The SAGE Handbook of Hospitality Management
- Roy C Wood - NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
- Bob Brotherton - Independent Consultant
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Management | Sociology of Sport and Leisure (General)
• The nature of hospitality and hospitality management
• The relationship of hospitality management to tourism, leisure and education provision
• The current state of development of the international hospitality business
• The core activities of food, beverage and accommodation management
• Research strategies in hospitality management
• Innovation and entrepreneurship trends
• The role of information technology
The SAGE Handbook of Hospitality Management constitutes a single, comprehensive source of reference which will satisfy the information needs of both specialists in the field and non-specialists who require a contemporary introduction to the hospitality industry and its analysis.
Bob Brotherton formerly taught students of Hospitality and Tourism at Manchester Metropolitan University. He has also taught Research Methods to Hospitality and Tourism students at a number of international institutions as a visiting lecturer; Roy C. Wood is based in the Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development, India
'The internationally acclaimed Editors have produced a seminal publication which is a compelling synthesis of the field of study. Each chapter is a 'state of the art' review of a subject drawing out the synergies with hospitality in both a theoretical and empirical manner. I wholeheartedly recommend this new publication from SAGE' - Stephen J. Page, University of Stirling
'This Handbook will become an essential and invaluable reference source for teachers and students of hospitality and hospitality management. It is both focused and comprehensive and contains contributions from some of the most established writers in the field. The content of the book has an international perspective and considerably raises the quality of the extant literature in the field' - Kit Jenkins, University of Strathclyde and Managing Director of IMI School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Luzern, Switzerlandwitzerland
