Attitudes of Malaysian Tourism and Hospitality Students' towards a Career in the Industry

被引:52
作者
Richardson, Scott [1 ]
Butler, Gareth [2 ]
机构
[1] CQUniv Australia, Fac Arts Business Informat & Educ, Sch Management & Mkt, Gladstone, Qld 4680, Australia
[2] Univ Johannesburg, Fac Management, Sch Tourism & Hospitality, ZA-2092 Johannesburg, South Africa
关键词
career choice; undergraduates; perceptions; tourism; hospitality; UNDERGRADUATE TOURISM;
D O I
10.1080/10941665.2011.625430
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study explored Malaysian undergraduate tourism and hospitality students' views of the industry as a career choice. Four hundred and twenty-nine tourism and hospitality students, from three Malaysian institutions completed a questionnaire rating the importance of 20 factors in influencing their choice of career, and then the extent to which they believed tourism and hospitality as a career offers these factors. All of the 20 factors tested have been identified as being significantly different. From the results, it is clear that students generally do not believe that a career in tourism and hospitality will offer them the factors that they find important.
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页码:262 / 276
页数:15
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