Key Concepts in Hospitality Management
eBook - ePub

Key Concepts in Hospitality Management

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Key Concepts in Hospitality Management

About this book

"Accessibly written and thoughtfully edited, making it essential reading for those studying hospitality and embarking on a career in the industry."
- Peter Lugosi, Oxford School of Hospitality Management

"This text is a fascinating read... Roy Wood has spent 25 years teaching, researching and writing on the hospitality industry - much of that learning is here in this book."
- Erwin Losekoot, Auckland University of Technology

"All different aspects of the hospitality industry are elaborated on... All in all a wonderful course book for for our students!"
- Claudia Rothwangl, ITM College

This book covers the major concepts students are likely to encounter throughout their study within the hospitality management, giving a comprehensive and up-to-date overview as well as providing engaging everyday examples from around the world.

A leading figure in the field, Roy Wood has successfully gathered international contributors with direct experience of hospitality management and the hospitality industry as a whole, ensuring the academic, geographical and practical integrity of the book.

Key Concepts in Hospitality Management is written for undergraduate students and those studying short postgraduate or executive education courses in hospitality management, events management, tourism management and leisure management.

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Yes, you can access Key Concepts in Hospitality Management by Roy C Wood, Roy C Wood,SAGE Publications Ltd in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Industry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. About the Editor
  10. Notes on Contributors
  11. Editor's Introduction
  12. Accommodation, Lodging and Facilities Management
  13. Beverages and Beverage Management
  14. Consumer Behaviour in Hospitality
  15. Customer Relationship Management in Hospitality
  16. Design for Hotels
  17. Entrepreneurship in Hospitality
  18. Food, Beverage and Restaurant Management
  19. Food Production and Service Systems
  20. Franchising
  21. Front Office Management
  22. Gastronomy and Hayte Cuisine
  23. The Hospitality Finance Environment
  24. Hospitality and Hospitality Management
  25. Hospitality Management Education
  26. Hotels, Hospitality and Sustainability
  27. Hotels and the Internet
  28. Hotels and Security
  29. Housekeeping Management
  30. Human Resource Management in Hospitality
  31. Income Statements in Hospitality Finance
  32. Industry Structure and Sectors in Hospitality
  33. Information Technology in Hospitality
  34. Innovation in Hospitality
  35. Investing in Hotels
  36. Marketing in Hospitality
  37. The Meal Experience
  38. Meetings, Incentives, Conferences/Conventions and Events/Exhibitions (MICE)
  39. Operations Management in Hospitality
  40. Organizational Behaviour in Hospitality
  41. Procyrement in Hospitality
  42. Revenue Management
  43. Service Quality in Hospitality
  44. Service, Service Industries and the Hospitality Sector
  45. Strategy and Strategic Management in Hospitality
  46. Women, Gender and Hospitality Employment
  47. References