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MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES IN TOURISM

ČECH, Petr, Karel CHADT and Martina BERÁNEK

Basic information

Original name

MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES IN TOURISM

Authors

ČECH, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Karel CHADT (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Martina BERÁNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Albena, 3rd International Multidisciplinary Scientfic Conference on Social Sciences and Arts SGEM 2016, p. 923-929, 7 pp. 2016

Publisher

STEF92 Technology Ltd.

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

50600 5.6 Political science

Country of publisher

Bulgaria

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

Organization unit

University College Prague – University of International Relations and Institute of Hospitality Management and Economics, Ltd.

ISBN

978-619-7105-74-2

ISSN

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.5593/sgemsocial2016B23

UT WoS

000395727000116

Keywords in English

managerial competencies; knowledge; capability; tourism; hotel industry

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 29/4/2017 10:47, doc. Ing. Petr Čech, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

The current entrepreneurial environment makes great demands on the people who are employed in company management at all levels. Managers are expected to have high-quality education, special professional qualifications in a given field of the company’s activity, and competencies in favor of company development for the future. To succeed in a large, competitive market environment, tourist industry must primarily be managed competently, not only at the highest level but throughout the organization, to the middle and lowest levels. In this article the authors have focused on managerial competencies that reflect the opinion of commercial sphere. Extensive research dealing with assessment of the significance of the chosen competencies and their relationship to changes, risk, and managers’ ethics, in tourism was carried out. The necessary data were acquired via inquirers who carried out the questionnaire survey within the Czech Republic. The competencies of hotel managers and managers of hotel chains at all levels of management that are essential for a managers’ work were evaluated at a level of significance. According to the research outcomes among the most important belongs Problem solving capability, Leadership, and Capability to deal with people. On the other hand, as for the least important, the respondents selected: Self-education capability, Capability to work in an international environment, and Capability to manage an international team. In their research the authors tested individual managerial competencies and tried to discover if and how they are crucial for them and if and how this fact influences a particular level of management. The authors have found out that the level of management influences the evaluation of individual competencies. This research might contribute to the effective preparation of employees at individual levels of management, as well as to the total entrepreneurial success.
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