A Comparison of Student and Practitioner Perspectives of the Travel and Tourism Internship

How do hotel and tourism students select internship employers? A segmentation approach

“…From the employers' perspective, they obtain academically-trained employees at a low cost to supplement their workforce (Beggs, Ross, & Goodwin, 2008). Internship also facilitates the employers to recruit adequate staff as they can make a more in-depth assessment of interns' performance than through a job interview (Yiu & Law, 2012).…”

The relationship between HRM practices and the service performance of student interns: Industry perspective

“…Allen and Kilmann (2001) indicated that the use of extrinsic reward practices, including profit sharing, gain sharing, employment security, and comp time, exhibited a significantly positive moderating effect on the relationship between TQM and perceived firm performance. To create quality internship experiences, it is vital that internship organisations and students have comparable perceptions of and expectations for the internship experience (Beggs, Ross & Goodwin, 2008). Zelnik, Maletič, Maletič and Gomišček (2012) also stressed the significance of acknowledgement of employee expectations.…”

The Affect of off-Campus Internships Program on Universities Student‘s Entrepreneurial Attitude and Capacity

“…Thus, Beggs et al (2008) recommended that during student's traineeships should review their own career development [7]. It also gave them the opportunity to feel the tension and complexity of the workplace, to enhance their innovation and competitiveness by getting their hands dirty, and to have the opportunity to verify theory through practice.…”

“…Chen et al (2014) analysis of the practical-learning semester undertaken by senior students as part of their elective course ‗Innovation and Entrepreneurship' at National Penghu University of Science and Technology established that the course did not significantly raise students' entrepreneurial intention, and also found that entrepreneurship could not be taught to students by way of traditional teaching methods [2]. Harkema and Schout (2008) considered that the key points of entrepreneurship lie in teaching methods, teaching environment and learning resources, while entrepreneurship education based on learning-by-doing could strengthen the understanding of the basics knowledge [1], [7]. Off-campus internships program precisely fills this gap, helping students through learning-by-doing in a work environment to deepen the theoretical knowledge they gleaned from school.…”