Social capital and entrepreneurial mobility in early-stage tourism development: A case from rural China |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Tourism Management, School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China;2. School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China;1. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK;2. Edinburgh Napier University, Business School, 219 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ, UK;3. Hamlet Hill Consultancy, 12 Hamlet Hill, Cove G84 0NB, Scotland, UK;1. Department of Tourism Management, Shenzhen Tourism College, Jinan University, OCT Nanshan District, Shenzhen, PR China;2. Lincoln University, New Zealand;1. Nottingham University Business School, Nottingham, UK;2. University of Electronic S&T of China, Chengdu, China;1. Department of Management, Faculty of Law and Management, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius;2. School of Hospitality and Tourism, University of Johannesburg, South Africa;3. Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University, Australia;1. School of Business Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, 18 Xueyuan Street, 310018 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China;2. The Collins College of Hospitality Management, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, 3801 W. Temple Ave, 91768 Pomona, CA, USA;3. Department of Hospitality and Service Management, Business School, Sun Yat-Sen University, 135 Xingang West Road, 510275 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China;4. School of Hospitality Management, The Pennsylvania State University, 224 Mateer Building, University Park, 16802-1307 PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Early-stage tourism destinations often seek external capital to establish, invest and participate in tourism businesses at various levels. Entrepreneurial mobility at these destinations is thus an important phenomenon in need of further exploration both empirically and theoretically. This study uses an early-stage destination in rural China as a case to explore the experiences of inward entrepreneurial migrants in tourism development and associates their mobility, geographical and organisational, with dimensions of social capital, including institutional support, community openness and personal social networks. Primary interview data were collected from inward tourism entrepreneurs, key local community members and government officials related to tourism projects. The findings suggest that the inward entrepreneurs had unrealistic perceptions of the tourism industry before they entered. Entrepreneurial mobility in tourism development is influenced by all three social capital dimensions. The integration with the locality enhances the potential contribution of entrepreneurial mobility to tourism development. |
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| Keywords: | Social capital Entrepreneurship Mobility Tourism development Integration Early-stage destination |
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