Accommodation Business Management's Attitudes towards Employees Received Vocational Tourism Education

Üngüren, Engin; Kaçmaz, Yaşar Yiğit; Kahveci, Ata

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.966

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“…Failure by the graduates to meet the requirements and expectations of the business world causes an anxiety of the future. In a recent study conducted by Unguren et al (2015) in Turkey, it has been set forth that the hotel managers find the employees who received tourism education incompetent in terms of their professional qualifications.…”

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“…While tourism is an industry that keeps growing every year in the world ( Insch, 2020 ), the number of qualified employees required by the tourism sector increases day by day ( Stansbie & Nash, 2016 ; Wang, Huyton, Gao, & Ayres, 2010 ). This is because well-trained and qualified employees play a key role in the service quality of the hospitality businesses ( Kusluvan & Kusluvan, 2000 ), customer satisfaction and loyalty ( Christou, 1999 ; Jiang & Tribe, 2009 ; Unguren, Kacmaz, & Kahveci, 2015 ). There is no doubt that education plays a major role in providing well-trained and qualified employees ( Hjalager & Andersen, 2001 ).…”

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The moderating effect of student club membership on the relationship between career intention in the tourism sector and post-graduate employability anxiety

Üngüren

Hüseyinli

2020

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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The majority of the studies on students who study tourism reveal that they do not plan to build their careers in the tourism industry. It is important for both educators and the tourism industry to determine the career intentions of tourism students and the factors which affect them. There are many studies on tourism students' attitudes towards the tourism industry. The main purpose of this particular study is how extracurricular student club membership status of tourism students affect their career intentions and post-graduation employability anxiety. It analyzes student club membership status as a moderating variable in building relationships between the career intentions and post-graduation employability anxiety. Data were collected from 512 respondents via survey. The research model is tested with structural equation model (SEM) and to test the moderating role of student club membership status in the relationship in question, PROCESS macro for SPSS is favoured. The study presents both theoretical insights and practical implications.

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The moderating effect of student club membership on the relationship between career intention in the tourism sector and post-graduate employability anxiety

Üngüren

Hüseyinli

2020

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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“…Based on the study of the specialized literature, we identified a number of relevant aspects regarding the importance of education and training of the human factor in relation to the creation of new successful business models in tourism and in relation to the development of tourist destinations, the need to study the profile of future employees in the hospitality industry (Generation Z) and their attitude and perception of the field they work in (Dias Daniel,2017;Farmaki, 2018;Üngüren et al,2015;Goh et al,2018;Menemenci Bahcelerli et al, 2015).…”

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Investigation into Millennials’ and Z generation’s perception over dual education systems in Romania in a tourism oriented institution

Parteca

2019

Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence

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The importance of the development of vocational education has been highlighted by the European Commission through the communication “Rethinking education” and the one regarding the fight against unemployment among young people. Based on the study of the specialized literature, a number of relevant aspects were identified, regarding the importance of the education and training of the people in relation to the creation of new successful business models but also the importance of studying the profile, attitude and perception of future employees (Generation Z). In Brașov county, Romania, the dual education system was implemented in 2012 and since that moment, the number of both students enrolled and schools grew. This article will show the results of a study case made on the dual system school on tourism, obtained through a questionnaire addressed to students that are participating in dual training, to reveal their perception on this education system. This scientific approach aims to highlight the pros and cons according to the perception of the next employees. Most young people have problems finding their first job, and the practice in business units, specific to the dual education system, can prove to be very attractive to both them and the employers. The importance of the subject in this article derives from both the actuality and the importance of this problem, as well as the fact that in many countries, the system of dual education is relatively “young”.

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“…Those workers who permanently acquire new knowledge and skills will excel at work, by attaining higher performance compared to others. Studies state that vocational tourism education have positive effects on performance, profitability, productivity and customer satisfaction [53].…”

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The Use of Information and Communications Technology in Vocational Education and Training—Premise of Sustainability

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Dedu²,

Igreț

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Sustainability

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Vocational education and training of human resources in tourism play an important role in the development of the tourism industry and hence in the national, regional and global economy. In this paper, we aimed to analyze the effective use of smart education in the teaching and learning process in tourism. The research was conducted over three academic years (2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016) in 12 high schools providing tourism specializations in Constanta County, Romania. The main method used was an experiment. Thus, we used information and communication technology (ICT) methods in the educational process (the independent variable) in order to compare students' results to those obtained in control classes, in which only traditional teaching methods were used. The results of our research confirmed our initial hypotheses, namely the fact that by using ICT methods within tourism classes, students understand and assimilate specialised knowledge faster and better, and they form and develop specific skills at a higher level than by using traditional teaching methods. This means that by using the latest technology in classes for teaching and learning disciplines in tourism, it is possible to develop, by the end of the superior cycle of high school, the future qualified human resources required for sustainable tourism.

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Accommodation Business Management's Attitudes towards Employees Received Vocational Tourism Education

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The moderating effect of student club membership on the relationship between career intention in the tourism sector and post-graduate employability anxiety

The moderating effect of student club membership on the relationship between career intention in the tourism sector and post-graduate employability anxiety

Investigation into Millennials’ and Z generation’s perception over dual education systems in Romania in a tourism oriented institution

The Use of Information and Communications Technology in Vocational Education and Training—Premise of Sustainability

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