Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training (2019)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Barron, P. (2019). Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training. Education and Training, 61(2), 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-04-2018-0098

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine student-learner perceptions of benefits, barriers and enablers in learning whilst working, specifically focussing on learning transfer from a university MSc in Human Resource Management to students’ pr... Read More about Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training.

Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development (2017)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Ali-Knight, J. (2017). Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 30, 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2017.01.005

The provision of event management education in the higher education sector has grown significantly in recent years, yet little is known of the circumstances of the increasing number of graduates from these programmes. This paper examines the motivati... Read More about Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development.

Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry (2008)
Journal Article
Barron, P. (2008). Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 20(7), 730-742. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110810897583

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to explore one of the biggest issues and challenges now faced by hospitality education and the hospitality industry: that of how to attract and retain a critical group of talented people.

Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Education and talent management: implications for the hospitality industry.

Careers in hospitality management: Generation Y's experiences and perceptions. (2007)
Journal Article
Barron, P., Maxwell, G., Broadbridge, A., & Ogden, S. (2007). Careers in hospitality management: Generation Y's experiences and perceptions. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 14(2), 119-128. https://doi.org/10.1375/jhtm.14.2.119

This article is founded on Broadbridge, Maxwell and Ogden's (2006) work on the job experiences and career expectations of Generation Y undergraduates who are soon to embark on their full-time careers. The industrial context under examination is the U... Read More about Careers in hospitality management: Generation Y's experiences and perceptions..

Developing a framework for understanding the impact of deskilling and standardisation on the turnover and attrition of chefs (2006)
Journal Article
Robinson, R. N. S., & Barron, P. (2007). Developing a framework for understanding the impact of deskilling and standardisation on the turnover and attrition of chefs. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 26(4), 913-926. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2006.10.002

The occupation of cookery has been identified as one sharing a shortage of skilled employees. While the trade attracts moderate numbers of new recruits, the attrition or wastage rate, either before completion of an apprenticeship or soon after, is hi... Read More about Developing a framework for understanding the impact of deskilling and standardisation on the turnover and attrition of chefs.