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Funded Research Projects

Funded Research Projects (2023-2015)

  • Fuchs, M. & Clergue, V. Project: Green Tourists: Attitudinal and Behavioral Sustainable Tourist Segments for Switzerland, Date: 01.01.2023 to 30.06.2024, External fundraising: HES-SO
  • Davoine, T. Project: Long-run economic and demographic influences on international tourism, Date: 01.01.2023 to 31.12.2024, External fundraising: HES-SO
  • Inversini, A. Project: Digital Supported Regenerative Hospitality in Rural Lebanon, Date: 01.02.2023 to 31.01.2024, External fundraising: HES-SO / E&TA
  • Cruz, M. Project: How audience heterogeneity impacts the fate of organizations: the case of the beer boom and the development of the beer industry in Switzerland, Date: 01.11.2022 to 01.11.2026, External fundraising: SNF
  • Martin-Rios, C. & Masset, P. Project: VirtualSomm - A sommelier in your pocket and the true cost of wine, Date: 01.06.2022 to 31.11.2023, External fundraising: Innosuisse
  • Hinrichs, N & Stierand, M. Project: When the wild mind meets the disciplined eye: Professional identity development at the intersection of institutional logics and creativity, Date: 01.01.2023 to 01.01.2026, External fundraising: SNF
  • Derchi, G.-B. Project: Corporate experience and organizational learning in sustainability reporting, Date: 01.06.2022 to 01.12.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO
  • Inversini, A. Project: Digitally Enabled Regenerative Hospitality Ecosystems, Date: 15.06.2022 to 15.12.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO
  • Masset, P. & Weisskopf, J-P. Project: Gestion du risque climatique dans la viticulture par la diversification des cépages, Date: 15.06.2022 to 15.12.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO
  • Varga, P. Project: Developing an applied hospitality training programme for personnel in operations to enhance environmental and cultural awareness of the SDGs in the Swiss hospitality sector, Date: 15.06.2022 to 15.12.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO
  • Mori, M. Project: Effects of relative media sentiment, information demand, and conspicuous desire on Chinese tourists demand to travel to Switzerland, Date: 01.01.2022 to 30.06.2023, External funding: HES-SO.
  • Inversini, A. Project: Resilient Tourism, Date : 01.06.2022 to 31.05.2026, External funding: InnoSuisse Flagship.
  • Poretti, C. Project: COVID-19 crisis resiliency across ownership structures in Swiss listed companies, Date: 01.06.2021 to 30.11.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO. 
  • Clergue, V. & Chen, M. Project: Building Trust During Covid-19 Recovery, Date: 01.06.2021 to 30.11.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Terrier, L. Project: Utiliser les nudges afin de modifier durablement les comportements de mobilité douce au travail, Date: 01.06.2021 to 30.11.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Zizka, L. Project : Hospitality’s response to Covid-19: Welcome back to the new ‘abnormal’!, Date: 01.06.2021 to 30.11.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO. 
  • Martin-Rios, C. Project: Addressing the challenge of food waste reduction in the post-pandemic scenario: A study in hospitality education, Date: 01.06.2021 to 30.11.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Cruz, M. Project: Business Model Innovation as a tool for SMEs in the Food and Beverage Industry to successfully navigate crises such as COVID-19, Date: 15.06.2021 to 15.12.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Kim, S. Project: Effective online networking practices in the context of Swiss SMEs, Date: 15.06.2021 to 15.12.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Inversini, A. Project: Local Community Empowerment Through Smart Host-Guest Relationship, Date: 01.03.2021-31.06.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Inversini, A. Project : L’avenir des hôtels d’affaires Suisses en milieu urbain. Date: 01.03.2021-28.02.2022, External fundraising: InnoTour.
  • Hasman, A. & Borzillo, S. Project: Corporate Decision making under high uncertainty, Date: 01.01.2021 to 30.06.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Heo, C. Project: Pandemic and Beyond - Developing innovative approaches against COVID-19 for tourism sector using a Mean-End Chain theory approach, Date: 01.01.2021 to 30.06.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Heo, C. Project: Exploring travel motivation post COVID-19 using a Mean-End-Chain theory approach, Date: 01.12.2020 to 30.11.2021, External fundraising: SERI.
  • Lopez, L. & Girardin, F., Project: Effects of Circular Economy Practices in the Hospitality Industry, Date: 01.09.2020 to 28.02.2022, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Blengini, I., Project: Economic Effects of Covid-19 and Macroeconomic Policies for Recovery, Date: 01.06.2020 to 30.11.2020, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Masset, P. & Weisskopf, J-P., Project: COVID-19 : Gérer la crise et préparer le futur de l’industrie viticole suisse, Date : 11.05.2020 to 11.11.2020, External fundraising : HES-SO.
  • Raub, S., Project : Développement durable dans l’hôtellerie Transfrontalière, Date : 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2023, External fundraising : INTERREG.
  • Varga, P., Project: Psychographic carrying capacity in the Galapagos Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Date: 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020, External fundraising: Swiss Federation (Bilateral Program - Leading House for the Latin American Region program)
  • Inversini, A. & Derchi, G-B., Project: Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Media Communication, Date: 01.02.2020 to 31.07.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Heo, C., Project: Hotel Intelligent System using Machine Learning and Cognitive Tools (Hotelnet), Date: 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2020, Private Funding.
  • Poretti, C., Project: Gender diversity all over the firm: the consequences of financial reporting feminization on financial reporting outcomes, Date: 01.01.2020 to 30.06.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Etemad-Sajadi R., Project: Human-Robot Interaction in a service delivery context, Date: 01.12.2019 to 31.05.2021, External fundraising: HES-SO. 
  • Martin-Rios, C., Project: Current Innovation Trends in Sales, Marketing & Revenue Management of branded hotels in the United States (HSMAI), Date: 01.09.2019 to 31.01.2020, Private Funding.
  • Woltering R.-O., Project: Price Transparency in the European Hotel Industry, Date: 01.09.2019 to 28.02.2021, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Rosenkranz N., Project: Doing well by doing good: Ecosystem strategies for hybrid organizations, Date: 01.09.2019 to 28.02.2021, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Chen, M. & Zizka, L., Project: Destination Image: What drives potential tourists` intention to come to Switzerland? Date: 01.01.2019 to 30.06.2020, External fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Cruz, M., Project: Authenticity as a resource for entrepreneurship and tourism: the case of the beer boom in Switzerland, Date: 01.09.2018 to 31.05.2020, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Bianchi, G., Project: The Swiss Hospitality Macroeconomics Forecasting Index, Date: 01.09.2018 to 28.02.2020, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Das, P., Project: Hotel Optimal Occupancy Index (STR), Date: 01.07.2018 to 30.04.2019, Private Fundings.
  • Rosenkranz, N., Project: Winds of change: The critical function of role identity management in strategic change, Date: 01.01.2018 to 31.08.2021, External Fundraising: SNF.
  • Blengini, I., Project: Exchange rate appreciations and the Swiss hospitality industry, Date 01.01.2018 to 30.06.2019, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Schmitt, A., Project: A Behavioral Process Perspective on Hotel Corporation's Investment Decisions, Date: 01.09.2017 to 30.06.2019, External Fundraising: HES-SO. 
  • Stierand M. & Lecossois C., Project: Educati-EAU: L'eau et la protection de la nature au travers de l'éducation à l'environnement, Date : 01.07.2017 to 31.12.2019, Public & Private Fundings.
  • Etemad-Sajadi, R., Project: Avatar: Remote control 360, Date: 01.04.2017 to 01.04.2019, External Fundraising: INNOSUISSE / CTI.
  • Hodari, D., Project: Strategic management skills development - Hyatt International (EAME) LLC, Date: 01.04.2017 to 30.11.2017, Private Fundings.
  • Heo, C., Project: Identify the scope of Revenue Management practices for SME hotels around the world (MultiMicroCloud), Date: 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2018, Private Funding. 
  • Pougnet, S., Project : ECOFASS-VIN: Développement, perfectionnement et industrialisation d'un système de distribution innovant pour les boissons carbonatées et fortement carbonatées, incluant la quantification et la diminution de l'impact écologique de la distribution de vins régionaux, Date: 01.01.2017 to 31.12.2019,  External Fundraising: INTERREG.
  • Etemad-Sajadi, R., Project: Bringing hospitality inside seniors' smart homes, Date: 01.09.2016 to 28.02.2018, External Fundraising: HES-SO. 
  • Schmitt, A. Project: Scale development of gambling fallacy and its effect on gambling problem behaviors: A cross cultural study among Korea, USA, and Switzerland (Kyung Hee University, South Korea and the University of Houston, USA), Date: 01.09.2016 – 31.08.2019, External Fundraising.
  • Heo, C., Project: How should SME hotels in Switzerland cope with growing threats from Airbnb: Identifying competitive advantages of SME hotels in the era of the shared economy, Date: 01.01.2016 to 31.03.2017, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Kim, S., Project: The impact of women in leadership on organizational and individual outcomes in the Swiss hospitality industry, Date: 01.01.2016 to 31.10.2017, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Martin-Rios, C., Project: Toward successful implementation of novel forms of innovation in the hospitality industry, Date: 01.01.2016 to 31.03.2017, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Fernandez, S., Project : Impact d'une formation aux techniques d'influence sur le comportement et les gains des employés de restauration, Date: 01.09.2015 to 28.02.2017, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Sahli, M., Project : Evaluation de l'Economie Touristique: Comparaison internationale des performances touristiques de deux destinations urbaines, Date: 01.04.2015 to 30.09.2016, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Murphy, H., Project: Innovations in management education: pedagogically informed use of Web 2.0 in the higher education classroom, Date: 15.01.2015 to 15.07.2016, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Chen, Y., Project: The Swiss Tourist Satisfaction and Happiness Index, Date: 01.01.2015 to 31.03.2016, External Fundraising: HES-SO.
  • Stierand, M., Project: Re-Exploring the Meaning, Significance and Future Development of the Commercial Meal Experience for Hospitality Management, Date: 01.01.2015 to 31.03.2016, External Fundraising: HES-SO.