Dr Jihwan Yeon
Academic and research departments
Surrey Hospitality and Tourism Management, Centre for Competitiveness of the Visitor Economy.About
Biography
Dr. Jihwan Yeon joined Surrey as a Lecturer in Hospitality Management in 2022. His research focuses on sharing economy, corporate social responsibility/environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, and corporate level strategy in the hospitality and tourism industry. Jihwan received his Ph.D. in hospitality management from the Pennsylvania State University and MSc in hospitality business from Michigan State University in U.S. and completed his BBA in hotel management at Kyung Hee University in South Korea and BSc in Hotel and Restaurant Management at University of Houston in U.S.
University roles and responsibilities
- Academic Integrity Officer
My qualifications
ResearchResearch interests
Sharing Economy
Corporate Social Responsibility
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Strategic Management
Crisis Management
Revenue Management
Quantitative Research Methods
Research interests
Sharing Economy
Corporate Social Responsibility
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Strategic Management
Crisis Management
Revenue Management
Quantitative Research Methods
Teaching
MAN2154: Applied Financial Management in Services (UG)
MANM490: Accounting & Finance for the Service Industry (PG)
MAN3127: Hotel Investment (PG)
MANM516: Business Analytics in Services (PG)
Publications
Highlights
Choi, S., Yeon, J., Song, H. J., & Hu, J. (2023). Information Technology as a buffer against COVID-19. Annals of Tourism Research, 98, 103527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2022.103527
Lee, S., Yeon, J., & Song, H. J. (2022). Current status and future perspective of the link of corporate social responsibility-corporate financial performance in the tourism and hospitality industry, Tourism Economics, 13548166221140505. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166221140505
Yoo, C., Yeon, J., & Lee, S. (2022). Beyond “good company”: The mediating role of innovation in the CSR-CFP relationship. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 34(10), 3677-3696. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-10-2021-1288
Kim, Y. R., Park, C., & Yeon, J. (2022). Stronger Together: International Tourists “Spillover” into Close Countries. Tourism Economics, 13548166221098320. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166221098320
Song, H. J., Yeon, J., & Lee, S. (2021). The effect of an increase in federal minimum wage on the U.S. hotel industry: A difference-in-differences (DID) approach, Current Issues in Tourism, 25(6), 887-900. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.1903402
Yeon, J., Kim, S. J., Song, K., & Kim, J. (2021). Examining the impact of short-term rental regulation on peer-to-peer accommodation performance: a difference-in-differences approach. Current Issues in Tourism, 25(19), 3212-3224. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2020.1814704
Yeon, J., Lee, S., Jolly, P. M., & Mattila, A. S. (2021). The impact of environmental management on firm performance in the U.S. lodging REITs: The moderating role of outside board of directors. Tourism Economics, 13548166211059075. https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166211059075
Yeon, J., Lin, M. S., Lee, S., & Sharma, A. (2021). Does family matter? The moderating role of family involvement on the relationship between CSR and firm performance. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33, 3729-3751. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2021-0315
Yeon, J., Song, H. J., H, Yu., Y. Vaughan., & Lee, S. (2021). Are socially responsible firms better off during COVID-19?, Tourism Management, 85, 104321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104321
O'Neill, J. W., & Yeon, J. (2021). Effects of multiple short-term rental platforms on the performance of different types of hotels in US and international destinations. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 19389655211033527. https://doi.org/10.1177/19389655211033527
O'Neill, J. W., & Yeon, J. (2021). Hotel room rate discounting during recessionary times: Effects by hotel class. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, 19389655211016829. https://doi.org/10.1177/19389655211016829
Song, H. J., Yeon, J., & Lee, S. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from the US restaurant industry. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 92, 102702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102702
Yeon, J., Song, H. J., & Lee, S. (2020). Impact of short-term rental regulation on hotel industry: a difference-in-differences approach. Annals of Tourism Research, 83, 102939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.102939