Vincent Magnini
Assistant Professor
Office: 355 Wallace Hall
Phone: (540)231-8425
Email: magnini@vt.edu
Courses:
HTM 2464 Introduction to Service Management
HTM 5454 Hospitality and Tourism Marketing Strategy
HTM 6414 Doctoral Service Seminar
Education
Ph.D., Old Dominion University
M.B.A., Wichita State University
B.S., Virginia Tech
Research Interests
Dr. Magnini’s research lies at the intersection of marketing and strategic management as they apply to the hospitality industry. Specifically, much of his research involves the identification and development of sustainable competitive advantages for hospitality firms.
Professional Affiliations
Editorial Boards: Cornell Hospitality Quarterly; Journal of Vacation Marketing
Member: Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education
Recent Publications
Karande, Kiran and Vincent P. Magnini. “The Relative Use of Contextual and Temporal Reference Price Components in Hotel and Airline Purchases,” Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P., Todd Miller and BeomCheol (Peter) Kim. “The Psychological Effects of Foreign Language Restaurant Signs on Potential Diners,” Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P., Cristel Garcia and Earl D. Honeycutt, Jr. “Identifying the Attributes of an Effective Restaurant Chain Endorser,” Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P. “The Influence of Collectivism in Restaurant Selection: A Sentence Completion Experiment,” International Journal of Hospitality Management, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P. and Kiran Karande. “Understanding Consumer Services Buyers Based Upon Their Purchase Channel,” Journal of Business Research, Status: (conditionally accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P. “An Exploratory Investigation of the Real-Time Training Modes Used by Hotel Expatriates,” International Journal of Hospitality Management, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P. and Kiran Karande “The Influence of Past Transaction History and Thank You Statements in Service Recovery,” International Journal of Hospitality Management, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P. and Kiran Karande. “An Experimental Investigation into the Use of Written Smell References in Ecotourism Print Advertisements,” Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P. and Earl D. Honeycutt, Jr. “A Look at the Current Usage of E-mail Signature Files in the Hotel Industry,” Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, Status: (accepted for publication).
Magnini, Vincent P. (2009). “Understanding and Reducing Work-Family Conflict in the Hospitality Industry,” Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, Vol. 8 (2), pp. 119-136.
Magnini, Vincent P. (2009). “The Influence of National Culture on the Strategic Use of Salesperson Pricing Authority: A Cross-Country Study within the Hotel Industry,” International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 28 (1), pp. 173-176.
Magnini, Vincent P. and Emily E. Parker. (2009). “The Psychological Effects of Music: Implications for Hotel Firms,” Journal of Vacation Marketing, Vol. 15 (1), pp. 53-62.
Thelen, Shawn T., Tanya K. Thelen, Vincent P. Magnini and Earl D. Honeycutt, Jr. (2009). “An Introduction to the Offshore Service Ethnocentrism Construct,” Services Marketing Quarterly, Vol. 30 (1), pp. 1-17.
Magnini, Vincent P. and Shawn T. Thelen (2008). “The Influence of Music on Perceptions of Brand Personality, Décor, and Service Quality: The Case of Classical Music in a Fine Dining Restaurant,” Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing, Vol. 16 (3), pp. 286-300.
Magnini, Vincent P. (2008). “Practicing Effective Knowledge Sharing in International Hotel Joint Ventures,” International Journal of Hospitality Management, Vol. 27 (2), pp. 249-258.
Magnini, Vincent P., Earl D. Honeycutt, Jr. and Ashley M. Cross (2008). “Understanding the Use of Celebrity Endorsers for Hospitality Firms,” Journal of Vacation Marketing, Vol. 14 (1), pp. 57-69.
Karande, Kiran, Vincent P. Magnini and Leona Tam (2007). “Recovery Voice and Satisfaction after Service Failure: An Experimental Investigation into Mediating and Moderating Factors,” Journal of Service Research, Vol. 10 (2), pp. 187-203.
Magnini, Vincent P., John B. Ford, Edward P. Markowski, and Earl D. Honeycutt, Jr. (2007). “The Service Recovery Paradox: Justifiable Theory or Smoldering Myth?” Journal of Services Marketing, Vol. 21 (3), pp. 213-225: This article was chosen as a Highly Commended Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2008.
Magnini, Vincent P. and John N. Gaskins (2007). “Examining the Determinants of Retail Sweethearting: An In-Depth Interviewing Approach,” Journal of Business and Behavioral SciencesVol. 15 (1), pp. 155-170.
Magnini, Vincent P. (2007). “Photo-Elicitation as a Tool to Alleviate International Marketing Mistakes,” Journal of Global Competitiveness, Vol. 14 (2), pp. 75-83; NOTE: This is a reprint of an earlier article published in the Competition Forum.
Avril, Alizee B. and Vincent P. Magnini (2007). “A Holistic Approach to Expatriate Success,” International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 19 (1), pp. 53-63.