Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right?
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Resumo: | The connection between tourism and nature justifies the environmental concerns from tourism agents, namely global hotel chains. This paper explores the differences between smaller hotel chains and their larger global counterparts regarding environmentally sustainable practices. The research approach is qualitative, based on the analysis of 40 company websites and in-depth interviews with 18 entrepreneurs and executives. Results suggest that environmental issues are, for most companies, not a response to societal challenges (‘doing the right thing’), but a response to owners’ concerns (‘doing things right'). Hotel chains develop environmental sustainability practices, mainly for cost-reduction purposes, accommodating the owners’ demands for efficiency. Notwithstanding, there are differences according to the chain’s size. Smaller companies are less prone to adopt environmental practices and to invest in communicating them than global chains. Concerning sustainability in the hotel industry, most studies focus on specific topics and discussions. A more holistic approach to sustainability to establish a deeper understanding of sustainable business decisions in the hotel sector is scarce in the literature. This paper addresses this gap by exploring the strategic reasons behind the sustainable practices of hotel companies, namely smaller ones. Managerial implications of the results are also derived in this paper. |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right?TourismHospitalitySMEsEntrepreneurshipSustainabilityThe connection between tourism and nature justifies the environmental concerns from tourism agents, namely global hotel chains. This paper explores the differences between smaller hotel chains and their larger global counterparts regarding environmentally sustainable practices. The research approach is qualitative, based on the analysis of 40 company websites and in-depth interviews with 18 entrepreneurs and executives. Results suggest that environmental issues are, for most companies, not a response to societal challenges (‘doing the right thing’), but a response to owners’ concerns (‘doing things right'). Hotel chains develop environmental sustainability practices, mainly for cost-reduction purposes, accommodating the owners’ demands for efficiency. Notwithstanding, there are differences according to the chain’s size. Smaller companies are less prone to adopt environmental practices and to invest in communicating them than global chains. Concerning sustainability in the hotel industry, most studies focus on specific topics and discussions. A more holistic approach to sustainability to establish a deeper understanding of sustainable business decisions in the hotel sector is scarce in the literature. This paper addresses this gap by exploring the strategic reasons behind the sustainable practices of hotel companies, namely smaller ones. Managerial implications of the results are also derived in this paper.MDPIRCIPLCalisto, Maria de LurdesUmbelino, JorgeGonçalves, AnaViegas, Cláudia2021-10-07T15:36:48Z2021-092021-09-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13843engCalisto ML, Umbelino J, Gonçalves A, Viegas C. Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? Sustainability. 2021;13(18):10380.10.3390/su131810380info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-08-03T10:09:14Zoai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/13843Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:21:43.298011Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? Calisto, Maria de Lurdes Tourism Hospitality SMEs Entrepreneurship Sustainability |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? |
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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? |
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Calisto, Maria de Lurdes |
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Calisto, Maria de Lurdes Umbelino, Jorge Gonçalves, Ana Viegas, Cláudia |
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Umbelino, Jorge Gonçalves, Ana Viegas, Cláudia |
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Calisto, Maria de Lurdes Umbelino, Jorge Gonçalves, Ana Viegas, Cláudia |
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Tourism Hospitality SMEs Entrepreneurship Sustainability |
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Tourism Hospitality SMEs Entrepreneurship Sustainability |
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The connection between tourism and nature justifies the environmental concerns from tourism agents, namely global hotel chains. This paper explores the differences between smaller hotel chains and their larger global counterparts regarding environmentally sustainable practices. The research approach is qualitative, based on the analysis of 40 company websites and in-depth interviews with 18 entrepreneurs and executives. Results suggest that environmental issues are, for most companies, not a response to societal challenges (‘doing the right thing’), but a response to owners’ concerns (‘doing things right'). Hotel chains develop environmental sustainability practices, mainly for cost-reduction purposes, accommodating the owners’ demands for efficiency. Notwithstanding, there are differences according to the chain’s size. Smaller companies are less prone to adopt environmental practices and to invest in communicating them than global chains. Concerning sustainability in the hotel industry, most studies focus on specific topics and discussions. A more holistic approach to sustainability to establish a deeper understanding of sustainable business decisions in the hotel sector is scarce in the literature. This paper addresses this gap by exploring the strategic reasons behind the sustainable practices of hotel companies, namely smaller ones. Managerial implications of the results are also derived in this paper. |
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