Boluk KAquino, Richard S.Stofellen AIoannides D2022-06-262022-06-262022Boluk K,Aquino R (2022). Assessing the impacts of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises in tourism. In Stofellen A, Ioannides D (Ed.), Handbook of Tourism Impacts: Social and Environmental Perspectives.: 117-133. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.9781800377677https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-tourism-impacts-9781800377677.htmlhttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/103808Tourism social entrepreneurs are considered important stakeholders in sustainable community development. The concept has been gaining attention in the tourism scholarship; however, an examination of the specific impacts made by tourism social entrepreneurs and their enterprises are limited. This chapter therefore aims to examine the impacts of social entrepreneurs and social enterprises in tourism. To reveal the social nature of this entrepreneurial phenomenon in tourism, our analysis was guided by Gartner's (1985) framework for describing new venture creation. By applying Gartner's (1985) framework comprising the individual, the organization, the process, and environment, we draw attention to where the current scholarship is emphasized before we lead into a discussion on the impacts of tourism social entrepreneurs, and opportunities for future scholarship.enAll rights reserved unless otherwise statedThis is a draft chapter/article. The final version is available in Handbook of Tourism Impacts: Social and Environmental Perspectives edited by Arie Stoffelen and Dimitri Ioannides, published in 2022, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377684. The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only.Chapters2022-06-12Fields of Research::35 - Commerce, management, tourism and services::3508 - Tourism::350803 - Tourism managementhttp://doi.org/10.4337/9781800377684.00018