Department of Hospitality Management

Congratulations! 2009 graduates of the Hospitality Management Program at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics

Mother Earth News - The University of New Hampshire launches the first ever EcoGastronomy program, supporting students interested in both food and sustainability. The University of New Hampshire (UNH) recently launched an EcoGastronomy program - the first of its kind - made to complement any primary major related to the areas of nutrition, hospitality or sustainable agriculture.

Faculty coordinator - EcoGastronomy program at UNH:

Daniel R. Winans
Lecturer
603-862-3303
Dan [dot] Winans [at] unh [dot] edu

News
No Help Wanted: Shopping Tactics Different For Men

The stereotype of a man refusing to ask for directions while driving may carry over to shopping as well, researchers announced recently...The findings could help marketing professionals develop better strategies for selling their products, said Nelson Barber, an associate professor of hospitality management at the University of New Hampshire.

As With Driving, Men Are Less Likely to Ask for Help When Shopping

The new research is published in Journal of Consumer Marketing in the article "Gender differences in information search: implications for retailing." Nelson Barber, associate professor of hospitality management at UNH, found that women are more likely turn to interpersonal relationships such as friends and family for information about purchases. On the other hand, men prefer to gather information from impersonal and published materials.

Men mostly disdain shopping advice

Shopping and machismo can sometimes make for an uneasy mix, new research from the University of New Hampshire suggests, and when a man finds himself in a retail environment, he often declines to seek help from store clerks when making a purchase...This shopping research comes from a study by Nelson Barber, associate professor of hospitality management at UNH...

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