FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 1234

Course Title: TOURISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Course Code: TSM 442

Course Unit: 2

Time Allowed: 2: 00hrs

Instruction: Answer any three (3) questions (All questions carry equal marks 23.3)

1. (a) In relation to tourism palace, briefly define the following :

i. Visitors (2 marks)

ii. Tourists (2 marks)

iii. Passengers (2 marks)

iv. Commuters (2 marks)

(b) (i) Briefly explain the term tourism industry (6.3 marks)

(ii) List six (6) services provided by tourism industry (9 marks)

2. (a) Enumerate the three elements of the international definitions of structure and dimensions of Travel that most countries have adopted (6.3marks)

(b) Outline the two other dimensions or elements that are sometimes used to define travelers. (4 marks)

(c) Explain briefly all the elements enumerated in 2 (a & b) above (13 marks).

3. (a) Define Tourist based on the definition arrived at in the Conference on International Travel and Tourism held in Rome in 1963. (5.3 marks)

(b) Explain briefly the two (2) distinct categories of travelers (4 marks)

(c) Explain the major gr oups’ purposes for tour ists and traveler s visitation and travel?

(14 marks)

4. (a) Define tourism expenditure based on Conference Board of Canada in year 2006 (5 marks)

(b) Explain briefly the three broad categories of tourist expenditures (9 marks)

(c) i. Who is an Entrepreneur? (3.1 marks)

ii. Explain the meaning of Cruise Visiting (CV) (3.1 marks)

iii. What is Same-day visitor? (3.1 marks)

5. (a) Explain briefly four (4) stages of small-business growth (12 marks)

(b) Explain briefly the entrepreneurial roles (2 marks)

(c) According to Smith, explain the characteristics of the education of the craftsman entrepreneur. (9.3 marks)

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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

14/16 AHMADU BELLO WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

MARCH 2014 EXAMINATION

 
COURSE CODE:         TSM442                CREDIT UNIT:           2
COURSE TITLE:        TOURISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP
TIME ALLOWED:
Instructions:   1. Attempt question Number one (1) and any other two (2).
2. Question number 1 is compulsory and carries 30 marks, while the other questions carry equal marks each.
3. Present all your points in coherent and orderly manner.
 
Question 1.
A.     Identify with explanations the stages of growth in entrepreneurial ventures
B.     “Family relationships introduce special complications into the management process of the family firm”.  Identify these complications and proffer solutions
C.     Identify and explain the (a). Advantages and (b). Disadvantages of tourism in the concept of economic conditions and environmental concerns.  –                                                 (30 marks).
 
Question 2.
A.     What are the advantages of tourism?
B.     Highlight the three primary aims by the international conference on travel and tourism statistics (1991).
C.     Discuss types of entrepreneur roles. –                                                                     (20 marks).
 
Question 3.
A.     Explain the three types of uncertainty about entrepreneurship classified by Knight (1833).
B.     Described what is meant by “the gale of creative destruction” in industrial management.
C.     Identify four stages of small business growth.
D.    In considering small business growth stages, in which stage does the entrepreneur reach a major mile stone and how he/she overcome it all?
 
Question 4.
A.     List at least six features of craft man entrepreneur.
B.     What is strategy?
C.     Described three types of strategy.
D.    Enumerate at least four basic element of strategic management. –                     (20 marks).
 
Question 5.
A.     Itemize any ten areas in which an organization might establish its goals and objectives.
B.     Define computer.
C.     List five main components of a computer system.
D.    State the three special contribution of entrepreneur venture business. –                        (20 marks).
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