The role of research in the hospitality industry: A content analysis of the IJHM between 2000 and 2005

A Content Analysis of Hospitality Reports from the Center of Hospitality Research in Cornell University: 2001-2014

“…In order to provide some insight on the progress of research, all the techniques used were considered during the analysis of each report. Other categories used include unit of the analysis, which consists of individual, organization, industry, and nation according to and nation according to Kirkman & Law (2000) [12], and the segment of the industry, which is divided into lodging, food services, hospitality, tourism, airline, and real estate according to and real estate according to Manuel & Randall (2008) [5]. Two authors were responsible for data coding and classification.…”

“…The number of articles used sophisticated research methods is growing, and advanced statistical tools were employed by authors in their analysis, but, still, descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and regression analysis were the most popular statistical method adopted by scholars. Manuel & Randall (2008) employed a content analysis to analyze 156 articles from IJHM from 2000 to 2005, and found that the common statistical methods were correlations, descriptive statistics, and regression analysis [5]. The authors indicated that 82% of article published in the IJHM from 2000 to 2005 were empirical and the dominant industry of the articles published in the IJHM were lodging and food services, with 47% and 24%, respectively [5].…”

“…Manuel & Randall (2008) employed a content analysis to analyze 156 articles from IJHM from 2000 to 2005, and found that the common statistical methods were correlations, descriptive statistics, and regression analysis [5]. The authors indicated that 82% of article published in the IJHM from 2000 to 2005 were empirical and the dominant industry of the articles published in the IJHM were lodging and food services, with 47% and 24%, respectively [5]. Seyhmus & Lisa (1999) conducted a content analysis to examine 1073 main articles published in five primary hospitality management journals (Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Hospitality Education and Research Journal, International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, and FIU Hospitality Review) for a 7-year period (1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996) and found that the articles were mainly focusing on human resources, administration/strategy, and marketing [2].…”

Critical hospitality management research

“…In developing ethical research the challenge is to examine the researcher's stance and how particular interests of stakeholders are best met (Lugosi, 2009); moreover, how researchers can mediate between different stakeholders (see, for example, Rimmington et al, 2006). Scale, claims of legitimacy and research quality Pizam (2008) and Rivera and Upchurch (2008) claimed that the use of complex statistical techniques was evidence that hospitality management research had reached a level of credibility. Although the proposition is laudable, it implies that small scale research and qualitative methods are not considered to be credible.…”

“…Several commentators have highlighted the growing methodological and conceptual complexity of emerging work (Pizam, 2008;Rivera and Upchurch, 2008), while others have pointed to the broadening scope and theoretical diversity of contemporary research (Jones, 2004;Lashley, 2008a;Lashley et al, 2007a;Morrison, 2002). The development of diverse approaches to hospitality management research has led several commentators to distinguish between traditional and emerging forms (Jones, 2004;Lashley, 2008aLashley, , 2008bLashley et al, 2007b).…”