Collective entrepreneurship and collective strategies: the case of tourism in France

Katherine Gundolf, Annabelle Jaouen and Stephanie Loup

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2009, vol. 3, issue 1, 4-21

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the emergence and management of collective strategies between SMEs in the French tourism sector. The authors study how collective entrepreneurship appears in a territory, and how the implemented collective strategies evolve through time. This research is based on four cases studies. This research shows that these clusters can emerge according to two processes: collective entrepreneurship or institutional incitation, each one implying different coordination patterns. Moreover, it appears that these two management modes vary over time. So, three potential configurations may emerge: 'stagnation', 'institutionalization', or 'dis-institutionalisation'.

Keywords: SMEs; small and medium-sized enterprises; collective entrepreneurship; collective strategies; clusters; coordination; French tourism; France; coordination. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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