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service quality. Specifically, it is intended that through empowerment employees will be more committed to successful service … empowering employees. Four different motives can be identified. These shape the nature of the initiatives selected in an …
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The focus of this article is the perspective of customer contact‐employees on service failure and service recovery …. Data were collected, using a critical incident methodology, from a sample of font‐line employees in UK theme parks. They …‐contact employees with regard to training, empowerment and team‐building activities.  …
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The process whereby new recruits are brought into the firm is an important element of human resource management … induction programme and management programmes need to ensure that unit managers are themselves trained to train and their …
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This paper examines the role of human resource practices in enabling cost reduction and quality enhancement. In particular, it investigates the use of volunteers in tourism organisations. The study is located in two visitor information centres (VICs) and focuses on the financial costs and...
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. This study examined exposure to stressors among student‐employees (i.e. those enrolled in hospitality programs while …
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of importance were the production index and the gross domestic product in impacting on the number of hotel employees … hired by hotel management.  …
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This study seeks to investigate the service expected by customers and the ways in which waiting staff can help to satisfy such expectations. Their backgrounds and ambitions are investigated, together with the skills and expertise that they are expected to possess. This is compared to the...
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management of hospitality organizations and manufacturing organizations. The literature was divided into three areas: organizing …
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Purpose – The purpose of this article is to provide an insight into the importance of understanding the workforce as it affects and is affected by the internal and external environment; an essential element of effective business performance accomplishment. Design/methodology/approach – The...
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. Design/methodology/approach – Hospitality industry employees were interviewed to find out if transformational leadership used … leadership implementation. Practical implications – If employees perceive that their managers are using high …
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