Organizational Resilience in Hospitality and Tourism

Although ’VUCA’ is not a new term, the features of the world it describes, a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment, have never been more valid. The VUCA world has become the new reality for business, specifically for hospitality and tourism organizations that are more vulnerable than any other sector due to the historically-recognized turbulent environment in which they operate. In this book, the authors present unique factors that make hospitality and tourism organizations resilient in the VUCA world. With contacts at the center of their hospitality and tourism organizational resilience model, the organizational and psychological perspectives are also incorporated. This innovative volume tests the model of organizational resilience in hospitality and tourism organizations. The study identifies and validates organizational and individual factors that create a resilient organization in the hospitality and tourism sector. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and advanced students in the fields of organizational studies, strategic management, hospitality, and tourism management.

Malgorzata Rozkwitalska-Welenc is a Professor in Economics, Management, and Quality Sciences and works as a Professor at WSB Merito University in Gdansk, Poland.

Jacek Borzyszkowski is an Associate Professor of Finance and Management at WSB University in Gdansk, Poland.

Beata A. Basinska is an Associate Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology in the Faculty of Management and Economics at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland.

Fevzi Okumus is the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association Preeminent Chair Professor within the Hospitality Services Department at the University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management, USA.

Osman M. Karatepe is a Professor of Marketing in the Faculty of Tourism at Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, Türkiye.