An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry

Fast technological developments have transformed the tourism and hospitality services and the labor market. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of the tourism and hospitality workforce. There is insufficient prior work about creating better work conditions and greater car...

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Main Authors: Efrén De la Mora Velasco, Arthur Huang, Adam Haney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Tourism and Hospitality
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/2/2/11
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spelling doaj-c72a31ba8fb4472e8b51100d0dec312a2021-07-15T15:48:05ZengMDPI AGTourism and Hospitality2673-57682021-04-0121119019410.3390/tourhosp2020011An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality IndustryEfrén De la Mora Velasco0Arthur Huang1Adam Haney2Department of Tourism, Events, and Attractions, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, 9907 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USADepartment of Tourism, Events, and Attractions, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, 9907 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USADepartment of Tourism, Events, and Attractions, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, 9907 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USAFast technological developments have transformed the tourism and hospitality services and the labor market. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of the tourism and hospitality workforce. There is insufficient prior work about creating better work conditions and greater career opportunities for hospitality and tourism professionals in the swiftly changing labor market. To this end, this article analyzes the historical employee–employer relationships in the tourism and hospitality industry. It presents a new employee-sharing model framework for enhancing resilience and flexibility for hospitality and tourism enterprises and workers.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/2/2/11tourismhospitalitylabor marketemployee-sharingcareer flexibilityworkers’ resilience
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Arthur Huang
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Arthur Huang
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An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
Tourism and Hospitality
tourism
hospitality
labor market
employee-sharing
career flexibility
workers’ resilience
author_facet Efrén De la Mora Velasco
Arthur Huang
Adam Haney
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title An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
title_short An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
title_full An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
title_fullStr An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
title_full_unstemmed An Employee Sharing Model for the Tourism and Hospitality Industry
title_sort employee sharing model for the tourism and hospitality industry
publisher MDPI AG
series Tourism and Hospitality
issn 2673-5768
publishDate 2021-04-01
description Fast technological developments have transformed the tourism and hospitality services and the labor market. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerability of the tourism and hospitality workforce. There is insufficient prior work about creating better work conditions and greater career opportunities for hospitality and tourism professionals in the swiftly changing labor market. To this end, this article analyzes the historical employee–employer relationships in the tourism and hospitality industry. It presents a new employee-sharing model framework for enhancing resilience and flexibility for hospitality and tourism enterprises and workers.
topic tourism
hospitality
labor market
employee-sharing
career flexibility
workers’ resilience
url https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5768/2/2/11
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