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  • Corporate social responsibility and sustainability in the tourism sector
    Publication . Trabelsi, Ekram; Monte, Ana Paula
    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) integration is gaining importance, addressing social, environmental, and economic concerns (Font & Lynes, 2018). A balanced approach is required, managing resources responsibly while minimizing negative impacts (Budeanu & Miller, 2016). This recognition of sustainability and CSR in the tourism industry ensures economic development while considering environmental and social factors. This research compares the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability impacts in the tourism sector, examining management, worke rs, and local communities in Tunisia and Portugal, focusing on financial performance. This study examines CSR in tourism using two samples. Sample 1 investigates CSR engagement in hotels, tour operators, and travelers. Ten hotels in Tunisia and Portugal, along with ten tour operators, are included. Ten traveler responses are analyzed from a distributed questionnaire. The second sample is used for phone interviews to collect data on monthly electricity LED consumption and occupancy rates of a specific hotel. This data is used to test one of the three assumptions in the research. The analysis supported the hypotheses and found that Hypothesis 1 (F = 16.685, p = 0.015) and Hypothesis 2 (F = 20.099, p = 0.002) both showed significant impacts of the independent variable on the dependent variable, indicating meaningful connections. Additionally, Hypothesis 3 is supported by a slight positive correlation between "Sustainability" and "CSR practices" (r = 0.645), suggesting a connection between increasing CSR adoption and higher sustainability levels. Although there is room for improvement, Findings show that hotels in both Tunisia and Portugal have made an attempt to integrate CSR principles into their daily operations. Both hotels show good CSR performance, with additional praise for excellence and effectiveness going to the Portuguese hotels.
    2023Master thesis Open access Show more