Future Career in Hospitality Industry Based on Internship Experience: A Principal Component Analysis

Samia Afrin Shetu ,Takrima Sayeda

doi:10.7176/ejbm/12-3-22

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the factors associated with internship programs and the relationships between internship experiences in tourism and hospitality industry and aspect of future career in the same industry. A principal component analysis was used to determine the degree of impact of internship program planning, industry’s involvement and students’ self commitment. Effective planning of the internship program played a positive and influential role in deciding future career in tourism and hospitality industry. The extent of industry involvement during the internship period mediated internship students’ confidence in tourism industry. However, students’ self-commitment have found rather low to join the industry. Keywords: Internship program, Tourism and Hospitality industry, Factor Analysis DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/12-3-22 Publication date: January 31 st 2020

Highlights

Experience based knowledge interfaces our theoretical understanding with practical learning
The purpose of the study is to understand the factors in internship program, that can encourage inter students to have future career in tourism and hospitality industry
The study solely administered on female interns to observe their perceptions regarding the internship program and their future career in tourism and hospitality sector

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Experience based knowledge interfaces our theoretical understanding with practical learning. Travel and tourism’s direct contribution to employment all over the world average was 937.5 thousand and Bangladesh average was 1178.4 thousand This advancement shows that, travel and tourism education, curricula development, training, educational courses, and programs are very much needed to produce quality graduates who will be capable to serve this industry (Williams and Buswell, 2003). Ju, Emenheiser, Clayton, and Reynold (1998) discovered that students’ perception about their internship experience had eight dimensions: professional skills development, leadership development, general knowledge improvement, future career marketing, selfactualization, relationship and supervisor, structure of the program and structure of the academic courses They indicated two depended variables – students’ commitment to continue to work in the hospitality sector and their satisfaction level for successfully completing the internship. The purpose of the study is to understand the factors in internship program, that can encourage inter students to have future career in tourism and hospitality industry

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