Using goal-setting theory and expectancy theory to understand career goal implementation in the hospitality industry
Date
2023
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Volume Title
Publisher
Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education
Abstract
Internships could influence the career goal-setting of tourism and hospitality students and their
intention to stay in the industry, but there is a lack of studies examining these relationships. The
purpose of this study was to assess how goal-setting among students in the hospitality education
sector affects students’ intention to stay in the hospitality industry. A survey instrument under pinned by Goal-setting theory and Vroom’s expectancy theory was applied to examine students’
goal-setting and implementation intentions prior to and after the internship. The findings
confirmed that self-efficacy, goal commitment, feedback mechanism, and situational constraints,
severally have predictive effects on the implementation intentions of students. In addition, industry knowledge and valence had predictive effects on implementation intention, but goal
commitment and situational constraints did not record significant effects on implementation
intentions after the internship. The implications of the study are discussed.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Goal setting, Industry knowledge, Implementation intention