Mehmet Bahri Saydam
Biographic Data
| ID | 4083522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mehmet Bahri Saydam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mehmet Bahri |
| FAMILY NAME | Saydam |
| SIGNATURE | SAYDAM M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Mediterranean University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7920-4959 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Do Sustainability Compensation Incentives Matter for the Social Reputation of Global Hospitality Firms? A Machine Learning Approach
Our study aims to investigate the potential impact of sustainability compensation incentives on the social reputation of hospitality firms, using empirical data from prominent companies in the hospitality sector under the umbrella of legitimacy theory. The data for this study were sourced from Refinitiv, focusing on publicly traded companies within the hospitality and tourism industry. The initial sample consisted of 1100 firm‐year observations f…
A multilevel analysis of green organizational support among hotel employees in Türkiye
This study tests the cross-level association between green organizational support (GOS) among team members, green team resilience (GTR), green work engagement (GWE), and pro-environmental behaviour (PEB). Data for this study came from 59 work groups and 372 individuals working in 14 hotels in Antalya, Türkiye. To account for the nested data structure, hierarchical linear modeling was employed using R programming language. The present research rev…
Is green servant leadership a stronger predictor of green work engagement and task-related proactive behaviour compared to green transformational leadership
The pertinent literature is devoid of research regarding the effects of green servant leadership (GSL) and green transformational leadership (GTL) simultaneously on green work engagement (GWE) and task-related pro-environmental behaviour (TPEB) and GWE as a mediator in the previously discussed associations. Therefore, drawing from social exchange and job demands-resources theories, our paper develops and tests a research model that investigates t…
Unraveling customer experiences in chain coffee shops through online reviews
Purpose Current research aims to explore the dominant themes shared in online reviews by customers visiting chain coffee shops as well as which of these themes were linked with satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The data for the current research was gathered from TripAdvisor using a Python-based web crawler. In total, 20,499 online reviews were scrapped and analyzed using Leximancer software. Findings The analyses revea…
Financial predictors of firms’ diversity scores: A Machine Learning Approach
Purpose Departing from previous studies, this paper aims to explore the predictive roles of financial indicators on diversity. Design/methodology/approach Data on all companies that are publicly traded was acquired from the Refinitiv Eikon database. The final list, which comprises 873 worldwide business data from 2021, composed the dataset. We used fundamental forward selection techniques, multiple regression and best subset regression in R progr…
Tourism development and ecological footprint indicators in island destinations: Evidence from the members of the alliance of small island states
Considering the crucial debates on sustainable development it is significant to understand the link between the development of tourism in small island countries and the ecological footprint. However, to date, little knowledge is available about the contribution of tourism to the EF of small island states. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the effects of international tourism, tourism revenues, total natural resource rents, urbanisation, en…
How Do Customers React to Technology in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Growing scientific attention to technology has led to new guidelines for comprehending consumers’ experiences with the technology. Understanding the relationship between technology and consumers is crucial for advancing thought as well as practice in this subject. This study aims to look at the origins, significant subjects, scientific advances, and future advancements in customer reactions to technological research. To accomplish this aim, we ra…
Exploring the job (dis)satisfaction indicators of online food delivery employees: Insights from employees' online reviews
Purpose The present study sought to determine the main themes employees discussed in online reviews associated with satisfaction (pros) and dissatisfaction (cons). Design/methodology/approach This study used qualitative content analysis to examine employee reviews working in India's largest food delivery company. Findings The analyses revealed the existence of seven themes: company environment, employees, salary, work–life balance, company cultur…
Do ESG and Diversity Scores Predict Global Firms’ Environmental Innovation
Environmental innovation (EI) is fundamental to sustainable development goal (SDG) number 9. Indirectly, it contributes to the achievement of SDG 7 by laying the groundwork for producing renewable energy. Firms involve environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity practices to achieve sustainable success. ESG and diversity scores on EI need to be predicted, yet EI predictors are few in the research. Our institutional theory-based stud…
CEO research in hospitality and tourism: A systematic literature review and future outlook
Although the literature on hospitality and tourism (H&T) emphasizes the role of the chief executive officer (CEO) in ensuring a firm's competitive advantage, little is known about how CEOs are deployed in H&T businesses. A significant gap in the research has been identified regarding how CEOs influence organizations in the sector. This study investigates potential synergies between H&T organizations' emphasis on CEOs and their impacts on various …
An analysis of British Michelin-starred restaurants: Guests' online reviews
Purpose This study aims to explore the perspectives of patrons and the underlying factors influencing luxury consumption in British Michelin-starred restaurants. While numerous studies have investigated consumers' purchase behavior of luxury items, there is limited research focusing on the utilization of premium restaurant services. Additionally, the hospitality literature has rarely addressed the emergence of discreet luxury consumption. Therefo…
Office of the citizen: A qualitative analysis of Twitter activity during the Lekki shooting in Nigeria’s #EndSars protests
In recent times, SNSs have been influential in re-shaping social movements. Not only do they allow access to cheaper and quicker mobilization resources for demonstrators, they also allow them to circumvent conventional communication networks to create their own narratives and thus gain communicative power. Therefore, the study explores the Twitter activities of the #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria on the night of the Lekki shooting with the specifi…
Behavioural response to abusive supervision among hotel employees: The intervening roles of forgiveness climate and helping behaviour
The current study draws on conservation of resource theory to propose a research model in which forgiveness climate mediates the influence of abusive supervision on employees’ voice behaviour, helping behaviour, and customer‐centric organisational citizen behaviour (OCB). Data gathered from hotel employees and their co‐workers in Nigeria were used to assess the hypothesised associations. These relationships were assessed using structural equation…
Covid-19, mental health problems, and their detrimental effects on hotel employees’ propensity to be late for work, absenteeism, and life satisfaction
The extant literature is bereft of evidence about the detrimental outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic on hotel employees' mental health (MH) and work and nonwork outcomes. Therefore, our paper examines MH problems as a mediator of the effect of COVID-19 as a stressor on propensity to be late for work (PLW) and absenteeism, as well as life satisfaction (LS). One hundred and fifty-one employees in two national five-star hotels in Turkey completed Web…
Hearing the Voices of Wingless Angels: A Critical Content Analysis of Nurses’ Covid-19 Experiences
The world has been affected by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Health care workers are among those most at risk of contracting the virus. In the fight against the coronavirus, nurses play a critical role. Still, most social media platforms demonstrate that nurses fear that their health is not being prioritized. The purpose of this study is to investigate nurses' experiences through analyzing the main themes shared on Instagram by…
CEO research in hospitality and tourism: A systematic literature review and future outlook
Although the literature on hospitality and tourism (H&T) emphasizes the role of the chief executive officer (CEO) in ensuring a firm's competitive advantage, little is known about how CEOs are deployed in H&T businesses. A significant gap in the research has been identified regarding how CEOs influence organizations in the sector. This study investigates potential synergies between H&T organizations' emphasis on CEOs and their impacts on various …
Behavioural response to abusive supervision among hotel employees: The intervening roles of forgiveness climate and helping behaviour
The current study draws on conservation of resource theory to propose a research model in which forgiveness climate mediates the influence of abusive supervision on employees’ voice behaviour, helping behaviour, and customer‐centric organisational citizen behaviour (OCB). Data gathered from hotel employees and their co‐workers in Nigeria were used to assess the hypothesised associations. These relationships were assessed using structural equation…
Hearing the Voices of Wingless Angels: A Critical Content Analysis of Nurses’ Covid-19 Experiences
The world has been affected by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Health care workers are among those most at risk of contracting the virus. In the fight against the coronavirus, nurses play a critical role. Still, most social media platforms demonstrate that nurses fear that their health is not being prioritized. The purpose of this study is to investigate nurses' experiences through analyzing the main themes shared on Instagram by…
Covid-19, mental health problems, and their detrimental effects on hotel employees’ propensity to be late for work, absenteeism, and life satisfaction
The extant literature is bereft of evidence about the detrimental outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic on hotel employees' mental health (MH) and work and nonwork outcomes. Therefore, our paper examines MH problems as a mediator of the effect of COVID-19 as a stressor on propensity to be late for work (PLW) and absenteeism, as well as life satisfaction (LS). One hundred and fifty-one employees in two national five-star hotels in Turkey completed Web…
Office of the citizen: A qualitative analysis of Twitter activity during the Lekki shooting in Nigeria’s #EndSars protests
In recent times, SNSs have been influential in re-shaping social movements. Not only do they allow access to cheaper and quicker mobilization resources for demonstrators, they also allow them to circumvent conventional communication networks to create their own narratives and thus gain communicative power. Therefore, the study explores the Twitter activities of the #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria on the night of the Lekki shooting with the specifi…
Behavioural response to abusive supervision among hotel employees: The intervening roles of forgiveness climate and helping behaviour
The current study draws on conservation of resource theory to propose a research model in which forgiveness climate mediates the influence of abusive supervision on employees’ voice behaviour, helping behaviour, and customer‐centric organisational citizen behaviour (OCB). Data gathered from hotel employees and their co‐workers in Nigeria were used to assess the hypothesised associations. These relationships were assessed using structural equation…
An analysis of British Michelin-starred restaurants: Guests' online reviews
Purpose This study aims to explore the perspectives of patrons and the underlying factors influencing luxury consumption in British Michelin-starred restaurants. While numerous studies have investigated consumers' purchase behavior of luxury items, there is limited research focusing on the utilization of premium restaurant services. Additionally, the hospitality literature has rarely addressed the emergence of discreet luxury consumption. Therefo…
Tourism development and ecological footprint indicators in island destinations: Evidence from the members of the alliance of small island states
Considering the crucial debates on sustainable development it is significant to understand the link between the development of tourism in small island countries and the ecological footprint. However, to date, little knowledge is available about the contribution of tourism to the EF of small island states. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the effects of international tourism, tourism revenues, total natural resource rents, urbanisation, en…
How Do Customers React to Technology in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Growing scientific attention to technology has led to new guidelines for comprehending consumers’ experiences with the technology. Understanding the relationship between technology and consumers is crucial for advancing thought as well as practice in this subject. This study aims to look at the origins, significant subjects, scientific advances, and future advancements in customer reactions to technological research. To accomplish this aim, we ra…
Exploring the job (dis)satisfaction indicators of online food delivery employees: Insights from employees' online reviews
Purpose The present study sought to determine the main themes employees discussed in online reviews associated with satisfaction (pros) and dissatisfaction (cons). Design/methodology/approach This study used qualitative content analysis to examine employee reviews working in India's largest food delivery company. Findings The analyses revealed the existence of seven themes: company environment, employees, salary, work–life balance, company cultur…
Do ESG and Diversity Scores Predict Global Firms’ Environmental Innovation
Environmental innovation (EI) is fundamental to sustainable development goal (SDG) number 9. Indirectly, it contributes to the achievement of SDG 7 by laying the groundwork for producing renewable energy. Firms involve environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity practices to achieve sustainable success. ESG and diversity scores on EI need to be predicted, yet EI predictors are few in the research. Our institutional theory-based stud…
CEO research in hospitality and tourism: A systematic literature review and future outlook
Although the literature on hospitality and tourism (H&T) emphasizes the role of the chief executive officer (CEO) in ensuring a firm's competitive advantage, little is known about how CEOs are deployed in H&T businesses. A significant gap in the research has been identified regarding how CEOs influence organizations in the sector. This study investigates potential synergies between H&T organizations' emphasis on CEOs and their impacts on various …
A multilevel analysis of green organizational support among hotel employees in Türkiye
This study tests the cross-level association between green organizational support (GOS) among team members, green team resilience (GTR), green work engagement (GWE), and pro-environmental behaviour (PEB). Data for this study came from 59 work groups and 372 individuals working in 14 hotels in Antalya, Türkiye. To account for the nested data structure, hierarchical linear modeling was employed using R programming language. The present research rev…
Is green servant leadership a stronger predictor of green work engagement and task-related proactive behaviour compared to green transformational leadership
The pertinent literature is devoid of research regarding the effects of green servant leadership (GSL) and green transformational leadership (GTL) simultaneously on green work engagement (GWE) and task-related pro-environmental behaviour (TPEB) and GWE as a mediator in the previously discussed associations. Therefore, drawing from social exchange and job demands-resources theories, our paper develops and tests a research model that investigates t…
Unraveling customer experiences in chain coffee shops through online reviews
Purpose Current research aims to explore the dominant themes shared in online reviews by customers visiting chain coffee shops as well as which of these themes were linked with satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The data for the current research was gathered from TripAdvisor using a Python-based web crawler. In total, 20,499 online reviews were scrapped and analyzed using Leximancer software. Findings The analyses revea…
Financial predictors of firms’ diversity scores: A Machine Learning Approach
Purpose Departing from previous studies, this paper aims to explore the predictive roles of financial indicators on diversity. Design/methodology/approach Data on all companies that are publicly traded was acquired from the Refinitiv Eikon database. The final list, which comprises 873 worldwide business data from 2021, composed the dataset. We used fundamental forward selection techniques, multiple regression and best subset regression in R progr…
Do Sustainability Compensation Incentives Matter for the Social Reputation of Global Hospitality Firms? A Machine Learning Approach
Our study aims to investigate the potential impact of sustainability compensation incentives on the social reputation of hospitality firms, using empirical data from prominent companies in the hospitality sector under the umbrella of legitimacy theory. The data for this study were sourced from Refinitiv, focusing on publicly traded companies within the hospitality and tourism industry. The initial sample consisted of 1100 firm‐year observations f…
Business (10 works) · Political science (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Hospitality (5 works) · Hospitality industry (5 works) · Marketing (5 works) · Tourism (5 works) · Environmental Sustainability in Business (4 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)