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Careers in Hospitality Management: Generation Y's Experiences and Perceptions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2012

Paul Barron ,
Gill Maxwell ,
Adelina Broadbridge  and
Susan Ogden
Paul Barron*
Affiliation:
The University of Queensland, Australia. p.barron@uq.edu.au
Gill Maxwell
Affiliation:
Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
Adelina Broadbridge
Affiliation:
University of Stirling, United Kingdom.
Susan Ogden
Affiliation:
Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom.
*
*Paul Barron, School of Tourism, The University of Queensland, Ipswich Campus, Queensland 4305, Australia.
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Abstract

This article is founded on Broadbridge, Maxwell and Ogden's (2006) work on the job experiences and career expectations of Generation Y undergraduates who are soon to embark on their full-time careers. The industrial context under examination is the UK hospitality industry where research on management careers has been called for (Lakin & Riley, 1996). In addition, Generation Y's distinctive characteristics (Amar, 2004) and the changing structures of careers (Baruch, 2004) underline the relevance of this research. The key inference from the primary work covered in the article is that the hospitality industry needs to understand and respond to the characteristics of Generation Ys so as to enable them to develop their management careers in a way that is attractive to them.

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Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , 01 August 2007 , pp. 119 - 128
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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