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https://repositori.mypolycc.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/7164| Title: | STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO WORK IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY |
| Authors: | WINNE ANAK CHENGAI Awangku Hassanal Bahar Pengiran Bagul |
| Keywords: | Student’s perception, work commitment tourism and hospitality industry |
| Issue Date: | 25-Nov-2021 |
| Publisher: | Borneo Engineering & Social Sciences e-Digest 2021 @ PMBS |
| Abstract: | The tourism and hospitality sector has been recognised as one of the fastest and largest growing industries in the world, providing opportunities for job prospects, driving exports, and creating tremendous prosperity around the globe. The study aims to examine students’ perception and their commitment to work in tourism and hospitality field of work after graduation. Data were collected using a set of questionnaires. Non-probability sampling technique was used in selecting the 117 respondents from East Malaysia polytechnics who are majoring in tourism and hospitality programme with working experience in the sector. The data were analysed using the SPSS 25.0 and presented in frequency and percentages. The findings showed that the industry person congeniality has a significant medium relationship with a commitment to work in the tourism and hospitality industry. The study has some implication for industry person congeniality, promotion opportunities, managers and commitment to work in the tourism and hospitality field of work |
| Description: | The tourism and hospitality industry are the largest and fastest growing sector and provides job opportunities around the world. In 2017, the tourism and hospitality industry made a significant contribution of 3.1 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and provided 6 million jobs in the industry. It generated US$ 7.6 trillion (10.2%) of global GDP and 292 mil-lion jobs in year 2016 (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2018). Malaysia tourism and hospitality industry have become the third-biggest contributor to the Malaysia economy, behinds the manufacturing and agriculture industry. Malaysia was the second most visited country in Southeast Asia, the 12th the most visited destinations in the world by the year 2017 (World Travel and Tourism Council, 2018). The primary tourism and hospitality industry in Malaysia consists of retail trade, food and beverages serving services, accommodation, country-specific tourism characteristics, and sport and recreation. |
| URI: | https://repositori.mypolycc.edu.my/jspui/handle/123456789/7164 |
| ISBN: | e-ISBN: 978-967-2573-03-2 |
| Appears in Collections: | Koleksi Terbitan Ilmiah PMBS |
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