Entrepreneurial Attributes and Informal tourism sector development in Zanzibar: A gender perspective.
| dc.contributor.author | Maliva, Nelly Samson | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-07T10:55:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-07T10:55:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper explores the way different strategies that women use to negotiate with the environment in order to work in tourism industry shape their entrepreneurial traits. It uses the African socio-cultural environment framework (Rutashobya and Nchimbi, 1999), to show that women are not only ‘pushed’ and ‘pulled’ by the environment but they can also ‘push’ and ‘pull’ the environment in order to achieve their goals in lives. Their entrepreneurial traits are shaped by their ability to view the environment and be able to choose either to accept as it is or challenge it and find their own ways. Furthermore, the paper uses post-structuralism approach to show that the choices that women made contribute to construct the environment that they face. The research were conducted in Zanzibar in order to capture the richness of the context in terms of growing informal business especially in culture tourism as well as the traditions, which are informed by Swahili culture. The research employed interpretivism paradigm to capture women’s experiences through their life histories. In depth-interviews were conducted to 28 women who were selected purposively. The findings of the research revealed the entrepreneurial traits for women are shaped by their attempt to influence and be influenced by their religion, marriages, family, and education amongst other aspects of socio-cultural environment. Women have been able to either to find the type of the business that enables them to cope with the environment. Some women do home based activities, mainly production of handcrafts and cosmetics. Nearly all women in this group they do so because they want to comply with their traditions. Some other women do public based activities, mainly selling products direct to the tourists in shops and vending in beach and areas along the hotels. This group of women want to get more benefits so they negotiate with the environment by adjusting their households’ roles. The practical implication of this study is the need design programs that will expose women to the environment that will enable them to view the environment, make their choices and develop their entrepreneurial tendencies. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Dar Es Salaam Business School | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Rutashobya, L. (1995) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/4578 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam Business School | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Conference Presentation;16th International Conference on African Entrepreneurship & Small Business (ICAESB 2016) Dar Es Salaam | |
| dc.subject | push and pull influences, socio-cultural environment, entrepreneurial traits, home based, public based | en_US |
| dc.title | Entrepreneurial Attributes and Informal tourism sector development in Zanzibar: A gender perspective. | en_US |