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A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of Employee Hiring Programs In The Catering Business In The South Florida Area, Jong-Hoon Chung Aug 1989

A Study To Determine The Effectiveness Of Employee Hiring Programs In The Catering Business In The South Florida Area, Jong-Hoon Chung

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of employee hiring programs in the catering business in the South Florida area. The descriptive survey method was used for the gathering of the primary data source. The study was conducted by supporting the hypothesis. The hypothesis stated that employee hiring programs in the catering business in the South Florida area are generally ineffective.


Rewarding Non-Productivity In The Hospitality Industry, Robert A. Meyer, John J. Schroeder Jan 1989

Rewarding Non-Productivity In The Hospitality Industry, Robert A. Meyer, John J. Schroeder

Hospitality Review

The industry has not clearly focused on many important problems, such as rewarding service workers based on productivity. Instead, many industry leaders have focused on "straw men issues," issues that are more rhetoric than substance. The authors examine some of these so-called is- sues in detail: governmental wage policies, immigration laws, the quality of the work force, service worker training, and gratuity management, to provide a fresh look at worker productivity beyond the rhetoric and myths that prevail


Primary Market Research: Its Role In Feaslblllty Studies, Thomas Lea Davidson Jan 1989

Primary Market Research: Its Role In Feaslblllty Studies, Thomas Lea Davidson

Hospitality Review

Primary market research and sound marketing analysis based on this research can make a significant contribution to the accuracy and usefulness of feasibility studies in planning for travel, leisure, tourism, recreation/entertainment, and hospitality development. The author contends that changes in the marketplace will increase the need for primary marketing research in the future.


Management Misperceptions: An Obstacle To Motivation, Gerald E. Goll Jan 1989

Management Misperceptions: An Obstacle To Motivation, Gerald E. Goll

Hospitality Review

Managers and supervisors create a motivational environment by being responsive to the needs and wants of employees. However, managers have many misconceptions about what workers want from their jobs. The author discusses how to create the best organizational environment.


Financial Ratios: Perceptions Of Lodging Industry General Managers, And Financial Executtves, Raymond S. Schmidgall Ph.D., Cpa Jan 1989

Financial Ratios: Perceptions Of Lodging Industry General Managers, And Financial Executtves, Raymond S. Schmidgall Ph.D., Cpa

Hospitality Review

Financial ratios are the most meaningful information in financial statements to executives and managers. The author analyzes the results of two surveys designed to rank the degree of importance and usefulness of these ratios to several user groups.


Tourism Professionals Indicate Research Needs, Robert M. O'Halloran, Donald F. Holecek Jan 1989

Tourism Professionals Indicate Research Needs, Robert M. O'Halloran, Donald F. Holecek

Hospitality Review

County and local tourism officials have a great need for data to help them make their decisions. The authors surveyed professionals to determine data used and needed, the types of decisions made, and where data is obtained. The results provide a profile for information sharing.


Application Of A Pert-Type System And "Crashing" In A Food Service Operation, Glenn A. Leitch Jan 1989

Application Of A Pert-Type System And "Crashing" In A Food Service Operation, Glenn A. Leitch

Hospitality Review

A pert-type system, a combination of the program evaluation and review technique (PERT) and the critical path method (CPM), might be used by the hospitality industry to improve planning and control of complex functions. The author discusses this management science technique and how it can assist.