2020
DOI: 10.3390/su12145643
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Flourishing Women through Sustainable Tourism Entrepreneurship

Abstract: As a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus must develop a sustainable tourism model. Although the ongoing political problems in Cyprus provide additional challenges, the number and activities of women ecotourism entrepreneurs demonstrated an inspiring growth over the last decade in the northern part of Cyprus. The well-being and flourishing of these women entrepreneurs influence their participation and further involvement in the sector. Psychological empowerment plays a significant role in achieving a … Show more

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“…The fact that these elements of a business plan have not been considered might reduce the social goals of these enterprises, especially in areas that are highly dependent on the tourism sector. This is something Ertac and Tanova [58] confirm in their article. They shed some light on the importance of empowering women through entrepreneurship to increase their entrepreneurial mindset, which is useful for personal development and business growth.…”
Section: Summary Of the Papers In The Special Issuesupporting
confidence: 51%
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“…The fact that these elements of a business plan have not been considered might reduce the social goals of these enterprises, especially in areas that are highly dependent on the tourism sector. This is something Ertac and Tanova [58] confirm in their article. They shed some light on the importance of empowering women through entrepreneurship to increase their entrepreneurial mindset, which is useful for personal development and business growth.…”
Section: Summary Of the Papers In The Special Issuesupporting
confidence: 51%
“…Entrepreneurship/Intrapreneurship and development Social change (Gender) Ertac and Tanova [58] When psychological empowerment is high, women ecotourism entrepreneurs in Northern Cyprus with a higher level of growth mindset experience a greater level of flourishing, even in an unfavorable context.…”
Section: Institutions and Entrepreneurship/intrapreneurshipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The rapid growth of tourism in developing countries has created an immediate demand for the facilities and the personnel required to serve tourists (Echtner, 1995;Ateljevic & J. Page, 2009;Aquino, Lück, & Schänzel, 2018;Ertac & Tanova, 2020). This situation leads to the creation of further tourism opportunities in developing countries that can be explored.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The sources of entrepreneurial opportunity have been assorted by researchers in many different ways: by discipline, e.g. economics, management, sociology, and psychology; by the institutional landscape; by government policy as well as by demand and supply factors (Fuduric, 2014;Ertac & Tanova, 2020;Alhammad, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Given the global acceptance of sustainable tourism policies, concerns regarding the disadvantages of mass tourism and the issue of sustainable development have arisen in recent years. As a result, the tendency has shifted to supporting smaller-scale and sustainable tourism, which involves local stakeholders rather than an approach based on attracting large-scale investment (Ertac and Tanova, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%