RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 The importance of lifestyle entrepreneurship: A conceptual study of the tourism industry A1 Peters, Mike A1 Frehse, Joerg A1 Buhalis, Dimitrios K1 Lifestyle K1 Entrepreneurship K1 Tourism K1 Entrepreneurial motives AB The purpose of the paper is to explore and discuss the emergence of lifestyle entrepreneurship. The article addresses the question of the relationship between entrepreneur’s life qual-ity and enterprise growth. The purpose is to conceptualize this relationship and to learn more about life-style entrepreneurship. Tourism serves as a case industry to illustrate both relevant research in the field of lifestyle entrepreneurship and a conceptual framework to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial activities and perceived life quality. The paper delivers a literature review on entrepre-neurship and certain forms of entrepreneurship and conceptualizes lifestyle enterprise’s growth PB Instituto Universitario de Investigación Social y Turismo SN 1695-7121 YR 2009 FD 2009 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18058 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/18058 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 26-dic-2024