From hospitality work to hospitable working: a hotel case study on increasing productivity and decreasing staff turnover

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aut.researcherWilliamson, David
dc.contributor.authorHarris, C
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, D
dc.contributor.editorRichardson, S
dc.contributor.editorFredline, L
dc.contributor.editorTernel, M
dc.contributor.editorPatiar, A
dc.date.accessioned2011-10-03T01:39:14Z
dc.date.available2011-10-03T01:39:14Z
dc.date.copyright2008-02-11
dc.date.issued2008-02-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the case study of the James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor, a New Zealand hotel that has reduced staff turnover through focusing on two particular drivers of productivity - Creating a Productive Workplace Culture and Measuring What Matters. The theoretical foundations of employee turnover and productivity in hospitality are discussed in the literature review. Particular focus is placed on the importance of congruence between individuals' specific job wants and organisational climate to retain employees. Interviews with a range of the hotel's managers were conducted in 2007, to develop a single site case study. In an industry described as having a 'culture of turnover', learning from a hotel that has successfully reduced staff turnover and created an organisational culture which encourages and rewards productivity is of crucial importance.
dc.identifier.citationPresentation at 18th Annual Council for Australian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Conference: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice: "Where the bloody hell are we?" published in: Richardson, Scott (Editor); Fredline, Liz (Editor); Patiar, Anoop (Editor); Ternel, Megan (Editor). CAUTHE 2008: Tourism and Hospitality Research, Training and Practice; "Where the 'Bloody Hell' Are We?". Gold Coast, Qld.: Griffith University, pp.1014-1031.
dc.identifier.isbn9781921291333
dc.identifier.roid8215en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/2208
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.relation.urihttp://www.griffith.edu.au/conference/cauthe2008/cauthe-2008-proceedings.pdf
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dc.subjectTourism
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectHospitality industry
dc.subjectPersonnel management
dc.subjectCase studies
dc.subjectEmployee retention
dc.subjectHotels
dc.subjectLabor turnover
dc.subjectStatistics
dc.titleFrom hospitality work to hospitable working: a hotel case study on increasing productivity and decreasing staff turnover
dc.typeConference Contribution
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