Index

Sjoerd Gehrels (Stenden Hotel Management School, The Netherlands)

Employer Branding for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Finding and Keeping Talent

ISBN: 978-1-78973-070-8, eISBN: 978-1-78973-069-2

Publication date: 10 July 2019

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Gehrels, S. (2019), "Index", Employer Branding for the Hospitality and Tourism Industry: Finding and Keeping Talent, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 189-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-069-220191016

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INDEX

Absorption
, 21

Accor Hotels
, 35, 40, 56

Accountability
, 50, 71

Achievement
, 22, 88

cooperative
, 78

employee
, 164–165, 167

good
, 48

Act Partners (2015)
, 64

Advertisements
, 145

Advertising

positions
, 99–100

on recruitment sites
, 145

Altruistic hospitality
, 45

Alumni importance in employer branding
, 28–29

Ambitions
, 129

form
, 130

inventory
, 131

Amsterdam hotel
, 94–97

Appreciation
, 8, 11, 38, 48, 90, 117, 137, 158

Associate degree
, 131, 134

Attention, interest, desire and action (AIDA)
, 100

Attitude
, 62–63

Authenticity
, 50

Bangkok hotel
, 94–95

Behaviour
, 8–9, 62–63

Benchmarking exercise
, 162–164

Best Employers
, 115–116

Best Workplaces
, 119–122

election
, 27

Bottom limit in scores
, 119

Brand

assessment
, 64–65

development
, 63–64

name
, 114

strategy effectiveness
, 68–69

Bureaucracy
, 96

Camaraderie
, 22, 117, 120

Candidate

enthusiastic
, 100–101

initiated activities
, 145

initiated online applications
, 145

Career

prospects
, 114

website analysis
, 165–166

CareerBliss (employee review site)
, 159

Chief executive officer (CEO)
, 25

Clarity
, 7, 131

Co-creation
, 78

initiative
, 63–64

Coding

diagram
, 162–163

process
, 162

Colleagues/co-workers
, 93–94

Collectivism
, 88, 91–92

Collegiality
, 48

Commercial
, 46

Communication
, 63–64, 108

channels
, 93

employer profile online
, 158–159

and information
, 68

through social media
, 160

Company

website
, 158

websites
, 145

well-being principles
, 53–54

Comparably (employee review site)
, 159

Compensation
, 114

and job security
, 67

Competence
, 21

in education or training programme
, 139–141

Conditional hospitality
, 45

Consistency
, 7

Consumer market
, 62–63

Corporate

culture
, 114

management of Pegasus Hotel
, 105

responsibility
, 62–63

Costs and benefits
, 136

Courage
, 50

Credibility
, 120

Criteria GPTW® Best Workplaces
, 119–121

Cross-cultural management
, 87–88

CSR
, 31, 34, 115

components
, 32

examples in industry
, 38–41

strategies
, 33

Culture
, 68

audit
, 120–121

Dutch culture
, 95–96

Netherlands
, 91–92

and relationships
, 119

teamwork
, 72–73

workplace
, 124

of workplace
, 124

Culture influencing employer branding

alignment of employees’ perceptions with employer intentions
, 94–95

comparisons
, 89–91

culture analysis concept
, 86

culture differences and hofstede
, 87–89

employees’ employer brand perception and cultural differences
, 95–96

employer branding
, 86

individual employee cultural differences and case study
, 93–94

Netherlands and Thailand
, 91–92

suggestions for hotels
, 96–97

Customer
, 64–65

insights
, 64–65

intimacy
, 66

relation management-loyalty
, 64–65

Decision making process
, 77

Dedication
, 21

Demand side of labour
, 148–149

Development

opportunities
, 67

value
, 114

Discretionary component
, 32

Distance learning
, 138

Diversity
, 114

Diversity
, 35, 38

diverse workforce
, 70

management
, 70–72

strategy implementation
, 61

DiversityInc (2017)
, 71

Dutch culture
, 95–96

E-learning
, 138

Economic

benefits for consumer
, 19

component
, 32

factor
, 114

value
, 114

Education
, 78

level in industry
, 132–133

needs for hospitality and tourism industry
, 137–138

and training
, 127–129

and training in employer branding
, 141

and work
, 133–134

Emotion(al)
, 58–59

benefits for consumer
, 19

employment
, 114

Employability
, 135–137

Employee value proposition (EVP)
, 101–103, 162

in Pegasus Hotel
, 103–106

Employee(s)
, 64–65, 78–79, 85, 102, 115, 125

career opportunities
, 76

challenges
, 22

development
, 76, 128

employer brand perception and cultural differences
, 95–96

empowerment
, 114

engagement
, 11

happiness in work
, 48

internal branding
, 78–79

organisation identity and branding
, 77

organisational structure of Sanctuary Hotel
, 76

perceptions with employer intentions
, 94–95

phases of implementing internal branding at Sanctuary Hotel
, 82–84

referrals
, 148

research
, 25

self-management
, 128

of SMEs
, 148

stock ownership plans
, 101

talent management and phases of life
, 79–80

Employer branding (EB)
, 1–2, 18–20, 31, 66, 77, 85–86, 101–103

advantages
, 4–5

alumni importance in
, 28–29

approach
, 3–4

associations
, 24–25

components, effects and results of implementing
, 10

equity
, 18

examples in hospitality and tourism industry
, 13–15

in hospitality and tourism industry
, 26–28

identity
, 66

image
, 157

impact
, 24–26

implementing in hospitality and tourism industry
, 11–13

importance
, 5–6

interviewees
, 107–108

loyalty
, 25

management
, 20–22

micro-managing
, 23–24

origins
, 17–18

in Pegasus Hotel
, 103–105

process and involvement in
, 6–7

profile
, 162

steps in
, 7–10, 12

strategies
, 66

stronger employee engagement
, 11

Employers
, 79, 129

of choice
, 86

employees’ perceptions with employer intentions
, 94–95

employer-employee relationship
, 91–92

sustainability programme
, 69–70

Employment
, (see also Recruitment), 85

brand
, 61

in SMEs
, 143

Empowerment
, 50

employee
, 114

Enthusiasm
, 21

Enthusiastic and motivated team
, 102

Entrepreneur-consultant
, 132

Entrepreneurs
, 52–53

Entrepreneurship
, 63–64, 68

Equity
, 22

Ethical component
, 32

European Economic Area (EEA)
, 147

European regional directors
, 61

European Works Council (EWC)
, 147

Exceptional work environment
, 119

External brand
, 62

External factor
, 101

External market share
, 72–73

External organisations
, 145

Facebook
, 93, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166

employer profile analysis
, 164

Femininity
, 88, 92

Financial aspects
, 79

Financial stability
, 110

Flexibility
, 10, 72, 79–80, 83–84, 107, 122, 128

organisational
, 70

PHR
, 62

of SMEs
, 147

Forgiveness
, 50–51

Front-line employees
, 4

Function-oriented and focussing on workplace
, 140

Functional benefits for consumer
, 19

Functional factor
, 114

General manager (GM)
, 11–12

Generation management and awareness
, 80

Generation Z (Gen Z)
, 15

Generation/life-conscious policies and flexibility
, 83–84

Gig economy
, 27

Glassdoor (employee review site)
, 159

Global economy
, 85

Global sustainability programme
, 69–70

Globalisation
, 38, 87

Good achievements
, 48

Good employer branding
, 115–116, 140

Good employment practices
, 113

Google
, 17

Google+
, 158, 160

Great Place to Work® (GPTW)
, 17, 113–114, 117–118

criteria GPTW® best workplaces
, 119–121

examples of GPTW and employees’ narratives
, 121–124

good employer branding
, 115–116

investors in people
, 124–125

OCB and psychological contract
, 116–117

trust
, 118–119

trust index and culture audit
, 121

universal values
, 120

Green HRM
, 36

Happy and committed employees
, 47

Hofstede
, 87–89

Honesty
, 8, 120

Hospitableness in HRM
, 43–44, 46–48, 63–64

example from industry
, 56–57

example from practice
, 49–50

H&H
, 44–46

inner work–life balance
, 58–59

negative cases
, 57–58

practices of hospitableness in HRM
, 54–55

servant leadership in HRM
, 50–51

vision on HRM in hospitality and tourism industry
, 51–54

Hospitality
, 1–3, 45, 62, 67, 86

EB in
, 26–28

enlightened hospitality principles
, 52

examples of EB in
, 13–15

implementing EB in
, 11–13

sustainability in
, 33–35

vision on HRM
, 51–54

word cloud
, 47

Hospitality and hospitableness (H&H)
, 43–46

Hospitality and tourism industry
, 99–100, 106

employability of employees in
, 135–136

segment
, 127

Hospitality and tourism management
, 140

Hospitality Training Association (2011)
, 96

Hospitia
, 44

Hôtel-Dieu
, 44

Hotels
, (see also Pegasus hotel; Sanctuary Hotel)

Accor Hotels
, 35, 40, 56

Amsterdam hotel
, 94–97

Bangkok hotel
, 94–95

Hyatt Hotels
, 56

real estate investment market
, 62–63

suggestions for
, 96–97

Human capital
, 2, 127

companies’ capacity to developing employees
, 134–135

competences in education or training programme
, 139–141

connection education and work
, 133–134

education and training key to success
, 127–129

education level in industry
, 132–133

education needs for hospitality and tourism industry
, 137–138

employability
, 135–137

training and development financing
, 129–130

value of formal diplomas and degrees
, 130–132

Human resource management (HRM)
, (see also Sustainable human resources management (SHRM)), 31, 148

in hospitality and tourism industry
, 21

Human resources (HR)

marketing
, 3–4

practices in SMEs
, 147–149

Human-oriented CSRs
, 32

Humility
, 50

Hyatt Hotels
, 56

Hygiene factors
, 8

Inclusion
, 35, 38, 40

Indeed (employee review site)
, 159

Indirect recruitment activities
, 145

Individual employee cultural differences and case study
, 93–94

Individual management team members
, 83

Individualism
, 88, 91–92

Indulgence
, 88–89, 92

Inner work–life balance
, 58–59

Instagram
, 158, 160–161

Intangible association employment
, 114

Integrated brand model
, 19–20

Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG)
, 3–4

Internal branding
, 62, 78–79

phases of implementing internal branding at Sanctuary Hotel
, 82–84

Internal communication
, 75

Internal factor
, 101

Internal–external brand alignment
, 66–67

Internet for recruitment
, 144

Investors in People model (IiP model)
, 113, 115, 124–125

Job

characteristics
, 93–94

description
, 79

profile
, 114

rotation
, 136

satisfaction
, 22

security
, 110, 114

yield
, 72–73

JobAdvisor (employee review site)
, 159

Kununu (job review and listings site)
, 159

Labour and skills shortages
, 2

Labour market
, 62–63, 107

Landal GreenParks
, 41

Leadership
, 80

and management style
, 68, 93–95

by senior management
, 54

Learning

building
, 131

and development
, 68

lifelong
, 127

Life values
, 101

LinkedIn
, 93, 158–162, 164, 166

employer profile analysis
, 165

Lominger Competency model
, 64

Long-term orientation
, 88, 92

Long-term prospects
, 110

Long-term recruitment
, 160

LookBeforeYouLeap (employee review site)
, 159

Loyalty effect
, 10

Management
, 104

commitment to diversity
, 71–72

layer
, 75

life phases and generations
, 80

team members
, 82–83

Manpower Services (2009)
, 67

Market competitive
, 67

Masculinity
, 88, 92

Measurability
, 78

Medium-term orientation
, 88–89

Micro-managing
, 23–24

Middle management layer
, 75

Millennial generation
, 158

Monochronic cultures
, 90

Motivation
, 59, 63–64

person’s motivational drivers
, 101

two-factor motivation theory
, 8

Natural enjoyment
, 63

Netherlands
, 95

cultures
, 91–92

Networking
, 145

Non-management
, 104

Non-verbal communication
, 90

Offline events
, 161

Online

marketing
, 140

networking
, 145

profile consistency
, 166

Open bar
, 23–24

Operational management
, 83–84

Operations layer
, 75

Opportunity EVP attribute
, 68

Organisation(al)

culture
, 93–94, 115

factor
, 114

identity and branding
, 77

Organisational citizenship behaviours (OCB)
, 32

and psychological contract
, 116–117

Overall economy (OE)
, 2

Passion, working with
, 48

‘Passionately Hospitable’
, 65–66, 68–69

Pegasus hotel

career opportunities
, 109

case study research
, 108

employer branding and EVP
, 101–103, 103–106

hospitality and tourism industry
, 110

recognising and retaining talent
, 100–101

recruiting employees and recognising talent
, 106–108

Pelican brand
, 63–64

Pelican Hotels & Resorts (PHR)
, 36

background and profile
, 61–63

brand strategy effectiveness
, 68–69

deal with
, 67–68

diversity stand
, 69–71

employer–provider–investment of choice model
, 63

further developing brand
, 63–64

internal–external brand alignment
, 66–67

management commitment to diversity
, 71–72

next phase
, 64–66

teamwork culture
, 72–73

People
, 162

Perceptions
, 59

Performance

management
, 79

performance-based compensation strategy
, 67

Personal Budget Sustainable Employability
, 122

Personal development plans (PDPs)
, 27

Physical environment and atmosphere
, 93–94

Physical well-being
, 48

Place
, 162

Power distance
, 87–88

Price
, 162

Pride
, 117, 120

Product
, 162

Professional service firms
, 20–21

Promotion rates
, 72–73

Psychological benefits for consumer
, 19

Psychological contract, OCB and
, 116–117

Psychological factor
, 114

Psychological perspective
, 35

Public relations
, 64–65

Quality and service
, 63–64

levels
, 65–66

Quality mark
, 113

Quality of management
, 67

Ratemyemployer (employee review site)
, 159

Rational decision-making model
, 145–146

Rational employment
, 114

Recognition
, 114

and retaining talent
, 100–101

talent
, 106–108

Recruitment
, (see also Employment), 144–146

advertising
, 20

employees and recognising talent
, 106–108

events
, 145

and selection process
, 99

sources
, 144

strategy
, 72–73

Relationship-oriented cultures
, 89

Reputation
, 114

Respect
, 120

and recognition
, 67

Responsibilities
, 78

Restraint
, 88–89, 92

Routledge Handbook of Hospitality Studies, The
, 43

Salary and benefits package
, 93–95

Sanctuary Hotel
, 75

employer brand
, 75

organisational structure
, 76

phases of implementing internal branding at
, 82–84

Self-esteem
, 91–92, 95

Self-management
, 95

Servant leadership in HRM
, 50–51

Service
, 50

setting concept
, 66

‘Servicescape’ concept
, 66

70–20–10 principle
, 128–129

Shared rewards
, 78

Short-term orientation
, 88, 92

Skills
, 62–63

inventories
, 72–73

Small-and medium-sized businesses (SMEs)
, 3, 143

attracting qualified employees
, 143–144

case study of
, 149

characteristics
, 146–147

Facebook usage in
, 144

HR practices in
, 147–149

recommendations for
, 154–155

recruitment
, 144–146

representatives interviews
, 152

results expert-interviews
, 150–151

Snapchat
, 158, 161

Social media
, 157, 160–162

benchmarking exercise
, 162–164

career website analysis
, 165–166

communicating employer profile online
, 158–159

employer branding through
, 157–158

Facebook employer profile analysis
, 164

LinkedIn employer profile analysis
, 165

online profile consistency
, 166

recruitment
, 159–160

results
, 164

total online employer profile scores
, 167

Social networking sites (SNS)
, 158

Social value
, 114

Social-work status
, 89

Sociological perspective
, 36

Sodexo Alumni Community
, 28

Soft employment
, (see Emotional employment)

Stakeholders
, 127

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
, 69

Stewardship
, 50–51

Strategic perspective
, 36

Study fund
, 129

Supportive workmates
, 114

Sustainability
, 31–33

diversity and inclusion
, 38

examples of CSR in industry
, 38–41

in hospitality and tourism industry
, 33–35

SHRM
, 31, 35–38

Sustainable human resources management (SHRM)
, 31, 35–38

perspectives
, 36–39

strategies
, 85

Talent

cycle
, 107

finding and keeping
, 22–23

management
, 20–22, 79–80

market competition
, 105

Tangible association employment
, 114

Teamwork

culture
, 72–73

environment
, 67

Technology
, 128

Thailand, cultures
, 91–92

TheJobCrowd (employee review site)
, 159

Tourism
, 62

management graduate programme
, 67

Tourism industry
, 1–3, 86

EB in
, 26–28

examples of EB in
, 13–15

implementing EB in
, 11–13

model
, 45

sustainability in
, 33–35

vision on HRM
, 51–54

Training
, 114

and development financing
, 129–130

policy
, 128

Transaction-oriented cultures
, 89

Transferable skills and knowledge
, 140

Transparency
, 119

Trust
, 48, 63–64, 118–119

Index
, 121

and respect in workplace
, 120

Twitter
, 158, 160, 162

Two-factor motivation theory
, 8

Uncertainty avoidance
, 88, 92

Unconditional hospitality
, 45

V Hotel in Blackpool
, 23–24

Value
, 46, 114

of formal diplomas and degrees
, 130–132

proposition
, 12–13

value-in-exchange
, 102

Value of formal diplomas and degrees
, 130–132

Values, life
, 101

Vault (employee review site)
, 159

Vision on HRM in hospitality and tourism industry
, 51–54

Vitality
, 21

‘War for talent’
, 4, 66

Web-based recruitment sources
, 144

Welcoming
, 46

employees
, 46–47

WhatsApp
, 158

Work
, 79

education and
, 133–134

environment
, 119

groups/committees
, 83

Workforce turnover
, 157

Working climate
, 79

Workplace abuse
, (see Workplace bullying)

Workplace bullying
, 57

Workplace culture
, 124

Workplace harassment
, (see Workplace bullying)

Yelp (employee review site)
, 159

YouTube
, 160