Differences between domestic and expatriate managers in the Croatian hospitality industry
Journal Title: Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja - Year 2016, Vol 29, Issue 1
Abstract
In order to set up organisational business activity, hotel chains prefer employing managers from the country of origin when entering the foreign market. The Croatian tourism market is characterised by the presence of a significant number of foreign hotels that employ a certain number of expatriate managers. The purpose of this article is to determine the differences in personal and professional characteristics between domestic and expatriate managers in the Croatian hospitality industry. The research was conducted in 2011 and 2012 using the questionnaire on a sample of middle- and top-level domestic and expatriate managers employed in Croatian hospitality companies. Several tests of inferential statistics were performed and the results suggested that Croatian and foreign managers do not differentiate significantly in personal characteristics (age, education attainment, marital status and dependents). However, significant differences exist regarding their professional characteristics, such as field of education, managerial level, authority and career satisfaction.
Authors and Affiliations
Matea Matić, Perica Vojinić, Marija Bečić
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP201540
- DOI 10.1080/1331677X.2016.1163947
- Views 60
- Downloads 0
Tourism foreign direct investment led tourism gross value added: a co-integration and causality analysis of Croatian tourism
The purpose of this study was to investigate the causal relationship between foreign direct investment in tourism and tourism gross value added in Croatia. The study employed econometric techniques, such as the unit root...
Differences in consumer decision-making styles among selected south-east European countries
Fast changes in retailing and complex consumer decision-making processes have increased the need for additional investigation of differences and similarities in consumer decision-making styles (CDMS) in various countries...
The role of financial constraints on precautionary cash holdings: evidence from Pakistan
This study aims to investigate the direct relationship between precautionary cash holdings, cash flow volatility and the financial constraints of Pakistani firms for the period 2003–2013.The study also takes into account...
Insights into some psychological triggers that affect judgements, decision-making and accounting choices
The main objective of the study is to identify and qualitatively investigate the links between the universe of accounting options, managerial decisions, creative accounting and irrational behaviour. We have recognised fi...
Are business forecasts of the construction sector rational? Survey-based evidence from Malaysia
This paper extends the direct measure to business expectations in assessing the doctrine of forecast rationality in the contemporary environment of Malaysia’s construction sector. The survey’s expectational series on bus...