Managing hotels in Ireland: research and development for change

Qualifications: a fast‐track to hotel general manager?

“…However, they propose they are treated like any other new entrant to the industry and even though they may already have an underpinning of theoretical knowledge they were still expected to complete their "apprenticeship". This argument contradicts Baum's (1989) earlier suggestions and supports the bureaucratic theory whereby entry to the management career ladder at anywhere other than the bottom is increasingly difficult.…”

“…Over three-quarters of the sample population (76 per cent) were formally qualified suggesting a relative importance of formal qualifications in the career development of hotel general managers in Scotland. This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study.…”

“…This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study. More optimistically, it suggests a positive reflection of the drive by government in recent years to recognise the importance of qualifications (Thomas and Harris, 2001).…”

Qualifications: a fast‐track to hotel general manager?

“…However, they propose they are treated like any other new entrant to the industry and even though they may already have an underpinning of theoretical knowledge they were still expected to complete their "apprenticeship". This argument contradicts Baum's (1989) earlier suggestions and supports the bureaucratic theory whereby entry to the management career ladder at anywhere other than the bottom is increasingly difficult.…”

“…Over three-quarters of the sample population (76 per cent) were formally qualified suggesting a relative importance of formal qualifications in the career development of hotel general managers in Scotland. This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study.…”

“…This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study. More optimistically, it suggests a positive reflection of the drive by government in recent years to recognise the importance of qualifications (Thomas and Harris, 2001).…”

Predicting hotel managers’ turnover cognitions

“…Perception of managerial competencies. We measured the extent to which hotel managers' possess competencies that are considered important for management rather than the general operational "fire fighting" approach practised by many Irish hotel managers (Baum, 1989) using a 20-item scale developed by Tallieu (1986). We asked respondents to express their level of agreement or disagreement on the extent to which they possessed each Predicting turnover cognitions competency using the four-point scale (e.g.…”

Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study

“…The relationship is however complicated. There are gender effects and Baum (1989), in a hospitality context, found that participation in training and development was more strongly related to the development of managerial skills than progression.…”

Qualifications: a fast‐track to hotel general manager?

“…However, they propose they are treated like any other new entrant to the industry and even though they may already have an underpinning of theoretical knowledge they were still expected to complete their "apprenticeship". This argument contradicts Baum's (1989) earlier suggestions and supports the bureaucratic theory whereby entry to the management career ladder at anywhere other than the bottom is increasingly difficult.…”

“…Over three-quarters of the sample population (76 per cent) were formally qualified suggesting a relative importance of formal qualifications in the career development of hotel general managers in Scotland. This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study.…”

“…This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study. More optimistically, it suggests a positive reflection of the drive by government in recent years to recognise the importance of qualifications (Thomas and Harris, 2001).…”

Predicting hotel managers’ turnover cognitions

“…Perception of managerial competencies. We measured the extent to which hotel managers' possess competencies that are considered important for management rather than the general operational "fire fighting" approach practised by many Irish hotel managers (Baum, 1989) using a 20-item scale developed by Tallieu (1986). We asked respondents to express their level of agreement or disagreement on the extent to which they possessed each Predicting turnover cognitions competency using the four-point scale (e.g.…”

Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study

“…The relationship is however complicated. There are gender effects and Baum (1989), in a hospitality context, found that participation in training and development was more strongly related to the development of managerial skills than progression.…”

Qualifications: a fast‐track to hotel general manager?

“…However, they propose they are treated like any other new entrant to the industry and even though they may already have an underpinning of theoretical knowledge they were still expected to complete their "apprenticeship". This argument contradicts Baum's (1989) earlier suggestions and supports the bureaucratic theory whereby entry to the management career ladder at anywhere other than the bottom is increasingly difficult.…”

“…Over three-quarters of the sample population (76 per cent) were formally qualified suggesting a relative importance of formal qualifications in the career development of hotel general managers in Scotland. This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study.…”

“…This is a stark contrast to Baum's (1989) findings where just 40 per cent of general managers held a formal qualification and accordingly considered qualifications of "little importance" for career development. This discrepancy may be due to the fact that 80 per cent of hotels in Ireland are small businesses with less than 40 bedrooms in size (Baum, 1989) -precisely those that were excluded in this study. More optimistically, it suggests a positive reflection of the drive by government in recent years to recognise the importance of qualifications (Thomas and Harris, 2001).…”

Predicting hotel managers’ turnover cognitions

“…Perception of managerial competencies. We measured the extent to which hotel managers' possess competencies that are considered important for management rather than the general operational "fire fighting" approach practised by many Irish hotel managers (Baum, 1989) using a 20-item scale developed by Tallieu (1986). We asked respondents to express their level of agreement or disagreement on the extent to which they possessed each Predicting turnover cognitions competency using the four-point scale (e.g.…”

Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study

“…The relationship is however complicated. There are gender effects and Baum (1989), in a hospitality context, found that participation in training and development was more strongly related to the development of managerial skills than progression.…”