Hotel Management and Operations: Website - Softcover

Rutherford, Denney G.

 
9780471370529: Hotel Management and Operations: Website
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471370525 ISBN 13: 9780471370529
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

A real–world look at every major aspect of hotel management and operations

Hotel Management and Operations, Third Edition, helps readers to develop the wide–ranging knowledge and analytical skills they need to succeed in today′s burgeoning and dynamic hotel industry. Featuring contributions from 60 leading industry professionals and academics, this comprehensive presentation encourages critical thinking by exposing readers to different viewpoints within a coherent theoretical structure, enabling them to formulate their own ideas and solutions.

Each of the book′s nine parts examines a specific hotel department or activity and presents a variety of viewpoints on the duties, responsibilities, problems, and opportunities encountered there. Multidimensional case studies challenge readers to identify the central issues in complex management problems, understand the structure and resources of the department in question, and find solutions that may involve other hotel resources and departments.

This remarkably well–designed learning tool:
∗ Covers all hotel departments, from front office to finance, from marketing to housekeeping
∗ Links advanced theory with real–world problems and solutions
∗ Encourages critical thinking by presenting differing viewpoints
∗ Features "As I See It" and "Day in the Life" commentary from young managers
∗ Provides a solid introduction to every aspect of hotel management

Complete with extensive references and suggestions for further reading, Hotel Management and Operations, Third Edition, is an ideal book for university hospitality programs and management training programs within the hotel industry.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

DENNEY G. RUTHERFORD, PhD, is the Ivar Haglund Distinguished Professor in the Hotel and Restaurant Administration Program at Washington State University.

From the Back Cover

A real–world look at every major aspect of hotel management and operations

Hotel Management and Operations, Third Edition, helps readers to develop the wide–ranging knowledge and analytical skills they need to succeed in today′s burgeoning and dynamic hotel industry. Featuring contributions from 60 leading industry professionals and academics, this comprehensive presentation encourages critical thinking by exposing readers to different viewpoints within a coherent theoretical structure, enabling them to formulate their own ideas and solutions.

Each of the book′s nine parts examines a specific hotel department or activity and presents a variety of viewpoints on the duties, responsibilities, problems, and opportunities encountered there. Multidimensional case studies challenge readers to identify the central issues in complex management problems, understand the structure and resources of the department in question, and find solutions that may involve other hotel resources and departments.

This remarkably well–designed learning tool:
∗ Covers all hotel departments, from front office to finance, from marketing to housekeeping
∗ Links advanced theory with real–world problems and solutions
∗ Encourages critical thinking by presenting differing viewpoints
∗ Features "As I See It" and "Day in the Life" commentary from young managers
∗ Provides a solid introduction to every aspect of hotel management

Complete with extensive references and suggestions for further reading, Hotel Management and Operations, Third Edition, is an ideal book for university hospitality programs and management training programs within the hotel industry.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471370525
ISBN 13 
9780471370529
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
560