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The Impact of Gender, Age, and Education Related to Leadership Competencies Needed for Success as a Hotel General Manager

Year: 2009

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Phuket thailand This study explored the leadership competencies necessary for hotel general managers. Exploratory factor analysis extracted six leadership competency components. The findings showed that team building and ethics, leadership skills, and communication skills were the most important leadership competencies. In contrast, flexibility and strategic orientation were the least important leadership competencies for hotel general managers. There were significant differences between leadership competencies necessary for success versus hotel general managers ’ age and education. On the other hand, no significant differences were found between leadership competencies needed and hotel general managers ’ gender.

Source: ScholarWorks@UMassAmherst (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Authors: Bill Ryan, Pimtong Tavitiyaman, Naree Weerakit

Language: English

Topic: Competency Development and Evaluation

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1492988202

FWCI: 3.777

Cites: 20

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10