Increasing the Supply of Skills

McIntosh, Steven; Steedman, Hilary

doi:10.1111/1467-3435.00109

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“…In this, hospitality and tourism bucks wider trends within the labour market, which point to a falling demand for unskilled or low skills workers. McIntosh and Steedman (2000, p. 13) argue that:The relentless fall in the demand for low‐skilled labour is a matter of serious concern for European society. Since, the beginning of the 1990's the gap between the earnings of high skilled and low skilled workers has widened and in many countries the unemployment rate for people without qualifications is four times higher than for university graduates.…”

Section: Hospitality and Tourism Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implications of hospitality and tourism labour markets for talent management strategies

Baum

2008

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to consider the managerial and developmental concept of talent management in the context of the specific characteristics of the weak labour market attributes of the hospitality and tourism sector in developed countries.Design/methodology/approachThe paper explores these characteristics and analyses talent management scenarios within which businesses can operate, concluding that an inclusive and developmental approach, focusing on talent identification and acknowledgement, is probably the most effective within this sector.FindingsThis paper proposes a new interpretation of the concept of talent management in the context of hospitality and tourism that is both inclusive and developmental.Practical implicationsIt will be of value to practitioners in helping them to evaluate their recruitment, retention and development practices. It will also be of value to researchers in providing the basis for further study and reflection in this area.Originality/valueThis is the first paper of its kind to apply the concept of talent management to the specific labour market conditions which pertain in hospitality and tourism.

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Section: Hospitality and Tourism Labour Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%