Funded Research

Principal  Investigator:   A national study of Airbnb hosts, pricing, demand, and guests. $45,000 research grant awarded by the American Hotel & Lodging Association Foundation, 2016 to 2017.

Investigator: From Top Executives to Department Managers: A Comparative Study of Strategic Issues Perceived at Multiple Management Levels in the Hotel Industry. $150,000 research grant awarded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2008 to 2010.

Co-Principal Investigator: Hotel Work and Well-Being: The Penn State Hotel Manager Initiative. $630,000 research grant awarded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2005 to 2009.

Investigator: The Effects of Brand Extension on Hotel Market Value. $80,000 research grant awarded by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2008 to 2009.

Investigator: Work Stress, Health, and Parenting among Hotel Employees. $1,340,000 research grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health, 2005 to 2009.

Co-Principal Investigator: Hotel and Home Lives: A Study of Work and Life Challenges and Strategies in the Hotel Industry. $45,000 research grant awarded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2003 to 2004.

Investigator: The Conversion of the Russian Hospitality Industry to a Market Economy. $275,000 grant awarded by the U.S. State Department, 1998 to 2000.

Principal Investigator: Determinant Factors and Strategic Consequences of an Interorganizational Macroculture: An Analysis of the Lodging Industry. $10,000 research grant awarded by the American Hotel Foundation, 1998 to 1999.