A review of social entrepreneurship research in tourism

Knowledge map, operational experiences, and roadmaps

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21603881
AutoresMingzhuo Wang (0000-0002-1161-7394, Weifang University of Science and Technology), Mostafa Rasoolimanesh (0000-0001-7138-0280, Taylor's University), Puvaneswaran Kunasekaran (0000-0003-0017-023X, Taylor's University, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume30
Fascículo8
Páginas1777-1798
Data de publicação2022-08-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Sustainable Tourism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0966-9582 • E-ISSN: 1747-7646
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09669582.2021.2007255
OpenAlexW3217051860
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas10
Referências citadas71

Despite the growing social entrepreneurship (SE) literature in other disciplines, the research on tourism social entrepreneurship (TSE) is still in its infancy, and the knowledge has not been explicitly mapped. Moreover, the existing literature consists primarily of descriptive case studies of successful TSE initiatives, and few of them have reached a comprehensive conclusion on operational experiences, nor have they further reflected on the mechanisms of how these operational experiences lead to more successful TSE. Given these voids, by systematically reviewing the extant literature, this paper contributes to the literature by depicting a knowledge map, extracting 17 operational experiences, and proposing two roadmaps demonstrating the mechanisms through which these operational experiences lead to more successful TSE. Additionally, we suggest potential theories to help researchers understand the relationships in the proposed roadmaps. Lastly, this review also critically discusses the limitations and gaps of the existing literature. Particularly, this review shows that TSE researchers usually maintain a somewhat uncritical and idealistic stance on the impact of TSE because they tend to uncritically acclaim TSE as a panacea for various social problems. Based on the limitations and gaps, we also provide recommendations for future research

Business · Entrepreneurship · Extant taxon · Knowledge management · Management science · Political science · Social entrepreneurship · Sociology · Tourism · Computer Science · Engineering · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development