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Jihye Min

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Hospitality, Event and Tourism Management

College: College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Texas Tech University, 2016
    Major: Hospitality Administration
    Dissertation: The Impact of Casino Complimentaries: The Use of Gaming and Non-Gaming Promotions
  • MS, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2012
    Major: Hospitality Administration
    Dissertation: Evaluating the Impact of a New Casino Loyalty Program on Gaming Volume
  • BS, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2006
    Major: Hospitality Administration
    Specialization: Hospitality Management

Current Scheduled Teaching

HMGT 5590.001Hospitality and Tourism Data AnalyticsFall 2024
HMGT 5590.601Hospitality and Tourism Data AnalyticsFall 2024
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2024 Syllabus
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

HMGT 5520.002Global Tourism SystemsSummer 5W2 2024 SPOT
HMGT 5920.002Problem in Lieu of ThesisSummer 10W 2024
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4490.002Hospitality Revenue ManagementSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5590.001Hospitality and Tourism Data AnalyticsFall 2023 SPOT
HMGT 5590.601Hospitality and Tourism Data AnalyticsFall 2023 SPOT
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5920.013Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2023
HMGT 5520.002Global Tourism SystemsSummer 5W2 2023 SPOT
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4490.002Hospitality Revenue ManagementSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5950.006Master's ThesisSpring 2023
HMGT 5590.001Hospitality and Tourism Data AnalyticsFall 2022 SPOT
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5950.007Master's ThesisFall 2022
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2022 SPOT
HMGT 5480.601Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2022 SPOT
HMGT 4490.002Hospitality Revenue ManagementSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2021 SPOT
HMGT 5480.601Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2021 SPOT
CMHT 5800.001Seminar in Various Areas of ConcentrationFall 2021 SPOT
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4490.002Hospitality Revenue ManagementSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5900.001Special Problems in Hospitality and TourismSpring 2021
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4480.002Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2020 SPOT
HMGT 5480.002Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2020 SPOT
HMGT 5920.009Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2020
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2020 Syllabus
HMGT 4490.002Hospitality Revenue ManagementSpring 2020 Syllabus
HMGT 5920.009Problem in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2020
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4480.002Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2019 SPOT
HMGT 5480.002Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2019 SPOT
HMGT 5480.601Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2019 SPOT
HMGT 4900.001Special ProblemsFall 2019
HMGT 5900.001Special Problems in Hospitality and TourismFall 2019 SPOT
HMGT 5950.010Master's ThesisSummer 10W 2019
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2019 SPOT
HMGT 4490.002Hospitality Revenue ManagementSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5950.009Master's ThesisSpring 2019
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4480.002Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5950.009Master's ThesisFall 2018
HMGT 4980.001Experimental CourseSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2018 SPOT
HMGT 5950.009Master's ThesisSpring 2018
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 4480.002Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2017 SPOT
HMGT 5920.009Problem in Lieu of ThesisFall 2017
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CMHT 5100.001Introduction to Research in Merchandising and HospitalitySpring 2017 SPOT
HMGT 4480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
HMGT 5480.001Hospitality Industry FinanceFall 2016 SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Jeong, M., Yang, K., Kim, H., Min, J. (2023). Curating subscription box services: Implications for the Pet Industry. Oral Presentation. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. The Recent Advances in Retailing and Consumer Services Sciences.
  • Conference Proceeding

  • Garza, K., Yang, K., Min, J. (2018). Thank You! Best practice of a post-stay email with levels of leisure involvement in the hotel industry.
  • Journal Article

  • Yang, K., Jeong, M., Kim, H., Min, J. (2024). Curation subscription box services: Implications for the pet industry. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 76 (January 2024) 103573. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103573
  • Min, J., Lee, H., Lema, J., Agrusa, J., Linnes, C. (2023). The #Metoo movement in paradise: An assessment of the restaurant industry. Journal of Foodservice Business Research. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/15378020.2021.1896940
  • Shin, M., Lee, R., Min, J., Legendre, T. (2023). Connecting Biophilic Design with Luxury Service. Psychology & Marketing. 1-20. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.21762
  • Min, J., Kim, J., Yang, K. (2023). CSR attributions and the moderating effect of perceived CSR fit on consumer trust, identification, and loyalty. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. 72 (May 2023) 103274.
  • Kim, J., Yang, K., Min, J. (2022). Hope, fear, and consumer behavioral change amid COVID-19: Application of protection motivation theory. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 46 (2) 558-574. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12700
  • KC, B., Min, J., Serenari, C. (2022). Segmenting wildlife value orientations to mitigate human–wildlife conflict for ecotourism development in protected areas. Tourism Planning and Development. 19 (4) 339-356. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2021.1947889
  • Min, J., Yang, K., Kim, J. (2022). The role of perceived vulnerability in restaurant customers’ co-creation behavior and repatronage intention during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Vacation Marketing. 28 (1) 38-51. Sage Journals. https://doi.org/10.1177/13567667211014932
  • Yang, K., Kim, J., Min, J., Hernandez-Calderon, A. (2021). Effects of retailers' service quality and legitimacy on behavioral intention: The role of emotions during COVID-19. The Service Industries Journal. 41 (1-2) 84-106. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2020.1863373
  • Min, J., Kim, J., Yang, K. (2021). How generations differ in coping with a pandemic? The case of restaurant industry. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 48 (September) 280-288. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2021.06.017
  • Kim, J., Min, J., Le, L. (2021). Impacts of brand familiarity and responses on perceived brand credibility, similarity, and blog recommendation intention: a study of corporate blogs.. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. 26 (2) 328-343.
  • Lee, H., Min, J., Yuan, J. (2021). The impact of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) on social networking sites (SNSs) on the booking intention of Generation Y customers at luxury hotels. Journal of Vacation Marketing. 27 (3) 237-251. Sage Journals. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356766720987872
  • Olavarria-Key, N.n., Ding, A., , T.L., Min, J. (2021). Communication of Food Waste Messages The Effects of Communication Modality, Presentation Order, and Mindfulness on Food Waste Reduction Intention. International Journal of Hospitality Management. 96 (July 2021) 102962. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.102962
  • Min, J., Yang, K., Thapa, A. (2021). Dark tourism segmentation by tourists’ motivations for visiting earthquake sites in Nepal: Implications for dark tourism. Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research. 26 (8) 866-878. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/10941665.2021.1925315
  • Agrusa, J., Linnes, C., Lema, J., Min, J., Henthorne, T., Itoga, H., Lee, H. (2021). Tourism well-being and transitioning island destinations for sustainable development.. Other. 14 (1) 32. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14010032
  • Min, J., KC, B., Kim, S., Lee, J. (2020). The impact of disasters on a heritage tourism destination: The case of Nepal earthquakes. Sustainability. 12 (15) 6115. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12156115
  • Min, J., Agrusa, J., Lema, J., Lee, H. (2020). The tourism sector and U.S. regional macroeconomic stability: A network approach. Sustainability. 12 (18) 7543. MDPI. https://doi:10.3390/su12187543
  • Kim, J., Melton, R., Min, J., Kim, B. (2020). Who Says What?: Exploring the Impacts of Content Type and Blog Type on Brand Credibility, Brand Similarity and eWOM Intention. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management. 24 (4) 611-630. Emerald Insight. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMM-03-2019-0041
  • Yang, K., Min, J., Garza, K. (2019). Post-stay email marketing implications for the hotel industry: Role of email features, attitude, revisit intention and leisure involvement level. Journal of Vacation Marketing. 25 (4) 405-417. Sage Journals. https://doi: 10.1177/1356766718814081
  • Min, J., Lee, H.S., Blum, S. (2019). Spillover impact of non-gaming amenities on gaming volumes. Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. 60 (3) 262-269. Sage Journals, https://doi.org/10.1177/1938965518787453
  • Min, J., Lee, H.S. (2017). The 23rd Asia Pacific Tourism Association Annual Conference, Busan, South Korea, June 18–21, 2017. Journal of Teaching in Travel & Tourism. 17 (4) 325-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/15313220.2017.1357520
  • Min, J., Raab, C., Tanford, S. (2016). Improving casino performance through enhanced loyalty programs. Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management. 25 (3) 372-394. Taylor and Francis. https://doi: 10.1080/19368623.2015.1030528
  • Research Report

  • DeFranco, A., Lee, M., Min, J. (2023). A Homerun: Research Shows Hotel Guest Sentiments on Technology Have Improved Over Time. Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals. https://www.hftp.org/blog/research-compares-hotel-guest-sentiments-technology-over-time
  • DeFranco, A., Lee, M., Min, J. (2023). Survey Report: How the Pandemic Gave a Boost to Guests’ Hotel Technology Usage, Satisfaction and Spending. Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals. https://blog.hftp.org/survey-report-guest-hotel-technology-usage-satisfaction-and-spending/

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Kim, H. (Principal), Yang, K. (Co-Principal), Kim, J. (Co-Principal), Min, J. (Co-Principal), "Strengthening Urban Food System Resilience: The Development of Digital Platforms for Local Farmers' Markets," sponsored by CMHT Dean's Office, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
  • Kim, J. (Principal), Min, J. (Co-Principal), Yang, K. (Co-Principal), "Consumer moral responses to the retail and hospitality industries’ socially irresponsible actions," sponsored by Center for Consumer Insights and Innovations, University of North Texas, $2250 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Lee, H.S. (Principal), Min, J. (Co-Principal), Yang, K. (Co-Principal), "Casino, Crime, and Geographic Information System (GIS) – Investigating the spatial gap between social benefits and disparities," sponsored by Center for Consumer Insights and Innovation at CMHT, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Min, J. (Principal), "Biophilic design and big data analytics in the hospitality industry," sponsored by Office of the Provost, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Brandon, B.L. (Principal), Forney, J.C. (Co-Principal), Knight, D.K. (Co-Principal), Mihalick, L.S. (Co-Principal), Min, J. (Co-Principal), "Navigating Consumer Experiences in the Covid-19 World: GIS & Big Data Applications, Analysis & Insights for Retail, Hospitality &Tourism.," sponsored by UNT Team Mentoring Grant, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Forney, J.C. (Principal), Knight, D.K. (Co-Principal), Rice, M. (Supporting), Brandon, B.L. (Supporting), Min, J.E. (Supporting), Sankary, G. (Other), Mihalick, L. (Other), Sifford, K. (Supporting), Sindi, B. (Supporting), "Interdisciplinary Digital Data Insight Team - Office of Provost & Academic Affairs," sponsored by UNT Office of the Provost & Division of Academic Affairs, University of North Texas, $3000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
  • Min, J.E. (Principal), "Creative and Research Enhancement Activity Time for Engagement (CREATE) Program," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
  • Min, J. (Principal), "The contribution of amenities and customer rewards to profitability and customer loyalty in integrated resorts.," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
  • Min, J. (Principal), "Faculty Summer Research Grant," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2017 - 2017).
  • Sponsored Research

  • Min, J.E. (Principal), Kim, H. (Co-Principal), Yang, K. (Co-Principal), KC, B. (Co-Principal), "Open knowledge at UNT Frisco (OK@UNTF): Discovering the future of the global tourism industry.," sponsored by The Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund, University of North Texas, $6700 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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