The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality: Cutting Edge Thinking and Practice
512The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality: Cutting Edge Thinking and Practice
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Overview
- Develop and manage a multinational career and become a leader in the hospitality industry
- Maximize profits from franchise agreements, management contracts, and leases
- Understand and predict customer choices, and motivate your staff to provide outstanding service
- Manage hospitality businesses and the real estate underlying the businesses
- Control costs, coordinate branding strategy, and manage operations across multiple locations
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780470554999 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 04/26/2011 |
Pages: | 512 |
Sales rank: | 911,847 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.70(d) |
About the Author
Jack B. Corgel is a full professor at the School of Hotel Administration and served as the first director of the school's Center for Hospitality Research. He consults with PKF Hospitality Research, where he helps develop new products for the hotel industry based on property-level financial performance.
Rohit Verma is a Professor of Service Operations Management at the School of Hotel Administration, and also serves as the Executive Director for the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR). He has published over fifty articles in prestigious business journals, written numerous CHR research reports, and routinely presents at major industry con-ferences. He is coauthor of Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century.
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Table of Contents
Foreword xiMichael D. JohnsonChapter 1 Four Paths to Success in the Hospitality Industry 1Michael C. Sturman, Jack B. Corgel, and Rohit Verma
Chapter 2 The Essence of Hospitality and Service 5Giuseppe Pezzotti
Part I Success in Your Hospitality Career
Chapter 3 Preparing for a Successful Career in the Hospitality Industry 21Kate Walsh, Michael C. Sturman, and Bill Carroll
Chapter 4 The Listening Fast Track 37Judi Brownell
Chapter 5 Developing and Managing Your Multinational Career 52Jan Katz
Chapter 6 Becoming a Leader in the Hospitality Industry 65Timothy Hinkin
Part II Success Through Operations and Service Excellence
Chapter 7 Understanding and Predicting Customer Choices 83Rohit Verma
Chapter 8 Guiding the Guest Experience 97HaeEun Helen Chun
Chapter 9 Harnessing the Power of Your Culture for Outstanding Service 111Robert Ford and Michael C. Sturman
Chapter 10 A Scientific Approach to Managing Hospitality Operations 127Gary M. Thompson
Chapter 11 Motivating Your Staff to Provide Outstanding Service 142Michael C. Sturman and Robert Ford
Chapter 12 How to Build Service Quality into Your Operation 159Alex M. Susskind
Chapter 13 Demand Management 174Bill Carroll
Chapter 14 Revenue Management for Enhanced Profitability: An Introduction for Hotel Owners and Asset Managers 192Chris Anderson and Sheryl Kimes
Chapter 15 Competing Successfully with Other Hotels: The Role of Strategy 207Cathy A. Enz
Chapter 16 Focus on Finance: Aiming for Restaurant Success 227Alex M. Susskind and Rupert Spies
Part III Success as a Real Estate and Business Owner
Chapter 17 Hospitality Property Ownership: Where You Fit in 247Jack B. Corgel, Robert Mandelbaum, and R. Mark Woodworth
Chapter 18 Hospitality Properties: How Much to Pay if You’re Buying; How Much to Ask if You’re Selling 270Jack B. Corgel
Chapter 19 Gaining Maximum Benefit from Franchise Agreements, Management Contracts, and Leases 293Jan A. deRoos
Chapter 20 Developing and Renovating Hospitality Properties 309Jack B. Corgel, Jan A. deRoos, and Kevin Fitzpatrick
Chapter 21 Planning and Programming a Hotel 321Jan A. deRoos
Chapter 22 Measuring Hotel Risk and Financing 333Peng Liu and Daniel Quan
Part IV Success Through Managerial Excellence
Chapter 23 Segmenting and Targeting Your Market: Strategies and Limitations 353Michael Lynn
Chapter 24 New Media: Connecting with Guests throughout the Travel Experience 370Lisa Klein Pearo and Bill Carroll
Chapter 25 Building and Managing Your Brand 388Robert J. Kwortnik
Chapter 26 Hotel Revenue Management in an Economic Downturn 405Sheryl Kimes and Chris Anderson
Chapter 27 Addressing Employee Lawsuits 417David Sherwyn and Paul E. Wagner
Chapter 28 Coordinating Information and Controlling Costs 430Gordon Potter
Chapter 29 Making the Most of Your Human Capital 444J. Bruce Tracey and Sean A. Way
Chapter 30 You Can’t Move All Your Hotels to Mexico: Unions and the Hospitality Industry 455David Sherwyn and Paul E. Wagner
Chapter 31 The Integrity Dividend in Hospitality Leadership 469Tony Simons
Final Thoughts
Chapter 32 Afterword: Where Do You Go from Here? 483Michael C. Sturman, Jack B. Corgel, and Rohit Verma
Index 487