Improving the Quality of Hotel Banquet Staff Performance: a Case Study in Organizational Behavior Management
Description:
The banquet staff at a north Texas hotel were responsible for setting up 11 different functions (e.g., buffet dinners) for conferences and meetings. The functions were often set up late and items were often omitted. An analysis suggested that performance problems were the result of weak antecedents, inefficient work procedures, inadequate training and a lack of motivating consequences. An intervention consisting of task checklists, feedback, goal setting, monetary bonuses, training and job aids…
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Date:
May 1994
Creator:
LaFleur, Tobias C. (Tobias Christopher)
Partner:
UNT Libraries