The family business in tourism and hospitality /

• Main Authors: Getz, Donald, 1949- (Author), Morrison, Alison J., (Author), Carlsen, Jack, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2004.
• Subjects: Hospitality industry.; Tourism.; Family-owned business enterprises.; Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000); Rural Industry and Enterprises.; Tourism and Travel.; Businesses.; Case studies.; Entrepreneurship.; Farm enterprises.; Farm tourism.; Hotels.; Resorts.; Small businesses.; Tour operators.; Tourist attractions.; Tourist industry.; Electronic books.
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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 entrepreneurshi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Entrepreneurship and Family Business
• Starting the Family Business
• Sustaining and Developing the Family Business
• Balancing Family and Business through the Life Cycle
• Farm-based Family Businesses
• Family-owned and -operated Small Hotels
• Family-owned Nature-based Resorts
• Family-owned and -operated Tour Companies
• Family-owned Tourist Attractions and Wineries
• Cross-case Analysis
• Implications for Family Businesses and Tourism Destinations
• Implications for Research and Theory.