The Moderating Effect on an Internship Programme on the Relationship between Motivational Factors and Students Carrier Decision in the Hospitality Industry in China

Hui Zhang (), Basri Rashid () and Abdul Alem Mohammed ()
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Hui Zhang: School of Tourism Management Beifang University of Nationalities China, Postal: CN
Basri Rashid: School of Tourism Hospitality and Environmental Management Universiti Utara Malaysia Sintok Malaysia, Postal: MY
Abdul Alem Mohammed: School of Tourism Hospitality and Environmental Management Univerisiti Utara Malaysia Sintok Malaysia, Postal: MY

Journal of Advanced Research in Management, 2016, vol. 7, issue 4, 688-697

Abstract: China is now enjoying fast growth of international tourism development which contributes to creating a large amount of employment in the hospitality industry Nevertheless attracting and retaining talented students has become a significant problem in China due to a great proportion of HTM graduates fail to make their career decisions to work in the hospitality industry It is therefore important to provide a value conceptual model that expounds on the theoretical relationships existing between motivational factors and students career decisions to enter the hospitality industry This study contributes literature by clarifying the relationship between two motivational factors and students career decisions as well as by determining the moderating effect of an internship programme on such relationship

Date: 2016
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