Author: Peter Jones Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA ISBN: 9780826462947 Category : Hotel management Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The Management of Hotel Operations identifies and explores the fundamental issues facing the manager - such as profitability, productivity and quality - and examines alternative strategies for achieving successful performance. The authors have drawn both on current industry practice and on recent research and theoretical studies to demonstrate how hotel management can be made more effective. Throughout the text, a hotel is broadly defined to enable comparisons between independent hotels, chain hotels, hostel accommodation and hospitals.
Author: Denney G. Rutherford Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 9780471285687 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
In this updated edition, Rutherford reexamines the fundamentals of hotel management in light of the latest trends. The introductory and connective essays have been expanded and updated, and completely new sections have been added on the vital topics of today.
Author: Michael Chibili Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1000036049 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 944
Book Description
A comprehensive and wide-ranging introduction to operational hotel management, this textbook brings together business administration, management and entrepreneurship into a complete overview of the discipline. Essential reading for students of hospitality management, the book also benefits from online support materials.
Author: Peter Szende Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1838675434 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 220
Book Description
From restaurants to resorts, the hospitality industry demands strong operations management to delight guests, develop employees, and deliver financial returns. This introductory textbook provides students with fundamental techniques and tools to analyse and improve operational capabilities of any hospitality organization.
Author: David K. Hayes Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: 9780134337623 Category : Hotel management Languages : en Pages : 624
Book Description
Prepare future hotel general managers to efficiently supervise and run a midsize full-service hotel. Hotel Operations Management provides an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of all aspects of hotel administration from the viewpoint of the hotel general manager. Detailed information addresses the operating departments of a full-service hotel: Human Resources; Controller; The Front Office; Housekeeping; Food and Beverage; Safety and Property Security; Sales and Marketing; Accounting; and Facility Engineering and Maintenance. In-depth discussions highlight the importance of human resources in the labor-intensive hotel industry, franchising and contract management of properties in an ever-decreasing "Mom and Pop" segment, and hotel management in a global environment. Updated throughout to ensure that readers have the latest information, the Third Edition also includes new case studies, an entirely new chapter on guest services, and new end-of-chapter questions. This accurate book will give prospective hotel managers insight into all of the procedures effective managers use to ensure their hotel¿'s--and their own--success.
Author: Denney G. Rutherford Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 9780471470656 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This Fourth Edition helps readers develop the wide-ranging knowledge and analytical skills they need to succeed in today’s burgeoning and dynamic hotel industry. This comprehensive volume encourages critical thinking by providing different points of view through contributions from sixty leading industry professionals and academics. Within a coherent theoretical structure, this updated edition enables readers to formulate their own ideas and solutions.
Author: David K. Hayes Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: 9780131711495 Category : Hotel management Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Hotel Operations Management, second edition, describes in great detail exactly what a general manager of a full-service hotel must know to be successful. Completely revised and expanded, its up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of all areas of hotel operations make it an essential addition to the professional library of the serious hospitality student.
Author: Michael J. O'Fallon Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0470177144 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 513
Book Description
This newly updated edition is a compilation of readings, divided into nine sections, each examining a specific hotel department or activity. Each topic is examined through a variety of viewpoints on the duties, responsibilities, problems, and opportunities encountered there. Multidimensional case studies, taking a practical approach, challenge readers to identify the central issues involved in complex management problems, understand the structure and resources of the department in question, and find solutions that may help in managing other hotel resources and departments.
Author: Maria Rellie B. Kalacas Publisher: Society Publishing ISBN: 9781773610184 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
The reference book "Hotel and Restaurant Management and Operations", provides practical and updated information on management and operations in the hotel and restaurant industry. Along with this, the book also provides a comprehensive information about the management of human resources across the hotel industry and how various professionals manage their responsibilities in their respective departments. This reference book provides a detailed discussion on the role of the human resource manager in the hospitality industry along with the management and operations at the hotels and restaurants. This research study will be helpful to readers in developing the wide-ranging knowledge and skills that are required to succeed in the present scenario of the hospitality industry.Each of the chapters in this book, examine in-depth, the information about various aspects of the hotel and restaurant industry, its management, and operations. All the aspects of this industry such as responsibilities, challenges, problems encountered and approaches taken to resolve complex problems are discussed. This book also discusses some real-time examples of hospitality industry which provide an insight into the profile of the organizations in this industry along with the challenges faced and solutions applied by them.There are several challenges faced by the business organizations in this industry that needs to be addressed. Few challenges that were determined include management of human resources and customer service. However, both these challenges are interlinked and need to be addressed by the organizations. The human resource management itself is a wide category as there can be several problems associated with the workforce in the organization. Other than this, the research also elaborates the role of the human resource manager in hospitality industry along with the front office management. The operations in a hospitality industry are also highlighted in terms of rooms, engineering, and security. The major drawback that comes into light through the discussion is that the workforce or human resource of the organization are not given importance. If any organization pays attention to its human resource, it can thrive and also gain competitive advantage. Thus, two examples are given that depict how an organization has established itself as a brand by emphasizing on its human resource and utilizing them in an optimum way. Through the examples it is highlighted that by effective utilization of human resource the organizations can offer customer satisfaction which ultimately results in success of the organization. This book aims to be a complete resource for anyone who wants to know about the management of hotels and restaurant.
Author: Peter Jones
Author: Denney G. Rutherford
Author: Michael Chibili
Author: Peter Jones
Author: Peter Szende
Author: David K. Hayes
Author: Denney G. Rutherford
Author: David K. Hayes
Author: Michael J. O'Fallon
Author: Maria Rellie B. Kalacas