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Integrating Human Sigma and Service Excellence for Total Quality Management in Hospitality - Softcover

 
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Synopsis

The global hospitality industry continues to evolve in response to changing consumer expectations, growing competition, and the demand for more meaningful customer experiences. In hotels, tourism, restaurants, and related service sectors, success depends not only on operational efficiency but also on the ability to create positive and memorable interactions for guests. As a result, Total Quality Management (TQM) has become an important framework for improving service quality, organizational performance, and long-term sustainability within hospitality environments. However, many traditional TQM approaches focus heavily on processes and performance metrics while overlooking the human, emotional, and relational dimensions that shape customer experiences. This growing shift toward more people-centered service models is encouraging hospitality organizations to rethink how quality management can better support both operational excellence and guest satisfaction. Integrating Human Sigma and Service Excellence for Total Quality Management in Hospitality integrates TQM principles with the human sigma framework, an approach that unites employee engagement and customer engagement as interdependent drivers of organisational performance. By incorporating customer experience (CX), the end-to-end emotional, cognitive, and perceptual journey of guests, this book emphasizes the critical role that experience design plays in shaping satisfaction and loyalty. Covering topics such as regenerative practices, loyalty dynamics, and transformative training programs, this book is a fundamental academic resource for graduate and doctoral students, hotel managers, HR directors, CX strategists, operations executives, quality assurance specialists, policymakers, and more.

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About the Authors

Paul Charalambous is a Lecturer on the subjects of Hospitality & Business at UCLan Cyprus. He is a PhD candidate at the School of Business-Department of Tourism Economics and Management, University of the Aegean, Greece. His PhD is titled: “Implementing Quality Management Systems in the Tourism Industry: Strategies, Challenges, and Outcomes”. Mr. Charalambous also holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the European University in Cyprus. He has been employed in 4 & 5-star hotels in Cyprus, ranging from Front Office Agent to Front Office Supervisor. From 2024 he has been lecturing in colleges in Nicosia and in Limassol that specializes in hospitality. Mr. Charalambous's research interests include Quality Management, Hospitality, and Tourism Management. He is fluent in the written and spoken English language and has an adequate knowledge of the Greek language.

Vasileios Ismyrlis is an Assistant Professor in ''Total Quality Management in Tourism'' at the Department of Tourism Economics and Management, University of the Aegean. He previously served as a Statistician at the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) for ten years and worked as an administrative employee at the Social Insurance Institute (IKA-ETAM) for eleven years. In addition, he has two years of professional experience in the banking sector and teaching experience in financial and statistical courses at vocational post-secondary institutions and universities. He holds a degree in Statistics and Insurance Science from the University of Piraeus and a postgraduate specialization in Quality Assurance. He earned his Ph.D. in Quality Management and Multidimensional Statistics from the Department of Business Administration, University of Macedonia, Greece. He has authored eighteen publications in journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests include Multidimensional Statistics, Applied Statistics, Social Statistics, Economics of Tourism, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management, Quality Management, and Research Methodology. He is fluent in English (written and spoken) and has a good working knowledge of French.

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