The Economics of Service Robots in Hospitality Companies

dc.contributor.author Ivanov, Stanislav H.
dc.contributor.author Seyitoğlu, Faruk
dc.contributor.author Webster, Craig
dc.date.accessioned 2025-08-15T19:10:50Z
dc.date.accessioned 2025-09-17T14:28:28Z
dc.date.available 2025-08-15T19:10:50Z
dc.date.available 2025-09-17T14:28:28Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.description.abstract The paper develops a conceptual framework for the economic aspects of service robots in hospitality companies that includes several key components: task automatability by service robots; effects of service robots on back-of-house and front-of-house operations (full vs partial process automation); impacts of service robots on jobs in hospitality companies (substitution, enhancement/augmentation, transformation, new job creation); and the effects of service robots on key performance metrics such as productivity, profitability, revenue, and cost. Additionally, the paper looks at the external and internal factors that drive the economic aspects of service robots in hospitality. Finally, the paper outlines the theoretical and managerial implications and develops a research agenda on the economics of service robots. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.1177/13548166251362622
dc.identifier.issn 1354-8166
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-105012575997
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1177/13548166251362622
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12514/9635
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher SAGE Publications Inc. en_US
dc.relation.ispartof Tourism Economics en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.subject Economics en_US
dc.subject Hospitality en_US
dc.subject Job Automation en_US
dc.subject Service Robots en_US
dc.subject Task Automation en_US
dc.subject Tourism en_US
dc.title The Economics of Service Robots in Hospitality Companies
dc.title The Economics of Service Robots in Hospitality Companies en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication

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