{"id":11646,"date":"2021-08-01T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T01:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/edividend\/?p=11646"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T23:18:41","slug":"dogan-gursoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.wsu.edu\/edividend\/2021\/08\/01\/dogan-gursoy\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU Carson College Professor Ranks Among Most Prolific Hospitality and Tourism Researchers Worldwide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dogan Gursoy, author of more than 180 journal articles, reads industry news and follows current events to spot his next research topic.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Dogan Gursoy<\/a>, Taco Bell Distinguished Professor in the School of Hospitality Business Management<\/a>, was named one of the most prolific researchers worldwide in hospitality and tourism over the last 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new study on scholarly research and influence in hospitality and tourism, published in the March 2021 issue of the International Journal of Contemporary Management<\/em><\/a>, examined and ranked researchers in the field from 2000\u20132019. The paper\u2019s authors analyzed 14,227 articles in 12 top-tier hospitality and tourism journals, looking at factors such as number of publications, journal type, and collaboration style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With more than 75 papers published in top-tier research journals, Gursoy\u2019s research places him in the group of top-10 millennium scholars. In addition, he received the Lifetime Research Award<\/a> from the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education, the premier association for hospitality and tourism educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gursoy says the recognition is confirmation that hard work, countless hours spent on research, and creativity are not wasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could not become a top ten researcher in the field without the help of my mentors, current and former PhD students, and research partners. I sincerely thank each of them for helping me become a better person and a better researcher,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting the bar for hospitality research impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gursoy has spent the entirety of his 20-year career in higher education at WSU\u2019s School of Hospitality Business Management in the Carson College of Business. He has published more than 180 research papers in the field of hospitality and tourism, covering hundreds of topics focused on the latest and emerging trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to being one of the top researchers in his field, Gursoy is in the top 20 of most cited researchers at WSU. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Hospitality Marketing and Management<\/em><\/a> and has presented his work at hundreds of conferences around the world. His editorial, co-authored with Professor Christina Chi<\/a>, on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitality industry<\/a> is the journal\u2019s most-read article of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gursoy has been in the hospitality and tourism field, in some form or other, for most of his life. As a teenager, he worked in restaurants and hotels. Later, he worked for Tourism Transport Tours Ltd., the local operator for Thomson Travel (now known as TUI UK), which was one of the largest tourism companies in the world. He eventually worked his way up to a management position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soon, his reputation preceded him, and Gursoy began to receive job offers from other companies that included funding his education. Gursoy capitalized on those opportunities, earning his bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGoing to school was a lot easier than working,\u201d he says jokingly, referring to the long hours and unpredictability of the seasonal tourism industry. In 2001, he moved from industry to academia and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it\u2019s not uncommon for Gursoy to spend 50\u201360 or more hours each week teaching, researching, advising, and taking care of everything else that requires his attention, he says his career at WSU has afforded him comfort and stability. And it allows him to continue making significant contributions to his field, not only through research and scholarship but also through advising and mentoring up-and-coming researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentoring future research leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Teaching and mentoring are extremely important, says Gursoy. \u201cThat\u2019s why we are here. Without the students, we wouldn\u2019t exist.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gursoy supports and makes himself available for the students he advises, but he also pushes them \u201cto their limit\u201d to help students achieve success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oscar Chi<\/a> (\u201921 PhD), assistant professor of hospitality and tourism at the University of Florida, says he was first inspired by Gursoy as an undergraduate student in the School of Hospitality Business Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEarly on in my academic career, he took time to share his insights on industry and career paths. His guidance over the years is why I asked him to be on my PhD committee,\u201d says Chi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gursoy sums up his mentoring philosophy in a simple statement: \u201cYou have to be better than me.\u201d Just like a caring parent, Gursoy hopes nothing more for his advisees than for them find success in ways that eclipse his own work. That is work in which to be proud, he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researching tomorrow\u2019s problems today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gursoy\u2019s work covers a wide-range of industry topics. He steadily reads industry news and current events to spot the next interesting research topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent notable research contributions include studies on artificial intelligence, customer attitudes toward dining and travel during the pandemic, carbon offsetting in tourism, and autonomous vehicles for travel and tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a researcher, I\u2019m trying to find solutions to problems not only right now but also in the future,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping put WSU on the map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe accomplishments of professors like Dr. Gursoy are critical to the college\u2019s strategy to be recognized as regular contributors of rigorous and influential research,\u201d says Debbie Compeau<\/a>, senior associate dean for faculty affairs research in the Carson College of Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHis ongoing contributions help to make the WSU School of Hospitality Business Management one of the top five in the country,\u201d adds Compeau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a great honor to be recognized as a top ten hospitality researcher in the world, and it is my sincere hope my research contributes to the knowledge development in my field and provides useful insights to other researchers, industry partners, and policy makers,\u201d says Gursoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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