Delivering the European Skills Agendathe importance of social skills for a sustainable tourism and hospitality industry

  1. Carlisle, Sheena 1
  2. Ivanov, Stanislav 2
  3. Espeso-Molinero, Pilar 3
  1. 1 Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, Wales, UK
  2. 2 Varna University of Management, Varna, Bulgaria
  3. 3 University of Alicante, Spain
Revista:
Tourism & Management Studies

ISSN: 2182-8466 2182-8458

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 19

Número: 3

Páginas: 23-40

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Tourism & Management Studies

Resumen

La investigación presenta los resultados de una encuesta cuantitativa sobre la evaluación, por parte de altos directivos, del dominio de las habilidades sociales de los empleados realizada en 2019 en el marco de la Alianza Next Tourism Generation, un proyecto financiado por la Comisión Europea. Se evalúan los niveles actuales y futuros de competencia, las carencias en habilidades sociales y de formación. La muestra incluye 1404 encuestados de organizaciones de ocho países europeos de cinco sectores del turismo. Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas entre países y variaciones según el tipo de organización, el sector operativo y el tamaño de la organización. Los niveles futuros requeridos de las habilidades sociales están estrechamente relacionados con sus niveles actuales. Se identifican dos grupos en función de las percepciones de los directivos sobre las carencias de los empleados en materia de habilidades sociales. Los encuestados del primer grupo (N=871) sólo ven pequeñas diferencias entre los niveles actuales y futuros de competencia en habilidades sociales, mientras que los encuestados del segundo grupo (N=533) perciben diferencias mucho mayores. Los resultados indican la necesidad de desarrollar una formación y educación holísticas en habilidades sociales que respalden las experiencias turísticas de calidad y los criterios del turismo sostenible.

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