Purpose: This study aims to examine variables influencing resort hotels’ survival in Spain, which had not previously been analysed. In this country, determining whether the reasons resort hotels close are different from other hotels could be imperative to resort hotels’ survival.Design/methodology/approach: The survival analysis used Cox’s semi-parametric proportional hazards regression to determine which variables influence hotel closure and how much each variable increases risk of closure.Findings: Resort hotel closure depends on hotel size, location, executive management and the business cycle. Survival is not affected by hotel type or financial structure.Research limitations/implications: While this methodology is common in business survival analyses, it has seldom been applied to hotels and has never been used to study the survival of resort hotels.Practical implications: Companies need to rethink the location of new hotels. For already-built facilities, good management practices are strategically important for resort hotels’ survival.Originality/value: This paper explores the reasons why resort hotels survive. The study’s selection of variables and methodology and its conclusions are unique.

ResumenEl presente trabajo describe la evolución de la investigación en empresa familiar en el período 1961-2008 a través del análisis de los contenidos de los artículos sobre dicha temática publicados en revistas indexadas en el Social Science Citation Index; este proceso ha llevado a la creación de una base de datos de 684 documentos. La aplicación de métodos y técnicas bibliométricas ha permitido reflejar la evolución del nivel de publicaciones, instituciones activas, metodologías empleadas y principales temas de investigación tratados. Teniendo en cuenta los resultados obtenidos, se proponen líneas futuras de investigación que permitan avanzar en la consolidación del estudio de la empresa familiar como disciplina científica.AbstractThis paper describes the evolution of the family firm research over the 1961-2008 time period. We have compiled a database of the 684 articles focused on the field published in journals included in the Social Science Citation Index. Bibliometric methods and techniques are used to describe the evolution of publication activity, the most active institutions, the methodologies applied, and the main subjects researched. Based on these analyses, potential avenues for future research are proposed to advance in the consolidation of the field as a scientific discipline

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to identify the main authors, the main influential universities doing research on entrepreneurial intentions (EIs), the main subject areas and the main productive academic journals on this topic. This paper also aims to shed light on the current knowledge and contributions to the field, in particular co-authorships, co-words, research topics and cluster of themes.Design/methodology/approach: The methodology is based on bibliometric techniques using mapping and clustering. The study has been conducted on 377 articles published in journals indexed in the Scopus database for a period of almost 24 years, that is, from 1 January 1993 to 8 July 2016. VOSviewer software was used to conduct the analysis.Findings: Findings highlight the top authors, the ranking of the main journals and universities doing research in the field of EIs. Another relevant contribution is the identification and classification of main research streams and gaps that have been highlighted.Originality/value: This paper is an attempt to clarify the state of the research study and to analyse the progress of the studies on EIs and to elaborate bibliometric studies that help to give some order to the variety of sources. This is helpful for new researchers approaching EIs for the first time and also for those who are familiar with the field.

Exploring the effects of destination image attributes on tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty: an application in Málaga, Spain