Does ownership structure influence sustainability? Evidence from Booking.com sustainability practices in hospitality

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24310%2F25%3A00013659" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24310/25:00013659 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2025.2540508" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2025.2540508</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2025.2540508" target="_blank" >10.1080/23311975.2025.2540508</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Does ownership structure influence sustainability? Evidence from Booking.com sustainability practices in hospitality

Original language description

This study examines how the legal form of business affects sustainability practices in the hospitality industry. While the link between ownership structure and sustainability is well recognized in corporate sectors, limited research addresses this in the collective accommodation industry. The study analyzes data from Booking.com on 28 sustainability practices across five dimensions: waste reduction, water saving, energy and greenhouse gases, destination and community and nature preservation. The research covers 429 collective accommodation establishments in the Czech Republic’s main tourist regions, including limited liability companies, joint-stock companies (JSCs), sole proprietorships (SPs) and other legal forms. Statistically significant differences were found in energy and greenhouse gases and destination and community dimensions. These findings suggest that JSCs, due to their size, resources and public accountability, are better positioned to implement complex sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies. In contrast, SPs tend to adopt more accessible and cost-effective practices. This study highlights the importance of ownership structure in shaping sustainability outcomes and offers insights for hospitality businesses seeking to enhance their CSR and environmental performance. The results also provide a foundation for developing targeted sustainability strategies and policy instruments that reflect the differing capacities of various business forms.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Cogent Business & Management>

ISSN

2331-1975

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

1

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001542296400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105012271175