MOTIVES FOR SELECTING HOUSEKEEPING DEPARTMENT AS A CAREER- A STUDY OF SELECTED HOTELS OF NORTH INDIA
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i7.2017.2137Keywords:
Housekeeping, Motives, North IndiaAbstract [English]
Hotel Industry around the world is a marginal revenue generator which provides comfortable and luxurious services from lodging, food, entertainment, business and leisure needs to the individuals at any given moment. Out of all the departments which run the hotels, Housekeeping has been always stayed back of the house and performed to its never ending duties 24x7x365 in pursuit of providing clean, hygienic, fresh environment and comfort to every individual stepping into the hotel. A hotel may be a budget or a 5 star categorized one but nothing sends a stronger message than cleanliness in a hospitality operation and that’s always maintained by the housekeeping department. Like any other department housekeeping also offers and individual to make a successful career and achieve different heights in the management up to the level of General Manager. As the job opportunities increases in hotels, and housekeeping department being the largest employer alone department wise as stated in a report by National Skill Development Corporation 2012, it is definitely a great time for employees who wish to advance their career or choose housekeeping as their career choice.
The purpose of this paper is to examine the motives and factors that influence the employee engagement in housekeeping department. Four independent variables have been identified as the factors that are going to be tested in this research which will provide us with essential data on different motives.
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