The Development of Social Capital during the Process of Starting an Agritourism Business

Nesrine Khazami and Zoltan Lakner
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Nesrine Khazami: Doctoral School of Management and Business Administration, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary
Zoltan Lakner: Department of Food Economics, Faculty of Food Science, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science (MATE), 2100 Godollo, Hungary

Tourism and Hospitality, 2022, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The role of social capital in the early phases of development of a family business is well documented, but the dynamism of the entrepreneur’s social capital in the agritourism business remains a relatively lesser-studied area. The current research, on an inductive, exploratory, and qualitative basis, aims to uncover the place and role of social capital in the establishment of agritourism enterprise, from concept formation to stabilization. The results of the study highlight the importance of governmental help in finance and networking for launching an enterprise, especially in remote areas where these additional activities are relatively lesser-known. The role of a network is relatively weak in the risk analysis of the business. This fact enhances the vulnerability of enterprises.

Keywords: agritourism; entrepreneurship; network; social capital; rural lodging; Tunisia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z3 Z30 Z31 Z32 Z33 Z38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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