The center is headed by Dr. Woody Kim, the Robert H. Dedman Professor of Hospitality Management, who is ranked as fourth most prolific author of hospitality-related articles, according to the Journal of Culinary Science & Technology. Joining Dr. Kim is an international team of research scholars.

The ICHRD has published the below research:

2016

• The Influence of Recent Hotel Amenities and Green Practices on Guests’ Price Premium and Revisit Intention, Tourism Economic, In Press.
• Does Destination Perception differ based on traveler type? A case of Las Vegas of Asia, Tourism Planning & Development, In Press.
• Purchasing Wine Online: The Effects of Social Influence, Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use and Wine Involvement, Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, In Press.
• Age Matters: How Demographics Influence Visitor Perception and Attitude at the Destination Level, International Journal of Innovation and Learning, In Press.
• Role of Travel Experience in the Structural Relationships among Tourists’ Perceived Image, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intentions, Tourism and Hospitality Research, In Press.
• Does Knowledge Matter to Seniors’ Usage of Mobile Devices? Focusing on Motivation and Attachment, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, In Press.
• An Expanded Servicescape Framework as the Driver of Place Attachment and Word of Mouth, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, In Press.
• The Moderating Role of Severity of Service Failure in the Relationship among Regret/Disappointment, Dissatisfaction, and Behavioral Intention, Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, In Press.
• Hedonic Adaptation and Satiation: Understanding Switching Behavior in The Restaurant Industry, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 52, 143-153.

2015

• Reexamination of the Role of Destination Image in Tourism: An Updated Literature Review, e-Review of Tourism Research, 12 (3/4), 191-209.
• Factors Affecting British Revisit Intention To Crete, Greece: High vs. Low Spending Tourists, Tourism Geographies, 17(5), 815-841.
• Coffee Shop Consumers’ Emotional Attachments and Loyalty to Green Stores: The Moderating Role of Green Consciousness, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 44, 146-156.
• The Effectiveness of Managing Social Media on Hotel Performance, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 44, 165-171.

2014

• The Effect of Pricing Dispersion on Hotel Performance, Tourism Economics, 20(6), 1159-1179.
• Attitudes and Perceptions toward Affirmative Action Programs: An Application of institutional theory, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 41, 38-48.
• Users’ Intentions to Employ a Point-Of-Sale System, The Service Industries Journal, 34(11), 901-921.
• Understanding Knowledge Sharing in Online Travel Communities: Antecedents and the Moderating Effects of Interaction Modes, Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 38(2), 222-242.
• Factors Affecting Online Tourism Group Buying and the Moderating Role of Loyalty, Journal of Travel Research, 53(3), 380-394.
• Exploring Personality Traits in Flow and User-Generated Content Usage, Information & Management, 51, 347-358.
• Determinants of a Restaurant Average Meal Price: An Application of the Hedonic Pricing Model, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 39, 11-20.

2013

• Relationships between Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability and Healthy Food Choices for Seniors, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 25(4), 558-576.
• Determinants Affecting Comprehensive Property-Level Hotel Performance: The Moderating Role of Hotel Type, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 34, 404-412.

2012

• How User-Created-Content (UCC) Service Quality Influence User Satisfaction and Behavior, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 29, 255-267.
• Intellectual Capital and Business Performance: What Structural Relationships Do They Have in the Upper Upscale Hotels?, International Journal of Tourism Research, 14, 391-408.
• Accommodating the Needs of Disabled Hotel Guests: Implications for Guests and Management, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 31, 1311-1317.
• Influence of the Quality of Physical Environment, Food, and Service on Restaurant Image, Value, Customer Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intentions, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 24(2), 200-223.
• Who Uses Tips as a Reward for Service and When? An Examination of Potential Moderators of the Service-Tipping Relationship, Journal of Economic Psychology, 33, 90-103.

2011

• Generation Y Consumers’ Selection Attributes and Behavioral Intentions Concerning Green Restaurants, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(4), 803-811.
• Factors Affecting Travel Expenditure of Visitors to Macau, China, Tourism Economics, 17(4), 857-883.
• The effects of ethical leadership on manager job satisfaction, commitment, behavioral outcomes, and firm performance, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30, 1020-1026.
• Benefits Segmentation of International Travelers to Macau, China, Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, 12, 28-57.
• Performance Comparison of Lodging REITs, Hotel C-Corporations, and Resorts & Casinos, Tourism Economics, 17(1), 91-106.
• Mature Consumers’ Patronage Motives and the Importance of Attributes Regarding HMR Based on the Food-Related Lifestyles of the Upper Middle Class, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 30(1), 55-63.
• Re-examining the Determinants of Executive Compensation in the Restaurant Industry: a quantile regression approach, Tourism Economics, 17(5), 1035-1054.
• The Influence of Hotel Website Factors on E-loyalty in a B2C Context, Tourism Economics, 17(5), 1103-1127.

2010

• A Model of Historical Development and Future Trends of Italian Cuisine in America, International Journal of Hospitality Management, 29(4), 549-558. 
•  Hotel Valuation in China: A Case Study of State-Owned Hotel, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 51(3), 429-445.
• Macao’s Casino Industry: Reinventing Las Vegas in Asia, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 51(2), 268-283.
• Post-merger Stock Performance of Acquiring Hospitality Firms, Tourism Economics, 16(1), 185-195.

Contact Dr. Woody Kim for additional research.