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Exploring employee retention practices in the Portuguese hospitality industry
Martins, Dora; Borges, Debora; Silva, SusanaThe recent developments in the hospitality industry and the overall economy following the recent pandemic, demonstrate a need for a new examination of how job seekers perceive hospitality jobs. The hospitality industry plays a major role in the Portuguese economy, contributing greatly to employability in Portugal. This study seeks to characterise talent retention in hotel units located in the Greater Porto regi...
Attraction and retention strategies: what matters to the millennial?
Silva, Susana; Martins, Dora; Marques, AureaThe labour market is suffering many changes and transformations putting several challenges to human resources management. One of the biggest challenges is related to the attraction and retention of employees to work in several activity sectors and to retain the talent in the organisations. In particular, hospitality and technology sectors have seen robust growth since the pandemic-induced. This study aims to ex...
Exploring intercultural adjustment of self-initiated expatriates: a study of br...
Martins, Dora; Silva, Susana; Silva, QuérenSelf-initiated expatriation is a widespread phenomenon that has gained limited attention, in particular related to some countries and industries. Recent literature indicates that the hospitality industry is looking for talent beyond national boundaries. The main goal of this study is to understand the experiences of Brazilian self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) residing in Portugal. We are studying how individual...
Sistema de recompensas com impacto no bem-estar e na qualidade de vida na Conti...
Moreno, Carolina Monteiro; Martins, Dora; Araújo, Manuel SalvadorThe subject of Quality of Life (QL) and Reward Systems is a significant concern in organizational contexts. Organizations in the mechanical engineering industry, like those in other sectors, face challenges in improving the quality of life of their employees. To increase job satisfaction and human capital, companies need to rethink their strategies and align their human resources practices. With this in mind, a...
MICE Segment: Challenges and Opportunities to the Tourism Sector
Martins, Dora; Silva, Susana; Jardim, Catarina; Silva, CândidaObjetives | Business and professional travel is one of the oldest forms of travel. Business tourism has grown exponentially in recent years and is seen as a huge opportunity for the sector. Specifically, MICE refer to Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions that can be held to perform business tourism (Smagina, 2017). The Meetings refers to a number of events such as: daily meetings, annual meetings,...
MICE segment: challenges and opportunities to the tourism sector
Silva, Susana; Jardim, Catarina; Silva, Cândida; Martins, DoraBusiness and professional travel is one of the oldest forms of travel. Business tourism has grown exponentially in recent years and is seen as a huge opportunity for the sector. Specifically, MICE refer to Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions that can be held to perform business tourism (Smagina, 2017). The Meetings refers to a number of events such as: daily meetings, annual meetings, or weekly m...
Home-office implementation: challenges and changes in people management
Couto, Ana Isabel; Rodrigues, Ana Cláudia; Lousã, Eva; Martins, DoraThis paper investigates how organisations responded to the home office imposition during the recent global health crisis and its impacts on people management, detailing the organisational factors crucial for effective home-office implementation. Design/methodology/approach We used an exploratory design based on a multiple case study with four companies from two contrasting sectors (manufacturing and information...
Retention practices in the hospitality industry: a portuguese exploratory study
Martins, Dora; Pereira, Susana da Silva; Sousa, DeboraThe recent developments in the hospitality industry and the overall economy following the recent pandemic, demonstrate a need for a new examination of how job seekers perceive hospitality jobs. The hospitality industry plays a major role in the Portuguese economy, contributing greatly to employability in Portugal. One of the recent concerns associated with this factor is directly linked to talent retention. Thi...
Exploring Employee Experience: Millennial Human Resources Practitioners in the ...
Martins, Dora; Silva, Susana; Sousa, InêsThe labour market is going through a disruptive phase, characterised by changes in expectations about work. On the one hand, younger generations of employees value aspects such as purpose, personal development, and work-life balance, making these elements crucial to a positive experience at work. On the other hand, organisations recognise that employee satisfaction and well-being influence organisational succes...
Exploring Intercultural Adjustment of Self-Initiated Expatriates: A Study of Br...
Martins, Dora; Pereira, Susana da Silva; Silva, Quéren Hapuque Alves daSelf-initiated expatriation is a widespread phenomenon that has gained limited attention, in particular related to some countries and industries. Recent literature indicates that the hospitality industry is looking for talent beyond national boundaries. The main goal of this study is to understand the experiences of Brazilian self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) residing in Portugal. We are studying how individual...