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Hotel general managers: A review of prominent research themes

โœ Scribed by Adele Ladkin

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
192 KB
Volume
1
Category
Article
ISSN
1099-2340

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โœฆ Synopsis

This paper offers a comprehensive review of the prominent research themes concerning hotel general managers. The paper identiยฎes and explores six main research themes; issues relating to managerial work, hotel managers' careers, the personality characteristics of hotel managers, occupational functions, skills and competencies, women hotel managers, and emerging themes. The commonalities and differences between the research ยฎelds are outlined, both within and between the categories. By way of conclusion, the paper identiยฎes areas of research that would beneยฎt from further exploration, these are issues relating to skills and competencies, job mobility, and the barriers to career advancement for females in the hotel industry.

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