International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management: Volume 31 Issue 6

Guest editorial

Rural community tourism and sustainable advantages in Nicaragua

Rural community tourism (RCT) represents an experience of community-based tourism where local population retains control over the process and the bulk of benefits. The purpose of…

Determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) attitudes: perspective of travel and tourism managers at world heritage sites

This study aims to examine how tourism impacts on local community, managers’ attachment to the community and their identification with the value of heritage resources influence…

The effect of message framings and green practices on customers’ attitudes and behavior intentions toward green restaurants

This study identifies an effective communication strategy for promoting restaurants’ green efforts to customers by using different types of green advertisement messages. This…

Corporate social responsibility in hotels: a stakeholder approach

This study aims to examine stakeholder interests in and influence on corporate social responsibility (CSR) implementation in hotels through an instrumental stakeholder theory lens.

Materiality: stakeholder accountability choices in hotels’ sustainability reports

This paper aims to examine the choices made by the hotel industry about what to include, and who to be accountable to, in their sustainability reports; a process defined as…

Determinants of locals’ heritage resource protection and conservation responsibility behaviors

This study aims to investigate the antecedents of local residents’ heritage resource protection and conservation responsibility behaviors that were identified based on the…

Corporate social responsibility in tourism as a tool for sustainable development: An evaluation from a community perspective

This study aims to analyze corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in tourism as a tool for sustainable development in the CSR program of a multinational enterprise in…

CSR adoption in the multinational hospitality context: A review of representative research and avenues for future research

The purpose of this paper is to examine corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues in the context of the hospitality industry and offer some avenues for future research.

Analysis of hotels’ environmentally sustainable policies and practices: Sustainability and corporate social responsibility in hospitality and tourism

This paper aims to present the findings of an analysis of the environmentally sustainable policies and practices (ESPPs) used by independent and chain-affiliated hotels. The study…

Exploring the antecedents of sustainable tourism development

The authors use two historical case studies (UK and Costa Rica) to explore the antecedents and legitimisation of sustainable development in hospitality and tourism, demonstrating…

“Think sustainable, act local” – a stakeholder-filter-model for translating SDGs into sustainability initiatives with local impact

The purpose of this paper is to develop and illustrate a comprehensive framework for how hospitality firms can overcome the broad vs narrow dilemma in sustainable management. The…

Assessment of lean-green practices on the sustainable performance of hotel supply chains

The purpose of this paper is to empirically assess the impact of integrated lean and green practices on the sustainable (environmental, economic and social) performance of a hotel…

Motivations of undertaking CSR initiatives by independent hotels: a holistic approach

The purpose of this study is to explore how senior managers of independent hotels perceive the notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) through a holistic analysis of…

Adopting environmentally friendly mechanisms in the hotel industry: A perspective of hotel managers in Central and Eastern European countries

This paper aims to assess how a hotel geographical location in different parts of Central and Eastern Europe influences the complexity of perception of pro-environmental behavior.

Decoding behavioural responses of green hotel guests: A deeper insight into the application of the theory of planned behaviour

This study aims to present a unique perspective on the application of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) in the context of the green lodging industry via configurational…

Scoping irresponsible behaviour in hospitality and tourism: widening the perspective of CSR

This paper aims to broaden the understanding of social responsibility in hospitality and tourism by positioning it in the wider context of responsibilities for deviant behaviour…

The circular economy, natural capital and resilience in tourism and hospitality

This paper aims to review some of the academic literature on the circular economy, natural capital and resilience by tourism and hospitality scholars and to examine how a number…

Diffusion of sustainability and CSR discourse in hospitality industry: Dynamics of local context

The authors’ focus is on the way in which sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) discourses and practices emerge in the collaboration of multinational companies…

The impacts of corporate social responsibility on organization citizenship behavior and task performance in hospitality: A sequential mediation model

This paper aims to explore the impacts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on employee organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and task performance in hospitality. The…