{"title":"The double-edged impact of generative artificial intelligence dependence on service innovation in the hospitality industry: A self-regulation perspective","authors":"Zhenduo Zhang , Yanyu Dai , Jianing Guo , Haonan Zhang , Yifei Shen , Huan Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104392","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104392","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To date, studies on the relationship between generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) dependence and service innovation have yielded inconsistent results. Drawing on self-regulation theory, we examine how and when GenAI dependence promotes or inhibits service innovation in the hospitality industry. Three studies were conducted to examine how GenAI is used in hospitality management and test the conceptual model: a three-wave questionnaire survey (<em>N</em> = 333), a quasi-field experiment (<em>N</em> = 227), and an in-depth interview (<em>N</em> = 11). The results indicate that GenAI dependence promotes service innovation by decreasing affective rumination, and this beneficial indirect path is amplified by employees’ neuroticism. Meanwhile, GenAI dependence inhibits service innovation by decreasing problem-solving pondering, and this unfavourable indirect path is weakened by employees’ conscientiousness. This exploration of when and how the use of GenAI either promotes or inhibits service innovation broadens our understanding of the consequences of GenAI dependence in the hospitality management field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104392"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144662691","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}
Fernando Campayo-Sanchez , Francisco José Mas-Ruiz , Juan Luis Nicolau
{"title":"All for one and one for all: The spillover effect of sports on tourism market value","authors":"Fernando Campayo-Sanchez , Francisco José Mas-Ruiz , Juan Luis Nicolau","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The literature on sports tourism shows the relationship between sports events and market value from different perspectives; however, the results of this study offer a new theoretical angle: the spillover effect of high-profile athletes on hotel market value. On the basis of the associative network memory theory, we argue that people create connections between athletes and the country where these athletes play, thereby enhancing the country’s brand awareness and recognition. The empirical analysis, focused on renowned soccer signings and their effects on hotel chains, shows an increase in market value attributed to the announcements of the signings of these acclaimed athletes, giving rise to a spillover effect. The main theoretical implication derived from the alluded new theoretical angle of the spillover effect of high-profile soccer players on hotel market value.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104388"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144662690","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":"Feeling good by doing good: hospitality employees’ voluntary workplace green behavior enhances their thriving at work","authors":"Nan Hou , Jian Peng","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104385","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104385","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To address environmental challenges, contemporary hospitality organizations are embracing their environmental responsibilities by encouraging their employees to engage in voluntary workplace green behavior (VWGB). While previous research has focused primarily on the antecedents of VWGB, this study examines the implications of VWGB for workplace thriving. When hospitality employees with higher levels of optimism engage in VWGB, their behaviors lead to a perceived prosocial impact and positive emotions, which ultimately enhance workplace thriving. Using an experience sampling design, we administered daily surveys to 179 hospitality employees over five consecutive workdays. The results of multilevel analyses showed that VWGB in the morning is positively related to perceived prosocial impact and positive emotions in the afternoon, which, in turn, are positively related to next-day thriving at work. These relationships are stronger (<em>versus</em> nonsignificant) when hospitality employees hold higher (<em>versus</em> lower) levels of optimism. This study contributes new insights to the VWGB literature by revealing how and when VWGB is related to thriving at work.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104385"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144654114","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":"Compensation request to customer: Comparing the perceived fairness of AI vs. human representatives and the influence of solitude and companionship","authors":"Janelle Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104389","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104389","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hotels face a dilemma when customers cause damage: requesting compensation can hurt relationships, while covering repair costs strains budgets. With AI chatbots becoming prevalent in service roles, this research examines the comparative effectiveness of AI and human representatives in soliciting compensation following customer property damage. It also explores how customers’ fairness perceptions and responses to compensation requests vary when they are alone versus accompanied. Grounded in interpersonal justice theory, the research involved three scenario-based empirical studies with participants recruited from Prolific. Simulations of realistic situations involving accidental property damage with perceived control as a moderator show that solo customers favor human representatives for fairness and emotional responses. Meanwhile, accompanied customers prefer AI. This research addresses gaps in the literature by examining reactive customer behavior, their perceptions, and reactions during the decision-making process. It offers practical guidance for the hospitality industry to balance cost considerations while maintaining positive customer relationships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104389"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144654113","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}
Badreya Alzadjali , Ahmad Abualigah , Osman M. Karatepe
{"title":"How does green empowering leadership promote environmental performance? Unfolding the roles of green intrinsic motivation and green innovative work behavior","authors":"Badreya Alzadjali , Ahmad Abualigah , Osman M. Karatepe","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104382","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104382","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Our study set out to investigate the linkage between green empowering leadership (GEL) and environmental performance (EnP) via the sequential mediation pathways of green intrinsic motivation and green innovative work behavior. We gathered data from 437 frontline hotel staff in the United Arab Emirates utilizing an online survey. The partial least squares structural equation modeling was performed for the assessment of hypotheses. All the hypotheses were supported, and the model we proposed was viable. Specifically, GEL enhanced EnP. Green intrinsic motivation and green innovative work behavior mediated the nexus between GEL and EnP in a serial manner. Our study augments the current literature appertaining to the consequences of GEL and the underlying mechanisms linking GEL to EnP. It also augments the green management knowledge base regarding the antecedents of EnP.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104382"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144634258","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}
Sung Gyun Mun , Linda Woo , Taekyung Kim , Seunghun Shin
{"title":"Can nearby high-quality restaurants increase other tourism firms’ performance? Evidence from hotels","authors":"Sung Gyun Mun , Linda Woo , Taekyung Kim , Seunghun Shin","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104356","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104356","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Co-locating phenomena have been extensively observed in restaurants and hotels, but prior studies have failed to reflect the reality and nature of agglomerations. From a tourism perspective, this study clarifies how various types of agglomerations can affect hotels and demonstrates that agglomeration externalities can occur between different industries. Using combined data from restaurants (customer reviews) and hotels (hotel performance), this study proves that the quality of co-located restaurants significantly influences hotel performance in terms of occupancy, room rate, and revenue. Highquality restaurants are an essential pull factor for tourists and cause positive agglomeration effects to neighboring hotels. Furthermore, this study confirms that the positive impact of the quality of a restaurant cluster becomes stronger in full-service hotels than in limited-service hotels, as full-service hotels are more relevant as coopetitors to restaurants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104356"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144631316","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":"A balancing act: Smart technology for SMEs in the hospitality industry","authors":"Albena Pergelova , Shelley Beck , Nikolaos Stylos , Jeremy Zwiegelaar","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104384","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104384","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Smart technologies have been suggested as key drivers of competitive advantage and performance for companies. However, for SMEs with limited resources, strategic decisions about investing in smart technology to innovate their business models present distinct challenges. We investigate this topic in the context of the hospitality industry, which has embraced technology, but is also inherently human-centered. We build on socio-technical theory and resource orchestration theory, and data from 32 in-depth interviews with multiple stakeholders in hospitality, to explain the challenges of smart technology resource integration, balanced with “human touch” in the process of business model innovation. The findings offer theoretical and practical implications that enhance understanding about the critical task of balancing the adoption and diffusion of new technologies and the needs of stakeholders participating in the hospitality service provision.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104384"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144631302","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":"The role of mobile navigation in tourists’ hotel choice: A scenario-based intertemporal decision-making model","authors":"Yifei Jiang , Honglei Zhang , Min Zhuang , Xiaotong Zhang , Zixuan Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104380","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104380","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the digital era, mobile navigation, as a key location-based service, is playing an increasingly vital role in shaping tourists’ spatial decision-making, hotel selection, and overall travel experiences. This study employed a stated choice experiment and developed a scenario-based intertemporal mixed logit model to accurately model tourists’ hotel choice decisions before and after the widespread use of mobile navigation. Empirical results reveal that tourists prioritized service quality and hardware facilities before the widespread use of mobile navigation. After the adoption of mobile navigation, their focus shifted towards traffic accessibility, while the importance of location decreased. In navigation scenarios, tourists exhibited reference dependence and loss aversion, with the attributes of hotels they previously stayed at becoming future reference points. They were less tolerant of declines in hotel attributes, and mobile navigation helped alleviate concerns about hotels in suboptimal locations. Additionally, tourists with strong counterfactual thinking displayed distinct preference structures across different scenarios. From the perspective of the “human-technology-space” interaction, this study expands the theoretical framework of tourists’ spatial decision-making under the influence of navigation. The developed model provides more reliable estimates and explanatory power for understanding tourist choice behavior from a micro-level perspective.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104380"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144631303","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":"A crucial role of the triad of Airbnb, its users, and platform in reducing potential users’ perceived Airbnb uncertainties and enhancing their attitude and usage intention: A mixed-method approach","authors":"Hyoungeun Moon , Jahyun Song","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104364","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104364","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study used the notion of Uncertainty Reduction Theory and investigated the relationships among non-users’ perceived Airbnb uncertainties, information about Airbnb, and their attitude and usage intention toward Airbnb. Taking advantage of a mixed method by including both the open-ended and closed-ended questions in an online survey, a total of 303 responses were collected through an online research panel and analyzed by performing structural equation modeling (SEM) and content analysis. The results from SEM showed that Airbnb distrust and physical insecurity were the major perceived uncertainties and negatively impacted Airbnb reputation, Airbnb user reputation, Airbnb website security, and Airbnb platform credibility. Only Airbnb reputation and Airbnb user reputation significantly increased non-users’ intention to use Airbnb. The findings of content analysis presented non-users’ concerns of physical insecurity, accommodation quality, and Airbnb hosts. Based on the outcomes, this study posits that Airbnb management and Airbnb users should strengthen online and offline safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104364"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144631315","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":"To respond or to wait? The effect of customer review differentiation on hotel response priority","authors":"Na Wang , Shan Liu , Guangsen Si , Muyu Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104381","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijhm.2025.104381","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hotels typically pay close attention to customer reviews, which serve as a crucial channel for customers to voice their opinions on online travel platforms. However, hotels’ information processing capabilities are usually limited. Among numerous customer reviews, which voices prompt hotels to respond immediately and which they choose to wait on remains unclear. To answer this question, we examine the effects of customer review differentiation on hotel response priority using data scraped from TripAdvisor. Our findings indicate that reviews with content more different from others are more likely to elicit proactive hotel responses, and this effect is amplified when they also convey strong negative emotions. However, reviews with positive emotions stronger than others are less likely to be addressed. Such effects are stronger in premium than budget hotels. We also conduct additional analysis to explore whether hotels should adjust their response priority. Our study makes important contributions to hotel management response.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48444,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Hospitality Management","volume":"132 ","pages":"Article 104381"},"PeriodicalIF":9.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144614583","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}