Family Agritourist Enterprises in Poland: Preliminary Survey Results

Abstract

The main goal of the paper is the evaluation of agritouristic enterprises, as a specific type of family owned businesses, in terms of their market and entrepreneurial behaviour and the behaviour connected with generating innovation. The attempt has been made to define the advantages and disadvantages of family-run business in the opinion of the agritouristic enterprises. Research Design & Methods: Achievement of the above-mentioned goal was based on the analysis of professional literature, and direct research supported by direct questionnaire surveys and individual in-depth interviews. The empirical research was conducted in the period from January to March 2012. Findings: Agritourist enterprises are self-defined as family enterprises. They can see and appreciate benefits from running a family business as well as their advantage in being innovative and strive to introduce changes in their businesses. Implications & Recommendations: In the opinion of the authors of this paper, agritourist farms are a very special example of family entrepreneurship. Contribution & Value Added: Issues analysed in this study are relatively new and poorly covered by the literature in the field. It is a certain novelty to analyse family entrepreneurship in agritourism in addition to being an interesting area of scientific exploration.

The Development of Agritourism in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship in the Light of International and National Conditions

“…According to the Central Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny -GUS) in 2014 in Poland, there were 3756 agritourism farms with up to 9 beds, and 804 offering 10 or more accommodation places (Turystyka…, 2015). On the other hand, the research of many authors indicates that the agritourism activity is carried by over 8,000 farms in which there are about 84,500 accommodation places (Kubal, Mika, 2012;Bednarek-Szczepańska, Bański, 2014;Dorocki, Szymańska, Zdon-Korzeniowska, 2015Bajgier-Kowalska, Tracz, Uliszak, 2016). Nearly 40% of agritourism farms operating in Poland are located in three voivodeships: Małopolskie, Podkarpackie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie (Rolnictwo…, 2015;.…”

Uwarunkowania rozwoju przedsiębiorczości

“…According to the Central Statistical Office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny -GUS) in 2014 in Poland, there were 3756 agritourism farms with up to 9 beds, and 804 offering 10 or more accommodation places (Turystyka…, 2015). On the other hand, the research of many authors indicates that the agritourism activity is carried by over 8,000 farms in which there are about 84,500 accommodation places (Kubal, Mika, 2012;Bednarek-Szczepańska, Bański, 2014;Dorocki, Szymańska, Zdon-Korzeniowska, 2015Bajgier-Kowalska, Tracz, Uliszak, 2016). Nearly 40% of agritourism farms operating in Poland are located in three voivodeships: Małopolskie, Podkarpackie and Warmińsko-Mazurskie (Rolnictwo…, 2015;GUS, 2015).…”