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Title

A Comparative Study of the Hotel Industry: Revenue Management Strategy in Canada and the United States

Author

Paul Alvin Willie, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Dissertation - NSU Access Only

Degree Name

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Department

H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Advisor

Ruth Clarke

Committee Member

Heather Clark

Committee Member

Ramdas Chandra

Abstract

As a result of the perfect storm of 2008-2009 (an intensely competitive environment and extremely harsh economic conditions), hotel properties around the world are more dependent upon revenue management strategies today. Furthermore, hotel revenue management has become a core strategic element for both domestic and international major brand name hotels within today's worldwide lodging industry.

Accordingly, this study examined any potential linkage between revenue management resources, management approach, working knowledge of the external environment, and overall revenue management performance of international hotel properties.

In this context, revenue management resources speak to management information systems, technology, and human capital. Furthermore, management's approach to how the external environment is taken into consideration is also addressed. Consequently, this study identifies which specific outside variables management considers relevant to the revenue management decision-making process.

As such, this study contributes to the discipline of revenue management by addressing the following: (a) How are revenue management decisions for hotel properties influenced by external factors if at all? (b) How significant are internal resources, such as human capital and technology, to the success of hotel revenue management programs and systems as well as overall firm performance in a cross-border, premier international tourist destination?

The results of this study help to augment and expand revenue management theory as well as provide hotel managers with a deeper understanding as to how revenue management decisions are influenced by external environmental factors as well as the importance of internal resources on hotel revenue management performance.

NSUWorks Citation

Paul Alvin Willie. 2011. A Comparative Study of the Hotel Industry: Revenue Management Strategy in Canada and the United States. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. (117)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hsbe_etd/117.