{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-contemporary-hospitality-management-research-isbn-9780471983958","title":"The Handbook of Contemporary Hospitality Management Research","description":"As hospitality continues to establish itself as a mainstream subject area in universities there is a need to create a research culture within this emergent field. This book provides the definitive handbook on hospitality management research. Included in the volume is a state-of-the-art review of philosophies, approaches and methods of research currently in use in the field. A key feature of the book is the coverage of application of these philosophical issues and alternative research methods and approaches. Beyond this, the book discusses perspectives, practices and problems in hospitality management with chapters ranging from a review of quality management, strategic management, IT management right through to small business management. This handbook is the most comprehensive resource and reference piece for researchers, academics and students in the field of hospitality management. Contributions come from leading thinkers in the field: Michael Baker Gerry Barlow Tom Baum Maureen Brookes Francis Buttle David Edgar Martin Friel Alan Fyall David Gilbert Frank Go Anne Hampton Nigel Hemmington Haydn Ingram Stephanie Jameson Stuart Jauncey Nick Johns Peter Jones Conrad Lashley David Litteljohn Andrew Lockwood Rosemary Lucas Michael Olsen Angela Roper Sylvia Sussmann Stephen Taylor Rhodri Thomas Eliza Ching-Yick Tse Sandra Watson Susan Welch Roy Wood  PHILOSOPHIES, APPROACHES AND METHODS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Traditional and Alternative Research Philosophies (R. Wood).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lacuna or Lost Cause? Some Reflections on Hospitality Management Research (S. Taylor \u0026amp; D. Edgar).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Researching Organisations from the Outside (D. Litteljohn \u0026amp; A. Roper).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Interdisciplinary Research: The Team Advantage! (M. Brookes, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Survey Research (R. Lucas).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Experimental Research (P. Jones).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Case Study Research (B. Brotherton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Comparative Research (B. Brotherton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Action Research (C. Lashley).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Observational Research (S. Jauncey).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Critical Incident Technique (D. Gilbert \u0026amp; A. Lockwood).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Measurement (F. Buttle).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sampling (N. Hemmington).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Quantitative Data Analysis (A. Fyall \u0026amp; R. Thomas).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation (A. Hampton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Presentation of Research Findings (T. Baum).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PERSPECTIVES, PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Quality Management (N. Johns).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strategic Management (E. Tse \u0026amp; M. Olsen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Human Resource Management (C. Lashley \u0026amp; S. Watson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Information Technology Management (M. Baker, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hotel Operations Management (A. Lockwood \u0026amp; H. Ingram).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Catering Operations Management (P. Jones).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Industry Structure and Strategic Groups (D. Litteljohn).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Internationalisation (F. Go).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Small Business Management (R. Thomas, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Financial Management Research (G. Barlow).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hospitality Management Research: Towards the Future? (B. Brotherton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Brotherton\u003c\/b\u003e's books reflect his long-standing interest and expertise in the application of research methodology to investigating the hospitality and tourism sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e As hospitality continues to establish itself as a mainstream subject area in universities there is a need to create a research culture within this emergent field. This book provides the definitive handbook on hospitality management research. Included in the volume is a state-of-the-art review of philosophies, approaches and methods of research currently in use in the field. A key feature of the book is the coverage of application of these philosophical issues and alternative research methods and approaches. Beyond this, the book discusses perspectives, practices and problems in hospitality management with chapters ranging from a review of quality management, strategic management, IT management right through to small business management. This handbook is the most comprehensive resource and reference piece for researchers, academics and students in the field of hospitality management. 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