Environmental sustainability in indigenous entrepreneurship : case: Moken community of Koh Phayam, Thailand
Barendze, Doneé (2024)
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024102226634
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024102226634
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The increase of sustainable Indigenous entrepreneurship has been a gradual growing trend worldwide, however, there is a huge lack of intensive research on the topic. This thesis originated as a way of developing research around this field of specialization.
This thesis focuses on environmental aspects that need to be considered when doing business with indigenous peoples. The goal of the thesis is for the research to serve as a sustainable development strategy in the field of indigenous business.
The thesis is based partly on theoretical research, and partly on development research derived from a ten-day research project conducted in Thailand on the island of Koh Phayam. The focus group of the project was the indigenous Moken community who resides in Koh Phayam.
The results of this thesis highlight both planned and unplanned events. Results are presented through participant observation, interviews and informal conversations with the Moken community. It draws comparisons with the theory introduced in the first part of the thesis.
This thesis focuses on environmental aspects that need to be considered when doing business with indigenous peoples. The goal of the thesis is for the research to serve as a sustainable development strategy in the field of indigenous business.
The thesis is based partly on theoretical research, and partly on development research derived from a ten-day research project conducted in Thailand on the island of Koh Phayam. The focus group of the project was the indigenous Moken community who resides in Koh Phayam.
The results of this thesis highlight both planned and unplanned events. Results are presented through participant observation, interviews and informal conversations with the Moken community. It draws comparisons with the theory introduced in the first part of the thesis.