Entrepreneurship management in hospitality industry / Sophea Tieng

Sophea Tieng is a full time lecturer of Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Geography at Saint Paul Institute, Cambodia. Sophea graduated from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in Tourism Management, in 2016. Sophea has several years of working experiences in community development and had conducted research project on Community Based Ecotourism in Cambodia to complete a Master Degree.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Hospitality Industry. 1.1 Introduction: Meaning of entrepreneurship. 1.2 Types of entrepreneurship. 1.3 Contexts. 1.4 Hospitality and hospitableness. 1.5 Importance of entrepreneurship in hospitality and tourism industry. 1.6 What is Entrepretality? 1.7 Tasks for the entrepreneurs to be accomplished. 1.8 Relevance in today's market and the recent trends. 1.9 A look at some of the accomplished entrepreneurs. Chapter 2: Policies of Entrepreneurship. 2.1 Introduction to entrepreneurship. 2.2 Making a difference in climate and culture. 2.3 Promote and bolster entrepreneurs. 2.4 The relationship between entrepreneurship and hospitality. 2.5 Policies for entrepreneurs on hospitality and tourism. 2.6 International policy instruments to promote sustainable hospitality entrepreneurship. 2.7 Policy initiatives taken up by tourism industry. 2.8 International partnerships to carry out the framed policies. 2.9 Case study: Operators at the coastal tourism circuit in Kenya. Chapter 3: Hospitality Entrepreneurs and Institutional Support. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Small entrepreneurships in hospitality. 3.3 Innovation and hospitality. 3.4 Institutions and hospitality. 3.5 Challenges in hospitality. 3.6 Case study. Chapter 4: Hospitality, Commercial Homes, and Entrepreneurship. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Hospitality and hospitableness. 4.3 Domains of hospitality. 4.4 Attractiveness of the hospitality activities. 4.5 Commercial homes. 4.6 Entrepreneurship. 4.7 Case study: Research in hospitality management. Chapter 5: Innovations in entrepreneurship. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Strategy of innovation in entrepreneurship. 5.3 Purposeful innovation and the seven sources for innovative opportunity. 5.4 Measuring the innovative behavior. 5.5 Entrepreneurs and the self-employed. 5.6 The importance of innovation in entrepreneurship. 5.7 Practical implications. 5.8 Conclusion. 5.9 Case study: a case study on creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship education of the University in Taiwan. Chapter 6: Opportunities and Challenges in Entrepreneurship. 6.1 Introduction, 6.2 Concept of entrepreneurship. 6.3 Challenges of entrepreneurship. 6.4 Opportunities related to entrepreneurship. 6.5 The challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurship in developing countries. 6.6 Conclusion. 6.7 Case study: social entrepreneurship problems and solutions: a case study of Latvia. Chapter 7: Human Resource management in Hospitality Sector. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Importance of HR in hospitality industry. 7.3 Role of Human Relation Management (HRM) in the hospitality sector. 7.4 HR Department and major problems encountered by them. 7.5 Strategies to overcome challenges faced by HRS in hospitality sector. 7.6 Zero-tolerance harassments and initiatives by HR to overcome these issues. 7.7 Human Resource Development (HRD) in hospitality industry: a case study of training needs analysis for hotel sector. Chapter 8: Future Scope in Entrepreneurship Management. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Digital concierge and hotel services. 8.3 Chasing the Airbnb economy. 8.4 Rediscovering local experiences. 8.5 Demand for short-term rentals grows beyond Airbnb. 8.6 Rethinking the connection between hospitality and gastronomy. 8.7 Artificial intelligence. 8.8 Key learnings for hospitality entrepreneurs. 8.9 Case study: changing the Harrogate Model: Alison's "Spur of the Moment" lifestyle business. Index.

Entrepreneurship is the backbone of a strong economy. In the rapidly evolving hospitality, tourism and leisure sector worldwide this is particularly true. This book explains and analyzes entrepreneurship and hospitality management issues in the creative and cultural sectors and discusses the impacts of economic, social and structural changes on cultural entrepreneurship. This book will appeal to entrepreneurs, policy makers, managers, economists, business professionals, academicians, and researchers seeking coverage on the management and sustainable tourism.

300-399