A Career in Hotel Management

Paper Summary:

This report establishes a scenario for the development of a career goal in the area of hotel general management through the development of an industry analysis and an education career path outline. Special consideration is given to the goals of the individual who is seeking employment in the hospitality industry as a hotel General manger (with the long term goal of ownership). The paper includes one table.

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Career
Goal/Problem
Scope
Industry Background
Methodology
Findings
Recommendations
Conclusions
Back Matter
References

From the Paper:

"There has been a recent increase in the number of hospitality management training programs and these programs are demonstrative of internal as well as external changes to the industry and the education system. The industry is seeking to educate many people in-house and is much more willing to demonstrate belief in individuals by allowing them to seek outside educational goals, while still employed, through incentive as well as the development of systems that are inclusive of study and class time allotments. (Lucas, 2003, p. 88) this new emphasis has created a strong sense of the need for education, at top levels, while maintaining the work/school ideals of company specific training, goals and extremely high standards of service. Due to the recent upturn in the understanding for the need of education the goal of an individual must include a partnership between hospitality education and work experience."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Berman, J. M. (2005). Industry Output and Employment Projections to 2014: Professional and Business Services and Health Care and Social Assistance Sectors Account for Almost Half of New Jobs from 2004-14; Construction Adds Jobs, While Agriculture and Manufacturing Employment Declines. Monthly Labor Review, 128(11), 45.
• D'Souza, D. E., & Menon, A. (1995). Toward a Framework for Technology in Service Encounters. Journal of Managerial Issues, 7(4), 481.
• Hall, K. O., & Jayawardena, C. (2002). Chapter 1 Past, Present and Future Role of the University of the West Indies in Tourism and Hospitality Education in the Caribbean. In Tourism and Hospitality Education and Training in the Caribbean, Jayawardena, C. (Ed.) (pp. 3-24). Kingston, Jamaica: University Press of the West Indies.
• Lucas, R. E. (2003). Employment Relations in the Hospitality and Tourism Industries. New York: Routledge.
• Mor Barak, M. E. (2000). The Inclusive Workplace: An Ecosystems Approach to Diversity Management. Social Work, 45(4), 339.

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