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Paige, R. C., & Emery, C. R. (2005). An examination of the relationship among organizational values, strategies, key success factors, skills, culture and performance of micro-businesses. Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal, 11(1), 35.
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In the United States, people who are interested in starting their own business are able to fulfill their dream. Micro-businesses or businesses less than 10 employees is becoming attractive to potential business owners as it allows less investment and more flexibility to be involved in the business. Stated by Paige, and Emery (2005), the government is implementing programs to entice aging baby boomers to become small business owners instead …show more content…
Increasing numbers of faculty members do not make effective leaders and need to focus on improving their leadership abilities. Faculty members are analyzed and their challenges are discussed. It is important to understand that the expectations of faculty members are increasing as challenges in the leadership environment evolve. Faculty members are having a difficult time meeting expectation and obtaining important leadership skills. The purpose of this study is to examine the required skills that make effective leaders in managerial higher education and the expectations of leadership constituents in a hospitality management education setting, (Kalargyrou et al., 2012). The goal is to get a better understanding on what leadership skills are lacking from faculty members in an educational setting. The study is also looking at expectations that superiors have of faculty members regarding leadership …show more content…
The sample group consists of faculty and administrators that are involved in hospitality management programs. Surveys were sent out to faculty members and administrators via email. Once the surveys were sent back the information was analyzed and compare to a focus group who previously participated in a similar yet larger study. The research method only took into consideration of faculty members and administrators that were involved in hospitality management. The hypothesis then should be more concern about leadership skills of faculty and administrators of hospitality management programs instead of faculty members and leaders in all educational settings. It is possible that hospitality management provides a unique situation where faculty members have to address, students, curriculum, and situations