An integrative framework for investigating disaster resilience within the hotel sector

COVID-19, aftermath, impacts, and hospitality firms: An international perspective

“…Further extending the theory of resilience, Brown et al (2018) proposed an integrative framework based upon six forms of capital specifically geared towards developing disaster resilience in the hotel sector:…”

“…From an empirical perspective, Lamanna et al (2012) illuminated the devastating consequences, both operationally and concerning human resources, among hotels experiencing extreme weather events (Hurricane Gustav, 2008). Lamanna et al (2012) also recognised that hotels operating in Great New Orleans demonstrated more wide-spread planning, better preparedness, and generally “more efficient disaster management process” (p. 220), thus emphasising some of the conceptual ideas proposed by subsequent research ( Brown et al, 2018 ). Sydnor-Bousso et al’s (2011) research in numerous United States’ counties affected by disasters is similarly in line with Brown et al’s (2018) contribution depicting various types of capital in resilience-building.…”

Natural Disasters vs Hotel Industry Resilience: An Exploratory Study among Hotel Managers from Europe

“…hotel location, environmental risks, natural resources, local eco systems, impact of hotel activities on destination sustainability, etc.). Some authors [22,24,29] additionally included in their research Cultural capital that primarily focuses on knowledge about local culture and cultural influence on social environment. According to some authors [62,63], this cultural capital can be merged with social capital into Organizational capital.…”

“…Furthermore, each capital consists of different predictors that measure specific community resilience to natural disasters. These capitals, in the context of resilience, were a topic of many studies, summarized lately by Brown et al [22] and Brown et al [24], and used as a foundation for the research of the same authors [29].…”

“…Being an integral part of the tourism industry, the hotel industry is also vulnerable to various types of hazards [20][21][22][23] to the negative effect of disasters [24], and is highly vulnerable to crisis [20,21]. As noted by Ritchie [10], those disaster effects cannot be avoided but just mitigated while property and, most importantly, human lives can be saved.…”