Employee Turnover

Assignment

1:

Employee

Turnover

Employee turnover in the hospitality industry averages 400% annually. This

means that, on average, 100% of the staff of a restaurant, hotel, airline, cruise

ship, etc. is replaced four (4) times per year. There has been extensive research

on employee turno

ver and employee job satisfaction. Using the Internet or the

Strayer Library,

using

airlines

,

identify the main problems

associated with th

is

industry and employee turnover. Suggest ways and methods to address the

high turnover rate.

Write a five to six (5

–

6) page paper in which you:

1.

Describe the type of hospitality industry and its main

categories of employees.

2.

Summarize three (3) primary reasons that turnover is so high in this industry.

3.

Recommend one (1) method to address each of the three (3) primary reasons

that turnover is so high in this industry.

4.

Recommend one (1) method to improve

job satisfaction in general for this

industry.

5.

Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:

Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

·

This co

urse requires use of new

Strayer

Writing

Standards

(SWS)

. The format is different than other Strayer

Univer

sity courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

·

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one

–

inch margins on all sides; citations

and references must follow SWS or school

–

specific format. Check wit

h your professor for any additional

instructions.

·

Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the

course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required

assignment

page length.

Assignment 1: Employee Turnover

Employee turnover in the hospitality industry averages 400% annually. This

means that, on average, 100% of the staff of a restaurant, hotel, airline, cruise

ship, etc. is replaced four (4) times per year. There has been extensive research

on employee turnover and employee job satisfaction. Using the Internet or the

Strayer Library, using airlines, identify the main problems associated with this

industry and employee turnover. Suggest ways and methods to address the

high turnover rate.

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the type of hospitality industry and its main categories of employees.

2. Summarize three (3) primary reasons that turnover is so high in this industry.

3. Recommend one (1) method to address each of the three (3) primary reasons

that turnover is so high in this industry.

4. Recommend one (1) method to improve job satisfaction in general for this

industry.

5. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:

Wikipedia and other websites do not quality as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer

University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.

 Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations

and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional

instructions.

 Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the

course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment

page length.