TY - JOUR
T1 - A theoretical framework for sustaining culture
T2 - Culturally sustainable entrepreneurship
AU - Swanson, Kristen K
AU - DeVereaux, Constance
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - While the three phenomena—culture, sustainability, and entrepreneurship—have been discussed separately, or paired in the tourism literature, they have rarely been studied together. This paper proposes culturally sustainable entrepreneurship as a new, theoretical framework for insight and advocacy in indigenous and non-indigenous tourism contexts. Culturally sustainable entrepreneurship encourages adapting entrepreneurial models that sustain and enhance the values and traditions of a community for its self-defined benefits, rather than imposing economic entrepreneurial models that may change conditions within a community. Entrepreneurial strategies in the mainstream proceed upon values that may diverge sharply from those of non-mainstream cultures. Culturally sustainable entrepreneurship promotes sustainable empowerment through owned-decision making for marginalized populations. Living cultures are presented as particular application for culturally sustainable entrepreneurship.
AB - While the three phenomena—culture, sustainability, and entrepreneurship—have been discussed separately, or paired in the tourism literature, they have rarely been studied together. This paper proposes culturally sustainable entrepreneurship as a new, theoretical framework for insight and advocacy in indigenous and non-indigenous tourism contexts. Culturally sustainable entrepreneurship encourages adapting entrepreneurial models that sustain and enhance the values and traditions of a community for its self-defined benefits, rather than imposing economic entrepreneurial models that may change conditions within a community. Entrepreneurial strategies in the mainstream proceed upon values that may diverge sharply from those of non-mainstream cultures. Culturally sustainable entrepreneurship promotes sustainable empowerment through owned-decision making for marginalized populations. Living cultures are presented as particular application for culturally sustainable entrepreneurship.
KW - Culture
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Indigenous
KW - Sustainability
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U2 - 10.1016/j.annals.2016.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.annals.2016.12.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85006839943
VL - 62
SP - 78
EP - 88
JO - Annals of Tourism Research
JF - Annals of Tourism Research
SN - 0160-7383
ER -