Introduction to management in the hospitality industry / Tom Powers, Clayton W. Barrows.
ISBN:
9780471274575
Title:
Introduction to management in the hospitality industry / Tom Powers, Clayton W. Barrows.
Author:
Powers, Thomas F.
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Edition:
8th ed.
Publication Information:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006.
Physical Description:
xx, 667 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Pt. 1. Perspectives on careers in hospitality -- Ch. 1. The hospitality industry and you -- Ch. 2. Forces affecting growth and change in the hospitality industry -- Pt. 2. Food service -- Ch. 3. The restaurant business -- Ch. 4. Restaurant operations -- Ch. 5. Restaurant industry organization : chain, independent, or franchise? -- Ch. 6. Competitive forces in food service -- Ch. 7. Issues facing food service -- Ch. 8. On-site food service -- Pt. 3. Lodging -- Ch. 9. Lodging : meeting guest needs -- Ch. 10. Hotel and lodging operations -- Ch. 11. Forces shaping the hotel business -- Ch. 12. Competition in the lodging business -- Pt. 4. Travel and tourism -- Ch. 13. Tourism : front and center -- Ch. 14. Destinations : tourism generators -- Pt. 5. Management in the hospitality industry -- Ch. 15. Management : a new way of thinking -- Ch. 16. Planning in hospitality management -- Ch. 17. Organizing in hospitality management.
Ch. 18. Staffing : human-resources management in hospitality management -- Ch. 19. Control in hospitality management -- Ch. 20. Leadership and directing in hospitality management -- Pt. 6. Hospitality as a service industry -- Ch. 21. The role of service in the hospitality industry.
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Books
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0417/2004009419.html
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006.