Responsabilidad Social Empresarial en cadenas hoteleras en Cuba y su influencia en la imagen de marca

Corporate Social Responsibility in hotel chains in Cuba and its influence on the brand image

Autores/as

  • Yeilan Ivette González-Odio Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
  • Oscar Sosa-Piedra Universidad de Oriente, Cuba
  • Eddy Soria-Leyva Iberostar Hotels & Resorts de La Habana, Cuba

Palabras clave:

Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, Cadenas Hoteleras, Imagen de Marca, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hotel Chains, Brand Image

Resumen

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo analizar la influencia en la Imagen de Marca de las estrategias de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) de tres cadenas hoteleras internacionales que operan en Cuba, así como cuáles han resultado más beneficiosas para este fin. Se utilizó una metodología mixta basada en el estudio de casos, analizando e interpretado la data mediante la metodología propuesta por Spiggle (1994) para el análisis de contenidos y utilizando como base para la codificación las dimensiones aportadas por Holcomb et al. (2007) y Kucukusta et al. (2013). El estudio brinda las áreas de la RSE que mayormente influyen en la imagen de marca de las empresas, además de una visión estratégica del impacto beneficioso de la misma en el aumento de su valor contribuyendo a los procesos de toma de decisiones estratégicas.

The objective of this research is to analyze the influence on the Brand Image of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies of three international hotel chains that operate in Cuba, as well as which ones have been most beneficial for this purpose. A mixed methodology based on case studies was used, analyzing and interpreting the data using the methodology proposed by Spiggle (1994) for content analysis and using the dimensions provided by Holcomb, Upchurch, and Okumus (2007) and Kucukusta, Mak, and Chan (2013) as a basis for coding. The study provides the areas of CSR that most influence the brand image of companies, as well as a strategic vision of its beneficial impact in increasing its value, contributing to strategic decision-making processes.

Citas

ACCOR, S. A. (2020). 2020 Integrated Report. www.group.accor.com

Bengtsson, M. (2016). How to plan and perform a qualitative study using content analysis. NursingPlus Open, 2, 8-14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npls.2016.01.001

Downe‐Wamboldt, B. (1992). Content analysis: Method, applications, and issues. Health Care for Women International, 13(3), 313-321. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399339209516006

Eisenhardt, K. M. (1989). Building theories from case study research Academy of Management Review, 14(4), 532-.

Ferrales Arias, Y. (2018). Metodología para determinar la relación entre la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial y los resultados económicos en Instalaciones Hoteleras Universidad de Oriente]. Santiago de Cuba.

Ferreira-Lopes, S. D. (2011). Destination image: Origins, Developments and Implications. PASOS. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural, 9(2), 305-317.

Graci, S., & Dodds, R. (2008). Why Go Green? The Business Case for Environmental Commitment in the Canadian Hotel Industry. Anatolia: An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research, 19(2), 251-270. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13032917.2008.9687072

Henderson, J. C. (2007). Corporate social responsibility and tourism: Hotel companies in Phuket, Thailand, after the Indian Ocean tsunami. Hospitality Management, 26, 228-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.02.001

Higham, J. (2007). Critical Issues in Ecotourism: Understanding a complex tourism phenomenon (J. Higham, Ed. First edition ed.). Elsevier Ltd.

Holcomb, J. L., Upchurch, R. S., & Okumus, F. (2007). Corporate social responsibility: what are top hotel companies reporting? International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 19(6), 461-475. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110710775129

Hughes, E., & Scheyvens, R. (2016). Corporate social responsibility in tourism post-2015: a Development First approach. Tourism Geographies. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616688.2016.1208678

Iberostar. (2020). Memorias de Sostenibilidad Grupo Iberostar 2020.

Inoue, Y., & Lee, S. (2011). Effects of different dimensions of corporate social responsibility on corporate financial performance in tourism-related industries. Tourism Management, 32(790-804). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2010.06.019

Kucukusta, D., Mak, A., & Chan, X. (2013). Corporate social responsibility practices in four and five-star hotels: Perspectives from Hong Kong visitors. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 34, 19-30. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.01.010

Leyva, E. S., & Parra, D. P. (2021). Environmental approach in the hotel industry: Riding the wave of change. Sustainable Futures, 3, 100050. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2021.100050

Liu, M. T., Wong, I. A., Shi, G., Chu, R., & Brock, J. L. (2014). The impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance and perceived brand quality on customer-based brand preference. Journal of Services Marketing, 28(3), 181-194. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-09-2012-0171

Martínez, P., Pérez, A., & Bosque, I. R. d. (2013). Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility in tourism: Development and validation of an efficient measurement scale in the hospitality industry. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 30(4), 365-385. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2013.784154

Martínez, P., Pérez, A., & Bosque, I. R. d. (2014). CSR influence on hotel brand image and loyalty. Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración, 27(2), 267-283. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ARLA-12-2013-0190

Matarrita-Cascante, D., Mark Anthony, B., & Luloff, A. E. (2010). Community agency and sustainable tourism development: the case of La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 18(6), 735-756. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09669581003653526

Meliá Hotels International. (2019). Informe de Gestión y Cuentas Anuales Consolidadas 2018.

Perry, C. (1998). Processes of a case study methodology for postgraduate research in marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 32(9), 785-802. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/03090569810232237

Spiggle, S. (1994). Analysis and Interpretation of Qualitative Data in Consumer Research. Journal of Consumer Research, 21(3), 491-503.

Unwto, W. T. O. (2017). Measuring Sustainable Tourism: A Call for Action.

Weinstein, J. (2020). Hotels annual 325 ranking. hotelsmag.com.

Wondirad, A., Tolkach, D., & King, B. (2020). Stakeholder collaboration as a major factor for sustainable ecotourism development in developing countries. Tourism Management, 78. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2019.104024

Publicado

2022-08-04

Número

Sección

Artículos