1.0 Introduction
The hotel industry is an important part of the tourism industry worldwide and its employees play a significant role in delivering the service to the customers. Excellent service provided by employees can create lasting positive experiences for customers. Therefore, the motivation of employees, whether professional, skilled or unskilled, is a major issue in all service organizations. For the hotel industry, employee motivation is a major issue and a challenge to keep the employee to stay on the job and to offer the efficient, good service which customers expect. With the individual performance related pay scheme implemented three years ago in Cavendish Hall Hotel, the hotel management still encountering many ongoing performance
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In this case for Cavendish Hall Hotel, the management should focus on the proper and appropriate learning and training from the beginning once the employee is hired. The hotel will be able to do well in performance especially on the service portion if it focus on the improvement of the employee’s abilities throughout the hiring and training process. Opportunity refers to the chance given to the employee in order for them to participate and perform in the job. For Cavendish Hall Hotel, the management should look into the proper work system which allows the employees to contribute their individual or group efforts toward the hotel and also to provide the necessary support and channels for expression. Both the ability and opportunity are the moderating factors for the …show more content…
In the event that a person has a high hope for their work, he/she would invest more energy in the work which means increasing their motivation. On the other hand if a person think that the work do not have great offer, he/she will diminish their workload because of motivation.
From Table 1, there is relatively high percentage of 73% of the employee who do not have a sense of personal accomplishment in their work. This figure showed that majority of the employees is not motivated and work toward the goal when on duty because the sense of accomplishment and achievement is not present. At first look the expectancy theory would seem, by all accounts, to be most pertinent to a conventional work situation where how spurred the employee is relies on upon whether he/she need the monetary reward on offer for doing a good job and whether he/she trust more exertion will prompt that remunerate. Be that as it may, it could just as apply to any circumstance where somebody accomplishes something because of the fact that he expects a sure result. For example, employee who focuses is less on monetary reward and more about advancement, improved capabilities and the recognition of achievement marked by a new position. Therefore, this theory is not about self-interest in rewards. It can also reflect how people performed to achieve the goals and the contribution they can make towards
Reading Assignment #6 1. In order to keep top performers satisfied and productive, Steve Bates argues, there should be a substantial difference in the variable pay or merit- based salary increases that top performers and poor performers receive. Based on available research the increase needed to catch “anybody’s attention” should be a seven percent or eight percent increase in compensation. It also states that anything below that might be welcomed, but will not lead to substantially greater effort on the part of employees to increase business results.
Body Paragraph #1 Point (topic sentence): Success is not what it is all it is about; ,first, there are accomplishments that need to be made. Plus, working hard at what one does is something to be proud of. Claim #1 (first point related to your topic sentence):
There are different strategies that must be considered by the organisations operating in hospitality industry. The contributions made by the firm donate towards the performance and achievement of the company. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the strategies of the hotel, which serves as the basis of success. This paper is divided into five different tasks each of which is focusing on various aspects of the hotels performance. The organisation that is selected in order to answer the tasks is InterContinental Hotel Group.
A performance-oriented philosophy is followed; no one is guaranteed compensation just for adding another year to organisational service. Instead, pay and incentives are based on performance differences among employees. Employees who perform well get larger compensation increases; those who do not perform satisfactorily receive little or no increase in compensation. Thus, employees who perform satisfactorily should keep up or advance in relation to a broad view of the labour market for their jobs, whereas poor or marginal performers should fall
INTRODUCTION Self-Determination Theory (SDT) was conceived by Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan. This theory is concerned with human motivation, personality, and optimal functioning. For the purpose of SDT and work motivation, motivation is considered the core of biological, cognitive, and social regulation. Instead of just looking at the amount of motivation, self-determination theory focuses on different types of motivation.
The aim of this case study is to investigate the applicability and functionality of organizational theories in Hilton Hotels Corporations. The first part of this case study is concerned about the compatibility between Hilton Hotels mission with its activity and purpose. Also, another aspect of this paper is to present the suitability of organizational theories referring to Human Resources Theory, System and Contingency Theory. In order to uphold this report, I will conduct a SWOT Analysis of Hilton Hotel Business. The last part of this paper presents a critically important aspect of a successful business in regards to the Hilton Hotels CSR programs and initiatives.
CASE JOURNAL-ROSEWOOD HOTEL& RESORTS Rosewood’s management is on the right track to increasing brand awareness among its customers by pursuing the corporate branding strategy. Implementation of the corporate branding strategy not only increases the number of repeat visitors to the hotels, but also increases the gross profits made by the company by $2,599,000. Corporate branding has a positive impact on the customer lifetime value as well. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts is a privately owned hotel management company that is known for its unique properties like The Carlyle and the Mansion on Turtle Creek that differentiates the company from other luxury hotel competitors.
Motivation is essential for a group as well as an organization. In the eyes of the leader of organization McDonald’s, authorizing and inspiring staff members to do the best in their job and they’re capable of helps create job satisfaction, lowering gross revenue in an industry that has a standing for stimulating its employees. In addition, a glad, stable workforce not just conveys better customer service; it is likewise more compelling at building deals and attracting repeat business. There are five concentrate benefits of employee motivation which Mc Donald’s approached at: 1. Improved Productivity 2.
The training set up by performance management empowers staff to understand their strengths and weaknesses, know what job responsibilities they are fit for, and find a company-specific position such as a cleaner, cashier or referee who serves Starbucks in a different role. Reward management The assessment reports will allow Starbucks to reward employees for their performance, so that employees feel that they are valued by Starbucks paid the time and effort is worth it. After giving the reward, employees have a sense of belonging to Starbucks and therefore work more earnestly and the morale of the employees is improved.
Hilton is an American hotel chain founded by Conrad Hilton in the early twentieth century. Hilton remains the second largest hotel group with 4,278 establishments and 700,000 rooms in 85 countries. The Hilton Worldwide is a leader in the hospitality industry and currently has more than 130,000 employees. While most hotel establishments today use management systems, they are almost all equipped with basic functionality compared to what exists in other sectors. Today, there are new tools expected to become real levers of competitiveness of hotel establishments.
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) is among the largest hotel of the world and comprises of hotel seven hotel brands. Such as Holiday Inn, InterContinental, Hotel Indigo, Candlewood, Crowne Plaza, Staybridge Suites, and Holiday Inn Express. IHG also has to face the problem of credit crunch due to which their performance and growth has been impacted adversely. This hotel enjoys strong presence in the era of economic uncertainty such as credit crunch and fears of recession because of its famous brand Holiday Inn. However, in these years of crisis the share of the group dropped by about 50% because of presence of credit crunch.
The hospitality industry is composed of company which focus on customer satisfaction namely, restaurants, retail or accommodation. One particular sector of the hospitality industry is the hotel sector. A hotel is an establishment that provides meals, accommodation and a myriad of services to tourists and travellers such as excursions, spa therapy, business and wedding events. The hotel sector relies wholly on customer satisfaction, disposable income and leisure time. Many other businesses in the hospitality industry are linked with hotels such as, airlines, cruise ships and restaurants.
4.4. Reward System: “Reward system is an important tool that management can use to channel the employee motivation in desired ways. In other words, reward systems seek to attract the people to join the organisation to keep them coming to work, and motivate them to perform to high levels”. [ct. Pratheepkanth 2011, pp.85].
Motivation refers to the process by which a person’s efforts are energized, directed, and sustained towards attaining a goal. This definition contains three main elements which are energy, direction and persistence. Firstly, energy element is a measure of intensity or drive as how much does the motivated person tried. For direction, it states that the employees` effort that directed toward, and consistent with, target organizational goals of their company. Finally, motivation includes a persistence dimension which persist them in putting effort to achieve the goals.
Analyze the company internationalization. (Are they operating internationally, if so where? And how are they performing over there?) Shangri-La hotel and resorts was originated in 1971 and was a flagship hotel in Singapore. Currently there are fifty five deluxe resorts and hotels around the world based on the Hong Kong hotel chain.