Who will carry the bottle? Investigating hotel management undergraduates' work intention in alcohol service. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Afifi, Mohamed Fawzi
• Is Part Of: Journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education. Volume 16(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 14
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Alcohol service -- Hotel management -- Work intention -- Undergraduates -- Religion -- Egypt; Hospitality industry -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Leisure industry -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Recreation industry -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Tourism -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 338.4791071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2014.10.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-8376

Abstract

Abstract: Though work intention in the tourism and hospitality industry was researched, no study focused on work in alcohol service. According to Islamic doctrine, work in alcohol service is unlawful. Hence, this study investigates the work intention of potential hospitality employees, hotel management (HM) undergraduates. A questionnaire was administered to HM undergraduates in three Egyptian schools of tourism and hotel management. The association between certain variables, for example, gender, religious affiliation, religiosity and work intention were examined. Logistic regression revealed the main predictors of working in alcohol service to be: drinking history, religious affiliation, and attitudes toward studying alcohol service laboratories. Graphical abstract: