Albert G. Assaf

Associate Professor & PhD Coordinator Hospitality & Tourism Management

Office: Flint Lab 209A

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Academic Background

Education

PhD Managerial Economics, University of Western Sydney, 2004-2007

Graduate diploma in Quantitative Methods, School of Management, University of Western Sydney, 2006-2007

Graduate diploma in Mathematical Science, School of Mathematics, University of Technology Sydney, 2006-2007

MS, School of Management, University of Western Sydney, 2002-2003

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst , 2014-Present

Assistant Professor, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2009-2014

Assistant Professor, International School of Business, Victoria University-Australia , 2007-2009

Research Interests

Applied Economics
Applied Statistics
Strategic management
Banking and Finance
Tourism Management
Tourism/Transport Economics
Marketing
Revenue Management
Transport Management
Operations Research

Teaching Interests

Managerial Economics
Business Statistics
Strategic Management
Applied Statistics
Applied Econometrics
Casino Probability
Managerial Accounting
Operations Management
Service Management

Professional Background

Professional Experience

Associate Editor, 2013-Present, International Journal of Hospitality Management

Associate Editor, 2013-Present, Annals of Tourism Research

Editorial Board, 2012-Present, Journal of Travel Research

Editorial Board, 2012-Present, Tourism Analysis

Editorial Board, 2012-Present, Tourism Economics

Editorial Board, 2012-Present, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Recent Honors & Awards

Exceptional Merit, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2014

Charles R. Goeldner Award for Best Research Article-Journal of Travel Research, 2013

Emerging Scholar of Distinction- International Academy for the Study of Tourism, 2013

Dean Research Excellence Award, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2011, 2012, 2013

The Emerald Literati Network Award for Outstanding Paper, 2012

The ASEDAS (Spanish supermarket association) and AEMARK (Spanish Marketing Academy) award for best retailing paper , 2011

Nominee for the Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts-Amherst , 2010, 2011, 2012

Selected Publications

Assaf, A, Josiassen, A, Agbola, F. Attracting International Hotels: Locational Factors that Matter Most, Tourism Management.

Assaf, A, Tsionas, E, Gillen, D. Understanding Relative Efficiency among Airports: A General Dynamic Model for Distinguishing Technical and Allocative Efficiency. Transportation Research Part B.

Oh, H, Assaf, A, Baloglu, S. Motivations and Goals of Slow Tourism. Journal of Travel Research.

Assaf, A, Josiassen A, Gillen, D. A Holistic Approach to Measuring Firm Performance: Bayesian Estimation with Desirable and Bad Outputs, Journal of Business Research.

Assaf, A, Matousek, R, Tsionas, E.Turkish Bank Efficiency: Bayesian Estimation with Undesirable Outputs, Journal of Banking and Finance.

Assaf, A, Josiassen, A, Ratchford, B., Barros, C.P. Internationalization and Performance of Retail Firms: A Bayesian Dynamic Model, Journal of Retailing.