Methodology
Participants
The research will leverage on hotel managers as they have vital information about how sharing the economy has influenced the hospitality industry. One of the primary objectives of the research is to save time, and this means that only ten hotel managers will be fundamental to the research. It is anticipated that the participants will be five female and five male, and this will do away with any possibility of gender bias. The age of the participants will range from 36 to 40 years.
Instrumentation and procedure
The key instruments that will aid in the collection of data in the research will include questionnaires and in-depth interviews. These instruments will give the researcher the opportunity of channeling questions inclined to the research topic to the participants. The instruments will also enable the researcher to engage in a flexible interaction with the participants (Phellas et al, 2011).
Selection of participants
The ten hotel managers for this research will be selected randomly from different hotels. The random selection will help do away with any possibilities of selection bias (Kumar & Phrommathed, 2005). The use of random sampling will be based on the participants’ ability to provide vital and relevant information.
What is anticipated from the survey?
It is expected that a large percentage of the participants will agree with the fact that sharing economy has an influence on the hospitality industry. It is also expected that the participants will confirm whether their organizations focus on sharing economies to the advantage of their organizations or not. The research also expects to come up with an exact number of organizations that support and those that are against the idea of sharing economies while analyzing how the aspect influences the hospitality industry.
References
Kumar, S. & Phrommathed, P. (2005). Research methodology (pp. 43-50). Springer US.
Phellas, C. N., Bloch, A. & Seale, C. (2011). Structured methods: interviews, questionnaires and observation. Researching Society and Culture. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 181-205