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Talent in hospitality entrepreneurship: A conceptualization and research agenda [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-02-12)Talent in the hospitality sector is needed to lead and motivate staff, to develop, innovate and commercialize new services and products, understand international and domestic markets, manage seasonality, co-create value, ... -
Target Your Local Drive Market
(2020-08-14)This article suggests specifically several ways to target the local drive market to the property as people get more interested to take a trip to the local due to the travel restriction. The author also introduces the best ... -
Taxonomy of Facebook messages in business-to-consumer communications: What really works? [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2016-10-01)This research combines machine learning and human intelligence to analyze 2654 Facebook messages initiated by 26 hospitality companies to develop the taxonomy of Facebook messages in business-to-consumer (B2C) communications. ... -
Technology innovations towards reducing hospitality human resource costs in Langkawi, Malaysia [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-12-06)Though this research was planned for Malaysia’s hospitality industry development, it left lessons to learn. It is showed that hotels in Langkawi implemented ICT for reducing labor costs from a human resource management ... -
Technology is key to driving revenue at hotels
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Ten Thing to Know About Gender Equality
(2020-09-21)Gender equality is not only a pressing moral and social issue but also a critical economic challenge. McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has mapped 15 indicators of gender equality in work and how men and women engage in paid ... -
Test of a mediation model of psychological capital among hotel salespeople
(Emerald insight, 2017)This paper aims to propose and test a research model that examines psychological capital as a mediator of the effect of servant leadership on lateness attitude, intention to remain with the organization, service–sales ... -
Test of a mediation model of psychological capital among hotel salespeople [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2017)This paper aims to propose and test a research model that examines psychological capital as a mediator of the effect of servant leadership on lateness attitude, intention to remain with the organization, service–sales ... -
A Test of the Co-Alignment Principle in Independent Hotels: A Case Study
(Virginia Tech, 2002-07-26)The purpose of this study was to understand the types of competitive methods used by independent hotels in their bid to obtain and sustain competitive advantage. The concept of the co-alignment principle, as it relates ... -
Testbank for Fundamentals of Business
(2019-01)A Testbank Sprint for Fundamentals of Business
(2019-06-28)During two days in January 2019, nine business faculty from seven institutions and three states (VA, NC, OH) worked together to develop a testbank for the open textbook, Fundamentals of Business. This library-planned and ...The Effect of Red Background Color on Willingness-to-Pay: The Moderating Role of Selling Mechanism
(University of Chicago Press, 2013-02)The authors investigate the effect of red backgrounds on willingness-to-pay in auctions and negotiations. Data from eBay auctions and the lab show that a red (vs. blue) background elicits higher bid jumps. By contrast, red ...The Mobile Privacy-Security Knowledge Gap Model: Understanding Behaviors
(Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2017-01-04)Increasing collection of individuals’ information has led to several security and privacy issues, such as identity theft and targeted marketing. These risks are further heightened in the mobile realm as data collection can ...The Presenter's Paradox
(University of Chicago Press, 2012-10)This analysis introduces the Presenter's Paradox. Robust findings in impression formation demonstrate that perceivers' judgments show a weighted averaging pattern, which results in less favorable evaluations when mildly ...Theme Cruises Eager to Get The Party Going Again
(Travel Weekly, 2021-02-14)Several theme cruise operators are anxious for the restart of their theme-based cruises. Before the pandemic, the popularity of these cruises exploded in recent years. Organizers of such sailings call their product "a ...A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Feedback in Ideation Contests
(Wiley, 2019-11-11)Ideation contests are commonly used across public and private sectors to generate new ideas for solving problems, creating designs, and improving products or processes. In such a contest, a firm or an organization (the ...A Theoretical Integration and Empirical Test of Strategic Management: Environment, Strategy, Structure, Implementation, and Performance in the Hospitality Industry
(Virginia Tech, 1999-04-14)The main purposes of this study were to investigate the causality, congruence, and relationships among the constructs in the strategic management process. Perceived environmental certainty, organizational structure, types ...Theory of Lodging [Summary]
(Virginia Tech, 2020-03-19)The theory of lodging is centered on the concept of refuge and refresh. The guest seeks a lodging facility for the night so that he or she can take safe shelter while sleeping and then have a bathroom in which to refresh ...These Destinations Are Prioritizing Airline Workers in Vaccine Efforts
(Conde' Nast Traveler, 2021-02-10)Several international airlines have made it a focus to have their entire flight crews vaccinated against Covid-19. Etihad Airways has vaccinated all of their pilot and flight crews who are currently scheduled against the ...These hotel chains say you won't have to wear a mask during your next US stay if you're fully vaccinated
(The Points Guy, 2021-05-20)Although public transportation, busses, planes, and trains will continue requiring passengers wear masks, many hotels will no longer require the usage of masks in public spaces. Following the CDC's recent guidelines ...
