Short Bio

Dr Demian Hodari is Associate Professor of Strategic Management at Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. He was previously a hotel general manager and the president of an independent hotel management and consulting company and has worked on four continents. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate level classes, Dr Hodari frequently provides consulting, executive education and strategic planning facilitation for international hotel companies, hotel owners, and individual properties. He currently sits on the board of directors of several hotel companies. Dr Hodari regularly speaks at industry events and his research is published in the leading hospitality management journals. He has raised nearly 200,000 Swiss Francs in research funding from the private and public sectors and his research has been awarded prestiges prizes from numerous organisations. Dr Hodari holds a PhD from the University of Surrey, a Masters from Cornell University, and a B.A. from Georgetown University.

Publications

Hodari, D., Turner, M.J., Sturman, M., & Nath, D. (2020). The role of hotel owners across different management and agency structures. International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, 21(1), 92-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/15256480.2018.1429342
Hodari, D., Balla, P.J., & Aroul, A.R. (2017). The Matter of Encumbrance: How Management Structure Affects Hotel Value. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 58(3), 293-311. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1938965516686116
Hodari, D., Turner, M., & Sturman, M. (2017). How hotel owner-operator goal congruence and GM autonomy influence hotel performance. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 61, 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2016.11.008
Turner, M., Way, S., Hodari, D., & Witteman, W. (2017). Hotel Property Performance: The Role of Strategic Management Accounting. International journal of Hospitality Management, 63, 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2017.02.001
Roper, A., & Hodari, D. (2015). Strategy Tools: Contextual Factors Impacting Use and Usefulness. Tourism Management, 51, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2015.04.001
Hodari, D., & Sturman, M. (2014). Who’s in Charge Now? The Decision Autonomy of Hotel General Managers, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 55(4), 433-447. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1938965513518839
Hodari, D., & Samson, D. (2014). Settling for less: the institutionalization of the hotel feasibility study. The Journal of Hospitality Financial Management, 22(2), 97-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/10913211.2014.970922
Hodari, D., Waldthausen, V., & Sturman, M. (2014). Outsourcing and Role Stress: An Empirical Study of Hotel Spa Managers. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 37, 190-199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.11.006

Awards

EHL Researcher of the Year (2018)
EHL Researcher of the Year (2014)
Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Reserach Award in the area of Hospitality Management (2010)

Research Portals

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Demian_Hodari