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Resilience in uncertainty: the impact of coping strategies on tourism entrepreneurs’ subjective well-being in sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Manuel Alector
dc.contributor.authorAdam, Issahaku
dc.contributor.authorKimbu, Albert Nsom
dc.contributor.authorDayour, Frederick
dc.contributor.authorAdeola, Ogechi
dc.contributor.authorTichaawa, Tembi M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-25T11:24:11Z
dc.date.available2025-03-25T11:24:11Z
dc.date.issued2025-10
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how tourism entrepreneurs of Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa (SAA) coped with environmental uncertainties during COVID-19 and the impact on their resilience and subjective well-being (SWB). Using a mixed-methods approach, we combined quantitative survey data from 844 participants and 23 in-depth qualitative interviews in Ghana and Nigeria. Findings reveal that environmental uncertainty triggers problem-focused coping, which significantly enhances resilience and SWB. Conversely, emotion-focused coping shows no significant relationship with uncertainty, indicating a unique response pattern in these contexts. Entrepreneurial team efficacy plays a crucial moderating role in the relationship between coping strategies, resilience, and SWB. While COVID-19 served as the primary context, the findings offer a broader perspective on how entrepreneurs navigate diverse environmental uncertainties in volatile, resource- scarce environments. These findings contribute to a contextualised understanding of entrepreneurial behaviour in SSA and provide practical implications for enhancing entrepreneur support systems in turbulent times.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.tourman.2025.105169
dc.identifier.issn0261-5177
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/26952
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationResearch Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being
dc.relation.ispartofTourism Management
dc.rights.uriN/A
dc.subjectEntrepreneurial resilience
dc.subjectCoping strategies
dc.subjectEnvironmental uncertainty
dc.subjectSubjective well-being
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa
dc.titleResilience in uncertainty: the impact of coping strategies on tourism entrepreneurs’ subjective well-being in sub-Saharan Africaeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleResearch Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04020%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.startPage105169
oaire.citation.titleTourism Management
oaire.citation.volume110
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.givenNameManuel Alector
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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