The uniqueness of entrepreneurship in the sharing accommodation sector: Developing a scale of entrepreneurial capital |
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| Institution: | 1. Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management, University of Houston, 4450 University Drive, Suite S232, Houston, TX, 77204, USA;2. Dept. of Apparel, Events, & Hospitality Management, Iowa State University, 12 Mackay Hall, 2302 Osborn Dr., Ames, IA, 50011-1078, USA;3. Dept. of Apparel, Events, & Hospitality Management, Iowa State University, 7E Mackay Hall, 2302 Osborn Dr., Ames, IA, 50011-1078, USA;1. School of Business and Tourism Management, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China;2. Tourism and Social Administration College, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, 211171, China;3. School of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164-4742, USA;4. Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management, College of Human Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011-1078, USA;5. School of Management, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China;1. William F. Harrah College of Hospitality, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 456021, Las Vegas, NV, 89154-6021, United States;2. Strategic Coordinator, Drew Las Vegas, United States;1. Department of Management, Information Systems and Entrepreneurship, Washington State University, Tri-Cities, United States;2. School of Hospitality Business Management, Washington State University, Tri-Cities, United States;1. William F. Harrah College of Hospitality Management, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 351, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, United States;2. University of Houston, Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, University of Houston, 4500 University Drive, Suite 236, Houston, TX 77204, United States;1. University of Hohenheim (570G), 70593 Stuttgart, Germany;2. Universität Kassel 34109 Kassel, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Hosts on sharing lodging platforms are viewed as an emerging form of entrepreneurs. This study aims to define entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial capitals and generate a multidimensional scale of entrepreneurial capitals for sharing accommodations (ECSA). A rigid procedure with three steps was followed to develop and validate this scale. An initial pool of items was provided through content analysis of 59 written surveys and literature review in Step 1. In Step 2 exploratory factor analysis (n = 150) was applied to further purify and refine this preliminary item pool. The 17-item ECSA scale was validated using confirmatory factor analysis (n = 328) in Step 3. Results support ECSA which covers four perspectives (i.e., financial, social, intellectual, and human capitals). The ECSA scale enriches the research body of entrepreneurship by examining an emerging business phenomenon. And it prepares practitioners for becoming micro-entrepreneurs on sharing lodging platforms. |
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| Keywords: | Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial capitals Sharing accommodations Scale |
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