Sustainable Human Resource Management in Tourism [electronic resource] : African Perspectives / edited by Tom Baum, Ann Ndiuini.

Sustainable Human Resource Management in Tourism: Introducing African perspectives -- Tourism in Africa: Issues and Prospects -- Plugging the gaps in Africa's Tourism System: the need for Tourism Leadership -- Sustainable tourism research in South Africa: In search of a place for work and the workplace -- A View from the Top: Hotel HR Directors' Perspectives of Sustainable HRM in Nigeria -- Tourism innovation and sustainability: Implications for skills development in South Africa -- Institutional Frameworks for Sustainable Human Resource Management in Events: A Kenyan Perspective -- Hosting Mega Events in Africa: Fostering Sustainable Employment Initiatives within the Host Community -- Is grass always greener on the other side? Underemployment of Kenyan hotel migrant workers in the UK -- Maternity Protection and the Tunisian Tourism Industry -- The political economy of tourism and human capital in the Dukuduku Village community in South Africa -- Missionaries' Guesthouses and Skills Development for Community-Based Tourism in West Pokot County, Kenya: A Capacity Building and Employment Analysis -- Insight into Adventure Tourism Employment in South Africa -- Contribution of facilities management towards hotel sustainability -- Sustainable Human Resource Management in the Context of Sustainable Tourism and Sustainable Development in Africa: Problems and Prospects.

This book addresses the application of sustainable HRM principles within tourism in the specific context of Africa, a neglected area of study. It draws on diverse aspects of HRM, from the micro- (individual) through the meso-level (organisational) to the macro-level (policy, governmental). It also reflects the diverse challenges facing a critical area within emerging African tourism, that of its workforce. The book is substantially research-based and provides a state-of-the-art picture of emergent studies in this area, drawing on case examples from a wide-range of African contexts. As such, it provides a comprehensive resource and starts discussion in an emergent research area.