1st Edition

Managerial Competence within the Tourism and Hospitality Service Industries Global Cultural Contextual Analysis

By John Saee Copyright 2006
    280 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    288 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    This book examines cross-cultural managerial competence across all managerial functions. Focusing particularly on the hospitality and tourism industry, editor Saee examines the cross-cultural implications of planning: workplace communication, recruitment/promotion, induction, training, supervision, industrial relations, management of change, customer service, financial management and marketing.

    Incorporating well-structured discussion, this book demonstrates an excellent balance of theory and practical application, and takes an innovative angle on the analysis of the host countries managers, undergoing culture shock. This volume will be useful to students across many disciplines including cross-cultural studies, international business and tourism.

    1. Intercultural Communication Competence and Managerial Functions within the Australian Hospitality and Tourism Industries  2. Communication, Culture and Managerial Functions  3. Theoretical Perspectives on Intercultural Communication  4. Profile of the Australian Hospitality and Tourism Industries: Challenges of Cultural Diversity  5. Research Methodology  6. Results and Analysis  7. Conclusion.  Bibliography.

    Biography

    John Saee

    "Excellent reading and source of knowledge for researchers and business practitioners who deal with the issue of managing culturally diverse workforce in the domestic or international setting." Henri Jolles, European School of Management, France

    "A ground breaking research with major contribution to the frontiers of management knowledge"  Olga Muzychenko, Graduate School of Business, University of Adelaide, Australia