Faculty & Research
Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research Launches Online Discussion Board for Industry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Joe Strodel, Jr., 607-255-4646, js343@cornell.edu
ITHACA, N.Y., Feb. 4, 2004 - Responding to requests from industry leaders, The Center for Hospitality Research at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration has created an online information exchange to help practitioners solve problems and discover new practices. This discussion board provides an open yet confidential forum in which industry professionals can engage both their peers and Cornell Hotel School faculty on operating issues ranging across the hospitality industry.
"This unique tool will enable managers to exchange ideas, share common problems, and develop solutions to key business questions in a confidential manner," said Jo-Anne Kruse, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, in Cendant Corporation's Travel Distribution Services division. "It's a great way for professionals facing new challenges to reach out to others for perspective, insight and fresh ideas."
Cornell faculty members are active participants in the exchange, responding directly to questions and concerns. "Our faculty are pleased to share their experiences and expertise in this forum," said Gary Thompson, Executive Director of the Center for Hospitality Research and a professor in the Hotel School. "We are using this vehicle to help others, but also to better understand the kinds of issues that professionals find most demanding."
The discussion board includes sections on the following topics: accounting; architecture, planning and design; communication management; facilities management; finance; food and beverage management; hospitality operations; human resource management; information systems management; law; marketing; organization behavior; operations management; real estate management; strategic management; and tourism.
To access the discussion board, please click on the following: The discussion board is no longer available.
About the Center for Hospitality Research
A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors groundbreaking research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. Under the lead of CHR's 34 corporate supporters, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operational issues. To learn more about CHR and its projects, visit http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/research/chr/.
The Center's supporters are leading organizations in the hospitality industry. Partners & Sponsors - AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp., Bartech Systems International, Cendant Corporation, Cornell Hotel Society Foundation, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Kohinoor Group, Marsh's Hospitality Practice, Nestlé, Willowbend Golf Management, and Wyndham International; Friends - ARAMARK Corporation, D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd., ehotelier.com, Global Hospitality Resources, Inc., Hsyndicate, Hospitalitynet.org, Hospitality World, Hotel Asia Pacific, Hotel China, Hotel Interactive, Inc., Hotel Resource, International CHRIE, Lodging Magazine, Lodging Hospitality, National Hotel Executive Magazine, Resort+Recreation, RestaurantEdge.com, Shibata Publishing Co., Ltd., Smith Travel Research, The Hospitality Research Group of PKF Consulting, The Lodging Conference, TravelCLICK, UniFocus, and WiredHotelier.com.