Essays about: "lifestyle entrepreneurship"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words lifestyle entrepreneurship.

  1. 1. From Grassroot to Global: Community-Based Entrepreneurs Shaping Systemic Change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Merel Evers; Merel Jasmijn Hulst; [2023]
    Keywords : Depletion of natural resources; re-organizing the economy; bottom-up efforts; community-based entrepreneurship; common-based economy; eco-villages; community boundary management; collective action; social and environmental change; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research explores how community-based entrepreneurs can contribute to the reorganization of natural resource management and find solutions to environmental problems within the current capitalist economy. Recent scholars on post-capitalism, believe that the economy can be organized by different institutions than the market and investigate the role of individuals as catalyst of environmental and social change from the bottom up. READ MORE

  3. 2. Entrepreneurial Success Factors for Next-gen Startups Challenging the Traditional Food Industry - A Qualitative Study of New Ventures within the Growing Food Tech Sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jennifer Gilchrist; Lovisa Malmberg; [2022-07-15]
    Keywords : food tech; next-gen food and beverage; new venture success; entrepreneurial success factors; survival; growth; plant-based alternatives;

    Abstract : Times are changing. The food industry is expected to experience a total revolution of the current status through the emergence of new business models, new value chains and food products, putting emphasis on sustainability and health. READ MORE

  4. 3. Surviving success in an era of overtourism : Exploring the compatibility of Icelandic tourism lifestyle entrepreneurs with the degrowth concept

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Sveinborg Katla Daníelsdóttir; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable destination development; degrowth; lifestyle entrepreneurship; tourism; hospitality; Iceland;

    Abstract : The tourism industry has been faced with immense growth worldwide. Due to the industry being resource-heavy, this development has been problematic in terms of sustainable development. This has resulted in overtourism becoming the reality of multiple destinations, which have then faced ecological and social degradation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Entrepreneurship and the pursuit of Financial Independence

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Hilmar Þór Pétursson; Vignir Jónsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Financial Independence; Financial Freedom; FIRE Movement; Entrepreneurship; Hybrid Entrepreneurship; Ekonomiskt oberoende; ekonomisk frihet; FIRE-rörelsen; Entreprenörskap; Hybrid Entreprenörskap;

    Abstract : Financial independence (FI) and the FIRE Movement have gained a lot of traction in recent years. Despite the growing popularity of this alternative lifestyle, it is largely absent from the literature with only a few previous studies or investigations found. READ MORE

  6. 5. Lifestyle Entrepreneurs in Hospitality : Using multiple case study to investigate lifestyle entrepreneurs' motives to engage in sustainable destination development

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Ása Marta Sveinsdóttir; [2020]
    Keywords : Sustainable destination development; lifestyle entrepreneurship; hospitality; tourism;

    Abstract : A relatively small body of literature in tourism concentrates on lifestyle entrepreneurs in hospitality. Lifestyle entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs that create a business to alter their own lifestyle, interests, and well-being. READ MORE