{"title":"Generational Diversity and Work Values","authors":"S. Eletter","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000156","url":null,"abstract":"Work values are a significant factor that impacts employees’ job satisfaction and their commitment to work. Understanding generational diversity among employees and using the right strategy to manage them are important for organizational success. Diversity across generations was theorised and applied in Western cultures. This research investigated if generational diversity can be expanded equally to United Arab Emirates workforce. A sample of university employees was surveyed. Employees as a whole identified extrinsic factors such as job security, intrinsic interest, social, and power work values as the most important values. The results revealed that there are no variations in work values. Classification: J53; M54; O15.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"170 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121257988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of Material Resource Utilization Practices and Its Challenges:The Case of Wollega University","authors":"Debela Tezera","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000155","url":null,"abstract":"The study was directed towards assessing material resource utilization practices and challenges in Wollega University. Descriptive research design was employed. Data were collected using sample of 88 academic staff and 121administrative staff. Both academic and administrative staffs were selected by stratified sampling technique along with using simple random sampling method. A questionnaire and interview were used as tools for data collection. The data obtained through the questionnaires and interview were analyzed using descriptive analysis like, frequency and percentages. The result indicates that procurement process, storage, controlling mechanisms, and maintenance have a significant effect on material resource utilization in Wollega University. The study also revealed that the major challenges identified were poor procurement process, inadequate storage, tight controlling mechanisms, and poor maintenance activities. The disposal of obsolete material was found to be insignificant, which has invisible effect on material resource utilization. Moreover, it is recommended that specification of resources have to be identified, building permanent stores and storage of materials could have to be arranged, it is better to hire effective and sufficient maintenance professionals and organize separate maintenance center in the institution.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125844438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Analysis and Recognition of Effect of Employing KnowledgeManagement (KM) with Demitted Approach [Case Study: Members ofFaculty in (IAU) Universities at Region no. 13]","authors":"Yoosef Fakhri Heravi","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000154","url":null,"abstract":"Today, organizations have found that the knowledge is deemed as one of the paramount and most distinct parameters for survival in competitive world. Thus, personnel have been noticed as owners of knowledge and the foremost capital for organization more than anything else. As a tool which has become important, Knowledge Management (KM) may collect the existing knowledge and give it order and dynamism and disseminate it throughout the organization. Accordingly, the present study is intended to examine the relations between variables of KM among members of faculty in universities at Region no 13. The parameters for efficient employing of KM that have been identified in former studies are considered as variables in this investigation. The methodology of this study is of descriptive type and statistical population of current research includes 225 participants from members of faculty in universities at Region no 13. Behat standard questionnaire (2002) has been utilized for data collection. The needed data have been gathered by the questionnaire in which validity and reliability of this inventory has been examined by content-validity and retest techniques respectively. DEMATEL method has been adapted for data analysis. Similarly, the final analysis of data was conducted by means of MATLAB software. The final results signify that the variables of ‘knowledge record, knowledge creation, and knowledge application’ are effective on this system while variables of knowledge transfer (C) and knowledge acquisition (A) were characterized as the mostly affected parameters of KM between members of faculty in universities at Region no 13.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131259525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Servicescape in Hotel Buffet Restaurant","authors":"D. Lap-Kwong","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000152","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000152","url":null,"abstract":"All-you-can-eat Buffet is becoming increasingly popular and related concepts are adopted to operate in either hotel restaurants or buffet restaurants. Since catering experiences are highly affected by surrounding atmosphere, its service facilities have an essential impact on its overall customer satisfaction. However, there are no previous research studies on servicescapes and their relationships with customer satisfaction. This research is first to investigate if Buffet servicescapes affect customer satisfaction. The purpose of this research is to verify the relationship among Buffet servicescapes and customer satisfaction. Apart from this, which dimensions of servicescapes affect satisfaction the most are also examined. We have selected Park Lane Hong Kong Hotel Buffet Restaurant as an example because of its popularity and it is awarded as the best buffet restaurant in Hong Kong by a renowned Dining Magazine. Furthermore, we have also further studying on their effects on positive word-of-mouth since it results from the dining experience and it greatly affects others’ purchase decisions. The results discover that all dimensions of servicescapes have a positive effect on customer satisfaction where Cleanliness has the greatest impact. Finally, implications and recommendations are discussed base on the findings for further improvement to buffet hotel restaurants on various dimensions of servicescapes to enhance customer satisfaction and help spreading positive word-of-mouth under keen competition. Most importantly, this study is a starting point for further research on Buffet Restaurants’ servicescapes.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125835347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Attorneys: When Do I Need One and How Do I Find One?","authors":"Wayne Jd","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000151","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000151","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124908846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating Websites of Small-and-Medium-Sized-Hotels (SMHs): A StagesModel of E-Commerce Websites Adoption for Malaysian Hotels","authors":"F. Ayob","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000149","url":null,"abstract":"This research focuses on examining small-and-medium-sized hotels (SMHs) in Malaysia, specifically their websites,in order to study their e-commerce website stages model. The website evaluation criteria were used to study 193 websites of SMHs to identify the current stage of e-commerce websites adoption in Malaysia. The findings of the study reveal that 69.9 per cent of SMHs websites in Malaysia have online reservation facilities. In terms of social media marketing, this study highlights that 108 out of 193 websites of SMHs have social media profile links to the website. A total of 93.9 per cent of SMHs did not offer a guest loyalty program on their websites. Based on the results of this study,it can be concluded that SMHs in Malaysia from the sample are presently at stage three of the e-commerce website stages model, which is defined to be a simple interactive website.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133829740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of the Brand Image of Boutique Hotel for Customers ChoosingAccommodation, âLE CHATEAU LAMBOUSAâ Case Study, North Cyprus","authors":"R. Qawasmeh","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000147","url":null,"abstract":"The main purpose of the research is to examine guests’ satisfaction and guests’ loyalty for guests seeking Boutique Hotels in North Cyprus hotels through making new combination between some factors and see its effect on the guests’ satisfaction and loyalty such as destination image, political stability of the country, employees’ performance and hotels’ image. Additionally, brand on the hotel is to determine the influence of the destination. The guests of the Boutique hotel (Le Chateau Lambousa) was investigated by age, gender, level of income and the reason of choosing North Cyprus as their destination. Data was gathered at North Cyprus specifically at the city of Lapta at Le Chateau Lambousa Hotel using a sample of 343 guests. Results of the data analysis indicates a significant positive Pearson correlation between the sub-scales destination image, political stability of the country, employees’ performance and hotels’ image with guests’ satisfaction, there is a direct positive, moderate correlation or the sub-scales destination image, political stability of the country, employees’ performance and hotels’ image with guests’ loyalty. Finally, there is a direct positive, moderate correlation between Destination image and hotel image. Overall guests’ level of satisfaction for the visits of Turkish Republic of North Cyprus and its hotels reflects that the guests were satisfied and willing to be loyal guests. Recommendations for future research and managerial implication were provided.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115625187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effects of Political Non-recognition on the Touristsâ VisitationDecision to North Cyprus","authors":"E. Ismet","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000148","url":null,"abstract":"While the political status of a destination, non-recognition, and tourists’ decision making research has turned considerable attention to the tourism economy in North Cyprus (N. Cyprus), there is no previous research that excludes the effect of the sequences related to the political status on the tourists’ visitation decision. Thus this paper attempts to study how the tourists’ visitation decision was being affected by the political non-recognition. In order to achieve this purpose, appropriate quantitative methods have been underpinned by the perspective of European tourists. The main findings revealed that although the political status of N. Cyprus has not been considered in the visitation decision, other agents such as; indirect flights, image of conflict and lack of diplomatic representative may discourage of such decision and subject to test the competitive advantages of such political non-recognition by eliminating the effect of these restricts.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123721299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is there a Benefit from being Green? Assessing Benefits from MarketingSustainability by North American Hotels","authors":"Rachel Dodds, M. Holmes","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000145","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this research study was to determine if green hotels actually benefited from undertaking environmental practices and integrating these practices into their marketing strategy. After looking at sustainable communications and marketing literature, a total of 2,248 structured surveys were administered to hotels across North America. Responses from 247 hotels (11% response rate) were analyzed using frequencies, t-tests, and regression analysis to examine significant differences. The results show that the extent to which hotels perceive they benefitted from marketing sustainability practices through guest visits, guest length of stay, guest satisfaction, revenue, profit, and average daily rate can be predicted by examining the extent to which a hotel believes that green marketing has been incorporated into a hotels green marketing strategy. Findings also show that hotels that are a part of the Green Key certification program have a higher perceived probability of attracting new customers and retaining old ones. This study provides support that there is a benefit to sustainability marketing and this study is the first to examine how perceived hotel sustainability management and marketing inform one another and could be beneficial to hotels in how they utilize this information to inform marketing decisions.","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134550586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Are Employees Working in the Lodging Enterprises âÂÂSandbags in FlyingBalloonsâÂÂ?","authors":"Z. Akıncı","doi":"10.4172/2169-0286.1000144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2169-0286.1000144","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":113459,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hotel & Business Management","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133562087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}