Despite the inherent conservatism of the hospitality industry, times are changing and challenges are arising in the workforce. Staff shortages in hospitality organisations in the Netherlands are severely caused by a great resignation from hospitality employment. Research suggests that a significant antecedent …

This study investigates factors predicting hospitality management students’ intention to enter employment in the hospitality industry upon graduation. Survey data were collected from 591 hospitality management students in a hotel management school in the Netherlands. Results of multiple regression analyses …

Aim To identify predictors of late academic or early career dropout, and derive a simple model for identifying nursing students and novice nurses with significant increased dropout risk. Background Dropout from nursing school and the nursing profession is of great concern for students, educators, as …

One challenge novice nurses face at the start of their career is coming to grips with the tumultuous working environment and its social dynamics. Assertive behavior and interprofessional communication play a key role in maintaining one’s health throughout this process: skills which novice nurses feel …

The onset of mental health problems generally occurs between the ages of 16 and 23 – the years in which young people follow post-secondary education, which is a major channel in our society to prepare for a career and enhance life goals. Several studies have shown that students with mental health problems …

The way at-risk students see themselves as workers, their vocational identity, is important for their career development. Special programs for heterogeneous groups of at-risk students in the Netherlands aim to foster students’ vocational identity and their task may be eased by stimulating resilience. …

Background: Practicing handwriting is important for learning reading and spelling. The Writing Readiness Inventory Tool In Context (WRITIC) is an occupation-based assessment that enables early identification of kindergarten children at risk for developing handwriting difficulties. For children with non-handwriting …

While there has been an increase of research into career mobility and success separately in recent years, few have combined these dimensions and much less have done so for the global, seemingly dynamic hospitality industry. So, what are the effects of mobility on success for hospitality professionals …

This report is part of the Young Professional Semester, which is the last semester of the study career of the Hospitality Business School from Saxion University. During this semester, an advice is written for Arla Foods. The organization is following with the following management problem: “How can Arla …

Despite increased healthcare extramuralisation, related to increased elderly patients living at home, most nursing students still see the hospital as career favourite. This is problematic, because of the widespread labour-market shortages in community care in many Western countries. At the Amsterdam …