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Predicting Lodging Manager Annual Salary Based On Metropolitan Statistical Area Attributes And Lodging Industry Performance: Exploring The Concept, Nicholas J. Thomas, Eric Adam Brown, Donald Schoffstall, Lisa Y. Thomas
Predicting Lodging Manager Annual Salary Based On Metropolitan Statistical Area Attributes And Lodging Industry Performance: Exploring The Concept, Nicholas J. Thomas, Eric Adam Brown, Donald Schoffstall, Lisa Y. Thomas
Eric A. Brown
Using multiple regression analysis, lodging managers’ annual mean salaries in 143 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) within the U.S. were analyzed to identify what relationships existed with variables related to general MSA characteristics, along with the lodging industry’s size and performance. By examining the relationship between these variables, the authors predict the long-term possibility of predicting lodging industry managers’ salaries. These predictions may have an impact on financial performance of an individual lodging property or organization. Through this paper, this concept was applied and explored within U.S. MSAs. These findings may have value for a variety of stakeholders, including human resources …
Hospitality Management Graduates' Perceptions Of Career Factor Importance And Career Factor Experience And The Relation With Turnover Intentions, Eric A. Brown
Eric A. Brown
Previous researchers have shown hospitality management students have different expectations than experiences in a career in the hospitality industry. The purpose of this research was to determine the importance and experiences of career factors of hospitality management graduates and how they relate to turnover intentions. In particular, differences between those that stayed in the hospitality and those that left the hospitality industry were examined. Web-based questionnaires were distributed to hospitality management graduates from different four-year institutions. These questionnaires were designed to measure the perception of experience and perceptions of importance of 20 factors that could influence a hospitality management graduate's …