The Mediating Role of the Social Identity on Agritourism Business

Nesrine Khazami and Zoltan Lakner
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Nesrine Khazami: Doctoral School of Economics and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary
Zoltan Lakner: Department of Food Chain Management, Institute of Agribusiness, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: There is a significant relationship between social capital, functional competences and social identity which forms the environment of rural tourism. This complexity was studied using the PLS-SEM approach, applying the initial corrected bias method based on direct questionnaire surveys among rural tourism entrepreneurs in Tunisia. The results of the bias-corrected primer model revealed that the entrepreneur’s social identity mediated the link between social capital and functional competencies. Managerially, social capital supports rural lodge entrepreneurs in the process of defining their marketing strategy and optimizing the different components of their marketing mix, focusing on the differentiation of their products and services. A strong link within the entrepreneur’s social capital network will encourage them to strengthen their social identity, leading to the enhancement of their different functional competencies.

Keywords: agritourism; entrepreneur; functional competencies; rural lodging; social capital; social identity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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