Understanding aspirations in tourism students

Ramakrishnan, Sumeetra; Macaveiu, Claudia

doi:10.1016/j.jhtm.2019.02.003

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“…Although other research works (Penny Wan et al, 2014;Kusluvan and Kusluvan, 2003) indicate that the social status of tourism and hospitality jobs is important for industry commitment, this study indicates that when choosing from different "personal notions of work", reputation and image are least relevant to employees. This finding can be attributed to the overall poor reputation of tourism and hospitality jobs (Blomme et al, 2008;Ramakrishnan and Macaveiu, 2019) and illustrates the reciprocal relationship between employees' preferences and the societal context in which they are embedded in.…”

Section: Discussion and Conclusion 51 Conclusionmentioning

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“…The tourism and hospitality industry is concerned about its poor reputation (Blomme et al, 2008;Ramakrishnan and Macaveiu, 2019) because of its low wages, unsociable working hours, limited career-advancement possibilities and low-skilled tasks (Richardson, 2009;Kong et al, 2018). At the job level (McPhail et al, 2015;Schoffstall and Arendt, 2016), job satisfaction is driven by career-advancement opportunities, variety and control of tasks and positive workplace relationships, whereas their absence, combined with long working hours and physically demanding and hazardous tasks, causes employees to leave (Davidson et al, 2011).…”

Section: Literature Review 21 Evaluation Of Tourism and Hospitality mentioning

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“…Working conditions, both anticipated and experienced, play an important role in employees' choice of a profession or job or their decision to change it, especially in the tourism and hospitality industry (Richardson, 2009;Penny Wan et al, 2014;Schoffstall and Arendt, 2016;Park et al, 2017). Although employers determine (anticipated) working conditions (Ladkin and Buhalis, 2016), these conditions are also situated within broader societal perceptions of the reputation or status of an industry, job or profession (Kusluvan and Kusluvan, 2003;Blomme et al, 2008;Ramakrishnan and Macaveiu, 2019). The attractiveness of a job and how satisfying it is to employees, however, varies according their expectations and aspirations (Charlesworth et al, 2014;Muñoz de Bustillo et al, 2011).…”

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Employees’ evaluative repertoires of tourism and hospitality jobs

Schneider

Treisch

2019

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Purpose This paper aims to examine employees’ evaluative repertoires of tourism and hospitality jobs and segments them based on a set of job attribute preferences. Understanding the social–cultural underpinnings of employees’ job preferences is vital if employers are to overcome the challenging task of finding and retaining talented employees in the tourism and hospitality industry. Design/methodology/approach A discrete-choice experiment with waiters, barkeepers, cooks and front-desk employees working in the Tyrolean tourism industry was conducted. Employees were categorized into distinct segments using a hierarchical Bayesian analysis and a cluster analysis. Findings Results show that flexible working hours and the ability to balance professional and private aspirations are the most important job attributes for employees. Overall, the evaluative repertoires of the “green” and “domestic (family)” conventions are most prevalent. Research limitations/implications This study contributes to literature on talent management by providing insights into employees’ evaluations of jobs and their evaluative repertoires embedded in the broader social–cultural context. Practical implications Industry representatives and employers can adapt their recruiting and retention strategies based on employees’ job preferences. Social implications Adapting job attributes according to employees’ evaluative repertoires helps to ensure the long-term sustainability of the industry workforce. Originality/value Applying the Economics of Convention (EC) perspective, combining organizational job attributes and socially embedded evaluative repertoires provides a new approach to analysing and understanding employees’ job preferences.

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Section: Discussion and Conclusion 51 Conclusionmentioning

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Employees’ evaluative repertoires of tourism and hospitality jobs

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2019

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“…In the United Kingdom, the undergraduate entry requirements are measured in UCAS points on a national level; a study conducted in 2012 showed that students required an average of 258.8 UCAS points for tourism, while the average points for medicine were 516.8, for mathematics 402.9, for economics 372.2, and for business studies 312.6. Similarly, the entry points of the tourism programs at the universities in other countries of Europe, Australia and China are quite low, compared to the other disciplines ( Ramakrishnan & Macaveiu, 2019 ).…”

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“…Therefore, there is a great need for research on how to be increased the commitment of hospitality undergraduate students to the tourism sector, how to be ensured their career intentions, and how to be retained them in the sector (Blomme vd. 2009: Chuang & Dellmann-Jenkins, 2010 ; Qian, Law, & Le, 2019 ; Ramakrishnan & Macaveiu, 2019 ; Sibson, 2011 ; Chuang & Dellmann-Jenkins, 2010 ; Walsh & Taylor, 2007 ). It was aimed to fill the gap in this issue with this research.…”

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

Huang

2022

Journal of Tourism Research

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Recent political movements in Hong Kong suggest a postmaterial value shift in the younger generation, from pursuing material affluence to a greater concern for autonomy, self-expression, and quality of life. This study examined the values and career aspirations of Generation-Y tourism professionals through postmaterialism and intergenerational value change. In-depth interviews revealed differences in the views of older and younger Gen-Y and three types of career aspirations: Corporate job, Entrepreneurship, and "Slash" careers. Findings demonstrated the material/postmaterial shifts from teenage to mid-adulthood, and how values were shaped by: student versus working life, tourism work experience, social changes, and specific social events.

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Understanding aspirations in tourism students

Cited by 22 publications

References 55 publications

Employees’ evaluative repertoires of tourism and hospitality jobs

Employees’ evaluative repertoires of tourism and hospitality jobs

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

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

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