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Profiling Managerial Entrants To the Hospitality Industry

School of Hotel, Restaurant and Recreation Management The Pennsylvania State University

Suzanne K. Murrmann

Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Jusanne M. Vest

Department of Management, College of Business The University of Southern Mississippi

Does gender influence the preferred work environment of potential employ ees? In other words, what precisely is the relationship between gender and work- related attribute preferences? This investigative study looked to a sample of graduating hospitality students for possible clues. Cluster analysis revealed four distinct groupings based on work-related (WR) attribute preferences: high achiev ers, interrelaters, riskavoiders, andexpeditors. The study showed that females were more highly represented than expected in the high achieverand interrelater clusters. Males, on the other hand, were overrepresented in the risk avoider group. The findings of the study should be useful to hospitality corporations as they attempt to recruit new managers based on matching individual's needs with job and organiza tional benefits.

Key Words: Key Words: work-related attributes • gender • cluster analysis.

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