Mind the gap: a critical reflection on hotel employee turnover
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
ISSN: 0959-6119
Article publication date: 1 December 2022
Issue publication date: 9 June 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to provide a critical reflection research that was carried out to understand more fully how employee turnover has been critical to hotel management’s strategies for constructing a better workplace. Human resources decisions need to be made carefully based on a clear grasp of their effects on hotels and their staff.
Design/methodology/approach
A critical review was conducted with a sample of 160 academic papers that reported findings on staff turnover intentions in hotels.
Findings
The results include a concept map that highlights the two main dimensions found by researchers: hotel staff turnover consequences (i.e. customer satisfaction and financial performance) and antecedents (i.e. individual, job-related, relationship, organisational and opportunities).
Research limitations/implications
The findings underline that staff retention strategies need to focus on managing job-related, organisational and relationship variables as hotel managers have little influence on individual and job opportunity factors.
Originality/value
This study examined 20 years of research summarised in an up-to-date conceptual map. The findings have cross-disciplinary implications.
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Citation
Mohsin, A., Brochado, A. and Rodrigues, H. (2023), "Mind the gap: a critical reflection on hotel employee turnover", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 35 No. 7, pp. 2481-2495. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-03-2022-0295
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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