Getting Ahead in the Hospitality Industry: an Event History Analysis of Promotions Among Hotel and Restaurant Employees

This study examined the effects of industry employment, firm size, gender, age,education, and hospitality major on the careers of hospitality employees. The careerhistories of 205 hospitality management employees were analyzed using eventhistory analysis. Industry employment, firm size, age, and educational attainmentwere found to affect the rate of promotions; gender and a hospitality managementmajor did not. The major did increase the rate of lateral moves. The results of thisresearch suggest that educators and industry professionals who advise hospitalitymanagement students or employees should stress the career benefits of obtaining a bachelor's degree and seeking position within large firms.