Assessing Front Office Employees, Perceptions of the Work Environment

Document Type : Original Article

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Cairo Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotels

Abstract

     Suitable work environment is necessary for good performance. This study was conducted to evaluate the work environment in five-star hotels in Egypt, especially at front office department, through assessing the perceptions of front office employees about the work conditions inside the department. Data were collected from a questionnaire designed to measure the front office employees,  opinions about different elements of work environment and distributed in 11 five- star hotels among 125 front office employees. Data were statistically analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS).  The statistical analyses revealed that front office employees were not satisfied of the work environment quality in their department. Hence, it is recommended to enhance work conditions to make front office staff performance better.   

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