1st Edition

Conflict and Hostility in Hotels, Restaurants, and Bars

Edited By Conrad Lashley Copyright 2024
228 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book critically explores conflict and hostility in a range of hospitality settings and from a broad stakeholder perspective. The provision of accommodation, food, and drink in commercial settings has conflict at its core because the commercial transaction between hosts and guests can result in a clash of expectations between the server and served. These service encounters involve... Read more

Chapter 1 – Conflict theory: principles and forms   

Conrad Lashley

Chapter 2 – Labour conflict situations in the tourism and hospitality industry      

Leandro Brusadin and Kerley dos Santos Alves

Chapter 3 – Does power corrupt? Exploring dysfunctional leadership      

Conrad Lashley

Chapter 4 – Hospitality and hostility

Conrad Lashley

Chapter 5 – Trust and fear: The unknown but useful Other – Uber, in Brazil

Ana Paula Garcia Spolon

Chapter 6 – Conflict and hostility in gastronomic establishments: a view of the LGBTQ+ community    

Flávio Peixoto Martins and Ana Paula Garcia Spolon

Chapter 7 – Conflict between stakeholders

Elizabeth Wada

Chapter 8 – Employer engagement with human trafficking 

Dr. Rodney Westerlaken and Lily Rodriguez Solorzano

Chapter 9 – The effect of employer branding on job seeking intention: Insights from hospitality students        

Li Ding, Angel F. González and Muhammet Kesgi

Chapter 10 – Tall poppy syndrome   

Lyndsey Neil, Nigel Hemmington and Ayeesha Taylor

Chapter 11 – Dealing with complaining customers 

Adrian Martin

Chapter 12 – Conflict by the state over alcohol sales – legal requirements and social expectations          

Ann Cameron

Chapter 13 – Tourists Go Home! Exploring conflicts between residents and visitors        

Conrad Lashley

Biography

Conrad Lashley is a former Professor and Editor Emeritus of Hospitality & Society. He was previously Professor in Hospitality Studies in the Academy of International Hospitality Research in the Netherlands.