Article 2012

Today's intern, tomorrow's practitioner? - The influence of internship programmes on students' career development in the Hospitality Industry

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Chen, Tzuling
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Shen, Chingcheng
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education
Journal · Vol. 11 · Issue 1 · pp. 29-40
Abstract

The aim of this paper was to explore how internship programme planning, industry involvement, and student commitment influence student willingness to pursue a career in the hospitality industry after graduation. This study applied Structure Equation Modelling (SEM) and employed a questionnaire to collect data from students at twenty universities to test seven hypotheses proposed in this study. It was found that internship programme planning, industry involvement, and student commitment positively influence overall satisfaction with internship experiences. In addition, internship programme planning and industry involvement have the most profound influence on students' willingness to stay in the hospitality industry after graduation. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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career development Hospitality industry internship programme

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Teacher Education Center, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Graduate Institute of Tourism Management, National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Funding & Acknowledgements
National Science Council, NSC
Grant: NSC 97-2511-S-328-002
The authors would like to thank the National Science Council, ROC , for its support of this work through the Grant NSC 97-2511-S-328-002 .
National Science Council, NSC
The authors would like to thank the National Science Council, ROC , for its support of this work through the Grant NSC 97-2511-S-328-002 .
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