A Review of Factors Influencing Hotel Management Students’Perceptions of Housekeeping as a Career in

Abstract

Housekeeping is a central component in hotel management, yet it is usually plagued by the assumption that it is a low prestige job. In this review, the authors discussthe issues that affect the perceptions of the hotel management students towards housekeeping as a career choice, specifically in the state of Uttarakhand, India. The socio-cultural, economic, educational, and gender-related factors are analyzed with references to the available literature and theoretical assumptions. The results show that although housekeeping plays an important role in operation of the hotels, it has challenges on perceived prestige of the career and appeal to the students. The review summarizes the major themes of the literature and elaborates on the possible avenues through which the beliefs held by people about housekeeping as a career choice in the hospitality industry can be changed.