5th International Thematic Monograph – Modern Management Tools and Economy of Tourism Sector in Present Era

CURRENT STATE OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TOURISM SECTOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Ivana Marinović Matović –   Glenfield Training and Consulting, Belgrade, Serbia
Miloš Pavlović  –   Belgrade Business and Arts Academy of Applied Studies, Belgrade; Faculty of Economics, Kosovska Mitrovica,
Serbia
Đorđe Dabetić –   Belgrade Business and Arts Academy of Applied Studies, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:   ​​https://doi.org/10.31410/tmt.2020.361
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Abstract:   The paper evaluates the current state and the rise of social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Serbia, with an emphasis on the tourism sector. The first section of the paper presents the social entrepreneurship concept, as well as a brief analysis of the relevant economic and legal environment for social entrepreneurship development in the Republic of Serbia. The paper identifies the key factors influencing social entrepreneurship development in the tourism sector of the Republic of Serbia. The main specific objective of this paper is an affirmation of social entrepreneurship in the tourism sector, while at the same time presenting the significant role of the legal and economic framework for the development of social entrepreneurship in the tourism sector of the Republic of Serbia.

Keywords:  Social entrepreneurship, Tourism sector, SWOT analysis, Republic of Serbia.

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