This research was designed to explore the career path differences in hotel management between men and women and to analyze the impact of gender in the hotel industry in Canada. It also explored management capabilities and how they are influenced by gender, career choices, and type of property. Number of moves, number of positions, and type of property as defined by star ratings and size, were the independent variables. The findings indicate there are very specific differences in career paths between men and women and hotel organizations can become more competitive by enhancing their human resource practices to encourage more women to ladder into hotel executive positions.

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This exploratory paper focuses on identifying the working conditions that may impact an employee’s decision to apply for a promotion in the pursuit of a management position in the hotel industry in Canada and possibly moving up to that of executive position of hotel general manager. A survey sent to a sample of hotel employees in a mid-sized Atlantic Canada city addressed 21 working conditions that may impact employees when considering applying for a promotion. Findings include the working condition with the greatest impact was “having the empowerment to make changes”. The one with the least impact was “having to work overtime”. These findings would assist management to understand the factors that may motivate employees to pursue job promotions and fill the current talent gap. Significant differences were noted for the impact of some of the working conditions on the promotion decision based on age, gender, education, marital status, and level of position within the firm.

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