Sustainability Indicators for Small Tourism Enterprises – An Exploratory Perspective

Roberts, Sherma; Tribe, John

doi:10.1080/09669580802159644

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“…The questionnaire used in the empirical work is based on previous studies in the literature [25], which show the importance of environmental perceptions from the point of view of the supply [30]. We analyse five dimensions regarding the management strategy of rural tourism entrepreneurs as follows:…”

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Rural Tourism: Development, Management and Sustainability in Rural Establishments

2017

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Tourism is one of the economic driving forces of Spain: the consolidation of existing tourist destinations and new market niches encourage an upward trend of tourism. The economic impacts produced by tourism are one of the major concerns of the authorities; the question is whether it is possible to continue growing without compromising our environment. This work attempts to answer this issue by analysing one of the tourism segments with higher growth in recent years: rural tourism. Using a model of partial least squares (PLS), we will analyse the environmental impacts from the point of view of the supply and its relationships with the environmental management conducted. We will also analyse the rural establishments from a global point of view and, depending on their category, explain the factors which determine the sustainable behaviour of providers, and identify that the establishments of low categories have a more sustainable conduct.

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Rural Tourism: Development, Management and Sustainability in Rural Establishments

2017

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“…In agritourism, farms where agriculture is currently being practiced also provide activities for tourists. Prior studies have focused on the economic impacts on both farms and neighboring areas as they are the main beneficiaries [39].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Tseng et al [3] confirmed that collaboration used to secure a competitive advantage by considering tourism stakeholders can generate social capital and thus help develop sustainable forms of tourism that improve financial performance levels. Environmental management issues such as water use, waste generation, energy consumption, and pollution should also be considered [39,51]. Diversification strategies and the attributes of success differ depending on the rural context [13,29,37,47].…”

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“…The TBL perspective is therefore critical, and there is great value to be gained by coordinating rural development that contributes to sustainable livelihoods through the efforts of farm household members working for agritourism and in local employment. Strategies for rural development take into consideration local employees' incomes and livelihoods and the increased number of small businesses in rural areas, which generate strong linkages to TBL perspectives to enhance the participation of rural people and communities [13,37,39].…”

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Sustainable Agritourism in Thailand: Modeling Business Performance and Environmental Sustainability under Uncertainty

Tseng

Chang

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Sustainability

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This study aims to identify the causal attributes of sustainable agritourism in Thailand. Agritourism is a systematic approach based on farm diversification for tourism purposes. Agritourism is usually assessed with qualitative information. However, the assessment of agritourism attributes involves considering the interrelationships among the attributes. Prior studies on sustainable agritourism do not identify and address interrelated attributes using qualitative information. This study applies the Delphi method to identify a set of valid attributes. Moreover, this study applies triangular fuzzy numbers to transform the qualitative information into comparable values and uses a decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory to identify the interrelationships among the attributes in the causal model. The results show that sustainable business performance and rural economic conditions are the key drivers of environmental sustainability. This result suggests that the attributes that may potentially stimulate sustainable agritourism are the development and implementation of an agritourism-specific plan, the development of a local business value chain, and government-led tourism promotion.

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“…A few studies also examined environmental control/auditing, arguing that locally owned SMEs could not automatically be assumed to protect the environment (Roberts and Tribe 2008). These studies paid particular attention to the development and assessment of usefulness of performance indicators (Nilson, Bjuggren, and Frostell 1998;Roberts and Tribe 2008).…”

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Researching the Green Practices of Smaller Service Firms: A Theoretical, Methodological, and Empirical Assessment

Aykol¹,

Leonidou²

2014

Journal of Small Business Management

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Sustainability Indicators for Small Tourism Enterprises – An Exploratory Perspective

Cited by 173 publications

References 30 publications

Rural Tourism: Development, Management and Sustainability in Rural Establishments

Rural Tourism: Development, Management and Sustainability in Rural Establishments

Sustainable Agritourism in Thailand: Modeling Business Performance and Environmental Sustainability under Uncertainty

Researching the Green Practices of Smaller Service Firms: A Theoretical, Methodological, and Empirical Assessment

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