Local Entrepreneurs Research Articles

MODEL PENGENDALIAN SOSIAL PREVENTIF DALAM MENANGANI PENYIMPANGAN PERILAKU WISATAWAN MANCANEGARA DI KABUPATEN BADUNG

Deviations in the behavior of foreign tourists often occur in Badung Regency. Forms of deviant behavior include aggressive behavior, behavior against authority, disrespectful behavior and stupid behavior. The need for a preventive social control effort in anticipating the occurrence of deviations in the behavior of foreign tourists in the future. Determination of informants using purposive sampling and snowball sampling. Data collection is done by observation, interviews, literature study, and documentation. Data analysis techniques using qualitative analysis with the creditability test and the dependability test. The discussion resulted in a model of the construction display framework of preventive social control in Badung Regency, which was formed based on facts or the phenomenon of behavior deviations that often occur. In the introduction of the forms of deviant behavior of foreign tourists there are 4 forms and have a total of 17 behaviors and the total forms of such deviations require social control with a preventive approach. In the preventive approach there are 10 ways that can control foreign tourists to deviate. The role of tourism stakeholders (local communities, government and tourism entrepreneurs) is needed to distribute Do's and Don't's in Bali brochures. The brochure will later contain supporting pictures or illustrations to attract the reader's interest, understand the meaning in each sentence. Preventive social control material by dividing 3 material is presented, namely: Do's in Bali, Do's in Bali, and Why in Bali. After the mechanism for distributing brochures is carried out by stakeholders and there is still a deviation of tourist behavior, the next stage of violators will be subject to sanctions.

A study to investigate the muted ness of a group of local entrepreneurs in Indian state of Odisha and its impact on the skill development initiatives of the state

A study to investigate the muted ness of a group of local entrepreneurs in Indian state of Odisha and its impact on the skill development initiatives of the state

Tourism development, entrepreneurship and women's empowerment – Focus on Serbian countryside

PurposeThe starting premise of this study is that women's empowerment is the goal for self-realization and that the support that comes from local tourism stakeholders represents an adequate base. In many rural areas, women have established self-help groups (SHGs), which facilitate the interaction with a wide range of stakeholders. The objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of SHGs on female entrepreneurship and self-employment in tourism.Design/methodology/approachTo examine the research question, this study adopted a quantitative research that included a sample of 513 women in a less-advanced rural area in Serbia. For the data analysis, the generalized linear regression model (GLM) was used.FindingsAccording to the results, self-employment is the leading goal of women's empowerment.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation in the research and the authors’ suggestion for future research is to increase the sample size of female respondents, so examination of their attitudes and role in the travel business in their local settings might reach higher significance. The second issue that the authors would like to point out is a highly local character of our study, so the future research should involve other rural areas in the country and from abroad (e.g. similar undeveloped countryside with noticeable, active women's role in local entrepreneurship).Practical implicationsThe most important practical implications of this paper are twofold: (1) the results of the research have shown that the tourist potential of rural areas can be enhanced through local tourism stakeholders' support; (2) women without professional interest or jobs in rural areas, especially in the areas where the population is traditionally dominated by men (husband/brother/father), have a chance to earn and to be economically more independent. This research can affect future studies to investigate other aspects of empowerment depending on the difference of regions, from one side, and also alternative opportunities for tourism and local development in less-advanced rural areas, from another side.Originality/valueThe study analyzes the tourism potential of the rural areas (which are less advanced and mostly very poor in developing countries, such as Serbia). In this case, there are opportunities to increase employment, social inclusion of women, development of new tourism strategies, implementation of destination marketing, etc. Moreover, it contributes to future research in the field of stakeholders in tourism strategies.

Talking Crime and Aggression: Tourism and Governance in Agra, India

This paper analyses allegations of aggression and criminality levelled against ambulant tourism entrepreneurs, such as tour guides and photographers, who work around the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, to understand how they experience neo-liberalisation in their everyday economic lives. I argue that these allegations function as technologies of neo-liberal governance through which non-state actors, like the media and tourists, engage in monitoring and regulating local entrepreneurs. Consequently, entrepreneurs experience neo-liberalisation in India in a paradoxical form: at once as a withdrawal of the Indian state from spaces it previously occupied and the simultaneous extension of governmentality, visible through increased public scrutiny.

The modern concept of tourism marketing on the example of Ukraine and Poland

The marketing environment of the tourism business can be conditionally divided into two parts: internal and external. Marketing control is a constant, systematic and impartial verification and assessment of the state and processes in the field of marketing, in other words, comparing the norm and the real state. The need of the Ukrainian tourism industry for direct investment significantly exceeds the existing investment offer in the domestic financial market. In today's realities of Ukraine, there are many conditions for increasing the interest of potential foreign investors in the international tourism business, but there are a number of conflicting factors. The current state of formation and implementation of the existing tourism potential, taking into account the Ukrainian market of tourism services, can be characterized as uneven. In the case of Poland, a more systematic approach to the development of the international tourism business is typical. The active cooperation of local entrepreneurs in the development of the tourism function of the region has a positive impact on their own competitiveness by increasing the level of value created in the value chain for tourists. Recommendations are given for the further development of Ukrainian tourism business marketing based on Polish experience, the basic principles that should be implemented in the marketing activities of Ukrainian tourism enterprises, while finding state, regional and local authorities support, which ultimately can give a positive result for the development of the industry and the country as a whole.

Economic and Social Factors Impacting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Israel

"The development of local entrepreneurship has become an integral part of the urban culture, creating an interest in the impact of small and medium-sized enterprises on the local economy, the satisfaction of the residents and their desire to remain in the city and bring up the next generation in their place of residence. A qualitative research approach, using semi-structured interviews with stakeholders of small and medium-sized enterprises in several cities in Israel was adopted to examine the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises from an economic, and social perspective. The findings indicated that while the local businesses fulfill a role in the social fabric of the city by connecting residents to their urban place of residence, the small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling economically, since they are faced with heavy competition from chain stores, malls and trading centers established in the peripheral regions. Keywords: small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), economy, central authority, local authority, entrepreneur "

State Management of Mining Industry of Yakutia in 1920s: Principles and Development Priorities

The article considers the issue of the formation of state management system of industry in the USSR, which was developed on the basis of the first decrees of the Soviet government. The relevance of the study is due to the consonance of the past problems of the mining industry with the modern ones, which manifested themselves in the conditions of a radical transformation of the state's position in relation to mineral resources. It is shown that in the 1920s in the country, the processes of liquidation of local entrepreneurship, the transition to a centralized, planned-regulated system of economic management, within which there was an enlargement and state monopolization of its mining industry began. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that, on the basis of documentary sources, the process of creating an mining industry in the Yakut ASSR is revealed, the course of making consistent, logically grounded decisions corresponding to the chosen principles and priorities of the development of the region is traced. The presented results reflect the peculiarities and specifics of local realities, in the conditions of which difficult decisions were made, proceeding from the vital economic interests of the republic. It was found that the efforts of the republican authorities to organize, select priorities in the distribution of human resources, undertaken in the 1920s subsequently proved their effectiveness, contributed to the formation of a public administration system operating on the principles of economic independence of the region.

REGULATORY RECONSTRUCTION OF E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE LEGAL PROTECTION FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN INDONESIA

This study, answer the basic problem about 1th. Standard of legal protection for micro, small and medium enterprises in the implementation of E-Commerce to create social and economic justice for all Indonesian people, and 2nd. The government it’s can create social and economic justice for all Indonesians, especially for micro, small and medium entrepreneurs who run e-commerce in Indonesia. Why we need to make the description from this problem is because we all know that real business in micro economical is fundamental from the growth of economical of the country. So, we have to collect some of the problems from the public based on the experience of the business community, and trying to answer the problem with better solutions. This study aims to find out the Regulatory Reconstruction of E-Commerce Transactions In Perspective Legal Protection For Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises In Indonesia. This descriptive-analytic study applied the experience of the business community approach. Meanwhile, the type of study itself was normative juridical. Secondary legal material both in the form of regulations and legal theories were used in this study, even though it still includes economic and social values in it. The regulations on Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises used were Law No 20 of 2008, Law No. 11 of 2008 on Electronic Information and Transactions, Government Regulation on The Implementation of Law No 20 of 2008 on The regulations on Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises No. 17 of 2013, and Government Regulation on Trading via electronic systems No.80 of 2019. The results show that both regulations correspond to each other, however, it is necessary to regulate other needs related to protection in implementation such as protection of local entrepreneurs, this is a more specific matter such as imposing certification on the implementation of electronic transactions to Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises players, to maintain trust from the market.

PRACTICES AND EFFECTS OF MUNICIPAL SUPPORT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES IN THE RURAL DISTRICT

The article presents the results of research of the support practices of local governments for small and medium-sized businesses in a rural municipal district — the Tyumentsevsky District in the Altai Territory. Based on the analysis of the target indicators of the municipal program for the development and support for small and medium-sized businesses in 2014-2019, of the data from the reports of the Tyumentsevsky District Administration on its implementation and the expert survey results, the effects of the entrepreneurship development and its municipal support are shown. A weak correlation is found between the implementation of the target indicators plan and the actual municipal support practices. According to the results of a survey of local entrepreneurs, the level and dynamics of the development of small and medium-sized businesses and the practices of the local government for their support are assessed. Institutional barriers to the development of small and medium-sized businesses, a low level of their self-organization, insufficient information and consulting business support, and a number of other problems are identified. Conclusions are drawn about the relatively low effects of the implemented practices of municipal support for small and medium-sized businesses. Low quality of planning the targets, small opportunities and results financial security of the municipal program are shown. Proposals are made to improve the quality of planning in the development and implementation of municipal programs to support small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas, and to improve the municipal practices for their support, including distance learning and information support, businesses self-organization stimulating and development of their integration connections.

Social constructing of a rural bioeconomy cluster: The case of the Processum biorefinery complex in northern Sweden

This paper unpacks the relational processes that shape industrial developments in rural settings and offers a springboard for reflecting upon rural clusters as social constructs that result from a complex and dynamic process, which is a subject to constant change. To identify and map different types of social ties as well as analyze their role in different phases of bio-cluster development, the paper proposes an analytical framework that combines the function of social ties (bonding, bridging and linking) with aspects of geographical and organised proximity. A ‘critical case’ design has been employed to operationalize the analytical framework proposed and test its suitability for grasping and explaining real-life phenomena. This ‘critical case’ illustrates the long and winding relational routes collegially taken by local entrepreneurs in bringing together what eventually became a rural cluster.

Determinants of choosing a foreign brand in emerging economy: lessons and implication for the local entrepreneurs

Purpose It is evident that the local small and medium enterprises of Bangladesh suffered in the competition because of the strong presence of foreign brands in the market. The purpose of this study is to figure out the factors influencing consumers to purchase a foreign brand predominantly among young consumers. Design/methodology/approach It is a quantitative study considering 257 young demographics as respondents. They are drawn randomly. Confirmatory factor analysis, regression analysis and a path model of structural equation model using AMOS graphics software are used in this study to analyze the data. Findings This study finds two out of three identified variables are influencing the foreign product purchase for the young Bangladeshi consumers. Brand value and product features of the given foreign product are the most dominant factors behind this adoption. However, a significant relationship between product quality and brand choice is not evident in this study. Research limitations/implications It will give a clue to the small or medium startup of the country that normally target the young customer but face challenges to understand their mind and sometimes lagging because of the strong presence of the international brands. Originality/value A comprehensive review of the literature suggests that not so many studies took place that determines the respective factors behind the purchase of foreign brands particularly among young demographics of a lower middle income developing nation.

Toward a Sustainable Decommissioning of Offshore Platforms in the Oil and Gas Industry: A PESTLE Analysis

The growing complexity of environmental challenges has progressively led to the emergence of Sustainable Business Models (SBMs) able to embed economic, environmental, and social flows in a unified value network. All sectors are demanding innovative and sustainable solutions, including the oil and gas industry, which aims to address the issues about the decommissioning of offshore platforms. However, although the relevant literature highlighted the potentialities related to a multi-reuse of these structures, the effect of Sustainable Decommissioning (SD) on macro-environmental factors is still an open question. Based on these considerations, this study follows a Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental (PESTLE) analysis according to semi-structured interviews conducted with oil and gas key informants and stakeholders in the Italian context. The results of the analysis can provide a novel thinking for addressing the challenges related to a sustainable decommissioning of offshore platforms and shed light on the importance of synergistic efforts by local entrepreneurship and institutional arrangements to combine economic and environmental sustainability with social needs. This paper can contribute to the emerging field of sustainable business models related to the decommissioning of offshore platforms and suggests avenues for future research.

Corporate social responsibility in luxury hotels in Cusco (Peru) to benefit indigenous communities

Responsible tourism encompasses the protection and conservation of the natural and cultural heritage considered tourism resources, including traditional local communities. However, concerns among the hospitality industry favour the environmental dimension, while the sociocultural dimension still needs more attention. The present case study focuses on the ways in which luxury hotels, in the context of Cusco (Peru, South America), benefit the indigenous Quechua communities, located among the region, through corporate social responsibility (CSR) actions. Interviews with hotel representatives revealed a rather heterogeneous understanding among them regarding CSR-related concepts. However, in general, a growing interest and commitment in promoting actions to help the surrounding communities were noted. While various approaches towards the creation of community benefits were described, there was consensus regarding the perceived main challenge of working with communities being the time that it takes to build a strong relationship with community members due to initial sociocultural barriers. Main actions developed by these hotels included providing education, training, health and sanitation projects; prioritizing local fair-trade suppliers when available and of quality; and supporting local entrepreneurs. In addition, all hotels engaged in philanthropic activities. The study’s insight regarding hotels’ CSR activities demonstrates the diverse ways that the hospitality sector can contribute to the betterment of society.

Homo technicus mobilis in Yamal

The author attempts to investigate how new infrastructure and new technical means affect the social institu-tions of the indigenous inhabitants of the Yamal Peninsula, who were mainly engaged in traditional activities: no-madic reindeer herding and fishing. The work is based on the author's field materials of 2018–2020 for the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District (Western Siberia) and publications of other researchers. The paper shows how the autochthonous peoples build new mobile space and master snowmobiles. Domination over the created space takes place with the aid of traditional skills and behaviors. At the same time, deer, which was the main transport animal and the main measure of wealth of Arctic reindeer herders, has not receded into the background, but transformed into a means of technical modernization of the economy. As a result, it has been shown that, when choosing technical innovations, the indigenous people of Yamal are guided by their ease of operation, high cross-country capability and environmental friendliness, preferring the domestically produced Buran in daily routine. Snowmobiles can be found in almost all reindeer herding families, and only their high price indicates the standing of the owners and allows the latter to demonstrate their status in the society. ‘Buranists’ are involved in the market relations, occupying their niches in the system of commodity-exchange relations in the society. They act as an information and communication link between reindeer herders' camps and settlements. Snowmobiles are vivid examples of adaptation of indigenous people to new conditions and demonstrate possibility of coexistence of traditional reindeer farming culture with modern technologies. The Arctic nomad turned from a mobile man into homo technicus mobilis. This transformation appeared to be only on the outside, as evidenced by frequent acci-dents during the operation of snowmobiles. The proper use of such technologies in many respects offers competi-tive advantages to local entrepreneurs. New vehicles boost the entrepreneurial activity of the natives, involve them in the non-traditional sectors of employment: repair and resale of snowmobiles, transportation; and delivery of fuels, where natives can employ traditional knowledge of orientation, satisfy their passion for moving, and to avail themselves of the opportunity to choose a lifestyle and transport, without parting with their mobile lifestyle.

Local benevolent property development entrepreneurs in small town regeneration

Derived from a wider study of place-based economic, social, cultural and environmental regeneration initiatives in small regional New Zealand towns, and reflecting on international research that emphasises the importance of long-term collaborative effort, effective governance and locally-based leadership in regional regeneration, this paper examines the ways locally-based benevolent property development entrepreneurs are attempting to contribute to their regional town-centres. The experience of towns in mid and South Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand, where national and global commercial property developers are reluctant to invest, are used as case studies. We discuss how property-led town-centre regeneration in small regional towns in New Zealand such as these may best be characterised. This work is then used to outline a policy agenda that would help local government and allied stakeholders to engage more effectively and cooperatively with local property developers. This work has relevance for an international audience interested in the town-centre regeneration challenges faced by the residents and local governments of small regional towns in neo-liberal polities.

Rural Entrepreneurship in Wintergreen Oil

Wintergreen is a wild herb that grows in the hills of Nepal that can be used for extracting oil which has several medicinal values. It is being sold into premium-value markets in the USA by doTERRA Inc. doTERRA has a co-impact sourcing partnership with the NGO Choice Humanitarian, scouts the local farmers or entrepreneurs and helps them set up the production business. The difference between the price of the final product and the price that local entrepreneurs get is very high. Despite this, the venture has created a new opportunity for local farmers to make large profit as the cost of production is low. However, the business itself has several challenges from scalability and sustainability aspects. Further, the price is set by the single buyer and the market has monopsonist characteristics; hence, the producer has less bargaining power. Despite these challenges, creating a better business environment enables the export of essential oil and that can be a potential foreign currency source for country like Nepal.

Evolutionary trajectories of manufacturing firms in the rural Zlín Region of Czechia

The aim of this article is to identify the most important mechanisms of rural industrial development in the context of a highly industrialized peripheral region in Central Europe. We ask if the development of rural manufacturing firms is primarily based on the activity and skills of local entrepreneurs, or whether it is driven by commercial counter-urbanization or cost-motivated inflow of (foreign direct) investment from other regions. Empirical results are based on the case study of the highly industrialized peripheral Zlín Region in Czechia. We have conducted 26 interviews with the company managers in rural municipalities of the Zlín Region. The growth of rural manufacturing firms is path-dependent, usually based on pre-existing economic activities or skills in the same or technologically related local industries. Neither commercial counter-urbanization nor inflow of foreign direct investment played a major role in the development of manufacturing firms in rural municipalities of the Zlín Region.

Does Sharing Economy Have a Moral Capital? Comparing Semantic Networks in Social Media and News Media

Sharing Economy organizations appear to enjoy positive moral capital associated with supporting local entrepreneurs, the economy, and the environment. However, they operate in a regulatory limbo allowing them to engage in business practices that would not be permitted in other sectors. Hence a question remains: Does Sharing Economy (SE) have a moral capital? To explore whether the sharing economy has a moral capital, we explored the discussions around Uber after a number of scandals in 2017 in news media and on Twitter. Our findings show that news media play a critical role in developing and maintaining a positive moral capital of Uber, while the general public on Twitter tend to be more negative and do not afford SE much moral capital.

Mărginimea Sibiului Tells Its Story: Sustainability, Cultural Heritage and Rural Tourism—A Supply-Side Perspective

Territorial development and rural tourism are linked. Rural tourism involves tourists in rural areas who are attracted by the distinctive character of the landscape, recreation such as local and food resources, and the potential for spiritual, environmental, and cultural growth. The aim of the present paper is to investigate the economic, sustainable, and social role of tourism in the development of the rural area of Mărginimea Sibiului in Romania. It highlights the role of local entrepreneurs in developing new practices and sustainable approaches. Drawing on the literature review on the topic of sustainable rural tourism, this paper uses the case study as a methodological approach. We have developed consistent desk research relying on the processing of official governmental data and of national statistics, supported by analytical strategies involving induction and deduction. The main findings lead towards the conclusion that Mărginimea Sibiului has managed to gain both national and international notoriety while developing coherently, capitalizing on its natural and cultural heritage, and providing services in successful agritourist boarding houses and rural guesthouses, which have continuously developed both numerically and in terms of comfort levels. Because more than two thirds of the initially established lodgings in the early 2000s continue to function today, these facilities have proven to be sustainable and attractive businesses.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY, IDENTITY, PLACE, AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE: THE RENAISSANCE OF CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

This paper examines the relationship between creativity, identity, and place for the small economically challenged Delta City, Mississippi of Clarksdale, United States, a once prosperous manufacturing and farming community. Promoted as the Delta’s epicenter of blues music, over the last twenty years key business stakeholders in the city’s renaissance have been committed to developing local and international awareness of Clarksdale’s historic architecture, culture and blues heritage. It was not until 2008 when economist and town planner John C. Henshall formulated the Downtown Clarksdale Action Plan for Economic Revitalization that the city secured a comprehensive guide to growth. The plan was designed to support downtown infrastructure and tourism through a creatively based strategy, dependent on the tourism potential of blues performances and the imaginative efforts of those invested in the ongoing renewal project. Drawing on incentives aligned with the plan’s objectives, and seven semi-structured interviews with local entrepreneurs and revitalization participants, this paper examines the connection between collaborative creativity, collective identity, connection to place, and community resilience.