This book approaches hospitality human resource (HR) management as a decision-making practice that affects the performance, quality, and legal compliance of the hospitality business as a whole. Beginning with a foundation in the hospitality industry, employment law, and HR policies, the coverage includes recruitment, training, compensation, performance appraisal, environmental and safety concerns, ethics and social responsibility, and special issues. Throughout the book, Human Resources Management in the Hospitality Industry focuses on the unique HR dilemmas you face in the hospitality

The objective of this textbook is to teach students to be conversational in speaking "numbers." This means understanding fundamental accounting concepts, developing solid financial analysis abilities, and then applying them to understand and improve the operational performance of their hotel or restaurant. The book will accomplish this by studying the current practices of some of today's leading hotel and restaurant companies. Chapters will be developed under the auspices of a select group of hospitality industry General Mangers, Directors of Finance, and Regional Accounting Managers to ensure

`Culinary Innovation seems to be unpractised, if not unheard concept in hospitality industry. The prevalent tried and tested recipes and methods are the foundation of cuisines of today. The `out of box' concepts just do not exist here and we are producing the replicas of the works of Great Escomer and French Haute cuisine. To me culinary innovation is the one that can revolutionize the industry to an extent that it would have to rewrite the fundamentals of cooking. In this book you will get insight to the four mega trends in culinary domain namely Sous Vide, Healing foods including Ayurveda, Umami and Molecular Gastronomy. There is a bouquet of recipes at the end to help you understand and use these trends in your kitchen. --

"Introduction to the Hospitality Industry stands out in the field for its extensive coverage of all aspects of the business, from individual roles to operational issues." "Students easily gain a clear understanding of the size and scope of this expanding industry from the authors' accessible treatment. Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, Sixth Edition is perfect introductory reading for students interested in a career in the hospitality sector."--BOOK JACKET.