Support for working moms in the hospitality industry
What does motherhood do to employees? New research shows how the hospitality industry can—and why they should—support working moms.
The case for robots in restaurants
While robots might not be taking over the world any time soon, they’re rising stars in the restaurant industry.
Fostering employee voice through inclusive leadership
If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything? New research says that this may not be the best for business.
Building trust with a personal touch
When a home-sharing host’s initial interactions with guests reflect a personal touch, the trust established fortifies the relationship in the event of later service failures.
Signaling success with employee-customer interactions
Observations of employees and customers in the service environment can positively impact customers’ understanding of a brand.
How employee appearances communicate a brand
When hospitality employees look and play the part, customers and potential employees get a better sense of the brand.
Helping employees deal with bad customer behavior
Taking a rude customer’s perspective may help employees understand underlying motivation and mitigate consequences.
Destination gender
How do people associate gender traits with destinations? And do those traits vary with different cultural backgrounds?
Effect of hotels’ price discounts on recovery after a crisis
When a crisis hits the hotel industry, hotel managers typically default to discounts as a means of recovery. Is that the right move?
Employee voice in hospitality marketing
Employee voices can be critical to improving an organization. But underlying motivations of employees could render their contributions meaningless at best, or harmful at worst.