Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Rural Areas: The Case of Tourism Entrepreneurs
Summary. Lifestyle entrepreneurs in rural tourism drive innovation and sustainability by leveraging their connection to place and building relationships. A survey of 221 rural tourism entrepreneurs found that familiarity with place and relational capital both boost innovation. Place familiarity strengthens relational capital, which improves knowledge absorption. Relational capital mediates the link between place attachment and innovation, creating indirect pathways to competitive advantage in rural destinations.
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Dias, Ã., & Silva, G. M.. (2021). Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Rural Areas: The Case of Tourism Entrepreneurs. Journal of Small Business Strategy. https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.29474
Dias, Ãlvaro, and Graça Miranda Silva. “Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Rural Areas: The Case of Tourism Entrepreneurs.” Journal of Small Business Strategy, 2021. https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.29474.
Dias, Ãlvaro, and Graça Miranda Silva. 2021. “Lifestyle Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Rural Areas: The Case of Tourism Entrepreneurs.” Journal of Small Business Strategy. https://doi.org/10.53703/001c.29474.
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- 10.53703/001c.29474
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- Portugal
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- Europe
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- entrepreneurship, food-systems
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- 2026-04-28