Cross-Cultural Service Encounters in the Hospitality Industry and the Effect of Intercultural Sensitivity on Employee Performance
Titel:
Cross-Cultural Service Encounters in the Hospitality Industry and the Effect of Intercultural Sensitivity on Employee Performance
Auteur:
Sizoo, Steve Iskat, Wilfried Plank, Richard Serrie, Hendrick
Verschenen in:
International journal of hospitality and tourism administration
Paginering:
Jaargang 4 (2004) nr. 2 pagina's 61-77
Jaar:
2004-01-21
Inhoud:
Foreign visitors are such important contributors to the American economy that tourism officials are working hard to reassure them that the U.S. is still a safe place to visit. The significant increase in foreign visitors over the past decade caused U.S. scholars to pay more attention to the unique challenges of cross-cultural service encounters. This exploratory study adds to that trend by attempting to measure the effect of intercultural sensitivity on the performance of hospitality employees in cross-cultural service encounters. The results indicate that employees with high intercultural sensitivity scored significantly (p < .05) higher on measures of service attentiveness, revenue contribution, interpersonal skills, job satisfaction, and social satisfaction as they relate to cross-cultural encounters. There was no significant difference in scores for motivation-to-work, job tenure, and primary rewards (compensation, recognition, etc.).