{"title":"All at once or one by one? A dual-process model of the effect of service delivery approaches on customer satisfaction","authors":"Chenhan Ruan , Jie Liu , Wenhui Sun , Jun Pang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104457","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104457","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Restaurant servers often need to proactively provide complementary items based on the characteristics of the dishes to create a satisfying dining experience. Restaurants face a fundamental choice between two delivery approaches: <strong>concentrated delivery</strong>, where all required items are provided simultaneously upon order placement, and <strong>dispersed delivery</strong>, where items are distributed sequentially in line with the meal's progression. This research examined the impact of these service delivery approaches on customer satisfaction. Across four studies, we found that concentrated service leads to higher customer satisfaction than dispersed service. This effect is driven by a dual-process mechanism of customers’ perceptions of server competence and their immersion in the dining experience. Moreover, two boundary conditions moderate the positive effect of concentrated service: it is diminished when customers have a higher need for interaction or when the restaurant is more crowded. This research contributes to service marketing literature and offers actionable insights for service design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104457"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Together through thick and thin: How does the survival of neighboring restaurants matter?","authors":"Bo Zhou , Zhao Rui Li , Yang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104461","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104461","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study employs a spatial autologistic approach to empirically estimate the spillover effects of restaurant survival within a specific geographical scale. In particular, the study includes two sample groups: 37,761 observations from a normal period (January 1, 2015–December 31, 2019) and 38,170 observations from a COVID crisis period (January 1, 2020–December 31, 2022). Results indicate that the survival of the neighboring restaurants positively enhances a given restaurant’s survival probability. In particular, the positive spillover effect of restaurant survival for both normal and crisis periods occurs mainly within a 400-meter radius. During the normal period, the spillover effect among quick-service and casual dining restaurants is stronger than among full-service restaurants; however, the former becomes weaker during the crisis period. During normal and crisis periods, the spillover effect among restaurants employing a specialization strategy is more substantial than among restaurants adopting a diversification strategy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104461"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anne Rachelle Castaneda , Haroon Iqbal Maseeh , Jiraporn Surachartkumtonkun , Wei Shao , Park Thaichon
{"title":"Impact of frontline employees’ perceived benefits of artificial intelligence on AI adoption and job engagement: A meta-analysis","authors":"Anne Rachelle Castaneda , Haroon Iqbal Maseeh , Jiraporn Surachartkumtonkun , Wei Shao , Park Thaichon","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104446","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104446","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores how frontline employees’ perceived benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) influence two behavioural outcomes: AI adoption and job engagement. Using the Social Shaping of Technology (SST) framework, which highlights the role of social, organizational, and contextual factors over technical features, the meta-analysis synthesises 71 studies involving 23,051 employees across 37 countries. Perceived AI benefits (e.g., increased efficiency, reduced monotony, decision-making support) positively relate to both adoption and engagement, though risks like job displacement anxiety can weaken these effects. To identify when and for whom these benefits matter most, the study analyses 13 moderators (user-level: gender, education, age, tenure, role, position; organizational-level: industry, control, AI task and knowledge; macrolevel:year, country). Industry type, control over AI, and work level/position were most significant. The findings underscore the need for tailored AI strategies aligned with workforce characteristics and socio-technical contexts, advancing employee-centred AI research on contextual variation and moderating effects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104446"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dan Zhu , Tin Doan , Pattamol Kanjanakan Thawornlamlert , In-Jo Park , Peter B. Kim
{"title":"How ambition and commitment influence the career withdrawal intention of hotel employees: A latent change score modeling approach","authors":"Dan Zhu , Tin Doan , Pattamol Kanjanakan Thawornlamlert , In-Jo Park , Peter B. Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104458","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104458","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Despite the significant challenges of high turnover and labor shortages in the hospitality industry, the impact of ambition on employees’ vocational attitudes remains underexplored. Drawing on self-determination and prospect theories, this research investigated the ways that hotel employees’ ambition affected their career withdrawal intention, with career commitment acting as a mediator. Employing latent change score mediation modeling, with longitudinal data collected in four waves over nine months, it was found that changes in ambition levels correlate with changes in career commitment, subsequently affecting change in withdrawal intention. These findings advance the knowledge relating to the mechanisms of ambition, and shift the research focus from a static, between-person perspective, to one that considers the dynamic, within-person changes in vocational attitudes. From a practical perspective, the study contributes to understanding the dynamics of career development and retention strategies in the hospitality industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104458"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alireza Nazarian , Shiromi Wijetunga , Pantea Foroudi , Peter Atkinson , Ioannis Christodoulou
{"title":"Cultivating intention to stay: A cross-cultural exploration of leadership and ethical climates in hotel industry","authors":"Alireza Nazarian , Shiromi Wijetunga , Pantea Foroudi , Peter Atkinson , Ioannis Christodoulou","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104454","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104454","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The independent hotel sector struggles with employee retention amid competition from larger chains. This study explores how leadership styles (Transformational/Transactional) influence retention intentions through Ethical Climate, Balanced Organizational Culture, and Organizational Commitment, comparing the UK and Spain. Grounded in Social Exchange Theory (SET), we analyze 962 employee responses using structural equation modelling. Results show Balanced Organizational Culture is the strongest mediator between leadership and retention. Cultural differences moderate these effects: Transformational Leadership suits the UK’s reciprocal loyalty norms, while Transactional Leadership aligns with Spain’s structured expectations. SET explains these dynamics, as UK employees reciprocate transformational behaviors with commitment, whereas Spanish employees respond to transactional exchanges. The findings help independent hotels tailor leadership strategies to reduce turnover.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104454"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huiling Huang , Xi Yu , Stephanie Q. Liu , Laurie Luorong Wu , Xinxin Yang
{"title":"Leveraging typeface to promote nostalgic hospitality offerings","authors":"Huiling Huang , Xi Yu , Stephanie Q. Liu , Laurie Luorong Wu , Xinxin Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104453","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104453","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nostalgic products, featuring personal or historical nostalgia, are prevalent in the hospitality marketplace. However, effective marketing strategies for these products remain underexplored. Drawing on schema congruity theory, this research examines how typeface curvature (round vs. angular) influences the marketing of nostalgic hospitality offerings. Through four studies integrating qualitative and quantitative data, findings reveal that marketing effectiveness improves when typeface curvature aligns with the nostalgia type. Specifically, round typefaces enhance the appeal of personal nostalgic products, while angular typefaces are more effective for historical nostalgic products. Importantly, a serial mediation analysis shows that this congruence effect operates through perceived fit and, in turn, increased perceived authenticity, ultimately leading to favorable consumer evaluations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104453"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md Asadul Islam , Md Mahamudul Hassan , Amer Hamzah Jantan , Elisa Rescalvo-Martin , Osman M. Karatepe
{"title":"Test of a moderated mediation model of green team resilience","authors":"Md Asadul Islam , Md Mahamudul Hassan , Amer Hamzah Jantan , Elisa Rescalvo-Martin , Osman M. Karatepe","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104444","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104444","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Our paper assesses a moderated mediation model of green team resilience (GTR). Pointedly, it investigates: (a) the link between green ambidextrous leadership and GTR; (b) leaders’ green sense of humor as a mediator between green ambidextrous leadership and GTR; (c) market turbulence as a moderator of the impact of green ambidextrous leadership on GTR via green sense of humor. The abovementioned links were tested utilizing the partial least squares structural equation modeling on data collected from 372 hotel employees in Malaysia. The model proposed in our paper was viable. The results suggest that green exploitative and explorative leadership, as the two components of green ambidextrous leadership, foster GTR, and green sense of humor mediates said associations. More importantly, market turbulence strengthens the positive impact of green exploitative leadership on GTR via green sense of humor.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104444"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smart insights, stronger performance: Leveraging business intelligence and dynamic capabilities in tourism and hospitality","authors":"Omid Tajeddini , Kayhan Tajeddini , Thilini Chathurika Gamage , Waseem Ul Hameed","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104410","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104410","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and business intelligence (BI) compels tourism and hospitality firms to redefine their capabilities. This need stems from the growing imperative to fully leverage these technologies for performance enhancement—an area still underexplored in the tourism and hospitality literature. Drawing on the dynamic capabilities view, this paper investigates the interrelationships among resource orchestration capabilities (ROCs), digital marketing capabilities (DMCs), AI capabilities, and firm performance, with a specific focus on the mediating role of BI adoption and the moderating effect of technology orientation (TO). Using data from 297 tourism and hospitality firms across four major Japanese cities, the findings reveal that BI adoption mediates the relationships among ROCs, DMCs, AI capabilities, and firm performance. As anticipated, TO does not moderate the DMC–BI adoption link, potentially due to firm-specific factors warranting further exploration in different contexts. The study contributes to theory by proposing an integrative framework that conceptualizes ROCs, DMCs, and AI capabilities as distinct yet interrelated dynamic capabilities driving performance in tourism and hospitality firms. Practically, the findings encourage tourism and hospitality managers to refine their strategies to better leverage these capabilities, particularly in pursuing digital transformation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104410"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discovering the process of motivated innovativeness in enhancing customer performance expectancy","authors":"Yung-Chuan Huang , Chih-Hsing Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104424","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104424","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the dynamics of ghost kitchens in the context of Taiwan, drawing upon data from 620 customers. It explores the intricate relationships between motivated innovativeness, performance expectancy, perceived benefits, food variety, societal benefit, and the moderating impact of social media visibility. The findings reveal a fascinating interplay among these variables. Motivated innovativeness is found to exert an indirect influence on performance expectancy. This influence is mediated by the perceived benefits of ghost kitchen services, the variety of food offerings, and the perceived societal benefits of such innovative culinary ventures. Furthermore, the study sheds light on the moderating role of social media visibility, which plays a pivotal role in shaping the relationship between the mediating factors (perceived benefits, food variety, societal benefit) and performance expectancy. In an age where digital presence profoundly impacts consumer perceptions, the study underscores the significance of social media as a powerful influencer. Theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed in the final section.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104424"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solutions for understaffed hotels: Comparing the effects of perceived organizational support and perceived organizational leisure support","authors":"Tien-Ming Cheng , Mei-Tsun Chen , Ying-Hsin Chu , Tsung-Chun Tsai","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104440","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104440","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given the ongoing labor shortage in Taiwan’s hotel industry, this study investigated the relationship between work engagement (WE) and work satisfaction (WS) among employees in understaffed hotels and verified the moderating effects of perceived organizational leisure support (POLS) and perceived organizational support (POS) on this relationship. Drawing on conservation of resources(COR) theory, a purposive sample of 453 employees from four- and five-star hotels in Taiwan was surveyed. The results revealed a negative relationship between WE and WS. Both POLS and POS positively influenced WE and WS; however, only POLS significantly moderated the negative effect of WE on WS. POS did not exhibit a significant moderating role. Based on these findings, theoretical and managerial implications are discussed, along with suggestions for future research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"133 ","pages":"Article 104440"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2025-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145096862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}