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Hospitality as a Human Phenomenon: Host–Guest Relationships in a Post-Conflict Setting (2009)
Journal Article
Causevic, S., & Lynch, P. (2009). Hospitality as a Human Phenomenon: Host–Guest Relationships in a Post-Conflict Setting. Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development, 6(2), 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790530902981498

This paper explores relationships between the diaspora and the new hosts in the context of the post-conflict setting of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The complexity of this particular relationship cannot be conceptualised through the commercial lens of th... Read More about Hospitality as a Human Phenomenon: Host–Guest Relationships in a Post-Conflict Setting.

Commercial Homes in Tourism: An International Perspective (2009)
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Lynch, P., McIntosh, A. J., & Tucker, H. (Eds.). (2009). Commercial Homes in Tourism: An International Perspective. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203880319

This volume is the first to examine the commercial home from an international perspective, paying attention to the frequently occurring but often neglected forms of commercial accommodation including farmstays, historic houses, and self-catering acco... Read More about Commercial Homes in Tourism: An International Perspective.

Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants (2009)
Journal Article
Alexander, M., Lynch, P., & Murray, R. (2009). Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 8(1), 55-84. https://doi.org/10.3794/

This paper addresses the role of training facilities within higher education hospitality departments. It identifies a range of historical and contemporary problems associated with these areas and reports on case study research undertaken with four UK... Read More about Reassessing the core of hospitality management education: The continuing importance of training restaurants.

The Art of Creating Culinary Innovations (2008)
Journal Article
Stierand, M., & Lynch, P. (2008). The Art of Creating Culinary Innovations. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(4), 337-350. https://doi.org/10.1057/thr.2008.28

The life worlds of innovating chefs are identified as important aspects towards a better understanding of culinary innovation. Hence, the concept of personal culinary innovation is proposed as a verifiable way to identify innovators in the field. Cur... Read More about The Art of Creating Culinary Innovations.

Differentiation and tourism destination development: Small business success in a close-knit community (2008)
Journal Article
Lynch, P. A., Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. (2008). Differentiation and tourism destination development: Small business success in a close-knit community. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 8(3), 161-177. https://doi.org/10.1057/thr.2008.26

This paper considers small tourism business relations within a rural tourism destination. They are examined within the context of small business (predominantly hospitality-based) networks and their contribution to destination development. A cultural... Read More about Differentiation and tourism destination development: Small business success in a close-knit community.

Going green: Decisional factors in small hospitality operations (2008)
Journal Article
Tzschentke, N. A., Kirk, D., & Lynch, P. A. (2008). Going green: Decisional factors in small hospitality operations. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 27(1), 126-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.07.010

This paper reports on research into the factors that influence the adoption of environmental measures in small hospitality firms. The research found that the decision to become environmentally involved had been a value-driven journey, influenced pri... Read More about Going green: Decisional factors in small hospitality operations.

Ahead of their time? Barriers to action in green tourism firms (2008)
Journal Article
Tzschentke, N., Kirk, D., & Lynch, P. (2008). Ahead of their time? Barriers to action in green tourism firms. Service Industries Journal, 28(2), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642060701842175

This paper presents findings from a qualitative research investigation into tourism firms and the environment. It focuses on the factors preventing a sample of small environmentally accredited businesses from undertaking further action. Attitudinal,... Read More about Ahead of their time? Barriers to action in green tourism firms.

Small tourism businesses in Pushkar, India: destination development through communication networks (2007)
Journal Article
Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. (2007). Small tourism businesses in Pushkar, India: destination development through communication networks. World Journal of Tourism Small Business Management, 1, 83-94

This paper uses the ‘communication network’ perspective (Szarka 1990) to identify how small hospitality and tourism businesses in Pushkar, India, cope with a lack of support agency assistance in skills learning and knowledge transfer. The methodologi... Read More about Small tourism businesses in Pushkar, India: destination development through communication networks.

Hospitality through poetry: control, fake solidarity, and breakdown (2007)
Journal Article
Robinson, M. G., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Hospitality through poetry: control, fake solidarity, and breakdown. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 1(3), 237-246. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506180710817765

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore issues of control, fake solidarity and breakdown in hospitality. Following Robinson and Lynch, the need to explore the subjective experience of hospitality through literature is identified as being h... Read More about Hospitality through poetry: control, fake solidarity, and breakdown.

Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home (2007)
Journal Article
Di Domenico, M., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home. Leisure Studies, 26(3), 321-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614360600898110

Commercial homes, which provide hospitality where the private home dimension is significant, blur traditional boundaries between home and work and social constructions of hospitableness versus hospitality. Drawing on interviews with owner-managers of... Read More about Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home.

Explorations of the host's relationship with the commercial home (2007)
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Lynch, P. A., Sweeney, M., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Explorations of the host's relationship with the commercial home. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 7(2), 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.thr.6050042

This paper investigates the host's relationship with their commercial home and its influences on product construction. Intangible dimensions of hospitality are explored through interviews and photographs. Commercial home hosts are interviewed using p... Read More about Explorations of the host's relationship with the commercial home.

Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective (2007)
Journal Article
Tinsley, R., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 8(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.5367/000000007780007380

This paper compares two localities of marked social, cultural and economic difference in relation to small tourism business networking and formalization of tourism destination development. The methodological process involves in-depth interviews, supp... Read More about Small Business Networking and Tourism Destination Development: A Comparative Perspective.

The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources (2006)
Journal Article
Johns, N., & Lynch, P. (2007). The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 26, 293-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.10.006

This paper contributes to a better understanding the self-catering accommodation sector by considering its nature and scope within Scotland, the {UK} and the international context. It reviews the available literature search and also presents an exhau... Read More about The self-catering accommodation market: A review of electronic and other sources.

The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective (2005)
Journal Article
Lynch, P. A. (2005). The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 24(4), 533-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2004.11.001

Different approaches to the study of small accommodation enterprises emanating from outside of hospitality are identified and a new hospitality-derived approach described: the commercial home enterprise (CHE). The commercial home sector is a numerica... Read More about The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective.

MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues (2005)
Journal Article
Lynch, P., Baty, R., Abdullah, F., & Seaman, C. (2005). MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues. Journal of European industrial training, 29(8), 641-652. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590510627102

Purpose – To report on an investigation amongst small firm owner‐managers in the service sector into potential demand for an MBA.Design/methodology/approach – Relevant recent literature is critiqued concerning small firms and learning, and MBAs and... Read More about MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues.