ABSTRACT Family business research has identified contributing factors to the dominance of family firms in the tourism industry worldwide. The tourism literature, however, has focused more on start-ups than on long-term survival, especially in areas of rural tourism. Thus more knowledge is needed of how family ownership contributes to the resilience of hospitality firms. In rural Europe, many family-owned hotels that have existed for generations are now struggling to survive. However, some family-owned rural hotels are still performing well. This study uses interviews with ten former and present hotel owners to explore how family businesses respond to various challenges and how family ownership has influenced the survival of rural hotels. Drawing on research into tourism business resilience and family businesses, the study suggests that the resilience of rural hotels depends on family capital. This is in line with previous studies of family firm resilience outside of the tourism and hospitality context. The scientific contribution of this paper is the identification of components of human and social capital that build resilience in rural hospitality. The findings may advance hospitality management by recognising the family members’ important contributions to long-term survival of family firms.

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“是好是坏” –家庭所有权在乡村酒店公司的弹性中的作用

摘要家族企业研究已经确定了影响家族企业在全球旅游业中统治地位的因素。但是，旅游文献更多地将重点放在初创企业而不是长期生存上，特别是在乡村旅游领域。因此，需要更多的知识来了解家庭所有权如何促进酒店公司的弹性。在欧洲农村，许多世代相传的家庭拥有的酒店现在都在努力生存。但是，一些家族拥有的乡村酒店仍然表现良好。这项研究使用了对十个以前和现在的酒店所有者的访谈，以探讨家族企业如何应对各种挑战以及家族所有权如何影响乡村酒店的生存。借助对旅游业务适应力和家族企业的研究，该研究表明，乡村酒店的韧性取决于家庭资本。这与先前在旅游和酒店业背景之外的家族企业适应力研究相一致。本文的科学贡献是确定了增强农村接待能力的人力和社会资本组成部分。这些发现可能会认识到家庭成员对家族企业长期生存的重要贡献，从而可以促进酒店管理。