Determinants of Hotels and Restaurants entrepreneurship: A study using GEM data

• Published in: International journal of hospitality management Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 579 - 587
• Main Authors: Ramos-Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael, Medina-Garrido, José Aurelio, Ruiz-Navarro, José
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2012
• Subjects: Entrepreneurship; GEM data; Hotels and Restaurants industry; Intellectual capital; Perceptual determinants; Social capital; Intellectual capital; GEM data; Perceptual determinants; Hotels and Restaurants industry; Entrepreneurship; Social capital
• ISSN: 0278-4319; 1873-4693
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.08.003

The objective of this work is to assess the influence of certain factors on the likelihood of being a Hotels and Restaurants (H&R) entrepreneur. The factors evaluated are demographic and economic variables, variables related to perceptions of the environment and personal traits, and variables measuring the individual's intellectual and social capital. The work uses logistic regression techniques to analyze a sample of 33,711 individuals in the countries participating in the GEM project in 2008. The findings show that age, gender, income, perception of opportunities, fear of failure, entrepreneurial ability, knowing other entrepreneurs and being a business angel are explanatory factors of the probability of being an H&R entrepreneur.