Competency models have become useful tools for management development in hospitality
and tourism organizations. At the same time, these models provide limited focus on …

The age-old higher education concern of graduates' industry relevancy coupled with the
mounting program outcomes emphases of business schools led us to research program exit …

This study was conducted to layout an effective plan for reforming the hotel management
curriculum of Korean universities. On the basis of the purpose of the study and review of the …

The purpose of this study is to determine the discrepancies, if any, in the competencies
being taught in the classroom for hospitality tourism students versus what lodging and food …

The purpose of this study was to measure the perceptions of industry professionals
regarding the importance of course subject areas in hospitality management curriculum for a …

Hospitality education itself was born out of a need to supply the hospitality industry with
competent managers and is, therefore, often driven by industry standards. The main …

This study aims to investigate the perceptual differences in core competencies of tourism
graduates between the main stakeholders in higher education; namely, industry …

The Sample The researchers employed amulti-stage stratified random sampling process. To
assure representation of hotels and restaurants across the United States, one state from …

This paper investigates the necessary core competencies for a successful career in the hotel
industry. For this purpose, two survey questionnaire instruments were administered to collect …

Globalization is having a major impact on the tourism sector but has not yet affected the
design of tourism and hospitality curricula. This research note takes the issue of …