The active research contribution of UCF’s Rosen College faculty, which represents the broad spectrum of the hospitality management industry, are well recognized and respected by their peers, making UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management one of the most influential and cutting-edge voices in hospitality and tourism research and education.

Over the years, the College has been consistently ranked one of the top programs in research productivity and scholarly activities (Schmidgall, Woods, & Hardigree, 2007; Severt, Tesone, Bottorff & Carpenter, 2009) in the world by peer-reviewed professional publications. Their research contributions can be widely witnessed by top tier journal publications, conference presentations and industry consulting.

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Submissions from 2015

Luxurious Physical Environment and High-Quality of Service: Do they Always Go Hand in Hand?, Abraham Pizam

Salaries and Wages in the U.S. Lodging Industry; Are They as Low as the General Perception?, Abraham Pizam

Transgressions and Misconducts in Hospitality Research, Abraham Pizam

Customer Satisfaction and Its Measurement in Hospitality Enterprises: A Revisit and Update, Abraham Pizam, Valeriya Shapoval, and Tayloer Ellis

Pricing Strategies for Resort Fees: Consumer Preferences Favor Simplicity, Toni Repetti, Susan Roe, and Amy Gregory

The link between money supply and tourism demand cycles: A case study of two Caribbean destinations, Jorge Ridderstaat and Robertico Croes

Tourism development and happiness: A residents’ perspective, Manuel A. Rivera, Robertico R. Croes, and Seung Hyan Lee

Advances in Hospitality Research: "From Rodney Dangerfield to Aretha Franklin", Manuel A. Rivera and Abraham Pizam

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The five E's in festival experience in the context of Gen Y: Evidence form a small island destination, Manuel Rivera, Kelly Semrad, and Robertico Croes

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The Internationalization benefits of a music festival: The case of the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival, Manuel Rivera, Kelly Semrad, and Robertico Croes

Silent Voices: Nonbehavioral Reactions to Service Failures, Heejung Ro and Anna S. Mattila

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Evaluating RV campground attributes using IPA analysis, Kimberly Severt and Jill Fjelstul

Why is Fast Casual Winning?, Ekaterina Sorokina and Kevin Stephen Murphy

A FUN-SCALE for Understanding the Hedonic Value of a Product: The Destination Context, Asli D.A. Tasci and Yong Jae Ko

Travel Needs Revisted, Asli D.A. Tasci and Yong Jae Ko

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Destination Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore, Louise Todd, Anna Leask, and Alan Fyall

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The Influence of Others on the Vacation Experience: An Ethnographic Study of Psychographics, Decision Making, and Group Dynamics Among Young Travelers, Edwin Torres

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The Use of Consumer-Generated Feedback in the Hotel Industry: Current Practices and Their Effects on Quality, Edwin Torres, Howard Adler, Carl Behnke, Li Miao, and Xinran Lehto

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Consumer Reviews and the Creation of Booking Transaction Value: Lessons from the Hotel Industry, Edwin N. Torres, Dipendra Singh, and April Robertson-Ring

Destination Service Quality, Affective Image and Revisit Intention: The Moderating Role of Past Experience, Cevat Tosun, Bekir Bora Dedeoglu, and Alan Fyall

Impact of Rural Tourism Development on Subjective Well-Being Rural Chinese Woman, Yixiao Xiang, Dong Isbister, and Fevzi Okumus

Does Size Matter? Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Performance in the Restaurant Industry, Hyewon Youn, Nan Hua, and Seoki Lee

Submissions from 2014

Assessing and Analyzing Internal Control Practices in the Lodging Industry, Katerina Annaraud, Dipendra Singh, and Heather Lively

Engaging the Multi-generational Workforce in Tourism and Hospitality, Paul Barron, Anna Leask, and Alan Fyall

Are Hospitality Industry IPO Stock Returns Predictable?, Richard Borghesi, Katerina Annaraud, and Dipendra Singh

The Application of Revenue Management in Beverage Operations, Milos Bujisic, J. Hutchinson, and F. Bilgihan

The Effect of Ambiance, Food, and Service Quality on Restaurant Customer Behavioural Intentions, Milos Bujisic, Joe Hutchinson, and H. G. Parsa

What Drives Employees’ Intentional to Implement Green Practices in Hotels? The Role of Knowledge, Awareness, Concern and Ecological Behaviour, Eric S.W. Chan, Alice H.Y. Hon, Wilco Chan, and Fevzi Okumus

Strategic Match of Athlete Endorsement in Global Markets: An Associative Learning Perspective, Yonghwan Chang, Yong Jae Ko, Asli D.A. Tasci, Akiko Arai, and Taehee Kim

Barriers affecting organizational adoption of higher order customer engagement in tourism service interactions, Prakash K. Chathoth, Gerardo R. Ungson, Levent Altinay, Eric S.W. Chan, Robert Harrington, and Fevzi Okumus

Conceptualization of Value Co-creation in the Tourism Context, Prakash K. Chathoth, Gerardo R. Ungson, Robert Harrington, Levent Altinay, Fevzi Okumus, and Eric S.W. Chan

Can Fundraising be Fun? An Event Management Study of Unique Experiences, Performance and Quality, Po-Ju Chen, Dipendra Singh, Ahmet Ozturk, and Abdullah Makki

Chinese Tourist Vacation Satisfaction and Subjective Well-being, Yi Chen, Xiaoxiao Fu, and Xinran Lehto

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The role of tourism in poverty reduction: An empirical assessment, Robertico Croes

Tourism and Poverty Reduction in Latin America: Where Does the Region Stand?, Robertico R. Croes

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Annual Impact of Paid Internship Programs at a Hospitality Management Program – a Case of the largest hospitality management program in North America., Robertico R. Croes and Tadayuki Hara

Factors that Impact Unsystematic Risk in the U.S. Restaurant Industry, Michael Dalbor, Nan Hua, and William Andrew

FDA Ruling and Nutritionally Focused Menus: Alternative Strategies to Comply with the U.S. Federal Guidelines, Meschelle Davis, Milos Bujisic, H.G. Parsa, and Dipendra Singh

Sustainable Drive Tourism: A Catalyst for Change, Jill Fjelstul and Alan Fyall

Foodservice Design: Assessing the Importance of Physical Features to Older Consumers, Richard F. Ghiselli, Ji-Eun Lee, and Barbara A. Almanza

Personality Predictors of Team Taskwork Understanding and Transactive Memory Systems in Service Management Teams, Priyanko Guchait, Katherine Hamilton, and Nan Hua

Critical Food Safety Violations in Florida: Relationship to Location and Chain vs. Non-Chain Restaurants, Kimberly J. Harris, Robin B. DiPietro, Kevin S. Murphy, and Gretchen Rivera

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Attributes Influencing Meeting Planners' Destination Selection: A Case of Orlando, Florida, Adi Hayat, Kimberly Severt, Deborah Breiter, Khaldoon Nusair, and Fevzi Okumus

Literary Tourism: Opportunities and Challenges for the Marketing and Branding of Destinations, Anne Hoppen, Lorraine Brown, and Alan Fyall

Benchmarking Firm Capabilities to Turn Undesirable Financial Performance Around in the U.S. Restaurant Industry, Nan Hua

The Other Side of Technology Adoption: Examining the Relationships Between e-Commerce Expenses and Hotel Performance, Nan Hua, Cristian Morosan, and Agnes DeFranco

A Better Investment in Luxury Restaurants: Environmental or Non-Environmental Cues?, Sunghyup Sean Hyun and Juhee Kang

The Effects of Health Value on Healthful Food Selection at Restaurants: Considering the Role of Attitudes Toward Taste and Healthfulness of Healthy Foods, Jinhyun Jun, Juhee Kang, and Susan Wohlsdorf-Arendt

The Importance of Water Management in Hotels: A Framework for Sustainability Through Innovation, Azilah Kasim, Dogan Gursoy, Fevzi Okumus, and Anthony Wong

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Creation of a Professionalism Scale for Hospitality Students: An Exploratory Study, Tammie Kaufman and Peter Ricci

The Effect of Jay-customer Behaviors on Employee Job Stress and Job Satisfaction, Gawon Kim, Heejung Ro, Joe Hutchinson, and David J. Kwun

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Intercultural Interactions Outside the Classroom: Narratives on a U.S. Campus, Xinran Lehto, Liping A. Cai, Xiaoxiao Fu, and Yi Chen

Building a Case Against Strategic Equifinality: Hybrid Ideal Type Service Organizations in a Developing Country, Melih Madanoglu, Fevzi Okumus, and Umut Avci

A Visitor-Based Brand Equity Perspective: The Case of a Public Festival, Aikaterini Manthiou, Juhee Kang, and Thomas Schrier

Academic Referent Group Influences on Hospitality Students’ Intentions to Enroll in an Online Course, Cynthia Mejia and Kelly Virginia Phelan

Examining the Role of the Facilities Manager: A Seat at the Table for the Keeper of the Capital Investment, Cynthia Mejia and Kelly Virginia Phelan

Hospitality Instructors’ Preference for Blended Teaching: A Bridge to Full Online Course Delivery?, Cynthia Mejia and Kelly Virginia Phelan

Framework for Success: Overcoming Contemporary Challenges of Western Expatriate Managers in the Chinese Hospitality Industry, Cynthia Mejia, Kelly Virginia Phelan, and James Brian Aday

Evaluating Students’ Experience and Satisfaction at a Hospitality and Tourism College Career Fair, Ady Milman

Employment Characteristics and Retention Predictors Among Hourly Employees in Large US Theme Parks and Attractions, Ady Milman and Duncan Dickson Ph.D.

There is No 'I' in Recovery: Managements' Perspective of Service Recovery, Kevin Stephen Murphy, Anil Bilgihan, Marketa Kubickova, and Matt Boseo

Cultural Dimensions in a Restaurant Setting, Kevin Stephen Murphy and Marryam Khan

An Exploratory Study of Home Brewers’ Motivational Factors, Eric D. Olson, Kevin Stephen Murphy, and Heejung Ro

Hotel and IT Decision-maker Characteristics and Information Technology Adoption Relationship in the Hotel Industry, Ahmet Ozturk and Murat Hancer

Job Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment for Hotel Workers in Turkey, Ahmet Ozturk, Murat Hancer, and Jin Young Im

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Interpersonal Trust, Organizational Culture and Turnover Intention in Hotels: A Cross Level perspective, Ahmet Ozturk, Murat Hancer, and Yao-Chin Wang

Volume or Value: A Policy Decision for Turkey׳s Tourism Industry, Ahmet Ozturk and Mathilda van Niekerk

An Extended Gravity Model: Applying Destination Competitiveness, Jeong-Yeol Park

Are Tourist Destinations Healthy?, Abraham Pizam

Guest Engagement or Service Efficiency, Abraham Pizam

Hotel Fees: A Minor Temporary Irritant or a New Trend?, Abraham Pizam

Hotels for Female Business Travelers?, Abraham Pizam

Peer-to-Peer Travel: Blessing or Blight, Abraham Pizam

Senior Living Facilities: the New Frontier of Hospitality Management, Abraham Pizam

The Need for Cross-Cultural Competence Training, Abraham Pizam

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Occupational Self-Perceptions of Hotel Employees: An Exploratory Study, Arie Reichel, Galia Fuchs, Abraham Pizam, and Yaniv Poria

The Tourism Development–Quality of Life Nexus in a Small Island Destination, Jorge Ridderstaat, Robertico R. Croes, and Peter Nijkamp

Customer Dissatisfaction Responses to Restaurant Service Failures: Insights Into Noncomplainers From a Relational Perspective, Heejung Ro

An Inward Look Using Backward Economic Linkages in a Developing Country: The Case of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Kelly J. Semrad and Jorge Bartels Villanueva

Credit Fluctuations and Lodging Firms: An Investigation of the Differing Capital Structures in the U.S. Lodging Industry, Dipendra Singh, Carola Raab, Karl Mayer, and Ashok Singh

Employee Satisfaction and Long-Run Shareholder Returns, Chun-Hung (Hugo) Tang and Ji-Eun Lee

Food Safety Inspections and Storefront Grade Posting: The case of NYC and LA, Steven Tarca and Kevin Stephen Murphy

Rise and Fall of Community-Based Tourism: Facilitators, Inhibitors and Outcomes, Asli D.A. Tasci, Robertico R. Croes, and Jorge Bartels Villanueva

Judging the Book by the Cover: Consumer Preferences of Hospitality Industry Uniforms for Destination Brands, Asli D.A. Tasci, Basak Denizci Guillet, and William C. Gartner

The Return on Investment for Undergraduate Degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Asli D. A. Tasci, Abraham Pizam, Robertico Croes, and Po-Ju Chen

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The Return on Investment for Undergraduate Degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Asli D. Tasci, Abraham Pizam, Robertico Croes, and Po-Ju Chen

Deconstructing Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction: Challenges and Directions for Future Research, Edwin Torres

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Stars, Diamonds, and Other Shiny Things: The Use of Expert and Consumer Feedback in the Hotel Industry, Edwin Torres, Howard Adler, and Carl Behnke

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Are there gender differences in what drives customer delight?, Edwin Torres, Xiaoxiao Fu, and Xinran Lehto

Advocating Community Participation and Integrated Tourism Development Planning in Local Destinations: The Case of South Africa, Mathilda van Niekerk

The Role of the Public Sector in Tourism Destination Management from a Network Relationship Approach, Mathilda van Niekerk

Strategic Implications of Government Policies on the Future Group and Brand Development of State-owned Hotels in China, Qu Xiao, Hanqin Qiu Zhang, Ray Pine, and Nan Hua

Strategic Implications of Government Policies on the Future Group and Brand Development of State-owned Hotels in China, Qu Xiao, Hanqin Qiu Zhang, Ray Pine, and Nan Hua

Circumstantial Impact of Contact on Social Distance, Semih S. Yilmaz and Asli D.A. Tasci

Heritage and Tourism Conflict Within World Heritage Sites in China: A Longitudinal Study, Chaozhi Zhang, Alan Fyall, and Yanfen Zheng

Submissions from 2013

Effects of psychological ownership on students’ commitment and satisfaction, Vahagn S. Astatryan, Lisa Slevitch, Robert Larzelere, Cristian Morosan, and David J. Kwun

Developing a Brand Structure Pyramid Model for Travel Related Online Social Networks, Albert Barreda, Khaldoon Nusair, Anil Bilgihan, and Fevzi Okumus

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A Quantitative Study Exploring the Difference between Gaming Genre Preferences, Anil Bilgihan, Cihan Cobanoglu, Khaldoon Nusair, Fevzi Okumus, and Milos Bujisic

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Research Note: Biometric Technology Applications and Trends in Hotels, Anil Bilgihan, Ersem Karadag, Cihan Cobanoglu, and Fevzi Okumus

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Online Hotel Booking Experience: Flow Theory, Measuring Online Customer Experience and Managerial Implications, Anil Bilgihan, Fevzi Okumus, and Khaldoon Nusair