Research and Publication in Hospitality Management and Tourism Higher Education in Ecuador: A Decade-Long Journey 2012-2021

Abstract

This paper describes a ten-year, ongoing research engagement with colleagues in hospitality and tourism higher education in Ecuador. It addresses the challenges and highlights the rewards of conducting research in an environment where publication needs are high and academics are keen to publish, but where the infrastructure to conduct research is very limited and professors often lack research and publication experience. The paper describes the successes we attained, and encourages others to engage in similar endeavors. It makes a case for academics to work across different cultures and assist those among their peers who are less fortunate in terms of the personal and professional resources they have available to be successful in of research and publication.

Keywords: Ecuador, hospitality and tourism education, research and publication, sabbatical, cross-cultural collaboration.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-11-11

Publication date: April 30^th 2022