What motivates hotel managers to become ecopreneurs: a case study on the Spanish tourism sector

Gómez-Haro, Samuel; Ferrón‐Vílchez, Vera; Ruiz, José Manuel de la Torre; Delgado-Ceballos, Javier

doi:10.4337/9781849808248.00020

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“…Businesses are to play a key role, given the strong correlation between their profitability and the preservation of natural heritage and landscape (Byrd, 2007; Gómez-Haro et al , 2015); indeed, unspoiled environment can represent the attractive element qualifying a specific destination where activities take place (Huybers and Bennet, 2002; Mihalič, 2013). The regenerative capacity of resources is essential to ensure the attractiveness of a territory, to guarantee high levels of tourism demand and to support the survival and profitability of companies therein located (Battaglia et al , 2012).…”

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a survey-based study performed on Italian SMEs in the “hotel, restaurant, café” (HORECA) sector, aimed at investigating the relationship between pro-environmental strategies and competitiveness and how such strategies can be exploited to outperform competitors. Design/methodology/approach The survey involved 317 Italian SMEs. Regression models have been developed to analyze the causal relationship between three dimensions of competitiveness (competitive advantage over competitors, customer satisfaction and employees’ motivation), and environmental practices that can be adopted by HORECA SMEs. Findings Top management commitment emerges as a key driver of competitiveness, confirming the strategic relevance of a sound approach to sustainability also in SMEs operating in the tourism sector. Moreover, actions aimed at investing in green food products (e.g. organic food) and awareness campaigns emerge as strong predictors of good business performance. Finally, at managerial level, entrepreneurs and owners evaluate the implementation of internal sustainability monitoring systems as a relevant support to increase their competitive performance. Research limitations/implications Since the results are limited to Italian HORECA businesses, a cross-country comparison could represent a potential improvement of the research. Moreover, since the sector is characterized by the predominance of small and micro firms, specific attention should be devoted to the role played by entrepreneurs’ personal values in shaping business strategies. Originality/value The paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the relationship between SMEs in the tourism sector and the environmental dimension analyzing the link between the adoption of “green” practices and the competitive performance. The results suggest that customer involvement represents an essential pre-requisite to turn sustainability into an opportunity of market distinctiveness and stress the strategic role of the implementation of performance monitoring systems.

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“…The research identified drivers for eco-innovation, namely “profit and sales margin; reputation and brand image: attractiveness for employees; risk management as well as cost and cost reduction” (p. 452). For a successful demonstration of ecopreneurial behavior of the company, it is necessary to involve all employees in a common environmental commitment (Gómez-Haro et al, 2015).…”

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“…This principle has become popular as sustainable development" (Post et al, 1994, p. 66). Gómez-Haro et al (2015) identified the fourth motivator, the intrinsic motivation that defines the environmental values of entrepreneurs. To illustrate this, they examined a case study from the tourism industry, as the environment forms a significant part of this industry's product.…”

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Motivation for Ecopreneurial Behavior (MEB): Scale Development and Validation

Guleria

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2022

Sage Open

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The study helps in construct development for identifying motivators for adopting ecopreneurial behavior in StartUps. The study aims to address the limitations of previous studies that we are unable to suggest any such scale. The extensive literature review helped in forming initial statements. These statements underwent a few rounds of expert consultation and helped in identifying 20 statements. The exploratory factor analysis on a sample of 140 StartUps, suggested three major motivations that lead to ecopreneurial behavior. Later, confirmatory factor analysis using 160 respondents helped in offering a reliable and valid scale to evaluate these motivations in another sample of Startups to adopt ecopreneurial behavior. The study initiates to fill the gap of empirical contribution in the field of ecopreneurship and would help in the expansion of this field globally by identifying factors that are responsible for adopting ecoprenuerial behavior and foresee its linkages further.

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“…Ecopreneurship is an emerging field that can positively impact environmental conservation and commitment when embedded in economic activities. The term "ecopreneur" represents entrepreneurs whose business ideology and activities are governed by three main concerns: protection of the environment, social problems and economic profitability (G omez-Haro et al, 2015). Galkina and Hultman (2016) identify ecopreneurship as a "promising research stream not only because it provides theoretical contributions but also because of its potential to lead to disruptive and muchneeded transformations in society."…”

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Bibliometric analysis of ecopreneurship using VOSviewer and RStudio Bibliometrix, 1989–2019

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2021

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PurposeThis article offers a bibliometric analysis and explores the relationships among the documents on ecopreneurship by using relational techniques. The results highlight the publication trends; most cited documents, top contributing authors, countries and institutions with highest productivity and most contributing journals to the research field.Design/methodology/approachInitially, 216 documents were retrieved from the Thompson Reuters Web of Science Core Collection database with three document types: articles, review and book review. All the documents were considered for the analysis. Then VOSviewer and bibliometric analysis using R with an inbuilt utility Biblioshiny were used together for co-word analysis, co-citation network analysis, generating collaboration networks and also generating a unique three-field plot to analyze the evolution of a research field.FindingsThe results highlight the publication trends: most cited documents, top contributing authors, countries and institutions with highest productivity and most contributing journals to the research field. The network analysis of co-authorship, co-citation, keyword co-occurrence and bibliographic coupling reveals most prominent relationships between authors, documents, co-cited references, sources and countries for the available documents on the research field.Research limitations/implicationsThe study helps not only in expansion of knowledgebase on the research topic but also in understanding the evolution of the ecopreneurship to provide research support further in this area.Originality/valueEcopreneurship is an emerging field of research connecting ecology and entrepreneurship together, making it a potential research area. The contributions made to this research field from 1989 to 2019 serve as a core for conducting this analysis. The study is an effort to help in coordinating research network across countries, authors and affiliating universities.

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What motivates hotel managers to become ecopreneurs: a case study on the Spanish tourism sector

Cited by 3 publications

References 42 publications

Greening competitiveness for hotels and restaurants

Greening competitiveness for hotels and restaurants

Motivation for Ecopreneurial Behavior (MEB): Scale Development and Validation

Bibliometric analysis of ecopreneurship using VOSviewer and RStudio Bibliometrix, 1989–2019

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