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Managing Hospitality Organizations
Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience
Second Edition
- Robert C. Ford - University of Central Florida, USA
- Michael C. Sturman - Rutgers University, USA
Courses:
Service Management
Service Management
January 2019 | 576 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
“A perfect book for any Hospitality program, excellent instructor support, and a good resource for students.”
–Denise A. Braley, Mitchell College
Today’s economy is dominated by the rapidly growing service sector. Even businesses primarily selling goods are reinventing their image and positioning themselves as service providers. Managing Hospitality Organizations: Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 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 C. Sturman emphasize the critical importance of focusing on the guest and creating that 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.
The Second Edition includes new coverage of technology, sustainability, sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion, and ethical leadership.
Give your students the SAGE edge!
SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more.
–Denise A. Braley, Mitchell College
Today’s economy is dominated by the rapidly growing service sector. Even businesses primarily selling goods are reinventing their image and positioning themselves as service providers. Managing Hospitality Organizations: Achieving Excellence in the Guest Experience 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 C. Sturman emphasize the critical importance of focusing on the guest and creating that 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.
The Second Edition includes new coverage of technology, sustainability, sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion, and ethical leadership.
Give your students the SAGE edge!
SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning. Learn more.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
SECTION I. THE HOSPITALITY SERVICE STRATEGY
1. The Basics of Wow! The Guest Knows Best
2. Meeting Guest Expectations through Planning
3. Setting the Scene for the Guest Experience
4. Developing the Hospitality Culture: Everyone Serves!
SECTION II. THE HOSPITALITY SERVICE STAFF
5. Staffing for Service
6. Training and Developing Employees to Serve
7. Serving with a Smile: Motivating Exceptional Service
8. Involving the Guest: The Co-Creation of Value
Section III. The Hospitality Service Delivery System
9. Communicating for Service
10. Planning the Service Delivery System
11. Waiting for Service
12. Measuring and Managing Service Delivery
13. Fixing Service Failures
14. Service Excellence: Leading the Way to Wow!
Glossary
Additional Readings
Index
Supplements
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Sample Materials & Chapters
1. The Basics of Wow! The Guest Knows Best
4. Developing the Hospitality Culture—Everyone Serves!