Choice Review

Presented as a collective work, this encyclopedia is the result of hard effort by 218 leading authors from 23 countries, 15 section editors, and chief editor Pizam (dean, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando). As Pizam notes, this encyclopedia does not cover every single aspect of the hospitality management discipline, but it should serve as a basic reference work for undergraduates, graduate students, and the general public. Carefully chosen entries represent not only the main sectors such as lodging, food service, events, and clubs, but also the disciplines of accounting and finance, marketing, human resources, information technology, strategic management, and facilities management. Listed alphabetically, all 728 entries provide detailed cross-sectional views across the subject fields. Each entry provides a list of up to ten relevant and current references--including databases and Web sites--and is individually signed by its author. Readers can use a well-laid-out searchable index that gives main entries in boldface and subentries in normal typeface. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Academic libraries serving lower-level undergraduates and above; hospitality industry professionals. Anjana H. Bhatt Florida Gulf Coast University