Colin Johnson

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Colin Johnson

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Professor
Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt, College of Business

Email:
cj7@sfsu.edu
Phone Number:
(415) 338-6084
Location:
BUS 349

At SF State Since:

Office Hours:

Sunday: Closed
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 11:15-12:00, 13:00-15:00
Thursday: 10:30-11:00
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed

Bio:

Colin Johnson, Ph.D., holds a doctorate in economic and social sciences from Fribourg University, Switzerland. He also has an M.B.A. from Manchester Business School and a B.A. from the Open University in the UK.

He has worked in many sectors of the hospitality industry including contract catering, airline catering, two, four and five star hotels, private members clubs, retail restaurants and was assistant catering manager at Manchester United Football Club.

He has held faculty and management positions in seven colleges and Universities in the UK, Switzerland and the US. He was the dean at the Domino Carlton Tivoli Hotel Management School in Lucerne, Switzerland and dean and then founding director of research at the Lausanne Institute for Hospitality Research at the ecole hoteliere de Lausanne.

Previous to joining San Francisco State University, he served as professor and chair at San Jose State University. He has published in a number of leading hospitality and tourism journals including The Annals of Tourism Research, The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Quarterly, and The International Journal of Hospitality Management and Managing Service Quality. He is on three editorial boards.

His research interests include services internationalization, small and medium size enterprises and social entrepreneurship.

Education: 

  • B.A.. in History, Open University (United Kingdom)
  • M.B.A. in Business Administration, Manchester Business School (United Kingdom)
  • Ph.D. in Economic and Social Sciences, Fribourg University (Switzerland)

 

Intellectual Contributions

  1. Chen, J., Johnson, C., Wang, W., & Chen, Y. L. (accepted). Stakeholders’ perspective of sustainability in Arctic region: a qualitative study.” Tourism Analysis, 19(2), TBD. cognizantcommunication.com
  2. Scaglione, M., & Johnson, C. (published). Tourism productivity convergence in Europe: Leaders and catchers up (p. pps.13–pps25.). Productivity in Tourism. Keller, P. Bieger, T (Eds), ESV.
  3. Johnson, C., & Vanetti, M. (published). “Internationalization and the Hotel Industry”: Vol. 1 (M. Woodhouse A.G., Ed.; 1st ed., pp. 285–301). International Society of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research.
  4. Tuzun, I. K., Ergul, M., & Johnson, C. (published). Tourism’s contribution to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals: examples from the literature.
  5. Ergul, M., Korkusuz, P., Tuzun, I. K., & Johnson, C. (2023). Achieving Sustainabl Tourism Growth Through Wine Tourism An Exploratory Study investigating Ankara as Potential Epicenter. Eurochrie 2023.
  6. Brida, J. G., Scaglione, M., Johnson, C., & Graña, V. M. (2023). TRAVELLERS BEHAVIOUR AND PERCEPTION OF RISK DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC; A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF SWITZERLAND AND URUGUAY (D. Gursoy, Ed.). 10th Advances in Hospitality & Tourism Marketing and Management (AHTMM). http://www.ahtmm.com/
  7. Ergul, M., Korkusuz, P., Johnson, C., & Tuzun, I. (accepted). Achieving Sustainable Tourism Growth through Wine Tourism: An Exploratory Study Investigating Ankara as Potential Epicenter.
  8. Brida, J. G., M. S., Johnson, C., & Graña, V. M. (2022, November 1). The impact of Covid-19 on the desire to travel for the summer vacations: a north-south cross comparison case study of Switzerland & Uruguay. Conference Proceedings. Accepted.
  9. Scaglione, M., Larpin, B., & Johnson, C. (2021). AirBnB's Guests' rating of hosts professional qualities. Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, 17, pps 55–pps 83. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1745-3542
  10. Scaglione, M., Johnson, C., & Yasuo, O. (2021). Tourism management in Japan and Switzerland: Is Japan leapfrogging traditional DMO's? A research agenda. In C. K. Wolfgang Wörndl & J. Stienmetz (Eds.), Enter confernce proceedings-the International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT), (Not known att his stage (virtual conference), Vol. Not known att his stage (virtual conference), p. Not known att his stage (virtual conference)). Springer. https://enter-conference.org/program/
  11. Legrand, W., Gardetti, M. A., Nielsen, R. S., Johnson, C., & Ergul, M. (2020). Social Entrepreneurship in Hospitality Principles and Strategies for Change (R. S. N. Willy Legrand Miguel Angel Gardetti, Ed.; p. 264 Pages 44 B/W Illustrations). Published November 15, 2020 by Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Social-Entrepreneurship-in-Hospitality-Principles-and-Strategies-for-Change/Legrand-Gardetti-Nielsen-Johnson-Ergul/p/book/9781138734111#.X7KNvfrFOAw.linkedin
  12. Giusepponi, K., & Johnson, C. (2020, November 14). INNOVATIVE STARTUPS IN BIOPHILIC TOURISM: THE CASE OF “BOTEL DIFFUSO DEI LAGHI”: VALUES, BUSINESS MODEL AND CHAL-LENGES. Management International Conference (MIC), Ljubljana, Slovenia. Accepted. www.mic.fm-kp.si
  13. Eser, H., İpekTüzün, İ. K., Ergul, M., & Johnson, C. (2020, October 20). Big Data, Social Media and Employer Branding: An exploratory study from the lodging industry. EuroCHRIE. Accepted. https://www.eurochrie2020.org
  14. Tüzün, i. K., Ergul, M., & Johnson, C. (2020). Sustainable Tourism Practices in the Mediterranean (J. Tuzan Ergul, Ed.; p. 183). Routledge. www.routledge.com
  15. Scaglione, M., Johnson, C., & Larpin, B. (2019, December 11). Are private hosts important for Airbnb’s guests?. Consumer Behaviour in Tourism Symposium. Published.
  16. Miriam, S., Johnson, C., & Pascal, F. (2019). As time goes by: Last minute momentum booking and the planned vacation process.". Journal of Information Technology and Tourism, TBD(TBD), TBD. https://www.springer.com/business+%26+management/business+information+systems/journal/40558
  17. Tuzun, I., Ergul, M., Tanaka, K., & Johnson, C. (2018). The Influence of Cultural Orientation on Employee Job Performance: Cases from Turkish and Japanese Hotel Employees.. Published.
  18. Campanari, A., Cavicchi, A., & Johnson, C. (2018). From the Rise of Authentic Italian restaurants in America to the Creation of New Multicultural Food Tourism experiences. EuroCHRIE. EuroCHRIE
  19. Tuzun, I. K., Ergul, M., Tanaka, K., & Johnson, C. (2018). The Influence of Cultural Orientation on Employee Job Performance: Cases from Turkish and Japanese Hotel Employees. EuroCHRIE. EuroCHRIE
  20. Johnson, C., Simeon, R., Scaglione, M., & Ergul, M. (2018). An exploratory study of the role of e- learning in hospitality and tourism & social entrepreneurship in developing economies.. EuroCHRIE. EuroCHRIE
  21. Johnson, C., Ergul, M., Scaglione, M., & Simeon, R. (2017). E learning and the potential for addressing the talent gap in Hospitality and tourism: a study of three countries. EuroCHRIE. Eurochrie
  22. Johnson, C. (2017). “The Good Company, Sustainability in Hospitality, Tourism and Wine” . Columns Girling, A, Gordy, H., Lanier, P., Business Expert press.",. TBD(TBD), 2. Wine Economics and Policy. https://www.journals.elsevier.com/wine-economics-and-policy
  23. Scaglione, M., Johnson, C., & Pascale, F. (2017, January). Key factors in the booking activity process: the case of self-catering in Romand-Valais destinations, Switzerland. Published. http://www.ifitt.org/experience-enter/
  24. Ergul, M., Emine, A., & Johnson, C. (2016, October). Ageing Consumers and the Perception of Healthy Eating: The Role of the Foodservice Industry in Seniors’ Well-Being. Published. http://eurochriebudapest2016.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Proceedings-of-EuroCHRIE-2016-Conference.pdf
  25. Folendorf, A., Ergul, M., Akysoydan, E., Johnson, C., Arslantas, A., Quliyer, Z., Ergul, E., & Quliyer, D. (2016, October). Healing and Balancing Life Through the Therapeutic Use of Turkish Rose Oil and Water. Published. http://eurochriebudapest2016.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Proceedings-of-EuroCHRIE-2016-Conference.pdf
  26. Folendorf, A., Johnson, C., & Ergul, M. (2014, October 1). Gastronomic Tourism in San Francisco Bay Area.. Published.
  27. Scaglione, M., Trabichet, J. P., & Johnson, C. (2013). The Swiss Tourism Sector and Web 2.0 Change Management”: Vol. 4 (B. Keller P., Ed.; pp. 101–114). Managing Change in Tourism. Creating opportunities and overcoming obstacles. ESV.
  28. Johnson, C., Ergul, M., & Miriam, S. (2012). Investigating Transcational Philantrophy in The Hospitality Industry An Exploratory Study Studying Hotels. European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation. Published.
  29. Ergul, M., Johnson, C., & Kleinrichert, D. (2012). Social Entrpreneurship: A Hospitality and Tourism Perspective. European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation. Published.
  30. Joseph, C., Thouraya, G. L., & Johnson, C. (accepted). Cross cultural examination of decision elements: Youth tourism in Switzerland. Anatolia: An International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. 0-www.tandfonline.com.opac.sfsu.edu/toc/rana20/current
  31. Kleinrichert, D., Ergul, M., Johnson, C., & Udaci, M. (2012). Boutique Hotels: Technology, Social Media & Green Practices. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology, 3(3), 211–225. www.emeraldinsight.com/products/journals/journals.htm?id=jhtt
  32. Ergul, M., Johnson, C., Cetinkaya, A. S., & Robertson, J. B. (2012). An Exploratory Study Linking Turkish Regional Food with Cultural Destinations. Academica Turistica. Published.
  33. Ergul, M., & Johnson, C. (2011). Social Entrepreneurship in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry:An Exploratory Approach. The Consortium Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 16(2).
  34. Kleinrichert, D., Johnson, C., Ergul, M., & Uydaci, M. (2011). Comparing Green Boutique Hotel Practices: San Francisco Bay Area and Istanbul (R. Verma, Ed.). Center for Hospitality Research.
  35. Scaglione, M., & Johnson, C. (accepted). “The Swiss Tourism Sector and Web 2.0 Change Management”: Vol. 3 (1st ed., p. in press). Management of Change in Tourism, creating opportunities-overcoming obstacles, Keller, P., Bieger, T (Eds).
  36. Gherissi-Labben, T., Chen, J. S., & Johnson, C. (2008). Youth tourists' lodging and dining preferences. Tourism Analysis, 2008.
  37. Johnson, C., & Vanetti, M. (2007). Internationalization and the Hotel Industry. CAB International, pps.285–pps.301.
  38. Johnson, C., Gherrissi Labben, T., & Chen, J. S. (2006). Youth Patron’s Trip preferences and perceptions of Accommodations in Switzerland. Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, 2, pps. 199–pps. 211.
  39. Johnson, C., Surlemot, B., Pascal, N., & Revaz, F. (2005). Behind the Stars: A Concise typology of Michelin Restaurants in Europe. The Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Quarterly/Sage Publications, 46(2), pps 170–pps 187.
  40. Johnson, C., & Vanetti, M. (2005). Internationalization and the hotel industry in Eastern Central Europe. Advances in Hospitality and Leisure/Elsevier Publications, 1(1), pps.153–pps.175.
  41. Johnson, C., & Vanetti, M. (2005). Las estrategias de localización de las cadenas hoteleras internacionales. Annals of Tourism Research En Espanol/Elsevier, 7(2), pps. 351–pps. 376.
  42. Johnson, C., & Venetti, M. (2005). Locational strategies of International hotel chains in Eastern Central Europe. Annals of Tourism Research., 32(4), pps. 1077–pps. 1099.
  43. Johnson, C. (2004). Ecotourism planning considerations in Central and Eastern Europe (Diamantis D. & S. Geldenhuys, Eds.). Continuum books Ltd.