Entrepreneurship and Sustainability in Nature-based Tourism: The Role of Institutional Profiles in Northern Norway and Northwest Russia

This study focuses on sustainable business development in protected areas in northern Norway and northwest Russia. We used an institutional profile model with three dimensions-regulatory, cognitive, and normative-to study the countries' institutional profiles. Qualitative interviews were conduc...

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Published in:Journal of small business and entrepreneurship 2012-01, Vol.25 (4), p.433-450
Main Authors: Iakovleva, Tatiana, Bay-Larsen, Ingrid, Kharitonova, Galina, Didyk, Vladimir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Economic development
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Job creation
National parks
Native rights
Nature
Parks & recreation areas
Regions
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Sustainable tourism
Tourism
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Summary:This study focuses on sustainable business development in protected areas in northern Norway and northwest Russia. We used an institutional profile model with three dimensions-regulatory, cognitive, and normative-to study the countries' institutional profiles. Qualitative interviews were conducted with tourism operators, non-government organizations, and local, regional, and national authorities in the environment and tourism sectors. Our findings reveal that regulation of protected areas, legislation, and government programmes play an important part in the development of sustainable nature-based tourism in both countries. In addition, cognitive and normative aspects are important, particularly in relation to competencies and skills of entrepreneurs and authorities, education, development of business concepts, and nature protection. These findings are used to suggest implications for policy-makers and practitioners.
ISSN:0827-6331
2169-2610
DOI:10.1080/08276331.2012.10593583