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Hospitality research: a pause for reflection
Author(s) -
Morrison Alison
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.374
Subject(s) - hospitality , field (mathematics) , sociology , conceptual framework , tourism , reflection (computer programming) , engineering ethics , epistemology , public relations , psychology , social science , political science , computer science , engineering , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics , law , programming language
Abstract Over recent decades hospitality research has made considerable advancements and contributions to knowledge creation. However, a review of associated literature reveals that there exists a significant degree of debate concerning the definitional, philosophical and conceptual dimensions of hospitality. This paper aims to capture current thinking and key challenges confronting the research community. Conclusions are drawn calling for: definitional precision of hospitality; a clearly articulated research philosophy locating hospitality as a specialist field of study within the social science landscape; an enhanced degree of research philosophy awareness by researchers; and the benefits of formulating and agreeing an internally valid conceptual framework. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.