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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-, et al.
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Creating tourism experiences from food products
- 2018
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Ingår i: Destination Dynamics 2018.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Gastronomy is nowadays seen as an important part of tourism. Different kind of food producers are creating places where tourists want to travel to experience the food (e g product) at a certain place (often the production site). Food producers are therefore becoming important tourism producers and they try to find new ways to attract tourists and/or the tourists demand to experience the place where the products are produced. Due to that, the food producers themselves can become a travel reason. The aim with this paper is to discuss how food producers creates tourism experiences. This is further examined by the following research questions: How do food producers create tourism experiences based on high quality products? What are the key values in creating tourism food experiences? The study was conducted as a qualitative multiple case study with eight cases selected by recommendation from local researchers: four cases from northern Europe (two cheese producers in Jämtland, Sweden, and two distilleries in Tröndelag, Norway) and four cases from southern Europe (two olive oil producers and two wine producers from Andalusia, Spain). Data was collected by observations, semi-structured interviews and documentary studies. The results show that food producers creates different products as well as different types of experiences. This can be explained by a theoretical model in three steps namely products (1), tourism visits (2) and tourism experiences (3). When the first step, the basic needs, is fulfilled, the producer can climb higher to the next step. Thereafter, they continue to climb up in the model by providing different types of visits and tourism experiences. The model is also highly dependent on three surrounding influences; from the place, product quality and value in use. When it comes to quality, this is valued in all three steps of the model. This theoretical model can be useful for food producers that would like to expand their products into tourism.
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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-, et al.
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Entrepreneurial support systems and potential entrepreneurs´ knowledge of them
- 2017
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- All over the world, governments are supporting entrepreneurial activity in order to develop their countries through successful businesses. There are different support systems supporting active and potential entrepreneurs in the European countries, but do all potential entrepreneurs know where to turn for information and help about starting and running a business? The aim of this study is to explore support systems in Poland, Spain and Sweden and, in addition to this, to investigate what knowledge students have of different support systems that would be of use if they want to start their own business. Previous research shows that students who have participated in entrepreneurship education programs are more likely to become entrepreneurs (Charney & Libecap, 2000; Galloway & Brown, 2002; Davidsson & Honig, 2003; Athayde, 2009). Several studies show how having parents, friends, or neighbors who run a business can inspire a person to start their own business (e g Davidsson & Honig, 2003; Krueger, 1993; Scherer et al., 1989). This explorative study was conducted in three European countries: Poland, Spain, and Sweden. Firstly, a review of existing support systems was performed in each country. Secondly, a questionnaire was distributed in May 2017 to university students in different study programs and at different levels of education. In total, 124 questionnaires were handed out and answered by 64 Spanish students, 34 Swedish students, and 26 Polish students. The questionnaire included background questions such as age and sex, but also asked if the students wanted to start a business or not. We asked if they currently run a business or have run a business in the past, and if their parents, other relatives, or friends run their own businesses. We also asked where they would go to get information and help, and what sources they would use to find information on starting a business. Finally, we asked them what kind of help they thought they would need. The results show that there are valuable support systems for entrepreneurs and potential entrepreneurs in all three countries. We found more similarities than differences among the support options offered. However, the answers from the potential entrepreneurs show that there is a lack of knowledge about existing support systems. It seems that potential entrepreneurs would rather use their private network, such as family, friends and active entrepreneurs, before turning to consultants in various support system organizations. This study highlights the connection between available support systems and potential entrepreneurs, and is a valuable implication for governments and supporting organizations, focusing on how to reach out with their offered support.
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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-, et al.
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Networking women entrepreneurs : a fruitful base for business growth?
- 2011
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is to explore what kinds of contacts and networks women see as supportive in their role as business leaders and for their willingness of business growth. Our approach is to investigate the context of women entrepreneurs’ and the various kinds of supporting social networks they are part of. Questionnaires were sent to women entrepreneurs in Mid-Sweden and Mid-Norway about supportive assets and willingness for growth. The result shows 1) that personal networks are seen as a more supportive asset than business networks, 2) that personal contacts with other entrepreneurs are regarded valuable and 3) that women entrepreneurs willing for new networking already have a more heterogenic network than those who don’t express this willingness. The contribution from this study is to provide more detailed insight into the kind of networking giving access to resources important for women leading businesses to grow.
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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-, et al.
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Organizations in cooperation within Development Partnerships : The impact of organizational fields and institutions
- 2011
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Background and purpose Attempts to solve important societal issues, for example long-term sick leave and unemployment, nowadays often involve several and varying type of actors. The European Union supports for example cooperation in projects aiming for new solutions and models to fight the problems. Temporary organizations are formed for this purpose at international, national, regional and local levels, with actors from public sector on different levels, representatives from private companies and non-profit organizations. At times, also the target group affected by the problem is involved. Formations of this kind can apply for funding for a certain period. The constellation lasts for this project only, and a possible continuation depends on the result of the project, or rather whether new funding is received. The purpose of this paper is to discuss a specific type of temporary cooperation between actors from different organizational fields within a temporary organization, what is called Development Partnerships. In our case, the members of the partnership comprises of other organizations, but we especially want to stress the issue concerning actors without organizational belonging, and their participation with actors from well established organizations belonging to institutionalised fields.
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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-
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Socialt kapital - relationer och tillit - för utveckling av kvinnors företagande
- 2015
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Kvinnors företag ses som en resurs i regioners och länders utveckling. Tidigare forskning har dock visat att kvinnors företag inte växer i lika stor utsträckning som mäns företag. Frågan är då vilka problem och hinder som företagande kvinnor stöter på och som påverkar att deras företag inte utvecklas, samt hur stödjande insatser på bästa sätt kan utformas? Tidigare studier har visat att bristande tillgång till finansiellt kapital varit ett betydande hinder för utveckling av kvinnors företag liksom att företagandet varit manligt kodat, med mannen som företagare som norm i samhället. Dessutom har tidigare studier visat att företagande kvinnor har begränsade nätverksrelationer och inte använder dem så effektivt samt att de saknar förebilder. Med ett utvecklat socialt kapital ges möjlighet att få tillgång till resurser som kan utveckla kvinnors företag. Tidigare studier om socialt kapital, som ett bidrag till företagsutveckling, fokuserar ofta antingen på relationer eller på tillit och det efterfrågas ytterligare studier om processer där socialt kapital utvecklas. Syftet med avhandlingen är att öka kunskapen om hur utveckling av socialt kapital kan förstås genom att belysa och analysera vad som utmärker relationer och tillit samt att ge exempel på hur detta kan stimuleras i utvecklingsprogram för företagande kvinnor.Avhandlingen utgår ifrån tre genomförda studier. En fallstudie genomfördes under två års tid i ett utvecklingsprogram med företagande kvinnor från Norge och Sverige. En enkätstudie riktades till företagande kvinnor i Norge och Sverige och en annan till projektledare av utvecklingsprojekt för att stimulera kvinnors företagande i Sverige.Avhandlingens resultatet, som presenteras i fyra artiklar, visar att personliga nätverk, familj och släktingar samt vänner uppfattas som stödjande relationer för företagande kvinnor. De som har ett heterogent nätverk uppvisar en större villighet att ingå i nya relationer jämfört med dem som inte har det och graden av tillit påverkar villigheten att utveckla relationer i utvecklingsprogram. Homogenitet i deltagargruppen visar sig vara viktigt inledningsvis, medan heterogenitet blir betydelsefullare efter en tid. När företagaridentiteten utvecklas uppvisas en ökad professionalisering av företagarens nätverk. Social aktivitet, med nedlagd tid och engagemang i utvecklingsprogram, bidrar till utveckling av både relationer och tillit, och tidsaspekten är viktig när det gäller tillit till programorganisatörer.Utifrån avhandlingens resultat synliggörs flera aspekter av relationer och tillit som kan stimuleras i utvecklingsprogram. Uppvisad villighet hos kvinnorna för att utveckla sina företag kan avspegla hur motiverade och intresserade de är för att medverka i utvecklingsprogram. Vid sammansättning av deltagargrupper, i utvecklingsprogram, bör homogenitet och heterogenitet beaktas. Social aktivitet, genom nedlagd tid och visat engagemang, är något som stärker utvecklingsprocessen av relationer och tillit. Ett symboliskt dokument, sekretessavtalet, bidrar till ökad tillit. Programorganisatörernas sociala meriter, kompetens och organisationstillhörighet är sådant som kan uppmärksammas för institutionell tillit liksom även deras sociala aktivitet i programmet. För att stimulera utveckling av både relationer och tillit finns det anledning att se över programmets upplägg och innehåll.Slutsatserna från avhandlingen visar att företagande kvinnor med ett heterogent nätverk är villiga att ingå i nya relationer, att både relationsbyggande och tillitsprocesser har betydelse för utvecklingen av socialt kapital samt att kontexten behöver beaktas vid utformandet av utvecklingsprogram.
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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-, et al.
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Tourism companies’ sustainability communication : creating legitimacy and value
- 2021
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. - UK : Informa UK Limited. - 1502-2250 .- 1502-2269. ; 21:5, s. 475-493
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to explore the sustainability values that tourism companies communicate to stakeholders. The following two research questions are addressed: What sustainability value (economic, social, or environmental) do tourism companies focus on and communicate in their sustainability information? Do different types of tourism companies provide different sustainability communications to stakeholders to gain legitimacy? A case study was conducted of 30 Swedish-based tourism companies. Written documents that were available online concerning sustainability information from these companies were analysed using the GRI model. The results show that tourism companies work to create value with the help of sustainability. The results also indicate that the context and prerequisites for each type of tourism company govern what they work with in order to meet the demands of stakeholders. The study's theoretical contribution is that sustainability communication to stakeholders can be of value to tourism companies. Its practical contribution is that, in addition to pursuing sustainability, tourism companies should communicate their sustainability work to their stakeholders in order to create value.
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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-
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Unexpected relations in the expected network
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this paper is to explore what kind of network relations women build within a supportive constructed network aimed at developing the women’s enterprises and also to discuss how such constructed networks should be organized. The research questions are concentrated around development programs and the networking development within such a program. The first two questions center on development programs with the aim to stimulate networking among women entrepreneurs: Does a development program benefit women´s networking? How should a development program be designed to support networking? The third and fourth research questions explore what happens in a development program that could be seen as a form of constructed network: What network relationships are present in a constructed network? Who are the women networking with and about what, within the constructed network? This study contribute to earlier studies by Hill et al. (1999) and Greve and Salaff (2003) in the area of network development and to Granovetter´s (1973, 1982) ideas about strong and weak ties between actors in networks. Overall this is a contribution to women’s entrepreneurship theory, especially on issues regarding the way networks develop over time with an emphasis on women entrepreneurs’ networking in constructed networks. A qualitative approach was used to study a development program comprised of 24 women entrepreneurs. Surveying was threefold: First, a short questionnaire was handed out twice querying the entrepreneurs regarding network contacts important for business development. Second, the entrepreneurs wrote reflective answers to questions regarding their participation in mixed network groups (with participants from both countries and from different branches): did they develop new ideas about networking that they would like to test themselves or see tested by others? Finally, participant observations were made at meetings in the development program. The results show that new relations emerge over country borders and business borders as well as within and outside the program. Initially the networking was about advice and support. There were also some business relationships forged crossing the national border and within the same branches. The entrepreneurs have gradually realized the value of networking and have seen the benefits of developing their network with more professional contacts. It is not possible to organize everything around networking but we can facilitate with theoretical and practical examples in development programs.
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- Bogren, Maria, 1962-
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With the target groups as partners
- 2008
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Ingår i: Partnership. - Stockholm : Santérus Academic Press Sweden. - 9789173350112 ; , s. 121-138
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- Dalborg, Cecilia, 1966-, et al.
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Growth in women´s businesses in the light of time
- 2016
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Previous results on growth in women’s businesses indicate that employment growth require time and that growth ambitions change over time. Time aspects has however only to a minor extent previously been studied despite the fact that it was required already twenty years ago. The aim of this paper is to explore growth from a longitudinal perspective. The results is based from data that have taken place at three different times during the period 2010 to 2016. The result shows that companies with a clear and specified future growth ambition is highly significant with the companies that actually have achieved growth.
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- Rennemo, Øystein, et al.
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Business growth through intentional and non-intentional network processes
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Ingår i: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. - 1462-6004 .- 1758-7840. ; 24:2, s. 242-260
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine business growth and explore the "growth mode" among 24 women entrepreneurs participating in a Nordic research, development and networking programme.Design/methodology/approach - A longitudinal design made it possible to follow entrepreneurial growth as an unfolding and emerging research process with a methodology inductive in nature and driven by empirical findings. The analysis is structured following established procedures for inductive, theory-building research, using guidelines for constant comparison techniques and working recursively between the data and the emerging theory.Findings - Two processes were found important to understand the women entrepreneurs' growth mode. The first is interpreted as intentionally driven and relates to the women's achievement of expanding their knowledge reservoir; the other is non-intentionally driven and a result of uncontrolled network responses. The latter unfolded as a movement towards a preferable macro-actor status for some of the entrepreneurs.Practical implications - The study calls attention to relevant knowledge preferable to entrepreneurs who face challenges when trying to grow their businesses. The political implications of this study relate to the importance of awareness among governmental organizations and municipal business advisers regarding the effects of entrepreneurial networking.Originality/value - This study provides an empirically rigorous insight into the processes of entrepreneurial growth. The findings led the authors to develop a conceptual model for business growth, which contributes to the recent stream of literature on how new businesses are growing.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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Bringing the traditional farm into the digital era : entrepreneurship with digitalization and diversification
- 2023
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Ingår i: Cases on Digital Entrepreneurship. - : Edward Elgar Publishing. - 9781802203851 - 9781802203868 ; , s. 75-89
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of the case is to learn more about how to use digital marketing to create increased customer value in a traditional industry such as nature-based businesses. The case addresses issues such as digital marketing, where communication via social media becomes necessary to maintain relationships and reach new customers. There is also a focus on sustainability issues, such as how the farm can use sustainability in its digital marketing strategy.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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Communicated Sustainability Values from Nature-Based Businesses—Different Industries Give Different Perspectives
- 2024
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Ingår i: Creating New Roles for a Sustainable Economy. - : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783031615511
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim is to explore what sustainability values entrepreneurs in nature-based businesses highlight in their online communications with stakeholders. What kind of sustainability value is communicated online to the stakeholders of nature-based businesses in Sweden? Is there a difference in what sustainability information nature-based businesses from different categories focus on? The study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Data were collected from 100 nature-based businesses in Sweden. The selected companies belong to these industries: agriculture, food producers, forestry, garden, and contract work. Data were collected from secondary sources, such as websites, printed materials, and annual reports. The results show that there are differences between the different categories of companies, and the companies are grouped into two types. The practical implication is that nature-based businesses should use environmental sustainability as a marketing tool to gain even more customers. Customers today are increasingly aware of and interested in sustainability issues.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Swedish Tourism Firms and their Sustainability Values
- 2021
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Ingår i: Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability during the Coronavirus Crisis. - Cham : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783030738471 ; , s. 77-101
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- The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has influenced the majority of firms around the world. Among them, Swedish tourism firms are struggling to stay in business and have been affected in different ways. This chapter aims to discuss how Swedish tourism firms have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, with a special focus on sustainability values. The results show that different types of tourism firms have acted creatively in order to stay in business by offering higher sustainability value to their customers. This paper contributes by deepening knowledge on how tourism firms have been influenced by the coronavirus pandemic. The results may help tourism firms gain ideas of how to stay in business during a global pandemic.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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How do Cities of Different Sizes in Europe Work with Sustainable Development?
- 2019
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Ingår i: International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics. - 1755-7437 .- 1755-7445. ; 14:4, s. 287-298
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- Today, competition between cities to attract inhabitants, companies and tourists is strong and cities must be up-to-date in terms of development to succeed. One way for smaller destinations to achieve sustainable development is by being creative with respect to tourism. Some destinations are in the shadow of others and need to stand out in some way. The purpose of this paper is to study European cities of different sizes and their work on sustainable development. The following research questions are addressed: How do different cities work on sustainable development? How does the size of the city influence its work on sustainability? How can a city be influenced by surrounding areas in its sustainability work? The study uses a qualitative method. Data were collected from 34 small cities, towns and villages in Europe. The destinations were selected using non-probability sampling. The data were analysed using an interpretative approach. The results show that the local community plays a key role in contributing to the sustainable development of small destinations. It is also of great importance for a place to have an identity and to reach different types of stakeholders. The conclusion is that local communities must be engaged in the sustainable development of smaller destinations. It is also important to focus on the environment since today’s tourists are more aware of environmental sustainability. Several of the cities can be seen as shadow destinations since they are included in larger regions and are dependent on other destinations that are more famous. Finally, successful rural destinations offer value to the tourist, have a strong identity and include stakeholders in the development process.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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Large sized tourism companies and their sustainability efforts – Do they really do their best?
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sustainability is nowadays a hot topic for most tourism companies. Swedish tourism companies have during the past decades start to work with these issues but do they really do their best? The aim with this paper is to explore large sized tourism companies and their work with sustainability. The following research questions are addressed: What kind of efforts do the tourism companies focus their sustainability work on? How do they argue for these efforts in sustainability? What kind of role do the stakeholders play for the tourism companies and their sustainability work? Previous research have shown that type of tourism companies influence what kind of sustainability dimensions that is prioritized. This study is focused on classification of tourism companies depending on their focus of sustainability dimension. The study was design as a qualitative multi case study. Data was collected during autumn 2018 from 30 different types of tourism companies in Sweden. The preliminary result show that the type of tourism companies matters. The study also identified six different groups of tourism companies depending on their sustainability work (e g life style, profit maximization, including society, excluding society, environment hero and minimum effort). The result also indicate that the tourism company’s key stakeholders play a crucial role in how and what the tourism company focus their sustainability work towards.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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Lifestyle Entrepreneurs within Nature-Based Businesses in Sweden
- 2019
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- A growing number of research studies focuses on lifestyle entrepreneurs in the tourism industry. Lifestyle entrepreneurs often start their business due to the fact that they want to make business of their hobby or they want to create a certain quality of life by living in a specific place. Previous studies argue that lifestyle entrepreneurs are often motivated by non-economic goals. Nature based businesses includes traditional businesses like agriculture and forestry but also new emerging businesses that are based on nature‟s resources like tourism. In rural areas, these type of tourism business are the most important incomes and therefore also of high importance concerning business development. The aim is to explore the tourism entrepreneurs‟ point of view of their lifestyle and business within nature based businesses in rural areas. The study was conducted with a qualitative approach. 17 different cases was studied from autumn 2015 until autumn 2016. The cases consisted of micro tourism companies within nature based businesses situated in the rural county of Jämtland in Sweden. The data was collected through semistructured interviews, observations and written materials. The result from this study show that there is several difference between tourism lifestyle entrepreneurs in rural areas with nature based businesses. We have identified four types of tourism lifestyle entrepreneurs that have different motives for running their businesses. The results also show that depending on what kind of tourism entrepreneur they focus differently on their nature based businesses. Many of the lifestyle entrepreneurs are focusing on finding several different types of income to spread the risk and also obtain growth. We could also see that traditional entrepreneurs within nature based businesses prefer to focus on the main income which often was more traditional products and services rather than tourism. The tourism lifestyle entrepreneurs therefore seem to try more different types of businesses and appear more open minded to create and innovate new products and services.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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National branding : What role does food play?
- 2016
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Ingår i: Valuing and Evaluating Creativity for Sustainable Regional Development Östersund September 11-14, 2016 Proceedings. - Östersund : Mid Sweden University. - 9789188527264 ; , s. 38-38
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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New directions for entrepreneurs within nature based business – the obstacles and possibilities with tourism.
- 2018
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Nature based businesses are seen by the Swedish government as a central industry where growth and development is of great importance. On the other hand, entrepreneurs are shutting down their businesses due to low revenues meanwhile other see possibilities and growth. The aim with this paper is to identify how entrepreneurs within nature based businesses in Sweden develop their businesses into tourism. How do entrepreneurs within nature based businesses develop their current businesses and for what reasons? What kind of obstacles and possibilities to develop their businesses into tourism industry? The starting point for this study came from a course that students attend at the university, focusing on strategic issues for businesses. We realized that nature based businesses in Sweden have not been studied from an entrepreneurial perspective. We have conducted case studies on total 17 different business during a year. We started in autumn 2015 and continued until autumn 2016. All 17 cases consisted of micro companies within nature based businesses situated in the rural county of Jämtland in Sweden. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, observations and written materials. The interviews was conducted in various locations and notes were taken. The questions in the interviews was focused around different themes like: How do the situation for the company look like? What are their threats and possibilities? What are their challenges for the future? What kind of solutions do the entrepreneurs see for development? How are their business affected by being situated in rural areas. Each case was treated as a separate unit and was not compared to the other cases before all data collection was finished. The 17 cases was then analyzed and categorized with an interpretative approach based on the study’s themes. The result shows that their businesses often are quite small which makes it hard to employee people and growth. They often do not growth within their nature based business but rather often start a new type of business within the tourism industry. Tourism is seen as a great possibility to spread the risks into other businesses as well as a good business opportunity.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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New Roles for a Sustainable Economy
- 2024
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Ingår i: Creating New Roles for a Sustainable Economy. - : Palgrave Macmillan. - 9783031615504
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- In this book, we take stock and reflect on what roles might be created to enable a sustainable economy. Sensitivity to corporate social responsibility, and ideas, agendas, principles, practices, and arrangements of sustainability are areas that require creating new roles and entrepreneurial approaches. We address emerging roles of existing businesses, markets, approaches, and practices for a sustainable economy. The first part deals with digitalization, green businesses, and sustainability, then we discuss social entrepreneurship and the role of SMEs in different sectors, and finally we end with the key organizational challenges in achieving sustainable development and how these might be overcome.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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Organizing an entrepreneurial learning programme : The role of people, process and place
- 2020
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Ingår i: Industry & higher education. - : SAGE Publications. - 0950-4222 .- 2043-6858. ; 34:1, s. 13-23
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- Research in entrepreneurship and learning has focused on education about, for and within enterprises. The purpose of this article is to analyse and discuss the importance of organizing for entrepreneurial learning. The research design included a case study of a newly established 1-year programme at a university in Sweden. Data were collected through participant observations and interviews with students, both in groups and individually. The study shows that organizing entrepreneurial learning involves a similar method to that used in entrepreneurial processes in companies with a focus on process, people and place. The contribution of the study is to confirm that Foley’s model with these three components is applicable in the context of entrepreneurial learning. The conclusion is that the process, the people and the place combined to create an environment for the students that was conducive to entrepreneurial learning. The people are the most important factor and should also be considered with regard to process and place. In order to establish a creative environment, organizers should consider the importance of students’ collaboration with stakeholders in the region, through which they can contribute to the development of the community. Students contribute to the local community through their interaction with it.
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- Sörensson, Anna, 1977-, et al.
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Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development in Sparsely Populated Areas
- 2023
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Ingår i: SDGs in the European Region. - Cham : Springer. - 9783030912611 - 9783030912611
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- Social entrepreneurship and responsibility have grown in societies in recent decades. The purpose of this article is to investigate and discuss social entrepreneurship in relation to the SDGs within municipalities in sparsely populated areas in Sweden. Specifically, this article explores how politicians and officials in municipalities view social entrepreneurship, what challenges municipalities face in creating sustainable development, and how municipalities can develop conditions for collaborations between public actors and private companies in order to achieve more sustainable development within the municipality. To this end, close to 40 different stakeholders were interviewed within 15 municipalities in 2 regions in the middle of Sweden. The results illustrate that little attention was paid to the use of social entrepreneurship in these communities and regions. There is also little knowledge regarding the very concept of social entrepreneurship among municipal officials and politicians. Instead, strong focus is placed on creating jobs in the municipalities, where social entrepreneurship can play an important role. Meanwhile, sparsely populated municipalities face challenges in the form of an aging population and population decline. Furthermore, there is also a lack of competence. The companies, for their part, are aware of the important role they play in creating sustainable development in the municipality. The companies employ a large proportion and need skills. From all this, the conclusion is drawn that collaboration between different actors is necessary to create sustainable development.
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Sustainability Information in Large-sized Companies in Europe : Does National Culture Matter?
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Ingår i: The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context. - 2325-1115 .- 2325-114X. ; 15:1, s. 45-62
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article focuses on sustainability information in large-sized companies in Europe. The aim of this article is to examine sustainability information in large-sized companies in European countries and the effect that the different national cultures might have on how sustainability is informed. The theoretical frameworks used are stakeholder theory, legitimacy, accountability, and national culture. The study has a qualitative approach, and data were collected during the spring of 2017 from 100 companies in five European countries (Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden). Data were collected from websites, written documents, and other secondary sources. The results show that there are both differences between companies within each country and between countries. Companies in different countries focus on different aspects of sustainability in their information. The theoretical contribution this study makes is a model that can be used as a tool when discussing sustainability among large-sized companies in Europe. Practical implications include new knowledge of national differences between large-sized companies in how they work with sustainability, which could be of use to companies trying to enter other European markets.
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