Postmaterial values and career aspirations in tourism: <scp>Generation‐Y</scp> tourism professionals in Hong Kong

Huang, Wei‐Jue

doi:10.1002/jtr.2526

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“…Some people expect to open a business in the tourist industry or work in a family business. Huang (2022) explains this situation with the high level of entrepreneurial activity. Although some people are pleased with the tourism sector, they focus on their initiatives and plan their careers in this way.…”

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“…Ramakrishnan and Macaveiu (2019) found students' professional expectations as managers, owners of their businesses, and uncertainties. Huang (2022) says students tend to have business and entrepreneurial expectations. On the other hand, Çavuş and Kaya (2015) and Dinçer et al (2013) concluded that the students want to continue their careers in the tourism sector and be in the upper management levels.…”

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Were Career Expectations Realized? Examining the Careers of Tourism Management Graduates

YAŞAR

ÖZTÜRK

2023

MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi

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The primary purpose of this study is to learn the career expectations of the individuals who graduated from the tourism management department before and after their education, and to investigate whether they have achieved success in their career expectations. The qualitative research method was adopted within the scope of the purpose of the study. A semi-structured interview form was prepared within the scope of the interview technique. There are five questions in the interview form. The purposive sampling was used in the study. Interviews were carried out with 19 graduates from the tourism management department. Interviews were conducted from September 10 to October 10, 2022. Content analysis was used in the written interview notes. As a result, themes and codes were created. These themes are reasons for preference, career expectations before and after graduation, career support, and career barriers. When the study findings are evaluated in general, the career expectations of individuals before and after graduation differ. It is observed that individuals who have career expectations for the sector have problems realizing their expectations. However, individuals who have career expectations outside the industry realize these expectations. Individuals with expectations for the tourism sector reduce their expectations to a low level after graduation. Individuals stated that they received the most support from family and university professors in their career expectations. In the obstacles individuals face, the hotel managers and the individuals themselves are at the forefront. Some suggestions have been developed within the scope of the study findings.

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Were Career Expectations Realized? Examining the Careers of Tourism Management Graduates

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ÖZTÜRK

2023

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“…Thus, it expands the applications of SDT and enriches literature on career aspirations (e.g. Huang, 2022;Mignonac and Herrbach, 2003). Although career aspirations of students and adolescents have attracted scholarly attention, research on employee career aspirations is limited especially as a contributor to employee well-being.…”

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Linking high-performance work systems and happiness at work: role of career aspiration and thriving

Qamar

Soomro

Kundi

2023

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PurposeThis study utilizes self-determination theory (SDT) to understand how high-performance work systems (HPWS) may foster happiness at work through serial transmission pathways of career aspiration and thriving at work.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses data collected from a sample of 309 employees working in various organizations. It uses multilevel, multisource and time-lagged data and applied Mplus 8.0 for hypotheses testing.FindingsThe study findings reveal a positive relationship between HPWS and career aspiration. Career aspiration was positively related to thriving at work and thriving at work was positively associated with happiness at work. Moreover, career aspiration mediated the relationship between HPWS and thriving at work. Whereas, thriving at work mediated the relationship between career aspiration and happiness at work. The results also support the serial mediation of career aspiration and thriving at work between HPWS and happiness at work.Practical implicationsThe findings have important implications for organizational practice. Practitioners should consider implementing pro-employee HPWS to support employees' career aspirations and enhance their thriving experience, which may increase their happiness at work.Originality/valueThis is one of the few studies investigating individual-level serial mediators between departmental-level HPWS and employee happiness at work.

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Millennials' identity in hospitality and tourism: A systematic review with qualitative framework synthesis

Papavasileiou,

Stergiou

2024

Strategic Change

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This study introduces framework synthesis as an encompassing orientation for drawing conclusions from evolving and/or complex topics in the practice of systematic reviews in hospitality and tourism (H&T). To illustrate this emerging approach, we use the topic of Millennials' identity in the H&T workplace, guided by the review question: How do Millennials perceive aspects of the H&T workplace? The search for relevant literature focused on peer‐reviewed English language articles and dissertations that included relevant qualitative data. The multisource search strategy in prior reviews, the Scopus database, and Google Scholar (04/01/2023) generated 480 records. Each record was independently screened for eligibility by the authors, and any disagreements were resolved through discussion and consensus. This process identified 20 eligible studies representing an international, multisector, and multidisciplinary stream of qualitative research published between 2005 and 2022. The included data were extracted in a thematic framework that synthesized Millennials' identity as cognitive, evaluative, and emotional perceptions of aspects of the H&T workplace. Intragenerational heterogeneity appears in some instances based on nationality and career stage, raising implications for practitioners. Given language limitations, we call for more systematic reviews that translate into non‐English publications to make this stream of research globally accessible to scholars.

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Postmaterial values and career aspirations in tourism: Generation‐Y tourism professionals in Hong Kong

Cited by 6 publications

References 47 publications

Were Career Expectations Realized? Examining the Careers of Tourism Management Graduates

Were Career Expectations Realized? Examining the Careers of Tourism Management Graduates

Linking high-performance work systems and happiness at work: role of career aspiration and thriving

Millennials' identity in hospitality and tourism: A systematic review with qualitative framework synthesis

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