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The Role of Entrepreneurial Climate in Rural Tourism Development: A Case Study in Iran

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  • Karim, Mohammad Hosseain
  • Ghalavand, Kiyanoush
  • Hashemi, Abul Hassan

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Tourism development has been embraced in the last decade as an economic development tool for rural areas. A parallel movement has recently swelled, emphasizing entrepreneurship as a viable strategy for economic sustenance. This study combines the two areas, and in particular examines the entrepreneurial climate of a community and its contribution to tourism Development. Khuzestan and lorestan provinces an in Iran was the research area. There are deprived and Beautiful state which is settled in South West of Iran. The research design was a descriptive and correlation surveying method.Questionaire was instrument in this research. Exploratory factor analysis was used to reveal seven subscales of entrepreneurial climate (e-climate). The seven subscales were labeled Community Culture, Training & Assistance, Institutional Support, Quality of Life Amenities, Business Services, Economic Development-Infrastructure Support, and Natural Resources-Tourism Business Support. These e-climate subscales, along with additional county-based descriptors, were included as independent variables in a multiple regression analysis to determine their importance in explaining the dependent variable Tourism Expenditures. County-based descriptors included the economic health of a county (Economic Tier), the population and remoteness of the county (Rural-Urban Continuum Code), the level of tourism support in the county (Tourism Support), and the potential for tourism development (Tourism Opportunity). Multiple regression analysis revealed a model of five variables (Rural-Urban Continuum Code, Economic Tier, Tourism Opportunity, Business Services and Economic Development- Infrastructure Support) can be attributed to explain 33% of the variance Tourism Expenditures. This study contributes to the measurement of entrepreneurial climate as well as to the understanding of its impact on rural tourism development. Implications for management and policy are also suggested.

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  • Karim, Mohammad Hosseain & Ghalavand, Kiyanoush & Hashemi, Abul Hassan, 2011. "The Role of Entrepreneurial Climate in Rural Tourism Development: A Case Study in Iran," 2011 ASAE 7th International Conference, October 13-15, Hanoi, Vietnam 290451, Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:asae11:290451
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.290451
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