Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality group

The service sector has grown in importance in recent years mainly because it contributes towards economic growth and job creation in many countries. As yet, the services sector has been the subject of little research and few empirical studies, especially within the field of innovation. Moreover,...

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Main Author: Luísa Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEO 2014-01-01
Series:Tourism & Management Studies
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Online Access:https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/619/1113
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spelling doaj-2f912dcb51b84c909ecc4995c7c4319e2020-11-24T22:07:34ZengUniversity of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEOTourism & Management Studies2182-84662014-01-0110SI169173Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality groupLuísa Carvalho0Department of Social Sciences and Management, Open University, Edifício Inovação I, Av. Jacques Delors, 211, 2740-122 Porto Salvo, Oeiras, Portugal and CEFAGE, (Centro de Estudos e Formação Avançada em Gestão e Economia), University of Évora, PortugalThe service sector has grown in importance in recent years mainly because it contributes towards economic growth and job creation in many countries. As yet, the services sector has been the subject of little research and few empirical studies, especially within the field of innovation. Moreover, the specific features of services make it difficult to study their internationalization, notably in tourism companies. The purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, to present a literature review of internationalization in services and hospitality companies in particular. Secondly, to discuss a case study focusing on the largest Portuguese hospitality group (Pestana Group). This allows us to formulate hypotheses that support empirical study and make some important observations regarding service-oriented companieshttps://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/619/1113internationalizationhospitality companiesservicesstrategy
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Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality group
Tourism & Management Studies
internationalization
hospitality companies
services
strategy
author_facet Luísa Carvalho
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title Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality group
title_short Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality group
title_full Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality group
title_fullStr Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality group
title_full_unstemmed Internationalization of service-oriented companies: Case study research into a hospitality group
title_sort internationalization of service-oriented companies: case study research into a hospitality group
publisher University of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEO
series Tourism & Management Studies
issn 2182-8466
publishDate 2014-01-01
description The service sector has grown in importance in recent years mainly because it contributes towards economic growth and job creation in many countries. As yet, the services sector has been the subject of little research and few empirical studies, especially within the field of innovation. Moreover, the specific features of services make it difficult to study their internationalization, notably in tourism companies. The purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, to present a literature review of internationalization in services and hospitality companies in particular. Secondly, to discuss a case study focusing on the largest Portuguese hospitality group (Pestana Group). This allows us to formulate hypotheses that support empirical study and make some important observations regarding service-oriented companies
topic internationalization
hospitality companies
services
strategy
url https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/619/1113
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