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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hospitality marketing research
T2 - recent trends and future directions
AU - Line, Nathaniel D.
AU - Runyan, Rodney C.
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - This article reviews the hospitality marketing research published in four top hospitality journals from 2008 to 2010 for the purposes of identifying significant trends and gaps in the literature. A total of 274 articles are reviewed and classified based on research topic, industry focus, and analysis technique as well as on a number of other methodological criteria. Significant topical and methodological trends are discussed. Important topical trends are synthesized and specific directions for future research are proposed. We conclude with the presentation and discussion of an organizational framework for future hospitality marketing research.
AB - This article reviews the hospitality marketing research published in four top hospitality journals from 2008 to 2010 for the purposes of identifying significant trends and gaps in the literature. A total of 274 articles are reviewed and classified based on research topic, industry focus, and analysis technique as well as on a number of other methodological criteria. Significant topical and methodological trends are discussed. Important topical trends are synthesized and specific directions for future research are proposed. We conclude with the presentation and discussion of an organizational framework for future hospitality marketing research.
KW - Hospitality marketing
KW - Literature review
KW - Synthesis
KW - Content analysis
KW - Research directions
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhm.2011.07.006
M3 - Journal article
VL - 31
SP - 477
EP - 488
JO - International Journal of Hospitality Management
JF - International Journal of Hospitality Management
SN - 0278-4319
IS - 2
ER -