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- Bed and breakfast in Florida; Bed and breakfast research; Critical Success factors; Hospitality industry (1)
- Entry-level jobs, management perceptions, worker perceptions, lodging, restaurantFlorida (1)
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Full-Text Articles in Business
A World Ranking Of The Top 100 Hospitality And Tourism Programs, Denver E. Severt, Dana V. Tesone, Tim Bottorff, Monica L. Carpenter
A World Ranking Of The Top 100 Hospitality And Tourism Programs, Denver E. Severt, Dana V. Tesone, Tim Bottorff, Monica L. Carpenter
Rosen Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The article provides an analysis of scholarly contributions to 11 hospitality and tourism refereed journals for the years 2002 to 2006. It presents the top 100 programs as ranked by instances of publications across 11 journals for a recent 5-year period. For the 5-year period, results indicate The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the top position based on sums of instances, authors, and articles. Second, the researchers updated, modified, and extended a previous study published by the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research for similar information for the years 1992 to 2001. Following the update, an additional 15-year aggregate snapshot …
An Analysis Of The Motivators And Inhibitors Affecting Association Meeting Attendance For Generation X And Baby Boomers, Jill Fjelstul, Kimberly Severt, Deborah Breiter
An Analysis Of The Motivators And Inhibitors Affecting Association Meeting Attendance For Generation X And Baby Boomers, Jill Fjelstul, Kimberly Severt, Deborah Breiter
Rosen Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
The objective of the study was to compare the similarities and differences between the inhibitors and motivators of Generation X and Baby Boomers in regard to conference attendance. Specifically, conference attendance motivators and inhibitors were explored and reported. The results will be useful to association managers and conference planners as they design programs for their members to best meet their professional needs.
An Investigation Into Hotel Employees' Perception Of Green Practices, Sun-Hwa Kim
An Investigation Into Hotel Employees' Perception Of Green Practices, Sun-Hwa Kim
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study examined how employees of the hotel industry perceived green practices. Data was collected from 220 employees working in eight green certified hotels in Orlando. Research results revealed that performance levels of green practices implemented by hotels were lower than the importance levels of those same green practices as perceived by hotel employees. The results of the study illustrated that (1) the employees' perception regarding green practices was not different than one of hoteliers in terms of importance and performance, and (2) employees weighted the green practices that were beneficial to them as more important than green practices that …
Strategic Human Resource Management Performance Metrics For Unit-Level Managers: An Exploratory Study Of U.S. Casual Restaurants, Kevin S.W. Murphy
Strategic Human Resource Management Performance Metrics For Unit-Level Managers: An Exploratory Study Of U.S. Casual Restaurants, Kevin S.W. Murphy
Rosen Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
Many restaurant organizations have committed a substantial amount of effort to studying the relationship between a firm’s performance and its effort to develop an effective human resources management reward-andretention system. These studies have produced various metrics for determining the efficacy of restaurant management and human resources management systems. This paper explores the best metrics to use when calculating the overall unit performance of casual restaurant managers. These metrics were identified through an exploratory qualitative case study method that included interviews with executives and a Delphi study. Experts proposed several diverse metrics for measuring management value and performance. These factors seem …
Hotel And Restaurant Entry-Level Job Competencies: Comparisons Of Management And Worker Perceptions, Dana V. Tesone, Peter Ricci
Hotel And Restaurant Entry-Level Job Competencies: Comparisons Of Management And Worker Perceptions, Dana V. Tesone, Peter Ricci
Rosen Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works
This article presents the findings of a central Florida study of lodging and restaurant managers as well as entrylevel workers who were graduates of hospitality management programs. It provides a theoretical construct as a basis of the methodology employed. The article then reports the findings of perceptions of desired knowledge, skills and abilities, and attitudes associated with entry-level employees. It further compares desired levels of preparation for entry-level positions in the industry as reported by respondents of both groups. Finally, the authors present conclusions and implications for central Florida practitioners and educators.
Critical Success Factors In Florida's Bed And Breakfast Industry, Catherine I. Rash
Critical Success Factors In Florida's Bed And Breakfast Industry, Catherine I. Rash
HIM 1990-2015
Florida bed and breakfasts (B&Bs) were surveyed for the purpose of discovering the attitudes, beliefs, and actual behaviors of B&B owners and operators that contribute to an operation’s success. This study had several objectives: 1) to provide an analysis of attitudes and beliefs perceived to be necessary for success and the actual behaviors exhibited by operators based upon their self-definition of success, 2) to collect demographic information from various bed and breakfasts in Florida, and 3) to expand the limited amount of research that has addressed issues in the bed and breakfast industry. Between July 2009 and August 2009, data …
Restaurant Ownership Made Easy: Four Fast Franchises, Exhibit Brochure, Tanya Jo Ormseth
Restaurant Ownership Made Easy: Four Fast Franchises, Exhibit Brochure, Tanya Jo Ormseth
Rosen Library Exhibits
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