Introduction: Frailty is a geriatric syndrome defined as a state of increased vulnerability to negative health outcomes that is considered the most powerful predictor of disability, dependence, institutionalization, and death, and so considered a major health burden. Malnutrition has been described to be independently associated with frailty. Objectives: The primary objective was to describe the frequency of fr...
This paper examines the importance of talent management in tourism and hospitality, focussing specifically on the effect of human capital management on business success. As it is a topic that is still relatively underexplored in the literature, a bibliometric analysis was conducted, guided by the following keywords: ‘Human Capital’, ‘Tourism’, ‘Hospitality’, and ‘Talent Management’. The scientific mapping of co...
This paper examines the business performance of the European tourism sector, focusing on the three segments of Hotels and Restaurants (HR), Recreational and Cultural Activities (RCA) and Transport and Logistics (TL). This exploratory study is based on a sample of 6.000 companies operating in 17 EU countries during 2021, selected by the random sampling method and distributed equally among each sub-segment, provi...
An in-depth understanding of the business dynamics of a given sector enables key stakeholders to define appropriate strategies for its development, promotion and consolidation. This study aims to analyse the Portuguese tourism and hospitality sector, characterising the companies and their business dynamics between 2011 and 2022. It uses a Related-Samples Friedman‘s Two-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks to ident...
This research aims to analyse the evolving literature of green taxation or tourist taxes and the development of sustainable tourism destinations. Using the PRISMA Method, this study is based on a bibliometric analysis of articles published in SCOPUS and Web of Science. The study analyses all publications over time, with the keywords “taxes”, “tourism destinations” and “sustainability” in titles, keywords and ab...
This study explores the regional disparities in the tourism sector in Portugal between 2012 and 2022 with the aim of understanding how the spatial distribution, typology, and scale of tourism enterprises relate to regional wage dynamics. Using a quantitative approach, the analysis draws on secondary data from the Ministry of Labour and the Bank of Portugal, incorporating information on business characteristics ...
This study analyses employment in the tourism sector and seeks to identify trends in the evolution of worker profiles and transformation of the structure and working conditions in Portugal’s tourism sector from 2012 to 2022. It aims to understand how profiles, qualifications, and working conditions relate to the spatial distribution among Portuguese tourist regions and the typology and scale of tourism business...
Purpose: This article aims to make a bibliometric analysis of the studies published on green intellectual capital and to understand to what extent it can contribute to strengthening of sustainability and competitive advantage of organizations. Methodology: The systematic reviewing procedures followed PRISMA protocol, which in the time limits between 2008 and April 2022. The research identified the main challeng...
This work aims to identify the efficiency of intellectual capital in companies in the hospitality sector and to analyse the impact that the Covid pandemic has on the efficiency of intellectual capital in Portuguese regions. This study applies the Value Added Intellectual Coefficient (VAICTM) method according to Pulic (1998). The economic and financial data come from the Iberian Balance sheet Analysis System (SA...