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Purpose: The aim of this work is to identify the key factors for success in the hotel sector. This objective is motivated by the importance of tourism in the Spanish economy, taking into account the fact that it represents 11.1% of the GDP and accounts for 13% of all employment, with 2.49 million jobs, according to INE (Spanish National Statistics Bureau) data for 2015. Design/methodology: A review of the literature has been carried out, which has provided references related to the hotel sector and different factors that impact it. The knowledge provided by the scientific community through the articles and texts consulted are reflected in this document and allow us to determine the existence of the key factors for success. Findings: Considering the importance of the hotel sector in the Spanish economy, this study identifies the key factors in the different hotel establishments. However, the materialization of these factors provides and shows us which financial aspects, management systems and other more global aspects, such as longevity or location, enable the company to be successful in the hotel sector. Originality/value: Based on the literature reviewed, a list of key factors for success in the hotel sector was composed. This also revealed a lack of similar studies on this topic., Peer Reviewed

Purpose: The main purpose of the present study is to conduct a literature review of the contribution made by safety in air transport, based on the existing international academic literature in the field of the social sciences. It primarily attempts to examine and verify the relationship between safety-related concepts (co-occurrence), the link between the different authors (co-authorship) and the corresponding citations (co-citations). Design/methodology: To achieve the established objectives, a systematic literature review (SLR) has been conducted using the Scopus database between the years 1990 and 2016, identifying international academic papers related to the research topic of the present study. Findings: It has been verified, on the one hand, that safety in the air transport sector is a field of growing interest, as the number of papers has increased considerably in recent years, thus demonstrating the importance that this topic has acquired over time. On the other hand, however, it must be mentioned that the total quantity of papers related to the topic is low in terms of absolute numbers. The results of the co-occurrence analysis show that the most important aspect of safety is safety management, while the strongest link is between safety management and aircraft accidents, a fact that is foreseeable a priori. Originality/value: The approach used allows a better view of the academic contribution made in relation to safety; this serves as the link among the different elements of the concept studied, and it demonstrates the growing interest in this area., Objeto: El objetivo principal del presente estudio es llevar a cabo una revisión de literatura sobre la aportación de la seguridad operacional (safety) en el sector de transporte aéreo en base a la literatura académica internacional existente en el ámbito de las ciencias sociales. Además, se trata de analizar y comprobarla relación entre los conceptos relacionados con la seguridad operacional (co-ocurrencia), el vínculo entre los diferentes autores (coautoría) y sus correspondientes citas (co-citación). Diseño/metodología/enfoque: Para lograr los objetivos establecidos, se ha realizado una revisión sistemática de literatura (SLR) a través de la base de datos Scopus entre los años 1990 y 2016, identificando los artículos académicos internacionales correspondiente sal tema de investigación del presente estudio. Aportaciones y resultados: Se ha comprobado, por un lado, que la seguridad operacional en el sector de transporte aéreo es un campo de creciente interés, ya que el número de artículos se ha incrementado considerablemente en los últimos años, mostrando, por lo tanto, la importancia adquirida del tema estudiado a lo largo de tiempo. Pero, por otro lado,también mencionar que el número total de artículos referente al tema es en valor absoluto bajo. Los resultados del análisis de co-ocurrencia muestran que la variable que mayor relevancia obtiene referente a la seguridad operacional es la gestión de la seguridad operacional, mientras que el vínculo más fuerte se observa entre la gestión de la seguridad operacional y los accidentes de aviación, hecho a priori previsible. Originalidad / Valor añadido: El enfoque utilizado permite obtener una mejor visión sobre la aportación académica en relación a la seguridad operacional y cuál es el vínculo entre las diversas variables analizadas acerca del concepto investigado, como también demuestra el creciente interés mostrado en este ámbito., Peer Reviewed

Purpose: This article analyses the Family Business (FB) within the process of globalization that has been taking place in recent decades. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve this we undertake a description of the importance of FB in the global economy and contrast this with a systematic review of the academic literature, which demonstrates the growing academic interest in the internationalization of the FB. Findings: The literature review highlights the importance of agency and stewardship theories when analyzing the aspects that affect the process of internationalization. These theoretical frameworks require a variety of assumptions and explain how ownership and control of an FB may explain different attitudes towards some short term risks, which could be due to FB politics of internationalization. Research limitations/implications: Finally, we mark out future research lines which will focus on the effect the ownership structure has on the type of internationalization that is undertaken by the FB. Originality/value: This article outlines new lines of literature review in the FB internationalization field, suggesting to the future authors the outstanding journals and topics in this research field, Peer Reviewed