Abstract
An increasing number of students show great interest in the event and meeting industry for their future career. Event and meeting professionals have to handle challenging and dynamic circumstances, which require development of various skills, knowledge, the proper personality, and the right leadership style. It is unclear how students understand these different competencies and how event and meeting professionals view these different competencies, which play important roles for students’ future careers in the event and meeting industry. Based on a self-administered, online survey, this study explores the importance of skills, knowledge, personality types, and leadership styles from both event and meeting professionals and students in the hospitality and tourism management program. Results suggest how hospitality and tourism programs can provide better education for students to be successful in the event and meeting industry.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 77-87 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2 Apr 2020 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Event and meeting industry
- knowledge
- leadership styles
- personality types
- skills
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management