Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/19080
Title: Global business shunning hospitality jobs: A disguised power struggle?
Authors: Vassou, Chrystalla 
Christofi, Michael 
Simillidou, Aspasia 
Vrontis, Demetris 
Major Field of Science: Social Sciences
Field Category: Economics and Business
Keywords: Hospitality industry;Intergroup conflict;Human resource management;Interviews;Power struggle
Issue Date: 2019
Source: Journal for Global Business Advancement, 2019, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 232-253
Volume: 12
Issue: 2
Start page: 232
End page: 253
Link: https://www.inderscience.com/info/inarticle.php?artid=100769
Journal: Journal for Global Business Advancement 
Abstract: The hospitality industry has been portrayed as producing precarious workers by recruiting foreigners who are willing to work for lower salaries, under unregulated working conditions, and with limited opportunities for development and career progression. This situation has earned the industry a negative image among the host population, triggered by the belief that hospitality jobs are low-status and should be avoided. This study explored the mechanisms of this phenomenon in order to provide a more in-depth understanding of its emergence. Informed by intergroup conflict theory and in-depth interviews, this study shows that perceived threat lies at the heart of prejudice formation, which is the host population's mechanism to remove competition. Adding to this, the findings also show that long-term challenges entailed in hospitality employment cannot be understood unless structural issues are taken into account. The managerial and policy implications of these results are discussed.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/19080
ISSN: 17469678
Rights: © Inderscience Enterprises
Type: Article
Affiliation : Cyprus University of Technology 
University of Nicosia 
UCLAN Cyprus 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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