Supervision in the Hospitality Industry: Leading Human Resources

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John Wiley and Sons, Jan 9, 2009 - Business & Economics - 496 pages
Human resources are led, not managed. Supervision in the Hospitality Industry: Leading Human Resources, Sixth Edition is about leading the people who cook, serve, tend bar, check guests in and out, carry bags, clean rooms, mop floors—the people on whom success or failure of every hospitality enterprise depends. It is a book about first-line supervision, written especially for the beginning leader, newly promoted supervisor, or anyone planning a career in the hospitality field. Even experienced managers will find if full of useful ideas and insights. Revised and updated to include increased coverage of contemporary diversity initiatives, with information on recruitment and retention, and additional profiles of individuals and companies, Supervision in the Hospitality Industry provides a basic understanding of a leader's role and responsibilities applied to the hospitality industry.
 

Contents

Part
1
Chapter
4
Leaders Supervisors and Associates
10
Developing Your Own Style
22
Chapter 2
33
EEO Laws and the Hiring Process
39
Why Does Cultural Diversity Matter?
45
Establishing a Diversity and Inclusion Program
52
Who Will Do the Training?
244
Essentials of Performance Evaluation
287
PERFORMANCE RATINGS
295
FollowUp
303
Part 4
313
Approaches to Discipline
321
Administering Discipline
327
Employee Assistance Programs
341

Chapter 3
59
Planning for Change
72
HOW ASSOCIATES RESPOND TO CHANGE 77 HOW TO DEAL
79
Job Descriptions
88
Organizing for Success
94
Recruitment Selection
101
Determining Labor Needs
110
RECRUITING
118
EVALUATING YOUR RECRUITING
124
TESTING
132
Chapter 5
145
Labor Market Conditions
151
What Is a Team?
208
Building Teams
215
Total Quality Management
222
Chapter 8
237
Health and Safety
349
Safety
355
EMPLOYEE SAFETY
362
Security Concerns
371
Part 5
377
Conflict Management
384
Conflict Prevention
390
Good Communications and Their Importance
396
Emotional Intelligence
415
Meetings
422
Why People Resist Delegation
429
Chapter 14
445
PATTERN FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS 458 PROBLEM
464
Glossary
477
Index
487
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