International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management: Volume 24 Issue 6

Use of qualitative research in foodservice organizations: A review of challenges, strategies, and applications

Susan W. Arendt, Kevin R. Roberts, Catherine Strohbehn, Jason Ellis, Paola Paez, Janell Meyer

The purpose of this paper is to present the challenges encountered when conducting qualitative research in foodservice operations and to discuss the strategies to overcome the…

Investigative management and consumer research on the internet

Peter Lugosi, Hania Janta, Pamela Watson

This paper aims to introduce the notion of investigative research on the internet (IRI) and conceptualise its processes through the principle of streaming. It seeks to discuss the…

Structure and process modeling of seemingly unstructured leisure‐travel decisions and behavior

Drew Martin, Arch G. Woodside

This paper aims to introduce a structuring and processing model (SPM) as a framework for tourism decision making research.

Using focus groups as a tool to develop a hospitality work‐life research study

John W. O'Neill

This paper seeks to describe how the results of the qualitative research method of focus groups may be used as conceptual data at the onset of a research study to inform…

Consulting the oracle?: Applications of modified Delphi technique to qualitative research in the hospitality industry

Abu Elnasr E. Sobaih, Caroline Ritchie, Eleri Jones

The Delphi technique is used to achieve consensus among experts and/or gain judgment on complex matters. This paper aims to discuss the classical Delphi and its advantages and…

Beyond consensus: an alternative use of Delphi enquiry in hospitality research

Alexandros Paraskevas, Mark N.K. Saunders

This paper's aim is to critically review the use of Delphi techniques in qualitative research for utilising “expert” opinions and to explore through a detailed example how Policy…

How to promote cooperation in the hospitality industry: Generating practitioner‐relevant knowledge using the GABEK qualitative research strategy

Harald Pechlaner, Michael Volgger

While it is possible to classify the previously suggested conditions to the promotion of interorganizational cooperation as either referring to strategic interdependence or to…

Reflecting on a phenomenological study of creativity and innovation in haute cuisine

Marc B. Stierand, Viktor Dörfler

This paper aims to present and reflect on a phenomenological research process used to elucidate the nature of creativity and innovation in haute cuisine.

Research Themes for Tourism

Alfonso Vargas‐Sánchez

Editorial

Fevzi Okumus

Guest editorial

Amit Sharma, Levent Altinay