General Information

Bharath M. Josiam Associate Professor   Area: Hospitality Management Download Vita

Box 311100 Denton, TX 76203-1100 P (940) 565-2429 F (940) 565-4348 josiamb@unt.edu

 

 

Research Area

• Marketing & Consumer Behavior in hospitality and tourism
• Youth tourism
• Tourism and shopping
• Hospitality & Tourism education and training issues

 

 

Courses Taught

• Research Applications
• Hotel & Restaurant Management Systems
• Hotel Operations
• International Tourism
• Hospitality Marketing
• Services Marketing
• Strategic Management
• Hospitality Organizational Management
• Introduction to Hospitality Management
• Dining Services Management
• Beverage Management

 

 

Education

Degree

Major

Institution

PhD	Business & Marketing Education	Univ. of Minnesota – Minneapolis/St. Paul
M.S.	Hotel, Restaurant, & Travel Administration	Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst
B.Com	Commerce	Delhi University, India
3-Yr DHMCT	Hotel & Restaurant Management	Institute of Hotel Management, New Delhi, India

 

 

Selected Publications

Josiam, B.M., Kinley, T.R. & Kim, Y.K. (2005). Involvement and the Tourist Shopper: Using the Involvement Construct to Segment the American Tourist Shopper at the Mall. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 11, (2), 135-154.

 

Lee, W. I. & Josiam, B.M. (2004). A Framework for Assessing National Convention Tourism Competitiveness: An Exploratory Study. Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship, 2 (1), 105-112.

 

Josiam, B.M., & Mattson, M., & Sullivan, P. (2004). The Historaunt: Heritage Tourism at Mickey’s Dining Car. Tourism Management, 25, 453-461.

 

Josiam, B.M. & Monteiro P.A. (2004). Tandoori Tastes: Perceptions of Indian Restaurants in America. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 16 (1), 18-26.

 

Kinley, T. R., Josiam, B.M. & Kim, Y.K. (2003). Why and Where Tourists Shop: Motivations of Tourist Shoppers and Their Preferred Shopping Center Attributes. Journal of Shopping Center Research, 10 (1), 7-28.

 

Saeed, M., Josiam, B.M. & Ismadi, I. (2000). Marketing Malaysia to International Tourists. Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship, 8 (1), 41-61.

 

Stone, J. & Josiam, B.M. (2000). The Impact of School Supervision of Work and Job Quality on Adolescent Work Attitudes and Job Behaviors. Journal of Vocational Education Research, 25 (4), 532-574.

Josiam, B.M. Zuthshi, R.K., & Ahmed, Z.U. (1999). India’s Economic Reforms: Interpreting the Dynamics of Change from a Contextual Perspective.” Competitiveness Review, 9 (1), 68-81

 

Josiam, B.M., Smeaton, G., & Clements, C.J. (1999). Involvement: Travel Motivation and Destination Selection.” Journal of Vacation Marketing, 5 (2), 167-175,

 

Josiam, B.M., Hobson, J.S.P., Dietrich, U.C. Smeaton, G. (1998). An analysis of the Sexual, Alcohol and Drug Related Behavioral Patterns of Students on Spring Break.” Tourism Management, 19 (6), 501-513.

 

Bloomquist, P., Clements, C.J. & Josiam, B.M. (1998). Student Recruitment: Marketing Strategies Based on the Decision-making Process. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 10 (1),18-22.

 

Smeaton, G., Josiam, B.M. & Uta Dietrich, U.C. (1998). College Students’ Binge Drinking at a Beach-Front Destination During Spring Break. Journal of American College Health, 46 (2), 247-254.

 

Josiam, B.M. & Ahmed, Z. U. (1996). Economic Liberalization in India: Opportunities for Multi-National Corporations in the Hospitality and Tourism Sector. Tourism Economics: The Business and Finance of Tourism and Recreation, 2 (2), 159-172.

 

English, W., Willems, J., Josiam, B.M. & Upchurch, R. (1996). Restaurant Attrition: A Longitudinal Analysis of Restaurant Failures. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 8 (2), 17-20.

 

Josiam, B.M. & Hobson, J.S.P. (1996). Spring Break Travel: A Longitudinal Study.” Journal of Vacation Marketing, 2 (1), 137-150.

 

Clements, C.J. & Josiam, B.M. (1995). Role of Involvement in the Travel Decision. Journal of Vacation Marketing,” 1 (4), 337-348,1995.

 

Josiam, B.M. & Jax, J. (1995). Structured Controversy: Making the Hospitality & Tourism Classroom Come Alive. The Hospitality & Tourism Educator, 7 (2), 54-55, 68.

Josiam, B.M. & Hobson, J.S.P. (1995). Consumer Choice in Context: The Decoy Effect in Travel and Tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 34 (1), 45-50.

 

Hobson, J.S.P. & Josiam, B.M. (1995). An Integrated Approach to Internationalizing the Hospitality and Tourism Curriculum in the USA. Journal of Transnational Management Development, 2 (1), 13-34.

 

Clements, C.J. & Josiam, B.M. (1995). Training: Quantifying the Financial Benefits. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 7(1), 1995, 10-15.

 

Hobson, J.S.P. & Josiam, B.M. (1992). Spring Break Student Travel: An Exploratory Study.” Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 1(3),

 

 

Selected Grants

Date

Grant Title

Funding Agency

2002

Why and Where Tourists Shop: Motivations of Tourist Shoppers and Their Preferred Shopping Center Attributes

International Council of Shopping Centers Educational Foundation