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Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right?

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dc.contributor.authorCalisto, Maria de Lurdes
dc.contributor.authorUmbelino, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Ana
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Cláudia
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-07T15:36:48Z
dc.date.available2021-10-07T15:36:48Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.description.abstractThe connection between tourism and nature justifies the environmental concerns from tourism agents, namely global hotel chains. This paper explores the differences between smaller hotel chains and their larger global counterparts regarding environmentally sustainable practices. The research approach is qualitative, based on the analysis of 40 company websites and in-depth interviews with 18 entrepreneurs and executives. Results suggest that environmental issues are, for most companies, not a response to societal challenges (‘doing the right thing’), but a response to owners’ concerns (‘doing things right'). Hotel chains develop environmental sustainability practices, mainly for cost-reduction purposes, accommodating the owners’ demands for efficiency. Notwithstanding, there are differences according to the chain’s size. Smaller companies are less prone to adopt environmental practices and to invest in communicating them than global chains. Concerning sustainability in the hotel industry, most studies focus on specific topics and discussions. A more holistic approach to sustainability to establish a deeper understanding of sustainable business decisions in the hotel sector is scarce in the literature. This paper addresses this gap by exploring the strategic reasons behind the sustainable practices of hotel companies, namely smaller ones. Managerial implications of the results are also derived in this paper.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCalisto ML, Umbelino J, Gonçalves A, Viegas C. Environmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right? Sustainability. 2021;13(18):10380.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su131810380pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13843
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/18/10380pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectTourismpt_PT
dc.subjectHospitalitypt_PT
dc.subjectSMEspt_PT
dc.subjectEntrepreneurshippt_PT
dc.subjectSustainabilitypt_PT
dc.titleEnvironmental sustainability strategies for smaller companies in the hotel industry: doing the right thing or doing things right?pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue18pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage10380pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleSustainabilitypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
person.familyNameCOLAÇO LOURENÇO VIEGAS
person.givenNameCLÁUDIA ALEXANDRA
person.identifier.ciencia-id1E1E-A95A-5A71
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6051-7317
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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