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The Future Of Hospitality Management: Preparing Students For A Changing Industry, Deborah Popely Dba, Michael Krause Cha, Chia, Msed, Wook Kang Cec, Mcfe, Cfbe, Ace, Paul Romer Mba Jan 2021

The Future Of Hospitality Management: Preparing Students For A Changing Industry, Deborah Popely Dba, Michael Krause Cha, Chia, Msed, Wook Kang Cec, Mcfe, Cfbe, Ace, Paul Romer Mba

Kendall College Research

The hospitality industry has faced and continues to face major challenges in hiring and retaining the workforce needed for recovery from the pandemic and future growth. The goal of this research was to better understand these changing needs so that hospitality educators can supply the industry with well-rounded graduates attuned to the transformed hospitality operating environment. Focus group research was conducted with 22 senior hospitality managers in summer 2021; participants also completed an inventory of 28 skills and attributes commonly associated with the delivery of hospitality services. Overall analysis indicated that the skills and attributes rated “more important” or “much …


Benefits Of Continuing Professional Development In The Visual Communications Sector In Ireland, Con Kennedy Sep 2009

Benefits Of Continuing Professional Development In The Visual Communications Sector In Ireland, Con Kennedy

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This research is concerned with identifying the benefits of Continuous Professional Development for the Visual Communications sector in Ireland, with the aim of establishing what benefits exist for both the employee and employer. Research is undertaken to identify CPD programmes that currently exist in other industries in Ireland for the purpose of establishing commonalities and how this may apply to the Visual Communications sector. This is achieved through a combination of literature review, desk research, surveys of employees and employers in the Visual Communications sector and a number of semi-formal interviews with representatives from various industry sectors with established CPD …