Networking in the Homestay Sector

Lynch, Paul A.

Abstract

This paper provides a case study on the management of private home accommodation used to house overseas guests who are primarily registered as students with the English as a foreign language sector. It uses network analysis to focus on the significance of social and also business networks and their implications with regard to the understanding, management, regulation and support of this neglected segment o f the hospitality sector The findings are considered to have a wider relevance to the small hospitality enterprise.

Citation

Lynch, P. A. (2000). Networking in the Homestay Sector. Service Industries Journal, 20(3), 95-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642060000000034

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2000-07
• Deposit Date: Aug 3, 2016
• Journal: The Service Industries Journal
• Print ISSN: 0264-2069
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-9507
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 95-116
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02642060000000034
• Keywords: Management of Technology and Innovation; Strategy and Management
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/323652