Recovering in the post-pandemic era: the role of employee voice, knowledge sharing, employee innovation, and service recovery performance in the hotel industry
Development and Learning in Organizations
ISSN: 1477-7282
Article publication date: 2 December 2022
Issue publication date: 17 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Covid-19 pandemic is perceived as one of the great disasters in history. It forced countries to impose travel restrictions and lockdowns, and it negatively influenced hotels’ performance. Therefore, this article aims to provide explanations of how hotels can survive, recover and succeed in the post-pandemic period. This article focuses on the role of employee voice, knowledge sharing, and employee innovation in promoting service recovery performance.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a conceptual paper that focuses on discussing the relationships between employee voice, knowledge sharing, employee innovation, and service recovery performance.
Findings
The study suggests that employee voice is a vital element that can enhance knowledge sharing at hotels. Furthermore, knowledge sharing is proposed to encourage employees to engage in innovative behavior, which, in turn, can promote service recovery performance.
Originality/value
The study provides a framework that explains a mechanism of how hotels can accelerate recovery efforts from Covid-19 repercussions by shedding light on the important role of employee voice, knowledge sharing, and employee innovation.
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Citation
Alzyoud, S., Abuzaid, R. and Hamdan, H. (2023), "Recovering in the post-pandemic era: the role of employee voice, knowledge sharing, employee innovation, and service recovery performance in the hotel industry", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 37 No. 6, pp. 15-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-08-2022-0170
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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