Lodging Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Mar 2024
News

Rooms with a View

demand for talent has become particularly acute in the aftermath of pandemic-era layoffs, affecting millions of hotel employees in the United States alone, which coincided with the growth of the gig economy. In 2023 the American Hotel and View Details

Keywords: April White; photos by Christina Gandolfo; Hospitality

27 Jul 2021
Op-Ed

What Pirates Can Teach Us About Leadership

In the deep heat of an 18th-century summer, a crew of pirates was sailing off the Virginia coast when a lookout spotted a merchant ship to the south. Springing into action, the pirates launched an attack, rocking the merchant ship with a cascade of musket balls and... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

John W. Marriott

Marriott built the fastest growing, most diversified and most profitable lodging company in the United States. By 1964, it had approximately $85 million in annual sales with 122 units in 14 states. Its business lines included 73... View Details

Keywords: Restaurants & Lodging

08 Nov 2016
First Look

November 8, 2016

contrasts the tradition-bound Old World wine industry with the market-oriented New World producers in the battle for the Chinese wine market in 2015. China’s wine consumption growth presented a large and fast-growing export target that... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Nov 2016
What Do You Think?

How Do Leaders Manage the Tension Between Pride and Arrogance?

worked in an organization that crossed far over the line where a pride in being the most prestigious firm in their industry became arrogance The result of this was stagnation and a rigid resistance to change, and the cost of this... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Web

Sexual Harassment - Race, Gender & Equity

leadership. *Controlling for age, race, marital/partner status, industry, sector, and size of company. By Industry, Last 3 Years In four of the five industries where HBS alumni are most likely to work, half or more of alumnae experienced... View Details

25 Aug 2022
News

Up on the Corner

financially responsible for the error. And despite overwhelming local support for the $3 million project, city officials raised objections that Dlodlo believes would never have been lodged against a developer in a more affluent... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Melissa Golden; Real Estate

26 Feb 2018
Research & Ideas

The Airbnb Effect: Cheaper Rooms for Travelers, Less Revenue for Hotels

Airbnb wasn't an option" Competition between traditional hotels and Airbnb is intensifying. Last Friday, Airbnb announced it is expanding its "experiences" offerings to an additional 1,000 cities. Meanwhile, the lodging... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Travel

18 May 2017
Blog Post

Why We Recruit: Hilton

OrganizationStephanie Atiase, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy, Hilton Describe your organization in three to five sentences.Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service... View Details

Keywords: Hospitality

01 Dec 2007
News

The Wise Men

advantage shrinks as a result. Fortunately, I don’t think that will happen. There’s been an increased emphasis on individual research projects built into the MBA curriculum, and that offers a healthy antidote to just reading printouts. — JH George View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons;Julia Hanna