The Family Business in Tourism and Hospitality

by D Getz, J Carlsen, A Morrison

Overview

The family business is a global phenomenon, and is particularly prominent in tourism and hospitality. In many cases, the family business was developed for the purpose of facilitating personal and family goals. For example, in rural areas, farmers can use tourism as a way to generate additional income, thereby remaining in the area and retaining family property. Running a bed and breakfast establishment is a way to mix family and work. Lifestyle, locational and autonomy motives are the norm, but profit and growth-oriented entrepreneurs are also found within family businesses.This book is the first academic treatment of family business issues within the tourism and hospitality industry. It provides comprehensive assessment of ownership, management and family-related concerns across the entire business and family life cycle. Many new international case studies of real family businesses are used to illustrate key points. The book will be of significant interest to researchers and students in tourism and hospitality, small business and entrepreneurship studies, as well as to owners and potential investors in family businesses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851998084
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	04/16/2004
Series:	Cabi Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jack Carlsen is Professor of Sustainable Tourism at Curtin University, Western Australia and Founder and Co-Director of the Curtin Sustainable Tourism Centre. He has an extensive research track record, which has produced more than 200 scholarly publications on various topics related to tourism planning, markets, development and evaluation. He was leader of the Sustainable Enterprises research program for the Sustainable Tourism Co-operative Research Centre and leader of the Technical Team that developed the Maldives Third Tourism Master Plan 2007-2011. His other books include The Family Business in Tourism and Hospitality (CABI 2004), Global Wine Tourism: Research, Management and Marketing (CABI 2006) and Innovation for Sustainable Tourism (Goodfellows Publishers, in press)

Table of Contents

* Chapter 1 Introduction
* Chapter 2 Entrepreneurship and family business
* Chapter 3 Starting the family business
* Chapter 4 Sustaining and developing the family business
* Chapter 5 Balancing family and business through the life cycle
* Chapter 6 Farm-based family businesses
* Chapter 7 Family owned and operated small hotels
* Chapter 8 Family owned nature-based resorts
* Chapter 9 Family owned and operated tour companies
* Chapter 10 Family owned tourist attractions and wineries
* Chapter 11 Cross-case analysis
* Chapter 12 Implications for family businesses and tourism destinations
* Chapter 13 Implications for research and theory
* Bibliography