1st Edition
Environmental, Social, and Governance Strategies in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Introduction
Section I: Development of ESG in Various Industries
1. Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Da Hyun S. Hwang & Seoki Lee, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
2. The Shape of ESG in the Food and Beverage Industry
Tiffany S. Legendre, Ph.D., University of Houston
3. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices in the Hotel Industry
Suyoun Kim & Seul Ki Lee, Ph.D. Sejong University
4. ESG Practices in the Luxury Tourism Sector
Minjung Shin, Ph.D., University of Houston
5. ESG issues in the MICE industry
Jinsoo Lee, Ph.D., Hong Kong Polytechnic University
6. Navigating the Future: Sustainability and ESG Initiatives in the Integrated Casino Resort Industry
Jaewook Kim, Ph.D., University of Houston & Choong-Ki Lee, Ph.D., Kyung Hee University & Ki-Joon Back, Ph.D., University of Houston
Section II: Employee Wellbeing
7. ESG Management and Employee Performance and Workplace Well-Being
Chihyung Michael Ok, Ph.D., Temple University
8. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Applications in Achieving Environmental, Social, and Governance Goals
Kwangsoo Park, Ph.D., Purdue University Northwest & Michael Ok, Ph.D., Temple University
Section III. ESG as Strategies
9. The Next Step of ESG-Driven Digital Transformation in Hospitality Management: Conceptualization and An Integrated Framework of Corporate Digital Responsibility
Minwoo Lee, Ph.D., Egor Cherenkov, Agnes DeFranco, Ed.D. University of Houston, & Ki-Hoon Lee, Ph.D., Edinburgh Napier University
10. The strategic decision to create shared value (CSV) from the lens of the ESG - sustainable development model in the hospitality industry
Jaewook Kim, Ph.D., University of Houston
Section IV: ESG in Destination Management
11. Lessons for Destination Management from the ESG movement
Jonathon Day, Ph.D., & Roya Alavipour, Purdue University
12. Practicing sustainability in hospitality and tourism businesses: A stakeholders’ approach
Billy Bai, Ph.D., Sooyeon Lee, M.S., Crystal Ji, M.S., David Cardenas, Ph.D., University of Nevada Las Vegas
13. ESG in Tourism Development: Unveiling Thailand’s Local Economic Landscapes from Geospatial Data
Chayanon Phucharoen, Ph.D., Nichapat Sangkaew, Ph.D., Aziz Nanthaamornphong, Ph.D., Prince Sonkla University
14. ESG strategies in Croatian tourism – assessing the impact of tourism development
Petra Barišić, Ph.D., University of Zagreb & Kristina Bučar, Ph.D.
Biography
Ki-Joon Back is leader of hospitality education in both teaching and research: Multiple research award winners and developed numerous students: World Top 2% Most Cited Scientists for Entire Career by Stanford University; the World Top 1% of scientists in the Business and Management Section by Research.com; elected National Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, faculty member. He has published over 170 manuscripts, book chapters, and proceedings in the area of hospitality and tourism research (consumer behaviors, gambling-related research). He has received over 28 research awards at the international level of conferences and journals, including the highest research achievement award in the hospitality and tourism discipline, the ICHRIE Lifetime Research Achievement Award and the Founder's Award for the Lifetime Hospitality Graduate Education. Ki-Joon founded the Consortium of Global Sustainability, including 68 global academic members in 17 countries (the-consortium.net); and serves as a managing editor, associate editor, guest editor, and editorial board member of top- tier hospitality and tourism journals
