Research Activity at the Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism

Abstract

This study seeks to find: (a) the level and influence of support students receive to attend a graduate student research conference in hospitality and tourism, and (b) what they do as the next step with the research they present at the conference (publish, continue working on the project, or terminate research). A total of 110 attendees at the 14th Annual Graduate Student Research Conference in Hospitality & Tourism in Las Vegas, Nevada were surveyed. There is a significant positive relationship between presenting a conference paper and later submitting journal publications, with doctoral students having more intention than master's students to publish the material they presented at the graduate conference.

KEYWORDS:

• research motivation
• graduate conference
• hospitality research