Lee-Ross, Darren (2015) The entrepreneurial conundrum: a review of tourism entrepreneurship amongst Indigenous societies. In: Bansal, S.P., Walia, Sandeep, and Rizwan, Syed Ahmad, (eds.) Tourism: present and future perspective. Kanishka Publishers, New Delhi, India, pp. 87-96.

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Abstract

Whilst Western notions often consider entrepreneurship to be driven by a strong profit motive, there is some evidence suggesting that this is not necessarily the case especially amongst Indigenous communities. Instead, the intent is to preserve, rebuild and maintain integrity of their cultural heritage. This research supports the above idea by reviewing associated literature underpinned by misguided but well-intentioned interventions by the Australian government. It also identifies the key differences between Western and Indigenous models of motivation through the lens of Hofstede's cultural dimensions. This review concludes that for Indigenous entrepreneurship to flourish, a number of cultural artifacts need to be respected. There is also a need for comprehensive understanding of potentially negative out comes if these differences are ignored.

Item ID:	38014
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
ISBN:	978-81-8457-655-9
Keywords:	organizational culture, tourism, Indigenous
Date Deposited:	23 May 2016 23:04
FoR Codes:	15 COMMERCE, MANAGEMENT, TOURISM AND SERVICES > 1506 Tourism > 150603 Tourism Management @ 100%
SEO Codes:	90 COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND TOURISM > 9003 Tourism > 900302 Socio-Cultural Issues in Tourism @ 100%
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