Effects of Service Quality Policies in the Tourism Sector Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Spanish Hotels and Restaurants

Llorenç Bagur-Femenías, Jordi Perramon and Marc Oliveras-Villanueva
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Llorenç Bagur-Femenías: Accounting and Finance Department, UPF Barcelona School of Management, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Perramon: Accounting and Finance Department, UPF Barcelona School of Management, 08008 Barcelona, Spain
Marc Oliveras-Villanueva: Departament d’Organització, Gestió Empresarial i Disseny de Producte, Universitat de Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: In the last few years, it has become essential, in order for companies to ensure their survival, to approach the customer and bet on quality. This is due to the importance of tourism in many economies and the increase in supply and demand. For this reason, there are numerous studies found in literature that evaluate the extent to which quality practices impact finances and competitiveness of tourism companies. Furthermore, the usual practice in many of these studies is to classify all types of tourism businesses in the same category, even though there seem to be significant a priori differences between them. The main objects of scrutiny in this study are restaurants and hospitality. The analysis of the aggregate results of two surveys carried out among executives in Spain that employed SEM methodology demonstrates that quality practices have influence, albeit indirectly, on a firm’s performance in a positive way. However, separate analysis of subsamples show disparities between hotels and restaurants. This paper illustrates that, although both subgroups operate in the same sector, they obtain different results from implementing quality policies. Therefore, the specific features and typology of the selected tourism company should be considered.

Keywords: quality management practices; firm performance; tourism sector; hotels; restaurants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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