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ENABLERS AND BARRIERS FOR BUILDING DESTINATION RESILIENCE

Enablers for enterprise resilience females and males identified that to a large extent hav-
In addition to individual enablers, enterprise resil- ing management and staff with self-determination to
ience has long been known to continue to reshape the adapt, and skills to deal with future changes are im-
tourism sector’s resilience. Seven components were portant. Similarly, government support and increased
examined, ranging from government support, family collaboration within a network were deemed to estab-
and friends’ support to management and staff skills, as lish enterprise resilience.
well as self-belief and determination to adapt by man-
agement and staff. Figure 8 presents the findings. Both

Figure 8: Enablers of Enterprise Resilience by Sex

Self-belief and determination to adapt to
and survive future changes in the tourism sector

Necessary skills to deal with future changes in tourism

Government support

Increased collaboration with competing enterprises

Ability to access additional nance in a crisis scenario

Family and friends support

Local community group support
0 20 40 60 80 100

■ Little extent ■ Moderate extent ■ Large extent

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