Comparative content analysis in hospitality journals

PurposeThis paper aims to examine mixed methods research (MMR) that appeared in eight tourism and hospitality journals (“Annals of Tourism Research”, “Tourism Management”, “Journal of Travel Research”, “Journal of Sustainable Tourism”, “International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management”, “International Journal of Hospitality Management”, “Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management” and “Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research”) from 1998 to 2019.Design/methodology/approachThis review paper was a mixed methods design and was conducted in three phases. In the first phase, a content analysis was performed to determine if each article could be classified as non-empirical, qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods. In the second phase, descriptive statistics was used to present the number and characteristics of MMR articles. In the third phase, the contributions of MMR to addressing particular issues in tourism and hospitality studies were investigated.FindingsThis study identified 753 mixed methods articles, wherein 482 articles (64%) were published in the chosen tourism publication outlets and 271 (36%) in the chosen hospitality publication outlets. MMR studies having a dominant focus on specific methods (459 articles; 61%) outnumbered those having an equal focus on the qualitative and quantitative parts (294 articles; 39%). In case one method was dominant, this was typically the quantitative. Sequential data collection was prevalent in most of the cases (94.2%). The contributions of MMR to addressing generic and specific research problems were also analyzed.Originality/valueThis is the first comparison of MMR in major tourism and hospitality journals.

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Purpose: This article configures the determinants of social and commercial entrepreneurs by applying comparative content analysis and individual interview methods. Methodology: Comparative content analysis qualitative techniques are used to analyze the data. The analysis highlights determinants through the Venn diagram cluster analysis, and word cloud methods to analyze qualitative techniques in Nvivo. Researchers reviewed 170 articles, 35 case studies, and 16 reports comparing social and commercial ventures in this study Findings: The analyses confined findings in three layers firstly, distinguish components of commercial entrepreneurs, and second distinguish components of commercial entrepreneurs. Thirdly, this article clarifies the similar overlapping components. The distinct components of social entrepreneurs are having a social mission, addressing a social problem, bringing social innovation and social awareness, and creating social value. Conclusions: The current study has contributed while opening up some exploratory avenues for developing a piece of literature by offering theoretical comparative content to describe applicability towards social aspects. This study generate theory that support the social context in all business. Every business should have the social in nature that identify the societal needs, and solve the social problems and enhance the well-being of individual’s life. Every business owner would have the social soul for the well-being of society

This article reviewed research articles published in three leading hospitality journals — Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, International Journal of Hospitality Management and Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. Sixty published issues (20 issues per journal) with a total of 539 articles were reviewed. The key objective of this review was to identify articles which dealt with the psychology of hospitality management and to analyse key features of those articles. Findings of a content analysis show that approximately 40% of published articles dealt with psychological topics. The most frequently researched psychological issues were clustered into three main categories: customer behaviour, employee behaviour and managerial behaviour. For the analysed psychological articles, most were authored by two or three authors, mostly academics. The most common type of research approach was testing causal models. The majority of articles employed quantitative research designs and analyses. Key implications of this study include the call for stronger diversity in hospitality psychological research and methodological approaches, better linkages between research and practice, as well as the incorporation of hospitality psychology in hospitality management curricula.

PurposeThis study aims to provide a timely review of the COVID-19-related empirical research published in 19 quartile one (Q1) and quartile two (Q2) tourism and hospitality journals in social science citation index (SSCI).Design/methodology/approachA total of 407 COVID-19-related empirical papers were collected from the 19 SSCI Q1 and Q2 tourism and hospitality journals via Scopus database. Thematic content analysis was supplemented with Leximancer software to identify the research themes/subthemes, research methods and countries/regions of research.FindingsThe study found studies of COVID-19’s impact on consumer behaviour predominate in number, followed by studies on response actions and recovery strategies, impact on industry or sectors and impact on workers and employees. Based on the research themes identified, a knowledge mapping framework was produced. Over 70% of the studies used quantitative methods with quantitative survey as the dominant method of data collection. The USA and China were found to be the most studied countries.Research limitations/implicationsThe study reviewed empirical research papers until January 2022 and covered most of the COVID-19-related empirical works in the field. An overview of the current state of COVID-19-related empirical research was provided with some critical discussions and suggestions for future research topics.Originality/valueThe findings give researchers a clear index for the current state of the art of COVID-19 research in hospitality and tourism. The paper provides practical implications for industry practitioners to retrieve relevant knowledge from the recent COVID-19-related literature in tourism and hospitality in coping with practical challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study reviews some research trends in financial management in the hospitality industry during 2002–2003. Five major refereed journals were examined: Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Hospitality Financial Management, and Briefings in Real Estate Finance. Refereed presentations at the 2003 International CHRIE Annual Conference and the 2003 Annual Conference of the Association of Hospitality Financial Management Educators were also covered. At the onset, a review framework was established after examining the trend of research topics in the above journals and conferences for the period 2002–2003. Thereafter, all refereed studies in hospitality finance for 2002–03 were discussed using the above framework. As such, the trend of scholarly contributions in hospitality finance during 2002–03 is better understood.

Meaningful curriculum reform is central to the provision and acquisition of globally relevant scientific skills. A globally competitive curriculum fosters the cultivation of skills required for sustainable economic growth and development. In addition, it is imperative to harness the affordances associated with the provision of intellectually stimulating school physics curriculum content in order to foster the development of cognitive and reflective skills. In response to this key imperative, a comparative analysis of school physics curriculum content in selected countries was carried out with a view to identify levels of commonalities and the depth up to which each curriculum extends. Comparative analysis of school physics curriculum content in selected countries revealed striking inherent characteristic features that serve to provide the structural differentiation between these curricula. The level of economic growth and development in selected countries appeared to be a function of the quality and depth of the school physics curriculum content. Theoretical implications for meaningful curriculum reform are discussed.

Introduction: the use of social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok has grown exponentially. The types of accounts and content followed may negatively affect eating styles and mental health in young adults. Objectives: to compare restrictive and emotional eating styles, as well as stress and anxiety levels, based on the types of accounts and content followed on social media by adults aged 18 to 35 in Chile. Methods: a cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted with 549 participants aged 18 to 35, who completed self-report questionnaires to assess anxiety, stress, and eating styles. Content type was classified into two categories: A) recipes and B) weight loss and fitness recommendations. Accounts followed were grouped into three types: A) professional, B) mixed, and C) unknown origin. Results: female Instagram users showed higher levels of restrictive eating (M = 2.61, SD = 1.00) and emotional eating (M = 2.45, SD = 1.12), stress (M = 20.53, SD = 10.57), and anxiety (M = 15.77, SD = 11.32) compared to male users. Weight loss-oriented content was associated with significantly higher restrictive eating levels in women. Accounts managed by trained professionals were linked to lower stress and anxiety levels for both sexes. Conclusions: social media usage influences eating styles and mental health, especially among women. Following professional accounts was associated with lower levels across all indicators, highlighting the need to regulate social media content and ensure that health and nutrition information is communicated by qualified professionals.

Innovation processes in services remain under-researched, but recently large-scale surveys have been conducted which allow for a more systematic appraisal of the level and scope of innovation in services. To date, much of the literature on innovation in services focuses on the adoption and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Innovation in services, and services innovation, should, however, be understood in broader terms, and this understanding should extend to non-technological innovation. This paper presents evidence from a recent large-scale survey of innovation amongst German commercial service firms. It shows that services are much more active with respect to innovation than is widely thought. They are innovative in terms of being producers of service and process innovations. From our broader perspective, we examine the pattern of innovation as it relates to the standardisation-particularisation of service products, across a range of service sectors and across firms of various sizes. The production of bespoke or customised services shaped by client inputs has long been considered a defining characteristic of many services, and one that has affected their innovation potential. The present analysis reveals a pattern of diversity in behaviour, which reflects the diversity amongst service firms, and demonstrates the need for more subtle and differentiated analyses of services and services innovation.

This article considers the inner life of the city of Lyon during its siege by the Jacobin troops. On May 29, 1793, the radicals who were in power in the city were overthrown by moderate figures. Shortly thereafter, this caused a conflict with the Convention, which the Girondists were expelled from at the time. The Paris authorities declared Lyon counter-revolutionary and moved troops to it. The siege lasted from August 8 to October 7, 1793, after which the city surrendered, and repression began. The study mostly refers to protocols of the work of various authorities in Lyon: the People’s Republican Committee of Public Safety, the municipality, and the revolutionary committees of certain sections. Additionally, the author refers to press materials, memoirs, and reports made by the enemy, using methods of comparative historical analysis and content analysis. The author aims to recreate the realities of everyday life in Lyon during the siege period in order to further try and define the political forces that came to power in the city on May 29, 1793. The study demonstrates that the Lyon orders of the time very much resembled the orders in Jacobin Paris. Although the May 29 coup took place under the slogans of protecting private property and people’s homes and lives from the attacks of the radicals, the circumstances of the siege forced the new authorities to resort to the same extreme methods which the city had just rebelled against. The life of besieged Lyon is an unusual attempt to balance between the observation of human rights and the typical practices of the military revolutionary time.

Introduction: The relevance of this topic is that social media has become a crucial tool for communication and political campaigns. As a significant portion of society now resides in the online space, it is crucial to study the strategies and outcomes of using social media in politics to understand the impact of these platforms on public opinion and electoral processes. Analysing this issue enables the identification of significant trends and the development of approaches for the optimal use of social media in a political context. This research aims to comprehensively analyse and systematise the strategies used in political campaigns on social media. Additionally, it seeks to evaluate the influence of these strategies on public opinion and electoral processes. Objectives: The study aims to uncover the critical aspects of social media usage in politics, identify vital strategies, assess their impact on voters, and examine the formation of political leaders' images. The objective also includes studying the positive and negative aspects of using social media in political campaigns and determining opportunities for optimising this processin line with legalandso cialre quirements. Methods: There search methodology in volvesan alysing literary our cesto identify critical theories and concepts related to social media interaction with political campaigns. Case studies are used to explore actual examples of social media usage in political campaigns. Expert surveys are conducted to gather specialist opinions. The content analysis method is applied to thoroughly study textual and visual content on social media during political campaigns. This approach aims to comprehensively analyse the impact of social media on political campaign sand determine the factors that contribute toits effectiveness. Results: The article reveals strategies for influencing social media on political campaigns based on obtained data. It highlights key aspects of their impact, such as interactivity, microtargeting, and the use of viral content. The research also considers legal and sociological aspects of this phenomenon, including the regulation of social campaigns and criteria for the acceptability or unacceptability of certain strategies. Conclusions: Thearticleanalyses social media's influence on political campaigns, exploring different strategies for utilising these platforms and their outcomes. Various methods, such as literature analysis, case studies, expert surveys, and content analysis, have enabled the systematisation of knowledge about the interaction between social media and political campaigns. Various aspects that influence the effectiveness of social media usage in politics have been identified, including microtargeting, viral content, and interactivity. The text discusses different types of political campaigns, such as electoral, lobbying, and socio-activist, providing the reader with a deep understanding and contextualisation of the issue.

The primary objectives of this article are to demonstrate that strengthening of the strategic partnership between Russia and China in the fi eld of education serves as a crucial instrument for enhancing the soft power of intergovernmental organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (the SCO) and the BRICS alliance (comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). This study formulates key tasks that need to be addressed in the near future; it examines basic theoretical approaches to studying soft power in Russian-Chinese educational cooperation, and framework documents from the SCO and BRICS covering both issues of education and intergovernmental relations. In addition to that, the study further investigates the activities related to academic exchanges, educational integration, and inter-university programs, implemented within strategic educational projects of both the SCO and BRICS; it carries out an analysis of a new university ranking initiated by BRICS, which is based on the “Mission of the Three Universities” project. The main tasks identifi ed for strengthening the strategic partnership in the educational sphere between the SCO and BRICS members include: 1) the continuation of theoretical research aimed at developing a concept for enhancing the educational soft power of the SCO and BRICS member countries; 2) given the emergence of a new geopolitical landscape marked by intensifi ed competition between “the collective West” and those advocating for a multipolar world, special attention should be given to developing alternative soft power rating models for the SCO and BRICS states; and 3) one of the primary strategic directions for coordinating the SCO and BRICS activities should be the establishment of a unifi ed informational and digital system for both alliances. The methodologies employed in this research include a comparative approach, axiological approach, content analysis, classifi cation and ranking methods, and forecasting methods.

Introduction. The article presents the first results of a historical and sociological study on the impact that the inclusion of several regions of Karelia in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation has on the identity of its inhabitants, using the example of Loukhsky district, the northernmost region in the Republic. Material and Methods. The authors proceed from the interrelatedness of the territory, traditions and identities, which never lose their significance but evolve over time. The methodology included the comparative historical method, content analysis, qualitative study and field survey methods. An integrated analysis of the sources is applied, which mostly includes published and unpublished historical, journalistic, and sociological data. The field material is in-depth interviews with the residents of Louhsky district collected in July 2022. Results and Discussion. A brief overview of the history development of Louhsky district is provided; the results of analyzing materials from mass media and online sources are described. The methods of formalized text analysis, coding, categorization of interview transcripts, cross-interpretation of data by researchers helped distinguish the most typical variants of identities and features characteristic of the district. The differences were detected in the dominant types of identities between the western and the eastern parts of the district, especially in what concerns official representation. Conclusion. The paper concludes that the ethnic identity is preserved and manifested in the current public discourse within a so-called “festival project of ethnicity”. The interviews show that ethnic identity is giving way to civic or regional identities. Arctic identity is not firmly rooted in the perception of the respondents. The northern identity, i.e., being “northerners”, is more congeneric and easier to comprehend for people in the Karelian Arctic.

PurposeThis investigation explores the increasingly prevalent role of data-driven approaches in hospitality and tourism research, which predominantly relies on expansive datasets from singular sources of social media data. The focus of this study is on uncovering distinct variations across different online travel agencies (OTAs) regarding key analytical metrics, including review topics, sentiment and review length on consumer ratings and their implications for research and practice.Design/methodology/approachEmploying a comparative analysis method, this study analyzed over 11,000 user reviews from a premier boutique hotel in China, gathered from three leading Chinese OTAs. It integrated diverse social media analytics techniques, such as Word Cloud analysis, latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), traditional regression and PLS structural equation modeling multi-group analysis (MGA) to evaluate review characteristics among the OTAs.FindingsThe results reveal significant discrepancies in review topics, sentiments, review lengths and their effects on consumer ratings across the OTAs examined. These findings highlight the risks of relying on a solitary data source for making generalizations. To improve the data-driven research’s validity and reliability in hospitality and tourism, the study advises the adoption of multi-source data for a more holistic understanding of consumer sentiments and behaviors.Originality/valueBy pointing out the methodological limitations of present hospitality and tourism research, this paper emphasizes the challenges of a single-source data-driven analytical approach. It suggests several avenues for enhancing the reliability and validity of future research in the field, marking a significant contribution to methodological advancements in hospitality and tourism studies.

This study aims to analyze trends in tourism economics research published to tourism and hospitality areas, and suggest research directions in the future. To this end this study searched for “tourism economics” from the database of KCI(Korea Citation Index) by Korean Research Foundation during the periods of 2002∼2020 and implemented language network analysis and visualization. Research papers of tourism economics were broadly classified by forecasting tourism demand, economic impacts, and valuation, in which major key words were derived. Results show that Journal of Tourism Sciences published the largest research papers of tourism economics(81), followed by Journal of Tourism & Leisure Research(77), Korean Journal of Hospitality & Tourism(46), Korean Journal of Tourism Research(39), International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Research(39), and Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Studies(15). With regard to detailed fields of research papers, forecasting tourism demand was dominant, but showed a decreasing trend. Recently research papers of economic impacts indicated more increasing trend than valuation. The results of language network analysis indicate that major key words included “tourism”, “demand”, “input-output model”, “time-series”, “CVM”, “festival”, “willingness to pay(WTP)”, and “tourism demand.” The visualized results of language network show that the major key word of “tourism” was highlighted with “WTP”, “festival”, “tourist”, “multiplier”, and “time-series” during the periods of 2002∼2014. On the other hand, the major key word of “demand” was highlighted with “festival”, “tourism demand”, and “tourist“ during the periods of 2015∼2020. When comparing two periods, valuation papers were dominant in the past, but recently papers related to tourism demand and economic impacts showed an increasing trend. Furthermore, studies on festival were show a more increasing trend.