Strategic groups in the hospitality industry: Intergroup and intragroup performance differences in Alicante, Spain |
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Authors: | Enrique Claver-Corts Jos F Molina-Azorín Jorge Pereira-Moliner |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Business Management, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain |
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Abstract: | The hotel sector is currently immersed in a very uncertain, highly competitive environment, due to which it needs information for the correct management of its establishments. This information can be obtained from the classification of hotels in strategic groups. The present empirical research presents strategic groups in the hospitality industry as a useful tool for the planning and implementation of strategies by hotels that helps to determine their competitive strategies and advantages. This research paper additionally shows how the levels of performance between the hotels belonging to each group can be evaluated from strategic groups. In this study, the tool is applied to the hotel sector of the Spanish province of Alicante, a very important geographical area in the context of international tourism. The dimensions resource commitment and tourist activity scope have been used to define the strategic groups. |
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Keywords: | Strategic groups Competitive strategy Performance Hotels Alicante |
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