Green Management Research in Hotels: Examination of Contribution Strategies

Purpose –The study aims to examine the theoretical contribution strategies of articles related to green management in hotels, as one of the early studies. A management approach that has gained increasing interest in the academic literature, within the scope of the study.Design/methodology/approach –The articles were identified from Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases using the PRISMA protocol. Based on the contribution claims in the abstract and introduction sections, a systematic review of 33 articles was conducted, and the contribution language used by the authors was evaluated. The contribution claims in the articles were coded into five main categories: revelatory contributions, incremental contributions, replicatory contributions, consolidatory contributions, and differentiated context contributions. Most of the reviewed articles claimed incremental contributions.Results–Neglect spotting, which is part of the incremental contribution strategy, has been the most preferred sub-category. The differentiated contribution strategy is the second most commonly used of the contribution strategies in the articles. No articles were found in the study that claimed to use the replicatory contributions strategy.Discussion –The findings emphasize the importance of clearly and comprehensively expressing theoretical contributions. Additionally, the recommendations include which types of contributions could be emphasized in future studies in the field of green management in hotels. The study is expected to attract the attention of researchers, as the framing of contribution claims is a relatively understudied research topic.