Article 2021

Motives for internships-airline ground crew as an example

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism
Journal · Vol. 21 · Issue 1 · pp. 19-42
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the core values of students choosing to enter the airline ground crew internship. This study adopted the means-end chain theory and was conducted through one-on-one in-depth interviews with 40 students who were interns in the airline industry. The results showed that the two most important values of changing and enriching knowledge were self-growth and perceived achievement. The most significant motivational factors were the high aviation industry threshold, enhancement of skills, and self-growth. The results of this study could be provided to several universities to develop the basis for an airline industry internship program. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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Internship employment Value airline industry means -end chain

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Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
Department of International Business, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Department of Distribution Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
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