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Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism, Hospitality and Events: A State of the Art

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Social entrepreneurship (SE) plays a significant role in the solution of social problems and is therefore considered among the main drivers of sustainable development. The tourism, hospitality and events industries have the potential to create social value for social groups such as the poor, disadvantaged groups, homeless and the unemployed, with the economic growth they have created. However, no research has been found examining what progress is made in the SE literature of the tourism, hospitality and events field. Therefore, this chapter aims to review the research on SE in the field of tourism, hospitality and events. To achieve this, 30 studies from 17 different journals were examined within the scope of this chapter. Using content analysis, the level of development and current trends in the research on SE, the theoretical perspectives and research methods used were examined and then a research agenda for future research was created.

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  2. Business School, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK

    Levent Altinay

  3. University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

    Xavier Font

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Gürlek, M. (2022). Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism, Hospitality and Events: A State of the Art. In: Farmaki, A., Altinay, L., Font, X. (eds) Planning and Managing Sustainability in Tourism. Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92208-5_5

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