A Review of the Club Management Literature: 2005–2014

Abstract

Club management continues to be an underresearched area of hospitality management. However, in this third review of the literature conducted since 1993, the number of published articles in refereed journals continues to increase. Club management, as a research area, seems to be attracting more interest from academics. Further, the number and types of research topics are also increasing. However, with few exceptions, the research is still largely composed of single one-time studies that lack the benefit of longitudinal studies. This article provides an overview of the club industry, reviews articles published between 2005 and 2014, establishes research themes, identifies research gaps, and makes recommendations for future research.

摘要

俱乐部管理仍是酒店管理中一个有待研究的领域。本次研究是 1993年以来的第三次文献回顾，我们注意到发表文章的数量在持续增加。俱乐部管理作为一个研究领域似乎吸引了学术界的更多兴趣。此外，研究课题的数量和类型也在增加。然而，除了少数例外，大多数研究仍然是单次一次性研究，缺乏纵向研究益处。本文概述了2005 年至 2014 年发表的俱乐部行业评论文章，确定了研究主题和研究空白，并对未来研究提出了建议。

Keywords:

• Club management
• club managers
• clubs
• literature review
• private clubs