Managing Hospitality Organizations - Ford, Robert C.;Sturman, Michael C.
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Managing Hospitality Organizations: Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience, Third Edition takes students on a journey through the evolving service industry. Each chapter focuses on a core principle of hospitality management and is packed with practical advice, examples, and cases from some of the best companies in the service sector.
Authors Robert C. Ford and Michael Sturman emphasize the critical importance of focusing on the guest and creating an unforgettable customer experience. Whether your students will be managing a neighborhood café, a convention center, or a high-end resort…mehr

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Managing Hospitality Organizations: Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience, Third Edition takes students on a journey through the evolving service industry. Each chapter focuses on a core principle of hospitality management and is packed with practical advice, examples, and cases from some of the best companies in the service sector.

Authors Robert C. Ford and Michael Sturman emphasize the critical importance of focusing on the guest and creating an unforgettable customer experience. Whether your students will be managing a neighborhood café, a convention center, or a high-end resort hotel, they will learn invaluable skills for managing the guest experience in today s ultracompetitive environment.

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Robert C. Ford (Ph.D., Arizona State University) is professor emeritus of management in the College of Business Administration (COBA) of the University of Central Florida (UCF) where he taught management of service organizations. He joined UCF as the chair of its hospitality department. He was also the COBA Associate Dean for Graduate and External Programs. Bob has authored and coauthored numerous publications in both top research and practitioner journals. He has served on several editorial boards including Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, British Journal of Management, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Journal of Convention and Event Tourism, and Journal of Service Management. Currently, he is associate editor of Organizational Dynamics. He has also published several books including Managing the Guest Experience in Hospitality, Achieving Service Excellence: Strategies for Health Care, Managing Destination Marketing Organizations, and The Fun Minute Manager. Bob has participated actively in many professional organizations. He has served the Academy of Management (AOM) as editor of The Academy of Management Executive, Director of Placement, board member of the HRM and Careers divisions, Division Chair for both its Management History and its Management Education and Development divisions, and as a member and chair of its Ethics Adjudication Committee. Bob has served the Southern Management Association (SMA) in every elective office including that of president. He was a founding member and Chair of the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration and served on the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program. Bob has been recognized for his service by many organizations. He received the Distinguished Service Award from AOM's MED, the Richard Hodgett's Distinguished Career Award from Management History, and SMA's Distinguished Service Award and was elected to SMA Fellows. In recognition of his service to hospitality education, Bob was given the Paul Brown Award by the Florida Hotel and Lodging Association. He was also twice awarded a W. James Whyte Research Fellow by the University of Queensland.
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"This book provides a great overview of how to envision, strategize, and design the service environment through incorporating basic business theories with hospitality and service-based strategies." Elizabeth A. Whalen