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 2024
Travellers' Social Media Postings During Protests and Mass Demonstrations, Bahadir Aktas, Adem Akbiyik, Khaldoon Nusair, and Fevzi Okumus
Regenerative Management of Coastal Tourism Destinations for the Anthropocene, Sergio Alvarez
The Evolution of Vulnerability Research in Hospitality and Tourism, Frida Bahja, Xiaoxiao Fu, and Sergio Alvarez
Leveraging Psychological Characteristics to Influence Mobile Hotel Bookings During a Global Health Crisis, Liza M. Cobos and Valeriya Shapoval
What Happens to Restaurant Employees During Times of Distress? A Focus on Separation Strategies, Emotional Outcomes, and Drinking Behaviors, S. Kyle Hight, Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch, Lisa Cain, and Jeong-Yeol Park
Unpacking AI for Hospitality and Tourism Services: Exploring the Role of Perceived Enjoyment on Future Use Intentions, Arthur Huang, Ahmet Ozturk, Tingting Zhang, Efren de la Mora Velasco, and Adam Haney
Convergence of Boundaries in Tourism, Hospitality, Events, and Leisure: Defining the Core and Knowledge Structure, Xinran Y. Lehto, Ksenia Kirillova, Dan Wang, and Xiaoxiao Fu
Investigating the Foodstagramming Mechanism: A Customer-Dominant Logic Perspective of Customer Engagement, Bingna Lin, Xiaoxiao Fu, and Kevin Stephen Murphy
Exploring Social Media Affordances in Tourist Destination Image Formation: A Study on China’s Rural Tourism Destination, Juan Liu, Chaohui Wang, and Tingting (Christina) Zhang
Exploring the Impacts of Internal Crisis Communication on Tourism Employees Insights from a Mixed-methods Study, Bingjie Liu-Lastres, Han Wen, and Fevzi Okumus
The Building Blocks of Regenerative Tourism and Hospitality: A Text-mining Approach, Van Ha Luong, Aikaterini Manthiou, Juhee Kang, and Cuong Nguyen
The Impact of Risk Perceptions on Tourists' Revisit Intention: The Case of COVID-19 and Fiji, Jyotika Chand Naid and Stephen Pratt
The Role of Perceived Risk and Information Security on Customers' Acceptance of Service Robots in the Hotel Industry, Abraham Pizam, Ahmet Bulent Ozturk, Ahmet Hacikara, Tingting (Christina) Zhang, and Tadayuki Hara
Tourism Myths and the Dunning Kruger Effect, Stephen Pratt, Bing Pan, Elizabeth Agyeiwaah, and Soey Sut Ieng Lei
The More Diverse, the Better? Exploring the Moderating Role of Hospitality Top Management Team Diversity on CSR-FP Link, Hyoung Ju Song, Jihwan Yeon, and Michael S. Lin
Conducting Mixed Methods Research, Babak Taheri and Fevzi Okumus
Rationalizing Quiet Quitting? Deciphering the Internal Mechanism of Front-line Hospitality Employees' Workplace Deviance, Aili Wu and Wei Wei
Tourist Gaze at Chinese Classical Gardens: The Embodiment of Aesthetics (Yijing) in Tourism, Yanyan Zheng, Wei Wei, Lu Zhang, and Tianyu Ying
Attracting Gen Z Workforce: The Effects of Organizational Social Media Policy, YunYing Zhong, Lu Zhang, Wei Wei, and Jerry Cha-Jan Chang
Submissions from 2023
Go Moderate! How Hotels' Cancellation Policies Affect their Financial Performance, Mehmet Altin, Chih-Chien Chen, Arash Riasi, and Zvi Schwartz
Agent-Based Modelling for Tourism Research, Aarash Baktash, Arthur Huang, Efren De La Mora Velasco, Melissa Farboudi Jahromi, and Frida Bahja
Understanding the Determinants of Intention to Stay at Medical Hotels: A Consumer Value Perspective, Suja Chaulagain, Melissa Farboudi Jahromi, Nan Hua, and Youcheng Wang
Do Green Practices and Green Image Promote Consumers' Participation in Social Network Sites (SNS)?, Byung-Kwan Cho, Jeong-Yeol Park, and Yong-Ki Lee
Information Technology as a Buffer Against COVID-19, Sungwoo Choi, Jihwan Yeon, Hyoung Ju Song, and Jihao Hu
Destination Competitiveness and Human Development: The Compelling Critical Force of Human Agency, Robertico Croes, Marketa Kubickova, and Jorge Ridderstaat
Thirty Years of Events-Related Research (1992 – 2022): Published Works in Annals of Tourism Research and Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights, Michael Duignan
Parasitic Events and Host Destination Resource Dependence: Evidence from the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, Michael B. Duignan, Joan Carlini, and David McGillivray
Leveraging Accessible Tourism Development Through Mega-Events, and the Disability-Attitude Gap, Michael Duignan, Ian Brittain, Marcus Hansen, Alan Fyall, Simon Gerard, and Stephen Page
How Do Event Zones Influence Visitor Behaviour and Engagement with Host Destinations? A Longitudinal Study of the Cambridge Half Marathon (2017–2020), Michael B. Duignan, Sharon Zou, Jeongeun Park, and Alan Fyall
Exploring the Nexus Between Events and Human Rights: Building Agendas for Research, Theory, and Practice, Michael Duignan and Laurence Chalip
Accommodating (Global–Glocal) Paradoxes Across Event Planning, Michael Duignan, Milena M. Parent, and David McGillivray
Theme Park Storytelling: Deconstructing Immersion in Chinese Theme Parks, Xiaoxiao Fu, Carissa A. Baker, Wen Zhang, and Rouyang (Effie) Zhang
Seeing History Come to Life with Augmented Reality: The Museum Experience of Generation Z in Göbeklitepe, Volkan Genc, Anil Bilgihan, Seray Gulertekin Genc, and Fevzi Okumus
Peer-to-Peer Accommodation Amid COVID-19: The Effects of Airbnb Cleanliness Information on Guests' Trust and Behavioral Intentions, Maksim Godovykh, Robin M. Back, Diego Bufquin, Carissa Baker, and Jeong-Yeol Park
Humor on Destination Websites: Effects of Humor on Attitudes and Visit Intentions, Maksim Godovykh, Xiaoxiao Fu, and Xi Yu Leung
Measuring Patient Experience in Healthcare, Maksim Godovykh and Abraham Pizam
The well-being impacts of tourism: Long-term and short-term effects of tourism development on residents’ happiness, Maksim Godovykh, Jorge Ridderstaat, and Alan Fyall
Context-specific Elective Coursework and Student's Employability Development: Application of Social Cognitive Career Theory in Hospitality Education, Amy Gregory and Daniela Penela
Implications of an exogenous shock (COVID-19) on wine tourism business: A Portuguese winery perspective, Alexandre Guedes, Britta Niklas, Robin M. Back, and Joao Rebelo
Analysis of Environmental Stimuli, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Responses: An Extended Mehrabian-Russell Model to Alternative Golf, Jeeyeon (Jeannie) Hahm, David J. Kwun, and Juhee Kang
Essential Service Worker Valorization: A Deonance Perspective, Kristin Horan, Jenna M. D. Beltramo, Cynthia Mejia, and Mindy Shoss
Live Streaming: Pushing Limits of Hospitality and Tourism Online Experiences, Nan Hua, Bin Li, and Tingting Zhang
The Moderating Effect of Hotel Shift Work on the Relationship Between Employee Work Engagement and Job Satisfaction, William Ingram, Kevin Stephen Murphy, and Jeffrey Weinland
Employees' Helping Behavior Toward the Victims of Human Trafficking in the Lodging Industry, Melissa Farboudi Jahromi, Asli D.A. Tasci, and Sevil Sonmez
An Interactive Service Recovery Framework Combining Demand and Supply Approaches, Dan Jin, Robin B. DiPietro, Kawon (Kathy) Kim, Fang Meng, and Edwin N. Torres
Test of a Serial Mediation Model of Machiavellian Leadership Among Hospitality and Tourism Employees, Osman M. Karatepe, Fevzi Okumus, Saeid Nosrati, and Ksenia Gurcham
Global Pandemic Uncertainty, Pandemic Discussion and Visitor Behaviour: A Comparative Tourism Demand Estimation for the U.S., Emrah Kocak, Fevzi Okumus, and Mehmet Altin
The State of Play Between Managing Major Sports Events and Human Rights: a Scoping Review, Joerg Koenigstorfer, Yaanxiang Yang, Jason N. Bocarro, Ian Brittain, Erika Lundberg, David McGillivray, Laura Misener, Laurence Chalip, and Michael Duignan
Resilience of the Hospitality Industry During Crises: A Comparison Between the 2008 Financial Crisis and COVID-19, Seoki Lee, Hyoung Ju Song, Hyejin Yoon, and Chang-Sik Kim
Current Status and Future Perspective of the Link of Corporate Social Responsibility–Corporate Financial Performance in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Seoki Lee, Jihwan Yeon, and Hyoung Ju Song
Reducing Hotel Employee Turnover Intention by Promoting Pride in Job and Meaning of Work: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Linh H. Le, Murat Hancer, Suja Chaulagain, and Phuong Pham
Cues that Work: Designing the Optimal Restaurant Crowdfunding Campaign in the US, Gabriela Lelo de Larrea, Jeong-Yeol Park, Kwangsoo Park, and Mehmet Atlin
Residents' Sense of Safety in Senior Living Communities: A Conceptual Paper, Jianwen (Simon) Li, Suja Chaulagain, and Elizabeth Yost
Beyond Local Food consumption: The Impact of Local Food Consumption Experience on Cultural Competence, Eudaimonia and Behavioral Intention, Bingna Lin, Saerom Wang, Xiaoxiao Fu, and Xiaoli Yi
Delineating the Effects of Social Media Marketing Activities on Generation Z Travel Behaviors, Juan Liu, Chaohui Wang, Tingting Zhang, and Haohao Qiao
Combating Quiet Quitting: Implications for Future Research and Practices for Talent Management, Bingjie Liu-Lastres, Osman M. Karatepe, and Fevzi Okumus
Examining Employees' Affective and Behavioral Responses to Internal Crisis Communication in Times of COVID-19, Bingjie Liu-Lastres, Han Wen, and Fevzi Okumus
Mitigating Mortality Anxiety: Identifying Heritage Tourism’s Role in Terror Management, Jiaying Lyu, Lili Wang, and Wei Wei
Boundary Crossing, Internships, and the Hospitality & Tourism Talent Pipeline, Cynthia Mejia and Jessica Wickey-Byrd
Peer Regulation in a Peer-to-Peer Business Model, Li Miao, Meizhen Lin, Wei Wei, and Hyoungeun Moon
The Influence of Dynamic Pricing on Consumer Trust, Value, and Loyalty Relationships in Theme Parks, Ady Milman and Asli Tasci
A Comparison of Consumer Attitudes Toward Dynamic Pricing Strategies in the Theme Park Context, Ady Milman and Asli D. Tasci
Norovirus and Coronavirus Risks in Food Service Settings: A Systematic Review for Future Research, Bendegul Okumus
Tourism and Economic Output: Do Asymmetries Matter?, Fevzi Okumus and Emrah Kocak
A Critical Reflection on Digitalization for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Value Implications for Stakeholders, Ozgur Ozdemir, Tarik Dogru, Murat Kizildag, and Ezgi Erkmen
Hotel Customers' Behavioral Intentions Toward Service Robots: The Role of Utilitarian and Hedonic Values, Ahmet Bulent Ozturk, Abraham Pizam, Suja Chaulagain, and Tadayuki Hara
Progress in Tourism Management: Is Urban Tourism a Paradoxical Research Domain? Progress Since 2011 and Prospects for the Future, Stephen Page and Michael Duignan
Understanding Backpacker Behavior Through Market Basket Analysis, Stephen Pratt, Denis Tolkach, and Dawn Gibson
Consumers' Behavioral Trends in the Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation Sector amid a Global Pandemic: A Qualitative Study, Rachele Pretto, Arthur Huang, Jorge Ridderstaat, Efren De la Mora Velasco, and Adam Haney
Breaking Bad: How Anticipated Emotions and Perceived Severity Shape Tourist Civility?, Hongliang Qiu, Xiongzhi Wang, Wei Wei, Alastair M. Morrison, and Mao-Ying Wu
The Effect of Destination Source Credibility on Tourist Environmentally Responsible Behavior: An Application of Stimulus-Organism-Response Theory, Hongliang Qiu, Xiongzhi Wang, Moa-Ying Wu, Wei Wei, Alastair M. Morrison, and Catherine Kelly
State-of-the-Art Review on Destination Marketing and Destination Management, Stephan Reinhold, Pietro Beritelli, Alan Fyall, and Hwan-Suk Chris Choi
Measuring Hidden Demand and Price Behavior from U.S. Outbound Health Tourism Spending, Jorge Ridderstaat
Responding to Negative Reviews? The Tnterplay of Management Response Strategy and Service Failure Type, Saba Salehi-Esfahani, Edwin N. Torres, and Nan Hua
In-house Responses and Anxiety Levels of Commercial Kitchen Employees Towards New COVID 19 Food Safety Regulations, Mehmet Sariisik, Serkan Sengul, Bendegul Okumus, Veli Ceylan, Alper Kurnaz, and Mustafa Inanc Kapucuoglu
Tourism and Disability: A Bibliometric Review, Ranjit Singh, P. S. Sibi, Elizabeth A. Yost, and Dipendra Singh
Definition and Measurement of Wine Snobbery as an Empirical Concept, Asli D. A. Tasci and Robin Back
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure as a Driver of the Sustainability Agenda in the US National Park System, Amanda J. Templeton, Alan Fyall, Jill Fjelstul, and Asli D.A. Tasci
What Drives Event Attendees' Intention to Continue Using Mobile Event Apps? The Role of App Attributes, Social Exchange and Social-Image, Wei Wei, Ahmet B. Ozturk, Jeremy Fairley, and Nan Hua
Mitigating the Scale, Reach, and Impact of Human Trafficking at Major Events: a North American Perspective, Jessica Wickey-Byrd, Alan Fyall, Pauraav Panse, and Giulio Ronzoni
The Effects of Host Sincerity on Tourists' Perceived Destination Image, Lingfei Wu, Babak Taheri, Fevzi Okumus, and Suosheng Wang
Exploring Mental Health From the Perspective of DNA Methylation: Evidence From the Hospitality Employees, Wei Xiong, Meijiao Huang, Bendegul Okumus, and Fang Fan
Travel Experience and Being-Toward-Death, Wei Xiong, Meijiao Huang, Bendegul Okumus, and Fang Fan
How Emotional Labor Affect Hotel Employees' Mental Health: A Longitudinal Study, Wei Xiong, Meijiao Huang, Bendegul Okumus, Xi Yu Leung, Xiaomei Cai, and Fang Fan
Taking Aging Parents on Holiday: A Social Practice Perspective, Liusu Yi, Yixuan Tong, Mao-Ying Wu, and Xiaoxiao Fu
Perceived Authenticity and Place Attachment: New Findings from Chinese World Heritage Site, Xiao Yi, Xiaoxiao Fu, Kevin Kam Fung So, and Chunhui Zheng
Pet Influencers on Social Media: The Joint Effect of Message Appeal and Narrator, Lu Zhang, Wei Wei, Bobbie Rathjens, and Yanyan Zheng
Transformation of Consumer Expectations for Well-Being in Hospitality: A Systems Framework, Lu Zhang, Wei Wei, Heyao (Chandler) Yu, Amit Sharma, and Eric D. Olson
Examining a Perceived Value Model of Servicescape for Bed-and-Breakfasts, Tingting Zhang, Bin Li, Arthur Huang, and Nan Hua
The Effects of Unfulfilled Preferential Treatment and Review Dispersion on Airbnb Guests' Attitudes and Behavior, Xiaoyun Zheng, Lu Zhange, Nathan Line, and Wei Wei
The Impacts of Pandemic-Related Media Coverage on Workplace Ageism Among Younger Hospitality and Tourism Employees, YunYing (Susan) Zhong
A European Student Perspective of International Internship Value, YunYing (Susan) Zhong, Kevin Murphy, Jalayer Khalilzadeh, Riana Madison Smith, and Jeffrey Weinland
Sentimental Analysis of Facebook Reviews: Does Hospitality Matter in Senior Living?, YunYing (Susan) Zhong, Tingting Zhang, and Giulio Ronzoni
Submissions from 2022
Antecedents and Outcomes of Resident Empowerment through Tourism, Kayode D. Aleshinloye, Kyle Maurice Woosnam, Asli D. A. Tasci, and Haywantee Ramkissoon
Measuring the Effects of Tourists' Relative Willingness to Spend and Third-degree Price Discrimination on Inbound Tourism Expenditure Differentials, Usamah F. Alfarhan, Khaldoon Khal Nusair, Hamed Al-Azri, Saeed Al-Muharrami, and Nan Hua
A Framework to Identify Destination Vulnerability to Hazards, Sergio Alvarez, Frida Bahja, and Alan Fyall
Assessing the Effects of User-Generated Photos on Hotel Guests' Price, Service Quality, Overall Image Perceptions and Booking Intention, Qingxiang An and Ahmet Ozturk
A Critique of (ECO)guilt Research in Tourism, Frida Bahja, Sergio Alvarez, and Alan Fyall
A Transformation of the Mainland Chinese Market in Hong Kong’s Tourism Industry, Naipeng (Tom) Bu, Xiaoxiao Fu, Haiyan Kong, and Fevzi Okumus