Bad jobs or good jobs: Searching for dignity in tourism and hospitality work in Japan

• Project/Area Number: 21K17981
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 80020:Tourism studies-related
• Research Institution: Kansai Gaidai University
• Principal Investigator: YOO KateInyoung 関西外国語大学, 外国語学部, 助教 (10834773)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
• Keywords: Hospitality employment / Dignity / Decent work / Sustainable tourism / Japan

Outline of Research at the Start

This proposed research aims to mitigate the precarious work elements caused by macro socio-economical forces, meso organizational practices and micro individual circumstances through an examination of tourism and hospitality employment in search of decent work and dignity. Adopting a mixed-methods approach, the effectiveness of theory-based interventions in search of workplace dignity in tourism and hospitality will be examined.