Seasonality: Is it a Problem or Challenge Facing Future Tourism Employment? Implications for Management

Aleksandra Grobelna () and Katarzyna Skrzeszewska ()
Additional contact information
Aleksandra Grobelna: Gdynia Maritime University, 81-87 Morska str., 81-225 Gdynia, Poland
Katarzyna Skrzeszewska: Gdynia Maritime University, 81-87 Morska str., 81-225 Gdynia, Poland

Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, 2019, vol. 15, issue 1, 205-230

Abstract: Many countries have recently seen rapid growth in tourism which is perceived as an engine for economic growth and social development. On the other hand, many countries have been faced with problems of attracting and retaining well-qualified employees, as many graduates do not enter the tourism industry on graduation. This study aims to determine the attitudes of Tourism and Hospitality (T&H) students towards the problem of seasonality in tourism employment and how it relates to students’ employment aspirations. The research was conducted among students of higher educational institutions (HEI) located in Northern Poland (Southern Baltic Sea Region). A survey instrument was applied and 171 usable questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed in this study. Students’ perceptions of tourism seasonality seem to be more positive than negative and it may relate to their working intentions on graduation. Additionally, students who declared their seasonal working experience referred to tourism seasonality more positively. This study makes useful contributions to the existing knowledge and management literature by showing that the ability to identify negative aspects of future career development, such as tourism seasonality, and the ability to manage it effectively, may have a positive impact on employment perception in the view of a future workforce

Keywords: Southern Baltic Sea Region; tourism; seasonality; employment aspirations; students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 L83 Z30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (3)

Downloads: (external link)
http://jemi.edu.pl/uploadedFiles/file/all-issues/v ... e1_2019_Article8.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aae:journl:v:15:y:2019:i:1:p:205-230

DOI: 10.7341/20191518

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation from Fundacja Upowszechniająca Wiedzę i Naukę "Cognitione"
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Anna Ujwary-Gil ().