Purpose: This study explores how entrepreneurs perceive the territorial brand of the Center Region of Portugal and identifies key attributes that influence investment decisions. A strong territorial brand enhances destination value, fostering a sense of belonging and attracting tourists, residents, and businesses.Design/methodology/approach: A transversal and exploratory study was conducted using a self-adminis...
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...
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 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...
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...
The purpose of this research is to examine the scienti c production and international trends and recommendations on circular economy, gastronomy, and sustainability concepts. A bibliometric analysis was carried out in the SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) databases, and the extracted results considered relevant were processed in the VOSviewer software. In a total of four hundred articles considered, Italian, Span...
Objective: This study evaluates the higher education provision in Portugal's tourism and hospitality sector, examining its evolution and alignment with labor market demands to address the growing skills gap in the industry. Theoretical Framework: The research is grounded in concepts of labor market demands, educational alignment, and workforce development amid digital, societal, and economic transformations. Th...