Analogy of Social Entrepreneurship and Community Empowerment: An Inclusive Tourism Approach with Technological Intervention
- Title
- Analogy of Social Entrepreneurship and Community Empowerment: An Inclusive Tourism Approach with Technological Intervention
- Creator
- Varghese B.; Joseph E.K.; Lakshmypriya K.; Kallarakal T.K.; Mehta H.
- Description
- Destinations overall development is ascertained by its conscious measures toward inclusive engagement with responsible business practices. The social enterprises functioning in the tourism system engage the disadvantaged communities responsibly for economic prosperity and community empowerment. Tourism social entrepreneurship is an innovative mechanism toward social upliftment by enhancing the benefits and contemplating through the core issues of host communities. This chapter focuses on case lets on communities, particularly those located in less-developed regions of India, who encounter various social problems. A sustainable community development through tourism leads economic growth in developing marginalized communities and economically empowers the low-income localities. Technological intervention for community empowerment and better engagement is the need of the hour. It is instrumental to understand the ideology of social entrepreneurial opportunities for community empowerment. Tourism relies on multiple industries and it is challenging in delivering desired community development goals. Adaption of techno-enabled system toward community development can build the entrepreneurship capacity of marginalized communities. Technological interventions for empowering the community toward rural development is the thrust dealt in the proposed chapter. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd 2024.
- Source
- Springer International Handbooks of Education, Vol-Part F3475, pp. 175-192.
- Date
- 2024-01-01
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Subject
- Community empowerment; Inclusive tourism; Social enterprises; Technological innovation; Tourism and social entrepreneurship
- Coverage
- Varghese B., Tourism-School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Joseph E.K., School of Commerce and Professional Studies, Marian College (Autonomous), Kerala, Kuttikanam, India; Lakshmypriya K., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Kallarakal T.K., School of Commerce, Finance and Accountancy, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Mehta H., Travel Specialist, Beyonder Experiences, Bangalore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 21971951
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Book chapter
Collection
Citation
Varghese B.; Joseph E.K.; Lakshmypriya K.; Kallarakal T.K.; Mehta H., “Analogy of Social Entrepreneurship and Community Empowerment: An Inclusive Tourism Approach with Technological Intervention,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 22, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/17963.