State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature Review

This article offers a systematic review of research trends and methodology, with a focus on the state and order of knowledge regarding service orientation in hospitality and tourism research. A search algorithm was created through Web of Science and Scopus using search words related to service orien...

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Main Authors: Magnús Haukur Ásgeirsson, Thorhallur Gudlaugsson, Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/12/3/107
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author Magnús Haukur Ásgeirsson
Thorhallur Gudlaugsson
Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson
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description This article offers a systematic review of research trends and methodology, with a focus on the state and order of knowledge regarding service orientation in hospitality and tourism research. A search algorithm was created through Web of Science and Scopus using search words related to service orientation and criteria regarding hospitality and tourism, yielding 154 articles. Duplicates and articles that did not focus on hospitality and tourism or did not have service orientation as their focus were removed, leaving 50 articles that were reviewed thoroughly and are the bases of the results. The review’s main findings are that discussion of service orientation seems to be selective in categorizations and bound mostly to employee hospitableness, therefore leaving out organizational culture, strategy, and process. There is, however, evidence in recent literature that scholars are taking a more holistic view of the phenomena. Most articles contribute to knowledge-building through the third order of knowledge, leaving little room to define concepts or gather mutual understandings through empirical data. Based on our findings, we recommend conscious and continuous building of tools and methods that will contribute to a more in-depth and holistic understanding and measurement of service orientation in hospitality and tourism.
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spelling doaj.art-706f8b3a981f4141bbb15f2e44365ab22023-11-23T14:30:07ZengMDPI AGAdministrative Sciences2076-33872022-08-0112310710.3390/admsci12030107State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature ReviewMagnús Haukur Ásgeirsson0Thorhallur Gudlaugsson1Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson2Department of Geography and Tourism, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, IcelandDepartment of Business Administration, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, IcelandDepartment of Geography and Tourism, University of Iceland, 102 Reykjavík, IcelandThis article offers a systematic review of research trends and methodology, with a focus on the state and order of knowledge regarding service orientation in hospitality and tourism research. A search algorithm was created through Web of Science and Scopus using search words related to service orientation and criteria regarding hospitality and tourism, yielding 154 articles. Duplicates and articles that did not focus on hospitality and tourism or did not have service orientation as their focus were removed, leaving 50 articles that were reviewed thoroughly and are the bases of the results. The review’s main findings are that discussion of service orientation seems to be selective in categorizations and bound mostly to employee hospitableness, therefore leaving out organizational culture, strategy, and process. There is, however, evidence in recent literature that scholars are taking a more holistic view of the phenomena. Most articles contribute to knowledge-building through the third order of knowledge, leaving little room to define concepts or gather mutual understandings through empirical data. Based on our findings, we recommend conscious and continuous building of tools and methods that will contribute to a more in-depth and holistic understanding and measurement of service orientation in hospitality and tourism.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/12/3/107service orientationhospitality and tourismorder of knowledgesystematic literature reviewqualitative methods
spellingShingle Magnús Haukur Ásgeirsson
Thorhallur Gudlaugsson
Gunnar Thór Jóhannesson
State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature Review
Administrative Sciences
service orientation
hospitality and tourism
order of knowledge
systematic literature review
qualitative methods
title State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature Review
title_full State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature Review
title_fullStr State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature Review
title_short State and Order of Service Orientation Knowledge in Hospitality and Tourism Research: Systematic Literature Review
title_sort state and order of service orientation knowledge in hospitality and tourism research systematic literature review
topic service orientation
hospitality and tourism
order of knowledge
systematic literature review
qualitative methods
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/12/3/107
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