scholarly journals The Effect of Undergraduates’ Perception on Career Selection in Tourism and Hospitality Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Bandara.WMAH ◽  
Gangananda.AMNM
Keyword(s):  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Job Turnover ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Career Selection ◽  
Skilled Personnel ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

The tourism and hospitality industry is struggling with the issue of attracting and retaining quality educated employees. It has led to a shortage of skilled personnel to staff the growing tourism and hospitality businesses, after the COVID 19 Pandemic. The job turnover rate in the tourism and hospitality sector rose due to the contemporary situation in the world. Especially, the promogulated lockdown and travel ban adversely affected the job security of the employees in the tourism and hospitality sector. Thus, the objective of this study is to identify the effect of undergraduates’ perception on career selection in tourism and hospitality industry. A total of 120 undergraduates representing three state universities were selected using stratified sampling method for this study. Primary data was collected via structured questionnaire. Quantitative data analysis methods along with the descriptive, correlation and multiple regressions were utilized to analyze the data using SPSS. Results confirmed that personal factors, educational factors and industrial factors impact on the willingness of career selection in tourism and hospitality industry. Moreover, personal factors are most influential to the career selection of undergraduates. Thus, Universities must enhance the opportunities for practical exposures, attitude development, sign memorandum of understanding, updating curriculum to shape the undergraduate perceptions.

scholarly journals Career advancement of tourism and hospitality management graduates : the case of Walter Sisulu University, Eastern Cape

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Lukhanyo Stemele ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Hospitality Graduates

Hospitality graduates are entering the industry without an accurate understanding of the sector, and this could be the reason for many leaving employment in the industry (Brown, Arendt and Bosselman 2014:1). Graduates in South Africa have unrealistic expectations of employment in the tourism and hospitality industry and tend to exit the industry within few years after joining it as they are faced with a number of challenges (Sibanyoni, Kleynhans and Vibetti 2015:13). Perceptions and attitudes of tourism and hospitality graduates towards employment in the industry are not clearly understood. The focus of this study was to investigate perceptions on career advancement of tourism and hospitality graduates at Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape. The quantitative approach was adopted using structured online questionnaires to collect primary data. The population comprised of graduates in the Tourism and Hospitality Department from Walter Sisulu University, who graduated between the years 2004 to 2014. Simple random sampling was used to obtain a representative sample of 133 tourism and hospitality graduates. The key findings of the study reveal that the majority of respondents were currently employed in the tourism and hospitality industry on a full-time basis. Respondents who were working in the tourism and hospitality sector indicated that expectations in this employment sector were not adequately met. Respondents who are employed in other sectors showed a higher job satisfaction compared to those employed in the tourism and hospitality sector. The results further revealed that graduates employed in the tourism and hospitality sector were faced with far more challenges than those employed in other industry sectors. Even though previous studies on perceptions and attitudes of tourism and hospitality graduates towards employment in the industry indicated that graduates tend to exit the industry within few years after joining it, the current study findings indicate that the majority of graduates are still employed in the tourism and hospitality sector

Organizational and Economic Aspects of the Development of the International Tourism and Hospitality Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 913
Author(s):  
Sayyora Rikhsibaevna SAFAEVA ◽  
Maxbuba Toychievna ALIEVA ◽  
Laylo Toktasinovna ABDUKHALILOVA ◽  
Nargiza Elshodovna ALIMKHODJAEVA ◽  
Elena Evgenievna KONOVALOVA
Keyword(s):  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Intensive Development ◽  
New System

The article is devoted to the consideration of aspects related to the development of the tourism and hospitality industry in Uzbekistan and Russia. It has been established that the intensive development of various forms of tourism and hospitality will allow these countries to be more attractive for foreign tourists. It has been found that when developing the tourism and hospitality market Uzbekistan and Russia are advised to review prospects of its development at the international level. Promising areas of the development in the tourism and hospitality industry will be a new system of enterprise classification regulating the rating of enterprises and encouraging tourism by simplifying visa regulations, applying discounts to attract regular and potential tourists, introducing educational programs in the tourism and hospitality sector combining theory and practice, and spurring the development of all regions as potential tourist destinations.

High performance work systems in the tourism and hospitality industry: a critical review

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 2365-2395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis V. Kloutsiniotis ◽  
Dimitrios M. Mihail
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Actual Process ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

Purpose This study aims to provide an up-to-date theoretically based qualitative review regarding the “high-performance work systems” (HPWS) approach in the area of the tourism and hospitality management. The aim is to classify the so-far studies between those that examine the general “black-box” issue and those that investigate the actual process of the “black-box.” Finally, this study identifies the “gaps” in the literature and provides avenues for further research. Design/methodology/approach This review is based on a systematic critical analysis of the HPWS research that has been conducted explicitly on the tourism and hospitality industry during the years 2004-2019 (N = 28), published in core HRM and management journals. Findings This study identifies a significant gap in the progress of the HPWS research in the tourism and hospitality sector, contrary to the so-far research in the generic human resource management (HRM) literature. Hence, recommendations and suggestions are provided for advancing the HPWS research in the particular sector, including the need for more advanced conceptual and statistical models by focusing specifically on the process of the “black-box.” Practical implications The present review contributes considerably to the HPWS research in the tourism and hospitality sector and recommends avenues for further research in enhancing the overall HPWS literature. Originality/value This is the first study that reviews the HPWS literature in the tourism and hospitality sector, in an effort to reconcile the differences between the present sector and the generic HRM literature.

scholarly journals Women Participation in Rural Tourism: A Case of Ella, Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 256-269
Author(s):  
Chamika Rasanjali ◽  
Pathmanathan Sivashankar ◽  
Rohana P. Mahaliyanaarachchi
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Hospitality Workers ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Major Factors

Tourism industry is one of sectors that have potential to develop and grow in the next few years in Sri Lanka. According to Tourism Development Strategy of Sri Lanka, tourism industry is expected to be the largest foreign exchange earner by 2024. The principal focus of this study was to explore major factors that affect women’s participation and non-participation in the hospitality industry in Ella DS division Sri Lanka. The study used a deductive approach, and primary data were collected through a self-administered structured questionnaire. Samples were 60 women, consisting of thirty women involved in the hospitality industry and thirty women of the non-hospitality industry, randomly selected. Results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.  The results found that the differences in language skills and problem-solving had the most significant effect on women’s participation in hospitality industry. Besides, childcare responsibility and lack of experience were affected women’s involvement in this industry. The results also showed that most of the non-hospitality workers have language barriers (33.3%), lack of knowledge about tourism industry (23.3%), and lack of opportunities to engage in tourism work (13.3%). Based on the results, 53.3% of 30 non-hospitality workers had an idea to be involved in tourism and hospitality industry in the future, while the remaining 46.6% had no idea to be involved.

A Tourism Planning of Zimbabwe for 1980-2018: A Critical Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Dr Shepherd Nyaruwata
Keyword(s):  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Negative Image ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
World Tourism Organization ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
Tourism Organization

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess how far the government of Zimbabwe’s tourism policies and strategies have affected the development of the tourism and hospitality sector. Methods: The study was based on a review of the literature on tourism development in Zimbabwe. A range of peer-reviewed papers, reports from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). reports from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), and those of the Ministry of Environment, Tourism, and Hospitality Industry were consulted. The information offered a clear picture of how far the government had contributed to influencing the development of the tourism and hospitality industry during the period. Results: The results of the study showed that for the period up to 2000 the government played only a facilitating role in the development of the sector. The results further showed that the government took a more proactive role in planning the development of the industry only when the persistent negative image of the country threatened the collapse of the sector. Implications: It is recommended that the country effectively implements the National Tourism Master Plan and the National Tourism Sector Strategy which were launched in 2016 and 2018 respectively. A constant review of the National Tourism Sector Strategy will ensure an effective response to the global and national macro-economic, social and political changes that will occur during the plan period.

Digitalisation in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry

2022 ◽  
pp. 40-63
Author(s):  
Nil Sonuç ◽  
Merve İşçen
Keyword(s):  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Holistic Perspective ◽  
Hospitality Sector ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
The Given ◽  
Academic Resources

This chapter aims to review the evolution of digitalisation and its effects on the tourism and hospitality industry. A holistic perspective is adopted providing a review and analysis of digitalisation in the tourism and hospitality sector comprising both supply and demand sides for the originality of the content. The supply side, as well as the demand side, is analysed through a literature review of academic resources, policy documents published by international organisations and related websites. The existing literature and the industrial practices are reviewed to find out and classify the state of proposal and implementation of innovative technologies and the trends followed by suppliers and the demand side to use them. Furthermore, the effects of digitalisation on managerial processes on the supply side (actors, entrepreneurs, businesses, destinations) and decisional and behavioural processes on the demand side (consumer, tourists) are taken into consideration to provide a holistic perspective of digitalisation and its effects on the given sector.

scholarly journals Family Business Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Hospitality Industry - A Study on the Pondicherry Perspective of Management

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-98
Author(s):  
M Kanthan ◽  
G Anjaneyaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Psychological Traits ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

In a fast progressing industry like tourism there is no dearth of entrepreneurial opportunities. Family Business Entrepreneurship, as a phenomenon has gained immense coinage in various key sectors of India since a distant past. The role of family business establishments becomes more significant in the case of tourism industry, because of its very nature, i.e., being a service industry. This article critically examines the growth and prospects of family run business establishments in tourism and hospitality industry of Pondicherry. The main focus area of this article is the investigation of entrepreneurial attributes of family business entrepreneurs in Pondicherry, who operates ventures in hospitality, their distinctive competence, psychological traits, skills and context i.e. the environmental factors. This work attempts to elucidate upon the influence of Socio-economic factors that acts as a driving force for the family entrepreneurs in Pondicherry, taking into account market incentives, customs, cultural values etc. This study also looks into the government policies, rules and regulations which have a bearing on the successful functioning of tourism and hospitality entrepreneurial ventures in Pondicherry. This paper also attempts to unveil a business model for family run business firms in Pondicherry by taking into account primary data collection and analysis. The significance and advantages of family operated ventures in tourism industry of Pondicherry and the reasons for them adorning a high pedestal is being studied in this article.

Gentrification and functional change in Budapest – ‘ruin bars’ and the commodification of housing in a post-socialist context

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26
Author(s):  
Gergely Olt ◽  
Adrienne Csizmady
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Functional Change ◽  
Global Changes ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

AbstractThe growth of the tourism and hospitality industry played an important role in the gentrification of the post-socialist city of Budapest. Although disinvestment was present, reinvestment was moderate for decades after 1989. Privatisation of individual tenancies and the consequent fragmented ownership structure of heritage buildings made refurbishment and reinvestment less profitable. Because of local contextual factors and global changes in consumption habits, the function of the dilapidated 19th century housing stock transformed in the 2000s, and the residential neighbourhood which was the subject of the research turned into the so called ‘party district’. The process was followed in our ongoing field research. The functional change made possible speculative investment in inner city housing and played a major role in the commodification of the disinvested housing stock.

Beach Town

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Hilliard
Keyword(s):  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
First World War ◽  
Social Position ◽  
Maritime Trade ◽  
World War ◽  
Ship Building ◽  
Coastal Shipping ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality Industry ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
First World

The chapter surveys post-First World War Littlehampton, a coastal town where tourism and hospitality had overtaken maritime trade, but where coastal shipping and ship-building remained important industries. The libel case unfolded in the Beach Town district, where Littlehampton’s hotels and apartment houses were concentrated. Many of the tradesmen, small businesswomen, labourers, and domestics who serviced the tourism and hospitality industry lived in the neighbourhood. Working from the evidence George Nicholls gathered, census records, and documents in the Littlehampton Museum, the chapter provides an anatomy of the neighbourhood and then examines the families at the centre of the dispute, their economic and social position, and relationships within the household, which were often marked by violence.

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