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Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman

The hospitality industry in Malaysia is currently going through post-pandemic and has been challenged with the issue of luring in and keeping quality employees. Hotels are also having problems hiring new staff since younger generations, known as Gen-Z, prefer gig economy jobs and don't enjoy wo...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Azsyanti, Othman, Nur Zalikha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2024
Subjects:
Motivation
Labor. Work. Working class
Community colleges
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97798/1/97798.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.977982024-07-08T09:29:11Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97798/ Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman jthca Ibrahim, Azsyanti Othman, Nur Zalikha Motivation Labor. Work. Working class Community colleges The hospitality industry in Malaysia is currently going through post-pandemic and has been challenged with the issue of luring in and keeping quality employees. Hotels are also having problems hiring new staff since younger generations, known as Gen-Z, prefer gig economy jobs and don't enjoy working long hours despite overtime pay. As TVET institutions is preparing students to be competent and qualified workers to meet the industry’s demands and expectations, it is crucial to understand their attitudes and intention towards working in that sector. Therefore, this study aims at examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti Students’ intention towards working in the hotel industry as a career choice. Data for this study were gathered through a self-administered questionnaire on 168 students in the hotel operation programme at seven Kolej Komuniti Malaysia. The findings highlight the overall students’ intention to engage in industry as a career option is positive . The research will help TVET institutions, policymakers and hospitality sector in motivating students to pursue careers in industry. Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2024-04 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97798/1/97798.pdf Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman. (2024) Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Culinary Arts <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Journal_of_Tourism,_Hospitality_and_Culinary_Arts/>, 16 (1). pp. 667-681. ISSN 1985-8914 ; 2590-3837 https://www.jthca.org/
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topic Motivation
Labor. Work. Working class
Community colleges
spellingShingle Motivation
Labor. Work. Working class
Community colleges
Ibrahim, Azsyanti
Othman, Nur Zalikha
Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman
description The hospitality industry in Malaysia is currently going through post-pandemic and has been challenged with the issue of luring in and keeping quality employees. Hotels are also having problems hiring new staff since younger generations, known as Gen-Z, prefer gig economy jobs and don't enjoy working long hours despite overtime pay. As TVET institutions is preparing students to be competent and qualified workers to meet the industry’s demands and expectations, it is crucial to understand their attitudes and intention towards working in that sector. Therefore, this study aims at examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti Students’ intention towards working in the hotel industry as a career choice. Data for this study were gathered through a self-administered questionnaire on 168 students in the hotel operation programme at seven Kolej Komuniti Malaysia. The findings highlight the overall students’ intention to engage in industry as a career option is positive . The research will help TVET institutions, policymakers and hospitality sector in motivating students to pursue careers in industry.
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title Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman
title_short Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman
title_full Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman
title_fullStr Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman
title_full_unstemmed Examining job motivation on Kolej Komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / Azsyanti Ibrahim and Nur Zalikha Othman
title_sort examining job motivation on kolej komuniti students’ intention to working in hotel industry / azsyanti ibrahim and nur zalikha othman
publisher Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2024
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/97798/1/97798.pdf
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