Olya, Hesam, Professor

Professor Hesam Olya

Management School

Head of Marketing and Cultural Creative Industries Subject Group

Chair in Cultural and Creative Industries

Hossein Olya wearing a white shirt and blue tie, black waistcoat and grey pinstriped jacket.

h.olya@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3303

Room E027, 91ֱ�� University Management School

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Professor Hesam Olya
Management School
Room E027
91ֱ�� University Management School
Conduit Road
91ֱ��
S10 1FL

Profile

Professor Olya joined 91ֱ�� University Management School in 2018 and served as Research Development Director of Marketing and CCI group until 2021. Prior to joining 91ֱ�� University Management School, he worked for Oxford Brookes Business School (Oxford, UK) and Sejong University (Seoul, South Korea).

Throughout his career, he has taken an active approach to interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research to investigate complex social problems with an attempt to develop impactful and innovative conclusions. He is actively leading research projects in the areas of cultural consumptions and sustainable management.

He is currently serving as associate editor of the International Journal of Consumer Studies and was the Service Industries Journal. He has been delivering key notes at many prestigious international conferences in the USA, UK, Italy, South Korea, Cyprus, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Africa.

Research interests

Complex system management
Cultural consumptions
Sustainable marketing
Climate change

Publications

Journal articles

Duong LH, Kong Y-Q, Olya H, Lee C-K & Girish VG (2025) . Tourism Management, 108, 105122-105122.
Han S, Olya H, Kim MJ & Kim T (2024) . Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 61, 34-44.
Zhang Z, So KKF, Li J, Olya H & Huang Z (2024) . International Journal of Tourism Research, 26(5).
Taheri B, Olya H & Kim JJ (2024) . International Journal of Tourism Research, 26(4).
Roodbari H, Ogbonnaya C, Olya H & Vatankhah S (2024) . Academy of Management Proceedings, 2024(1).
Taheri B, Olya H & Batat W (2024) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 36(5), 1457-1466.
Gerrath MHEE, Olya H, Shah Z & Li H (2024) . Journal of Business Research, 175, 114520-114520.
Roodbari H & Olya H (2024) . Tourism Management, 100, 104829-104829.
Lee S, Lee Y-S, Lee C-K & Olya H (2023) . Journal of Business Research, 164, 114009-114009.
Olya H, Kim N & Kim MJ (2023) . Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Mehran J, Olya H & Han H (2023) . Psychology and Marketing.
Lugosi P, O’Brien C, Olya H, Pink RC & Lavender V (2022) . International Journal of Hospitality Management, 103386-103386.
Farmaki A, Hadjielias E, Olya H, Taheri B & Hadjielia Drotarova M (2022) . International Marketing Review.
Shah Z, Olya H & Monkhouse LL (2022) . International Marketing Review.
Zhang M, Wang Y & Olya H (2022) . Tourism Management, 88, 104415-104415.
Lee C-K, Olya H, Park Y-N, Kwon Y-J & Kim MJ (2022) . Tourism Geographies.
Alfarhan UF, Olya H & Nusair K (2022) . Tourism Economics.
McLeay F, Olya H, Liu H, Jayawardhena C & Dennis C (2022) . Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 174.
Girish VG, Lee JY, Lee CK & Olya H (2022) . Tourism Review.
Olya H & Taheri B (2022) . Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 46(3), 415-417.
Hajiheydari N, Delgosha MS, Wang Y & Olya H (2021) . Industrial Management & Data Systems, 121(12), 2498-2529.
Rasoolimanesh SM, Ringle CM, Sarstedt M & Olya H (2021) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 33(5), 1571-1592.
Cheraghalizadeh R, Olya H & Tumer M (2021) . Sustainability, 13(7).
Farmaki A, Olya H & Taheri B (2021) . Journal of Business Research, 125, 164-176.
Olya H, Taheri B, Farmaki A & Gannon MJ (2021) . International Journal of Consumer Studies.
Kuhzady S, Olya H, Farmaki A & Ertaş Ç (2021) . Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management, 30(5), 549-570.
Hajiheydari N, Delgosha MS & Olya H (2021) . Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 169, 120807-120807.
Lee C-K, Olya H, Ahmad MS, Kim KH & Oh M-J (2021) . Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 47, 365-376.
Alrawadieh Z, Demirdelen Alrawadieh D, Olya HGT, Erkol Bayram G & Kahraman OC (2021) . Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-19.
Olya HGT (2020) . Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Coelho FJ, Evanschitzky H, Sousa CMP, Olya H & Taheri B (2020) . Journal of Business Research.
Kuhzady S, Çakici C, Olya H, Mohajer B & Han H (2020) . Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 44, 131-142.
Mohamed N, Taheri B, Farmaki A, Olya H & Gannon MJ (2020) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(9), 2903-2923.
Olya H, Van Niekerk M, Taheri B & Gannon MJ (2020) Innovative mixed and multi method approaches to hospitality and tourism research. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(4), 1385-1391.
Olya H, Altinay L, Farmaki A, Kenebayeva A & Gursoy D (2020) . Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Olya H & Nia TH (2020) . Journal of Travel Research.
Olya H, Van Niekerk M, Taheri B & Gannon MJ (2020) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(4), 1385-1391.
Bourke JG, Izadi J & Olya HGT (2020) . Tourism Management, 77.
Mehran J & Olya HGT (2020) . Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 53.
Dalir S, Mahamadaminov A & Olya HGT (2020) . Tourism Economics.
Mehran J, Olya HGT, Han H & Kapuscinski G (2020) . Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 37(1), 112-127.
Olya H, Jung TH, Tom Dieck MC & Ryu K (2020) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 32(2), 769-796.
Han H, Olya HGT, Untaru E, Ispas A, Kim JJ & Kim W (2020) . Business Strategy and the Environment.
Alipour H, Olya HGT, Maleki P & Dalir S (2020) . Tourism Management Perspectives, 33.
Pourmeidani A, Ghamghami M, Olya H & Ghahreman N (2020) . Environmental Processes, 7(1), 89-108.
Feng K, Altinay L & Olya H (2019) . Journal of Services Marketing, 33(6), 735-750.
Taheri B, Olya H, Ali F & Gannon MJ (2019) . Journal of Travel Research.
Gannon M, Taheri B & Olya H (2019) . Annals of Tourism Research, 76, 239-252.
Olya H & Heesup H (2019) . Journal of Travel Research.
Han H, Al-Ansi A, Olya HGT & Kim W (2019) . Tourism Management, 71, 151-164.
Olya H, Lee C-K, Lee Y-K & Reisinger Y (2019) . Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 47, 195-205.
Olya HGT & Akhshik A (2019) . Journal of Travel Research, 58(2), 313-332.
Olya H, Bagheri P & Tumer M (2019) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Olya HGT, Alipour H, Peyravi B & Dalir S (2019) . Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 24(4), 269-280.
Olya HGT (2019) . Current Issues in Tourism, 22(1), 16-20.
Olya HGT, Shahmirzdi EK & Alipour H (2019) . Current Issues in Tourism, 22(7), 763-785.
Olya H, Alipour H & Gavilyan Y (2018) . Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Al-Ansi A, Olya HGT & Han H (2018) . International Journal of Hospitality Management.
Khan HUR, Ali M, Olya HGT, Zulqarnain M & Khan ZR (2018) . Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 25(6), 1270-1283.
Mehran J & Olya HGT (2018) . Current Issues in Tourism.
Han H, Olya HGT, Cho S-B & Kim W (2018) . Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26(6), 855-872.
Olya HGT & Al-ansi A (2018) . Tourism Management, 65, 279-291.
Olya HGT, Altinay Gazi Z, Altinay Aksal F & Altinay M (2018) . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 30(1), 436-454.
Han H, Olya HGT, Kim JJ & Kim W (2018) . Business Strategy and the Environment, 27(7), 789-800.
Baek U, Olya H & Lee SK (2018) . The Service Industries Journal, 38(9-10), 584-606.
Olya H, Altinay L & De Vita G (2018) . Journal of Services Marketing, 32(3), 334-345.
Olya HGT & Gavilyan Y (2017) . Journal of Travel Research, 56(7), 893-912.
Olya HGT & Mehran J (2017) . Journal of Business Research, 75, 147-158.
(2017) . Issue 1, 19(1), 58-68.
Alipour H, Olya HGT, Hassanzadeh B & Rezapouraghdam H (2017) . Ocean & Coastal Management, 136, 165-176.
Alipour H, Olya HGT & Forouzan I (2017) . Tourism Analysis, 22(2), 167-183.
Olya HGT & Altinay L (2016) . Journal of Business Research, 69(8), 2791-2800.
Katircioglu S, Dalir S & Olya HG (2016) . Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23(1), 504-513.
Olya HGT & Alipour H (2015) . Tourism Management, 50, 73-80.
Alipour H & Olya HGT (2015) . International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31(4), 519-539.
Olya HGT & Alipour H (2015) Developing a climate-based recreation management system for a mediterranean island. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 24(11C), 4125-4141.
Olya H & Alipour H (2015) . Climate Research, 66(1), 49-63.
Rasoolimanesh SM & Olya H () . The Service Industries Journal, 1-10.
Shoukat MH, Selem KM, Olya H, Shahidul Islam M & Tan CC () . Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism, 1-26.
Chung C, Kim MJ, Chung N & Olya H () . Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology.
Al-Ansi A, Olya H, Dalir S, Lee HY & Abdul Rahim A () . Cross Cultural & Strategic Management.
Kang S-E, Lee C-K, Park Y-N, Olya H & Suess C () . Transportation Letters, 1-13.
Olya H, Ahmad MS, Abdulaziz TA, Khairy HA, Fayyad S & Lee C () . Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management.
Shoukat MH, Elgammal I, Aziz S, Olya H & Selem KM () . Tourism Recreation Research, 1-16.
Sivarajah U, Wang Y, Olya H & Mathew S () . Information Systems Frontiers.
Hwang Y, Park E, Lee C-K, Son H-J & Olya H () . Tourism Review.
Al-Ansi A, Olya H & Han H () . International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management.
Alipour H, Olya HGT, Abdalla MJ & Hesaraki E () . Anatolia, 1-15.
Olya H & Han H () . Journal of Vacation Marketing, 135676672211014-135676672211014.
Malazizi N, Alipour H & Olya H () . Sustainability, 10(5), 1349-1349.
Kahrizi O, Naderi N, Rezaei B & Olya H () . International Journal of Health and Life Sciences, 6(2).

Chapters

Olya HGT (2023) , Methodological Advancements in Social Impacts of Tourism Research (pp. 34-54). Routledge
Alrawadieh Z, Demirdelen Alrawadieh D, Olya HGT, Erkol Bayram G & Kahraman OC (2023) , Gender and Tourism Sustainability (pp. 186-204). Routledge
Mehran J, Escallada O & Olya H (2022) , EMERGING TRANSFORMATIONS IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY (pp. 154-169).
Olya H, Mehran J & Escallada O (2021) Wellbeing of Hospitality Employees In Farmaki A & Pappas N (Ed.), Emerging Transformations in Tourism and Hospitality Routledge
Mehran J, Escallada O & Olya H (2021) , Emerging Transformations in Tourism and Hospitality (pp. 154-169). Routledge
Olya H, Altinay L, Farmaki A, Kenebayeva A & Gursoy D (2021) , Sustainable Consumer Behaviour and the Environment (pp. 43-61). Routledge
Taheri B, Gannon MJ & Olya H (2019) , Heritage and Festivals in Europe (pp. 63-78). Routledge
Siamak S & Hall CM () Routledge
Alipour H & Olya HGT () , Destination competitiveness, the environment and sustainability: challenges and cases (pp. 112-128). CABI

Conference proceedings papers

Wang Y, Xiong M & Olya H (2020) . Proceedings of the 53rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Research group: Behavioural Research for Inclusivity, Sustainability and Technological Transformation (BRISTT)

Grants

Title	Date	Awarding Body	People Involved
Unleashing power of Influencer Marketing in Promoting Pro-social causes	September 2021	White Rose	Maximilian Gerrath, Hamed Ahmadi, Mahnaz Aravaneh, Fraser McLeay
Study of Destination Development; Institutionalization Strategies in The OIC Member Countries	July 2018	COMCEC	Chris Cooper, Levent Altinay, Clive Nicolaou, Axel Klenert
How to Penetrate in Diverse markets of Halal Cosmetic? Implications for Southeast Asian Markets	June 2017	National Research Foundation of Korea	Professor Hee-Yul Lee
Modelling Behavioural Intentions of Disabled Tourists for the Use of Peer-to-Peer Accommodations	December 2017	Sejong University

Teaching interests

Marketing communication
Responsible Service Management

PhD Supervision

Professor Hesam Olya supervises:

Huaiyu Li

Doctoral Researcher (Marketing and Creative & Cultural Industries)
Management School

Thesis title: Determinants of organic food consumption: food safety hazards, consumers’ distrusts and perceived risks of conventional food

Email: hli176@sheffield.ac.uk

Huaiyu Li wearing a white shirt and light blue blazer.

Mengran Xiong

Doctoral Researcher (Marketing and Creative & Cultural Industries)
Management School

Thesis title: Essays on Responsible Artificial Intelligence

Email: mxiong5@sheffield.ac.uk

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Pengen Mai

Doctoral Researcher (Marketing and Creative & Cultural Industries)
Management School

Thesis title: An Empirical Research on what factors impede self-service technology (SST) adoption and acceptance by the elderly customers

Email: p.mai@sheffield.ac.uk

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Xiangru Liu

Doctoral Researcher (Marketing and Creative & Cultural Industries)
Management School

Thesis title: Integration of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GeneAI) into Commercial Real Estate (CRE) services, employing a Design Science Research (DSR) methodology

Email: xliu273@sheffield.ac.uk

Shahab Hayeriesfehani

Doctoral Researcher (Marketing and Creative & Cultural Industries)
Management School

Thesis title: Multidimensional perspective on deceptive innovation: Concept and scale development

Email: shayeriesfehani1@sheffield.ac.uk

Hesam has previously supervised:

Name	Thesis title	Year of completion
Alexis Thouki	Heritagization of Christian Orthodox Painted Churches: In Search of Visitor Agency and the Dialectics of Heritage Management at Cypriot World Heritage Site	2024
Yiren Wu	Assessing the Impact of Destination and Individual-Level Factors on Visitors' Pro-Sustainable Behaviours and Donation Intentions	2024

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