Network Resource Mobilization in Community-Based Tourism Social Entrepreneurship

The utilization of networks for resource mobilization is endorsed in the literature on Tourism Social Entrepreneurship. Nonetheless, the characteristics of these networks that are critical for resource mobilization remain unknown. In this study, the aim is to determine how community-based Tourism So...

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Autores: Garzón Molina, Irene, Casanueva Rocha, Cristóbal, Zavaleta Sánchez Arroyo, Franklin Omar, Cueva Vega, Edinson
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/169630
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/169630
https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875241313209
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Social Entrepreneurship
Resource Mobilization
Social Network Analysis
Social Capital
Community-Based Tourism
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Sumario:The utilization of networks for resource mobilization is endorsed in the literature on Tourism Social Entrepreneurship. Nonetheless, the characteristics of these networks that are critical for resource mobilization remain unknown. In this study, the aim is to determine how community-based Tourism Social Entrepreneurship networks, at a structural and compositional level, maximize the mobilization of various network resources. A total of 92 tourism social entrepreneurs from four tourism communities in Peru have been analyzed using Social Network Analysis. These networks have collected contacts of value for the development of entrepreneurship and have clarified their relational patterns. The results show that the two classic perspectives of individual and collective social capital are key for resource mobilization. Broad networks with few connections are required for tangible resources, and dense networks based on mutual trust are needed for intangible resources. For affective resources, the focus is on increasing the number of contacts.