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Demian Hodari

Dr Demian Hodari

Dr Demian Hodari

Professeur Associé

Expertise

  • Stratégie d'entreprise
  • Développement hôtelier

Biographie

Dr Demian Hodari est Professeur Associé de management stratégique à l'EHL. Auparavant, il a été directeur général d'un hôtel et président d'une société indépendante de gestion et de conseil hôtelier et ce, sur quatre continents. En plus d'enseigner à des étudiants  en Bachelor et en Master, Dr Hodari offre des services de consultation, de formation de cadres et de facilitation de la planification stratégique pour des entreprises hôtelières internationales, des propriétaires d'hôtels et des propriétés individuelles.


De plus, il siège actuellement au conseil d'administration de plusieurs sociétés hôtelières. Dr Hodari prend régulièrement la parole lors d'événements de l'industrie hôtelière et ses recherches sont publiées dans les principales revues de gestion hôtelière. Il a récolté près de CHF 200 000 de fonds de recherche auprès des secteurs privé et public et ses recherches ont été récompensées par différents prix prestigieux décernés par de nombreuses organisations. M. Hodari est titulaire d'un doctorat de l'Université de Surrey, d'une maîtrise de l'Université Cornell et d'un baccalauréat de l'Université Georgetown.

Récompenses

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)

Formation

PhD in Strategic Management, University of Surrey
Master's Degree in Hospitality Management, Cornell University
Bachelors of Arts, Georgetown University

Cours enseignés

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
• Advanced Electives
• Industrial Attachment (6 Months)
• Integrated Business Analysis

CERTIFICATE IN MANAGING UNDERPERFORMING PROPERTIES (E-LEARNING)
• Managing Underperforming Properties
MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
• Driving Hotel Performance
MASTER IN WINE & HOSPITALITY
• Managing Underperforming Properties

Lieu d'enseignement

EHL Campus Lausanne
EHL Campus (Singapore)
Publications académiques

Publications académiques de Demian Hodari

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Settling for less : the institutionalization of the hotel feasibility study

Hotel feasibility studies play an important role in the hotel development process as hotel developers, lenders, and operators all require an analysis of a hotel's projected operating performance and the ensuing financial returns. Such studies are...

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Who's in Charge Now ? : The decision autonomy of hotel general managers

The general manager (GM) is the key position in a hotel, but the changing structure of the industry has altered the scope of the GM’s decision-making autonomy. In many hotels, the GM is an employee of a hotel operating firm and is effectively an...

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Strategy tools : contextual factors impacting use and usefulness

Strategy tools are a common element of tourism and hotel management courses, journal articles and textbooks. In this paper we explore why practitioners do not find tools useful and hence reject their use as a strategy practice. Drawing on a...

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The matter of encumbrance : how management structure affects hotel value

Hotel owners have two fundamental concerns: the financial operating performance of their asset and its selling price. While they often contract a hotel management company to operate the hotel through a lease or management agreement, common industry...

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How hotel owner-operator goal congruence and GM autonomy influence hotel performance

A principal-agent relationship exists between hotel owners and the management companies which often operate their hotels. In addition, they both act as principals to a mutual agent, the hotel's General Manager, who is tasked with trying to achieve...

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Hotel property performance : the role of strategic management accounting

In the current study, we contend that to enhance their competitiveness and performance, hotel properties need to develop and implement internal policies and procedures such as strategic management accounting that are consistent with their business...

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The role of hotel owners across different management and agency structures

This study examines the degree to which hotel owners influence the operation of their hotels in both single- and multiple-agency scenarios. Key findings from a survey of 499 general managers are that: (1) owners influence financial property-level...

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Soft brand or independent ? : evidence from the first decade of the soft branding, strategy in the U.S. market

The supply of soft brands is expected to grow as the industry has continued to see new soft brand launches by major hotel companies. But because the number of properties branded as soft brands is still relatively low, previous studies have not...

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The impact of brand affiliation on asset values : the case of UK hotels

Using the hedonic pricing method, we study more than 400 hotel transactions in the United Kingdom between 2000 and 2015 to determine the impact of brands on hotel market values. We initially find that hotel brands are negatively associated with...

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The cruise industry workforce crunch – generational changes in work values of job seekers

Purpose: In the wake of COVID-19, the cruise industry is experiencing an unprecedented talent management challenge. Extant research suggests a broad range of work values that may attract job candidates to the cruise industry. The purpose of this...

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The impact of management structure on guest satisfaction in chain-affiliated hotels and the moderating influence of chain scale

While extensive research focuses on the relationship between chain-affiliation and hotel operating performance, these results are inconclusive. We suggest this is because previous studies have largely ignored whether affiliated hotels are operated...

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Publications dans des revues

Cruz, M., Hodari, D., & Raub, S. (2024). The impact of management structure on guest satisfaction in chain-affiliated hotels and the moderating influence of chain scale. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 117, 103651.

Raub, S., Cruz, M., Gorka, J., Hodari, D., & Saul, L. (2024). The cruise industry workforce crunch – generational changes in work values of job seekers. Tourism Review.

Aroul, R., Hodari. D., Bianchi, G. & Martignoni, G. (2023). The impact of brand affiliation on asset values: the case of UK hotels. Journal of Property Research, 40(2), 157-184.

Chan, E. Hodari, D. & Li, T. (2022). Soft brand or independent? Evidence from the first decade of the soft branding, strategy in the U.S. market. International Journal of Hospitality Management.

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