An investigation of the perception of hospitality graduates towards the industry: a gender perspective

Abstract

The boom in hospitality and tourism industry in India has carved it into most profitable industries in the country that also brings a substantial amount of foreign exchange. As a result many renowned hotel chains are planning to open a large number of hotels throughout the country. To run their hotel business, educated and skilled manpower is required. This has triggered the hospitality education in the country too. There is spur in the hotel management institutes (HMIs) with Industry Integrated HMIs, Central Government IHMs, State Government IHMs, Private IHMs and Government Universities offering the Hotel Management Programs. Despite all this the number of females taking admission to hospitality courses is less. Therefore a study is conducted to understand the difference between the perception of males and females studying hospitality courses towards the hospitality industry. A structured questionnaire was designed in which 21 variables were included on the basis of review of literature. Further T-test was applied to know the significant difference between the perceptions of males and female. 7 variables were found were no significant difference was found between the perception of male and female students. 14 variables were found where a significant difference was found between the perception of male and female students. The results show that overall no significant difference is found between the perception of males and females and null hypothesis is accepted.

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