Family hotel businesses: Strategic planning and the need for education and training
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Peters, Mike and Buhalis, Dimitrios (2004) Family hotel businesses: Strategic planning and the need for education and training Education + Training, 46 (8/9). pp. 406-415. ISSN 0040-0912
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Abstract
Small businesses dominate the tourism and hospitality industry worldwide and are of critical importance for the competitiveness of destinations. Small/family hotel businesses are characterised by a number of specific business processes which generate particular training and educational needs. It is increasingly clear that small businesses are not miniature versions of larger once, but they have different structures, priorities and strategic objectives. This paper investigates a number of management areas, such as: planning, strategy development and behaviour in these enterprises, to determine skill and competency gaps. A survey of small family hotel businesses in Austria was carried out in 2003. Performance, growth and internal management procedures were assessed to analyse problem areas and to identify the lacking skills in the tourism industry. The results demonstrate areas of tourism training and education for family hotel businesses.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This is a pre-press, author-prepared, peer-reviewed version of an article published in Education and Training, 46, 406-415. Click here to access the published version. © 2004 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | tourism family business, planning processes, training and education in tourism, hotel enterprises |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business, Economics and Law > Hospitality and Tourism Management |
| ID Code: | 1109 |
| Deposited By: | Mr Adam Field |
| Deposited On: | 27 May 2010 15:37 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2013 10:56 |
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