Machine derived contents note: Editorial Introduction - Dr Bob Brotherton ,La Laguna University, Tenerife and Dr Roy C Wood ,Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development, India -- 1 The nature and meanings of 'hospitality' - Dr Bob Brotherton, La Laguna University, Tenerife and Dr Roy C Wood, Oberoi Centre for Learning and Development, India -- 2 The structure and nature of the international hospitality industry - Professor Larry Yu, George Washington University, USA -- 3 The inter-relationships between leisure, recreation, tourism and hospitality - Robert Christie Mill, University of Denver, USA -- 4 Women in hospitality - Professor Judi Brownell and Dr Kate Walsh, Cornell University, USA -- 5 A critique of hospitality research and its advicacy of multi- and interdisciplinary approaches: an alternative agenda - Professor Michael Riley, University of Surrey, UK -- 6 Hospitality management education - Professor Clayton W Barrows and Novie Johan, University of New Hampshire, CA -- 7 From the top down: strategic management in the hospitality industry - Professor Eliza Ching-Yick Tse, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Giri Jogaratnam, Eastern Michigan University, USA -- 8 From the bottom up: operations management in the hospitality industry - Professor Peter Jones and Professor Andrew Lockwood, University of Surrey, UK -- 9 Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Hospitality Industry - Professor Cathy Enz, Cornell University, USA and Professor Jeffrey Harrison, University of Richmond, USA -- 10 Financial management in the hospitality industry: themes and issues - Helen Atkinson and Tracy Jones, PhD, University of Brighton, UK -- 11 Organization Studies and Hospitality Management - Professor Yvonne Guerier, Roehampton University, UK -- 12 Human resource management in the hospitality industry - Professor Julia Christensen Hughes, University of Guelph, CA -- 13 Marketing and consumer behaviour in hospitality - Professor John Bowen, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, USA -- 14 Service quality and hospitality organizations - Dr Yuksel Ekinci, University of Surrey, UK -- 15 Information Technology Strategy in the Hospitality Industry - Professor Dan Connolly, University of Denver, USA and Mark Haley, Prism Partnership, USA -- Hotel real estate finance and investments - Professor Paul Beals University of Denver, USA -- 17 Accommodation and Facilities Management - Arnaud J M Frapin-Beaug,̌ IMI Lucerne, Dr Constantinos Verginis, Deloitte and Touche Middle East, UAE, and Dr Roy C Wood, Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development, India -- 18 The MICE industry: meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions - Professor Udo A Schlentrich, University of New Hampshire, USA -- 19 Food and beverage management - Professor Clayton W Barrows, University of Guelph, CA -- 20 Food production and service systems theory - Dr Roy C Wood, The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development, Delhi, India -- 21 Licensed Retail Management - Conrad Lashley, Nottingham Trent University -- 22 Flight Catering - Peter Jones, University of Surrey, UK -- 23 Resort management - Robert Christie Mill, University of Denver, USA -- 24 Event Management - Donald Getz, University of Calgary, CA.