Senior Lecturer in International Business

Maria received her PhD in Business Management from Middlesex University, London, UK. She has a Master of Arts degree in International Hotel and Restaurant Management from London Metropolitan University, UK, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality and Tourism, Madrid, Spain. She worked in the hotel and tourism industry in various functional areas and managerial roles before becoming an educator.

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Qualifications

• PhD in Business Management, Middlesex University London, UK
  Title: A study of waiters’ occupational identity and its effect on staff turnover within the context of Michelin-starred restaurants in London
• PGCert in Research Methods, University of West London, UK
• MA in International Hotel and Restaurant Management, London Metropolitan University, UK
• BA in Tourism, Vox Tourism School, Madrid, Spain
• Certificate in Training Practice, CIPD, London, UK

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
• Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) Status
• Member of ICHRIE (International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education)
• Member of CMBE (Certificated Management and Business Educator Chartered Association of Business School)
• Member of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Teaching Expertise

• 16 years’ experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level, covering topics such as: Tourism business, Hospitality Business Management and Digitalisation; International Business

Research Interests

• Entrepreneurial Innovation
• Digitalisation in international SMEs
• Disruptive hospitality trends that challenge traditional business models
• Develop sustainable cities and urban environment

Research projects

• Neurodiverse Students in the Hospitality and Tourism Master's Program (Savoy Educational Trust) (2023)
• Opera Software Hotel Management Program: Online Learning for University Hospitality Students (Savoy Educational Trust) (2022)
• Glamping- Outdoor accommodation in UK (Savoy Educational Trust) (2021)
• Evaluating dark kitchens as a disruptive innovation relative to restaurants: Comparative and substitution performance anticipation (Marketing Trust) (2021)
• Others Consulting projects 2020-22: Swissotel Al Ghurair Dubai, Courtyard by Marriott Edinburgh, NH Hotels, Royal Lancaster Hotel, GLH Hotels Group, Clerkenwell & Islington Tour Guides, CoSeed Crowdfunding, Spanish British Society, and the Spanish Tourism Office.

Previous Roles

• Hospitality Training Consultant, London hotel groups (IHG, Melia and Ramada)
• Various Hospitality and Tourism Management positions, Top global groups (IHG, Melia, Julia Tour Operator)

Research Publications

2024

• Marvi, R., Foroudi, P. and Jerez-Jerez, M. J. (2023). A bibliometric review of customer engagement in the international domain: Reviewing the Past and the Present. Corporate Reputation Review

2022

• Jerez-Jerez, M. J., Melewar, T. C. and Foroudi, P. (2022) A mixed-methods investigation of work identity in waiting staff, and its impact on turnover intention. Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality and Tourism

2021

• Jerez-Jerez, M. J., Melewar, T. C. and Foroudi, P. (2021) The effect of waiters’ occupational identity on employee turnover within the context of Michelin-starred restaurants. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research.
• Jerez-Jerez, M. J., Melewar, T. C. and Foroudi, P. (2021) Exploring waiters’ occupational identity and turnover intention: a qualitative study focusing on Michelin- starred restaurants in London. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 47 (1). pp. 22-34.

2020

• Jerez-Jerez, M. J. and Melewar, T. C. (2020) The consequence of waiters’ professional identity on passion for work and its effects on employee turnover: a qualitative approach. Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 23 (4). pp. 767-795.

Book

• Jerez-Jerez, M. J. and Foroudi, P. (2024) Entrepreneurial Innovation in International Business Tourism. London:

Contributions to Books

• Jerez-Jerez, M. J. (2024). Changing Government Attitudes: Development and Management of New Knowledge on Security and Safety in Tourism. In Jerez-Jerez, M. J. and Foroudi, P. (2024) Entrepreneurial Innovation in International Business Tourism. London: Routledge
• Jerez-Jerez, M. J., Marvi, R., Foroudi, P. and Jin, Z. (2022). History of customer engagement; past, present, and future of customer engagement In P. Foroudi & C. Dennis (Eds.), Building corporate identity, image, and reputation in digital era (1 ed.). London: Routledge.
• Jerez-Jerez, M. J. (2020). Corporate brand stakeholders’ communication and internal stakeholders. In P. Foroudi, B. Nguyen & T. C. Melewar, Stakeholder Communication for Corporate Branding, Identity and Reputation. London: Routledge.
• Jerez-Jerez, M. J. (2020). Digital Transformation and Corporate Branding: Opportunities and Challenges for Identity and Reputation Management. In P. Foroudi, In the digital age, corporate brands face ethical challenges. London: Routledge.
• Jerez-Jerez, M. J. (2020). Multicultural Identity. In P. Foroudi, & M. Palazzo (Eds.), Sustainable Branding. London: Routledge.
• Jerez-Jerez, M. J. (2020). Employee Occupational Identity. In Melewar T.C., Dennis, C. & P. Foroudi (Eds.), Building corporate identity, image and reputation in digital era (1 ed.). London: Routledge.

Conference Papers

• Jerez-Jerez, M.J. (2024). The impact of Dark Kitchens on Local Community, 4^th International Conference on Tourism Management and Hospitality, 01-03 March, Vienna, Austria.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J. (2024). A Study of Employee Attitudes Towards AI, its Effect on Sustainable Development Goals and Non-Financial Performance in Independent Hotels, Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) 21-23 May, Leeds, UK.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J. and Foroudi, P. (2020). Individual and corporate brand: Moderated mediation model of illusion, butterfly effect, and aesthetic stimuli communication, International conference of Marketing, Strategy, and Policy (MSP), 10-11 December, Virtual Conference.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J. and Foroudi, P. (2020). Dark Kitchens: Individual and corporate brand - Moderated mediation model of illusion, butterfly effect, and aesthetic stimuli communication, International Conference on Tourism (ICOT), 17-18 September, Virtual Conference.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J., Melewar, T.C., Foroudi, P. and Stylidis, D. (2018). The effect of waiters’ occupational identity on work engagement and its impact on employee turnover: a research study in the environment of Michelin-starred restaurants in London, The International Corporate Identity Group (ICIG), 6-7 June, Gozd Martuljek, Slovenia.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J., Melewar, T.C., Foroudi, P. and Stylidis, D. (2018). The influence of waiters’ occupational identity on work engagement and its impact on employee turnover: A study in the context of Michelin-starred restaurants in London, 13th Global Brand Conference (GBC), 2-4 May, Northumbria Business School, Newcastle, UK.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J., Melewar, T.C., Foroudi, P. and Stylidis, D. (2018). The consequence of waiters’ occupational identity on work engagement and its effect on employee turnover: A research in the setting of Michelin-starred restaurants in London, Marketing, Strategy, and Policy (MSP), 9-11 April, Newcastle Business School, London, UK.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J., Melewar, T.C., Foroudi, P. and Stylidis, D. (2018). Exploration of waiters’ occupational identity: A study of the perception of waiters in the context of Michelin- starred restaurants in London, Academy International Business Conference (MBA), 6-8 April, Brunel University, UK.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J, Melewar, T.C. and Foroudi, P. (2017). Study of waiter’s occupational identity (WOI): Literature review and conceptual model, 10th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business (EMAB), 13th-15th September, Rome, Italy.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J, Melewar, T.C., and Foroudi, P. (2017). Study of waiter’s occupational identity (WOI): Literature review and conceptual model, 50th Academy of Marketing Conference (AM), 3-6 July, Hull University Business School, UK.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J., Melewar, T.C. and Foroudi, P. (2017). Study of waiter’s occupational identity (WOI): Literature review and conceptual model, Research Students’ Summer Conference (RSSC), 28-29 June, Middlesex University, UK.
• Jerez-Jerez, M.J., Melewar, T.C. and Foroudi, P. (2017). An investigation of waiters’ occupational identity: A study of the insight of employees in the context of London hotels with Michelin-starred restaurants, 22nd International Conference on Corporate and Marketing Communications (CMC2017), 4th and 5th May, University of Zaragoza.

Contact Details

• T: 44 (0)1582 743759
• E: Maria.jerezjerez@beds.ac.uk