{"title":"Quality internships in the hospitality industry: A way to help address the labor shortage","authors":"M. Collins, D. Pearlman","doi":"10.1080/15332845.2023.2207990","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Internships can serve as a pipeline to employers and have played an important role in hospitality education programs. The COVID-19 Pandemic has moved many internships online limiting student benefits and options. As the hospitality industry struggles to compete in the post-Coronavirus labor market, it has never been more important to ensure highly satisfying internship experiences. Findings indicate that host sites permitting student interns to be creative and feel appreciated while identifying long-term career opportunities produce more satisfied interns. While satisfaction may be enhanced when supervisors mentor their interns by building strong Leader-Member Exchange relationships, they may not be required for intern satisfaction.","PeriodicalId":35371,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism","volume":"22 1","pages":"562 - 585"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332845.2023.2207990","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Business, Management and Accounting","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract Internships can serve as a pipeline to employers and have played an important role in hospitality education programs. The COVID-19 Pandemic has moved many internships online limiting student benefits and options. As the hospitality industry struggles to compete in the post-Coronavirus labor market, it has never been more important to ensure highly satisfying internship experiences. Findings indicate that host sites permitting student interns to be creative and feel appreciated while identifying long-term career opportunities produce more satisfied interns. While satisfaction may be enhanced when supervisors mentor their interns by building strong Leader-Member Exchange relationships, they may not be required for intern satisfaction.
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The Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism encompasses the vast and diversified research on issues impacting human resources in the hospitality and tourism industry. It strives to be the preeminent forum for the dissemination of key academic and industry research and encourages research from both industry experts as well as academic experts. The Journal also examines the latest issues and trends in education as it related to human resources theory and practice. In addition to reporting on the best practices in the hospitality industry, the refereed Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism covers such relevant topics as: -Turnover-related issues in the hospitality industry- Workplace violence- Employee attitude surveys- Well-being- Departmental conflict issues- Career paths among managers- Drug and alcohol abuse- The labor shortage in the hospitality industry- Employee empowerment- Education and training- Employee incentive programs- Recruitment and retention- Workforce diversity- Employee engagement