Sustainable tourism industry development in sub-Saharan Africa: Consequences of foreign hotels for local employment

Fortanier, Fabienne; Wijk, Jeroen van

doi:10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.11.007

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“…A relevant question that emerges in their article is that "if 'good' institutions are so important to corporations, why do we see so little corporate activity to improve institutions, particularly in resource rich countries?" In the analysis of three sub-Saharan countries, Fortanier and Van Wijk (2010) suggest that MNEs crowd out local firms from the labour market by hiring their best-trained employees, which indicates that human capital development in the hotel sector will not be driven by FDI. This means that well-developed institutions (in this case via training and education systems), are a prerequisite for positive effects from FDI.…”

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“…This has particularly involved developing countries, in the articles by Fortanier and Van Wijk (2010), Rivera-Santos and Rufín (2010), and Wiig and Kolstad (2010). As noted by Peng et al (2008), in emerging markets institutional aspects are even more salient than in more mature markets; this applies even more to developing countries, where governance and (re)distribution issues abound.…”

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“…Several papers in this volume focus on one sector, to be able to take sector-specific peculiarities of competition and CSR aspects into account. Wiig and Kolstad (2010) selected the oil industry, Fortanier and Van Wijk (2010) services (hospitality), and Auger, Devinney, Louviere and Burke (2010) take specific consumer products (athletic shoes and batteries) for their study. Firm-specific resources and capabilities come to the fore specifically in the study by Pinkse, Kuss and Hoffmann (2010), who analyse absorptive capacity as it plays out in a chemical MNE's attempt to implement its environmental strategy in a host country, at various organisational levels.…”

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“…[PLEASE INSERT TABLE 1 HERE] Similar to developed countries, island destinations and developing countries invest in staff training (formal and informal) and development as part of their HRD initiatives (Ramos, Rey-Maquieira & Tugores, 2004;Fortanier & van Wijk, 2010;Davidson, McPhail & Barry, 2011). Many factors exist that negatively impacts the hospitality industry of SIDS to fully capitalise on the benefits of HRD.…”

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Human resource development in the hotel industry of Mauritius: myth or reality?

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2013

Current Issues in Tourism

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The purpose of this study is to identify the role, importance and outcomes attributed to HRD by line managers in the Mauritian hotel industry. Data were collected through in-depth interviews from a purposive sample of 135 hotel line managers. A two-step procedure was followed to analyse data. First, thematic analysis identified key themes in the textual data.Second, the artificial neural software CATPAC was used to generate interrelationships among the themes. Results show that HRD is related to organisational success, service quality improvements, sharing of knowledge and improvements in operational efficiency. Four key outcomes of HRD were identified: improvements in staff attitude, better teamwork, enhanced productivity and better service delivery. The findings indicate the prevalence of a need-driven approach to HRD and the link between HRD and corporate strategy is not clear. Results have implications for organizational and destination competitiveness.

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“…Fortanier i van Wijk su 2010. godine intervjuima provedenim s menadžerima 123 hotela u inozemnom i domaćem vlasništvu u Mozambiku, Tanzaniji i Etiopiji istraživali utjecaj transnacionalnih korporacija na zaposlenost u hotelskoj industriji (Fortanier, van Wijk, 2010.). Istraživali su kvantitativne učinke (pretpostavljajući da inozemni hoteli zapošljavaju veći broj osoblja) i kvalitativne učinke (pretpostavljajući da inozemni hoteli češće provode obuku zaposlenika, da prenose znanje i vještine lokalnim zaposlenicima, isplaćuju veće plaće te je promet po zaposleniku u inozemnim hotelima niži nego u domaćim hotelima).…”

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Učinci turističkih transnacionalnih korporacija na zemlje u razvoju i manje razvijene zemlje

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Lukinić

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Sažetak: U današnjim globalizacijskim uvjetima kao glavni nositelji, odnosno akteri globalnog poslovanja nameću se transnacionalne korporacije koje su, što se tiče sektora turizma, prepoznatljive u obliku mega hotelskih, agencijskih i sličnih lanaca. Inozemni su hotelski lanci danas određeni standard koji svaka ozbiljnija turistička destinacija mora zadovoljiti ukoliko želi biti konkurentna na globalnom turističkom tržištu. S obzirom na značaj koji se pridaje izravnim inozemnim ulaganjima u turizam i očekivanja hrvatske Vlade od ulaska inozemnog kapitala u turistički sektor, svrha je rada razmotriti ulogu i značaj transnacionalnih korporacija u turizmu. Cilj je rada sintetizirati najvažnije učinke transnacionalnih turističkih korporacija na zemlje u razvoju i manje razvijene zemlje.Ključne riječi: globalizacija, izravna inozemna ulaganja, transnacionalne korporacije, turizam Abstract: The transnational corporations functioning as major carriers and global business factors in today's globalized environment, are recognizable within the tourism sector through mega hotels, agencies and similar business chains. Foreign hotel chains represent now an established standard that any serious tourist destination must conform to if it is to be competitive within the global tourism market. In view of the importance given to direct foreign investments in tourism, and the expectations of the Croatian government regarding the entry of foreign capital in the tourism sector, the purpose of this paper is to discuss the role and importance of transnational corporations in tourism. The aim of this paper is to synthesize the most important effects of transnational tourism corporations on developing countries and less developed countries.

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Sustainable tourism industry development in sub-Saharan Africa: Consequences of foreign hotels for local employment

Cited by 76 publications

References 39 publications

International business, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development

International business, corporate social responsibility and sustainable development

Human resource development in the hotel industry of Mauritius: myth or reality?

Učinci turističkih transnacionalnih korporacija na zemlje u razvoju i manje razvijene zemlje

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