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Hospitality Doctoral Students' Job Selection Criteria For Choosing A Career In Academia, Michelle Millar, Clark Kincaid, Seyhmus Baloglu
Hospitality Doctoral Students' Job Selection Criteria For Choosing A Career In Academia, Michelle Millar, Clark Kincaid, Seyhmus Baloglu
Hospitality Management
When graduation approaches for doctoral students, they must begin the tedious process of searching for their first faculty position. It becomes important for the student to have a good understanding of what factors are most important when he or she is looking for that position. Very limited hospitality research addresses this viewpoint. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors of importance for hospitality management doctoral students when they select an academic position to apply for or accept. An online survey of students found that likelihood of obtaining tenure, criteria used for obtaining tenure, base salary, and teaching …
A Green Room Experience: A Comparison Of Business & Leisure Travelers' Preferences, Michelle Millar, Seyhmus Baloglu
A Green Room Experience: A Comparison Of Business & Leisure Travelers' Preferences, Michelle Millar, Seyhmus Baloglu
Hospitality Management
To gain a better understanding of whether environmental consciousness of business and leisure travelers translates to like-minded preferences in the hotel industry, this study assessed the environmental attitudes of both types of travelers, their green behavior at home, and the importance they place on having different green attributes in a hotel. Results of an online survey indicated that business and leisure travelers are very similar when rating the importance of specific green attributes. They differ, however, in their environmental attitudes and green behavior performed at home. These results provide a clearer picture of the profile of the traveler that may …
An Examination Of Factors Affecting Japanese Tourism In Hawaii, Sun-Young Park, Hye-Ryeon Lee
An Examination Of Factors Affecting Japanese Tourism In Hawaii, Sun-Young Park, Hye-Ryeon Lee
Hospitality Management
The Japanese tourist market is a crucial component of the Hawaii tourism economy due to both market size and higher per capita expenditures in comparison with other key markets for the state. Over the past decade, annual Japanese tourist arrivals have decreased significantly off a peak in 1997. This study examines various supply and demand factors, which may be influencing Japanese tourist arrivals to Hawaii using regression analysis. Results show that five of eight variables significantly influence the monthly Japanese tourist numbers to Hawaii: monthly total Japanese overseas tourists, available air seats, average room rates, available room units, and change …