Supervision In The Hospitality Industry 5e W Student Access Card For Blackboard Set

This revision of the most successful textbook in supervision for the hospitality industry covers current topics such as managing a diverse workforce, and is reorganized into three sections focusing on leadership, human resources, and management.

Supervision in the Hospitality Industry: Leading Human Resources, 7th Edition focuses on the different roles of employees from beginning leaders, newly promoted supervisor, or anyone planning a career in the hospitality field. The text is enhanced from previous issues with more industry examples and the addition of key word definitions. It offers several new chapters on topics such as supervisors as leaders; goal setting; supervisory communication; suggestions for improving communications and social media communications; drivers of diversity; multiculturalism; social media recruiting; hiring suggestions; evaluating on-the-job performance and performance improvement; behaviors of leaders; team building; teaching methods for training; causes of conflict in the workplace; critical thinking example and question on discipline; supervising employees; supervisors delegating; and common mistakes in delegating.

Supervisory Skill Builders Online is the program that serves as the online component for the text, Supervision in the Hospitality Industry 5/e by Raphael R. Kavanaugh. The online component has 9 modules (amounting to roughly 3 hours of seat-time each), covers 85 topics, and amounts to 27 total hours of seat-time. This online course provides an entertaining approach to building supervisory skills. The modules are loaded with need to know information on how supervisors should carry out their responsibilities to management as well as employees. Ideal as a self-trainer, the series helps supervisors: meet management s objectives for productivity and quality guest service; solve everyday workplace challenges; gain respect, trust, and support from the people who work for them. Learning is facilitated through interactivity; videos, embedded questions, and readings are available throughout. This online component gives six-month access for student users. "

This is the Student Study Guide to Accompany Supervision in the Hospitality Industry, 8th Edition. Supervision in the Hospitality Industry, 8th Edition focuses on the different roles of employees from beginning leaders, newly promoted supervisor, or anyone planning a career in the hospitality field. A market leader, this text is widely used by thousands of students training for a career in the hospitality industry and current hospitality supervisors alike. Supervision is unique in that it does not solely rely on the supervisor’s point of view; instead, it considers the viewpoints of all levels of associates to create an informed picture of management and supervision in the hospitality industry.