012), Rightmyre, Johnson, and Chatman (2004) and Russell and Faulkner (2004).…”

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A Spatial Analysis of Tourism, Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in North Carolina, USA

Kline

Hao

Alderman

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Tourism Planning & Development

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In light of the projected long-term national economic trends, the vulnerability of rural regions, and the difficulty of small businesses to stay solvent, it is imperative to understand the critical elements within a small business' operating environment or "ecosystem" that support or thwart entrepreneurial activity. Using the 100 counties of North Carolina as a case study, the purpose of this research project was to determine which entrepreneurial ecosystem elements (E3) have the most influence on tourism and entrepreneurship, to identify spatial patterns in this relationship, as well as the extent to which entrepreneurial and tourist activity overlap regionally. Using national secondary data sources, the authors identified that the interaction of entrepreneurship with the proportion of those employed in the creative class is strongly associated with the growth in the number of new establishments and employment, particularly in those rural counties endowed with attractive outdoor amenities.

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Ten Categories of Entrepreneurial Climate to Encourage Rural Tourism Development

Cited by 23 publications

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Fostering tourism and entrepreneurship in fringe communities: Unpacking stakeholder perceptions towards entrepreneurial climate

Fostering tourism and entrepreneurship in fringe communities: Unpacking stakeholder perceptions towards entrepreneurial climate

Sustainability Criteria for Homestay Programme

A Spatial Analysis of Tourism, Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in North Carolina, USA

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