Country Performance Analysis of Swiss Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management Research

Lucília Cardoso, Arthur Filipe Araújo, Luís Lima Santos, Roland Schegg, Zélia Breda and Carlos Costa
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Lucília Cardoso: CiTUR Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal
Arthur Filipe Araújo: TRIE - Transdisciplinary Research Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Ecosystems - Lusofona University, 4000-098 Porto, Portugal
Luís Lima Santos: CiTUR Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal
Roland Schegg: Institute of Tourism, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland Valais-Wallis (HES-SO Valais-Wallis), 3960 Sierre, Switzerland
Zélia Breda: Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Carlos Costa: Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-24

Abstract: Based on tradition and high standards, Swiss higher education in tourism and hospitality is ranked among the best in the world. Although scientific research is the foundation of a country’s higher education system, the Swiss Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management Scientific Research (Swiss TL&HM-SR) has not yet been subject to a systematic analysis. This paper aims to fill this gap by assessing the Swiss TL&HM-SR performance, as well as identifying and discussing its most prominent topics. To this end, bibliometric data were gathered from the Scopus database and analyzed through a bibliometric mixed-method approach. Results provide a new performance indicator for the Swiss TL&HM-SR in this field of research, and show that innovation and sustainable destination management are particularly prominent topics within Swiss TL&HM-SR. In this context, contributions to these topics in particular are discussed in more detail. The findings provide useful insights for stakeholders aiming to improve sustainability performance through strategic management of destinations, as well as for researchers aiming to follow the latest trends, identify emerging topics and formulate more attractive projects for financing institutions. The study also provides a new and innovative methodological contribution, as it combines different methods of scientific research performance assessment, which can be further employed in other countries or knowledge areas.

Keywords: destination and innovation topics; country research performance; tourism; leisure and hospitality management; bibliometric method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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