SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLY
This study seeks to identify the competencies perceived as essential for hospitality industry leaders. Additionally, it offers some reflections upon hospitality management higher education and examines the structure of Portuguese undergraduate degrees in order to discuss whether the current ed...
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| author | DANIELA WILKS KEVIN HEMSWORTH |
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| description | This study seeks to identify the competencies
perceived as essential for hospitality industry
leaders. Additionally, it offers some reflections
upon hospitality management higher education and
examines the structure of Portuguese undergraduate
degrees in order to discuss whether the current
educational offer matches specific industry demand.
Both the literature review and the results of a survey
with a sample of hoteliers indicate that soft skills are
consistently rated as being the most important to
effective performance in the field. On the other
hand, an assessment of the undergraduate
hospitality management programmes currently on
offer in Portugal show a deficit in this area. Some
recommendations are presented to redress the
evident discrepancies between educational
programme content and perceived industry needs.
In particular the study proposes the adoption and
tutelage of student by industry managers, here
referred to as „adopting a student‟. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ab22213918c41c9b243d055109717922022-12-21T18:45:47ZengUniversity of the Algarve - ESGHT - CIEOTourism & Management Studies2182-84582011-01-017131139SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLYDANIELA WILKS0KEVIN HEMSWORTH1University Portucalense, Department of Management SciencesUniversity Portucalense, Department of Management SciencesThis study seeks to identify the competencies perceived as essential for hospitality industry leaders. Additionally, it offers some reflections upon hospitality management higher education and examines the structure of Portuguese undergraduate degrees in order to discuss whether the current educational offer matches specific industry demand. Both the literature review and the results of a survey with a sample of hoteliers indicate that soft skills are consistently rated as being the most important to effective performance in the field. On the other hand, an assessment of the undergraduate hospitality management programmes currently on offer in Portugal show a deficit in this area. Some recommendations are presented to redress the evident discrepancies between educational programme content and perceived industry needs. In particular the study proposes the adoption and tutelage of student by industry managers, here referred to as „adopting a student‟.https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/342/1028competencieshospitality industryhospitality management higher educationsoft skills |
| spellingShingle | DANIELA WILKS KEVIN HEMSWORTH SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLY Tourism & Management Studies competencies hospitality industry hospitality management higher education soft skills |
| title | SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLY |
| title_full | SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLY |
| title_fullStr | SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLY |
| title_full_unstemmed | SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLY |
| title_short | SOFT SKILLS AS KEY COMPETENCIES IN HOSPITALITY HIGHER EDUCATION: MATCHING DEMAND AND SUPPLY |
| title_sort | soft skills as key competencies in hospitality higher education matching demand and supply |
| topic | competencies hospitality industry hospitality management higher education soft skills |
| url | https://tmstudies.net/index.php/ectms/article/view/342/1028 |
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