Business and Tourism Students’ Considerations on Future Career

Iorgulescu Maria-Cristina () and Ţăpescu Alina Ioana ()
Additional contact information
Iorgulescu Maria-Cristina: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Ţăpescu Alina Ioana: Bucharest University of Economic Studies

A chapter in Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics - Vol. 1, 2016, pp 183-200 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Studies in the field of tourism employment are continuously developing, as this domain is one of the most important industries in the world, 1 in 11 jobs being in this sector. Considering the poor reputation of the tourism industry, as an employer, it is important to study business and tourism students’ perception of the industry. The paper presents an exploratory research, conducted using a questionnaire-based study on senior undergraduate students at the Faculty of Business and Tourism (Bucharest University of Economic Studies). One of the main objectives of the survey was to identify students’ perception on the nature of an ideal job, compared to how they perceive a career in tourism. The study also reveals students’ perception on the abilities and competencies needed for a successful career in tourism, highlighting the extent to which they consider their undergraduate studies help them to develop the considered competencies. The findings of this study reveal students’ perception on the relevance of their academic education for a career in tourism, as well as important differences between an ideal career and what a career in tourism has to offer. Considering the limitations of the study, the theoretical and practical implications of the results are discussed.

Keywords: Tourism; Career; Student; Education; Competencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

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:spr:eurchp:978-3-319-27570-3_16

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.springer.com/9783319275703

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27570-3_16

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics from Springer
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().