Dr. Peter O'Connor is Professor of Strategic Management at University of South Australia Business School. His primary research, teaching and consulting interests focus on the use of technology in online retailing and marketing. Prior to joining the UniSA, Peter founded the Chair in Digital Disruption, sponsored by BNP Paribas, at Essec Business School in Paris France. He taught, and held a number of senior administrative positions, at Essec for over 25 years, serving as both Director of MBA Programs and Dean of Academic Programs at various stages. In addition, he has regularly taught executive education seminars at London Business School; held visiting positions at both the Johnson Graduate Business School and the School of Hotel... Read more
About me
Dr. Peter O'Connor is Professor of Strategic Management at University of South Australia Business School. His primary research, teaching and consulting interests focus on the use of technology in online retailing and marketing. Prior to joining the UniSA, Peter founded the Chair in Digital Disruption, sponsored by BNP Paribas, at Essec Business School in Paris France. He taught, and held a number of senior administrative positions, at Essec for over 25 years, serving as both Director of MBA Programs and Dean of Academic Programs at various stages. In addition, he has regularly taught executive education seminars at London Business School; held visiting positions at both the Johnson Graduate Business School and the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University; as well as worked in a variety of positions in industry in both Europe and the USA. In 2015, he launched Essec’s first MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) on hotel distribution with Coursera, which currently has over 15,000 active learners.
About me
Date | Title |
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25/07/2022 |
Is monetization of hotel guest and loyalty membership data a good or bad thing?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000163/126001690.html |
23/06/2022 |
HNtv Solution Providers - Peter O'Connor in conversation with Cendyn's CMO Michael Bennet, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/video/69002172.html |
18/05/2022 |
Driving direct bookings: Key priorities for your website, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000157.html |
18/05/2022 |
Driving direct bookings: Maximise the potential of your brand website, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/video/69002147.html |
04/05/2022 |
The Indirect Distribution Dilemma, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/video/69002139.html |
25/04/2022 |
Is the new crop of OTAs a threat or an opportunity for hoteliers?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000154/126001591.html |
09/04/2022 |
Will OTA penetration come back to pre-COVID levels?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000155.html |
01/03/2022 |
The single biggest opportunity in digital marketing for hotels in 2022, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000147/126001517.html |
17/12/2021 |
HNtv INSIDERS: Hotel brands, OTAs and the future of digital, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/video/69002074.html |
22/11/2021 |
HNtv INSIDERS: Online marketing, customer data and crypto – are hotels being left behind?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/video/69002062.html |
15/11/2021 |
HNtv INSIDERS: Hotel technology, loyalty and the guest experience, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4107555.html |
27/09/2021 |
Is hotel metasearch a distribution or advertising channel?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000133/126001306.html |
27/09/2021 |
HNtv INSIDERS: Discussing drivers of lasting change in hotel distribution, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/video/69002005.html |
23/06/2021 |
Working with OTAs: The Indirect Distribution Dilemma, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4105032.html |
15/06/2021 |
How to generate more core and non-core ancillary revenues for your hotel?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000117/126001147.html |
22/04/2021 |
Google is phasing out third-party cookies... Will it impact hotel marketing?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000098/126001003.html |
22/02/2021 |
COVID-19’s effects on future pro-environmental traveler behavior, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4103086.html |
27/11/2020 |
How big of a threat to the hospitality industry is Airbnb’s upcoming IPO?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000082/126000831.html |
19/10/2020 |
Amazon Explore - Is This Another Attempt to Enter the Travel Industry?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000080/126000784.html |
28/09/2020 |
Is there future for the “new” Thomas Cook?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000077/126000753.html |
23/09/2020 |
What does the future hold for bed banks?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000075/126000732.html |
06/07/2020 |
Is Expedia's recovery program a genuine help for Hoteliers?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000056/126000638.html |
08/06/2020 |
Online Travel: Can Anyone Challenge The Supremacy Of Booking And Expedia?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4099064.html |
27/01/2020 |
Does Google’s “Zero Click Search” Mark the End of Hotel Paid Search Marketing?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000038/126000415.html |
21/01/2020 |
Will the value of brands remain sustainable in today's distribution age?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000030.html |
23/12/2019 |
Is Personalization in Hospitality Dead or Alive?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000035/126000363.html |
18/11/2019 |
Is Rate Parity Good Or Bad For Hoteliers?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000026/126000290.html |
12/11/2019 |
Is OYO Hotels the next WeWork of the hospitality industry?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000025/126000268.html |
30/09/2019 |
Wholesale distribution is poisoned: Could an OTA be the antidote?, https://www.hospitalitynet.org/viewpoint/125000021/126000235.html |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
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2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
2
2
|
2023 |
Open access
97
63
5
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Year | Output |
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2008 |
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
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2023 |
Open access
6
|
2023 |
Open access
2
|
2022 |
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2022 |
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
Open access
|
2022 |
|
2022 |
|
2022 |
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2022 |
|
2021 |
Open access
|
2021 |
Open access
1
|
2017 |
2
|
2016 |
4
|
2013 |
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2013 |
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2011 |
9
|
2008 |
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2008 |
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2008 |
3
|
2008 |
5
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Year | Output |
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2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
1
|
2024 |
Open access
46
5
|
2024 |
Open access
2
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
|
2024 |
Open access
1
|
2024 |
2
2
|
2023 |
3
|
2023 |
Open access
2
|
2023 |
Open access
97
63
5
|
2023 |
13
9
3
|
2023 |
Open access
15
13
1
|
2023 |
2
|
2022 |
Open access
9
9
|
2022 |
Open access
10
7
16
|
2022 |
Open access
20
17
1
|
2021 |
45
47
|
2020 |
Open access
23
20
|
2020 |
77
66
|
2020 |
Open access
|
2019 |
134
114
14
|
2018 |
213
173
46
|
2018 |
Open access
116
100
61
|
2016 |
34
36
|
2014 |
55
38
|
2014 |
70
59
|
2014 |
16
12
6
|
2013 |
|
2013 |
5
4
|
2011 |
14
|
2011 |
359
318
|
2011 |
6
6
|
2011 |
58
48
|
2010 |
24
20
|
2010 |
390
|
2009 |
21
19
|
2008 |
11
14
|
2008 |
16
|
Year | Output |
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2021 |
Open access
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2016 |
Open access
1
|
2015 |
Open access
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2011 |
Open access
|
2010 |
1
|
2009 |
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2008 |
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Year | Output |
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2017 |
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2016 |
Open access
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2016 |
Open access
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2015 |
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External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aalto University | FINLAND |
Australian Institute of Business | AUSTRALIA |
Bocconi University | ITALY |
Bournemouth University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Bournemouth University Business School | UNITED KINGDOM |
Central Queensland University | AUSTRALIA |
ECCA GmbH - eTourism Competence Center Austria | AUSTRIA |
Edith Cowan University | AUSTRALIA |
ESSEC Business School | FRANCE |
Essec Business School, Paris | FRANCE |
Ghent University | BELGIUM |
HCT - Dubai Men's College | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
I-Shou University | TAIWAN |
Kaplan Business School | AUSTRALIA |
Lebanese American University | LEBANON |
Nazarbayev University | KAZAKHSTAN |
North-Eastern University | THAILAND |
Ozyegin University | TURKEY |
Sheffield Hallam University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Sunway University | MALAYSIA |
Texas A and M University | UNITED STATES |
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | SPAIN |
University of Algarve | PORTUGAL |
University of Asia Pacific | BANGLADESH |
University of Central Florida | UNITED STATES |
University of Kurdistan | IRAN |
University of Otago | NEW ZEALAND |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
University of Texas at San Antonio | UNITED STATES |
University of Waterloo | CANADA |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Woxsen University | INDIA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Associate EditorTourism Review |
2023 |
Associate EditorCornell Hotel Administration Quarterly |
2023 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Information Technology |
2023 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Research |
2023 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Information Technology and Tourism |
2023 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Management |
2023 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Technology |
2023 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Services Management |
2023 |
Associate EditorTourism Review |
2022 |
Associate EditorCornell Hotel Administration Quarterly |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Technology |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Management |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Information Technology and Tourism |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Research |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Information Technology |
2022 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Services Management |
2022 |
Associate EditorCornell Hotel Administration Quarterly |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Technology |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberTourism and Hospitality Planning and Development |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Management |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Services Management |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Research |
2021 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Information Technology and Tourism |
2021 |
Associate EditorCornell Hotel Administration Quarterly |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Information Technology and Tourism |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Research |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberHotel Management International |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Management |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberTourism and Hospitality Planning and Development |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Services Management |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Information Technology |
2020 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Technology |
2020 |
Associate EditorCornell Hotel Administration Quarterly |
2019 |
Award and Competition 2019 Overall Global Winner: Accor: Strengthening the Brand with Digital Marketing"The Case Centre |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberTourism and Hospitality Planning and Development |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Research |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Management |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Services Management |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberInternational Journal of Hospitality Information Technology |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Information Technology and Tourism |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Technology |
2019 |
Editorial Board MemberHotel Management International |
2019 |
Keynote Presentation: Digital Technologies in Hotels - Trends and OpportunitiesIndian Hotels Company Ltd (Taj Hotels) Annual Meeting |
2019 |
Keynote Presentation: The European Travel Consumer's Social Path to PurchaseSojern Annual European Client Meeting |
2019 |
Keynote Presentation: The Future of Hotel Online DistributionHotelbeds Annual Client Meeting |
2019 |
Keynote Presentation: The Future of MetasearchHotel Distribution Event, London |
2018 |
Member of the Top 20 Extraordinary Minds in Sales, Marketing and Technology in EuropeHospitality Sales and Marketing Association International |
2015 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Corporate sustainability performance measurement framework for the integration of circular economy and industrial symbiosis | Current |
Evaluating the effects of democratised digital marketing platforms on the dynamic capability of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) | Current |
Exploring visually impaired tourists experience using electroencephalogram (EEG) | Current |
Government-led touristification of community cultural events and stakeholder dynamics: The case of the Pasola Festival, Indonesia | Current |
Technological adoption, routinisation, and abandonment in Small and Medium-sized Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs): a three-phaseexploration | Current |
The effect of culture on social influence theory and the effectiveness of social media promotion: the case of tourism in Saudi Arabia. | Current |
From community participation to empowerment: a case study of community-based tourism in Hoi An, Vietnam | Completed |