Chapter IV

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

This chapter presents the findings of the study. It likewise presents corresponding analysis

and interpretation of results based on appropriate statistical tools used to treat the collected data.

Perception of Students

The data in the following tables manifest the perception of Students in terms of salary, work-

life balance and job opportunities.

Salary

Perceptions of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in terms of Salary

perceived by students is presented in table 1.1

Table 1.1 Perceptions of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in

terms of Salary

Items Mean Interpretation

Equality is practiced when it comes to salary. 4.33 Highly Perceived

Starting salaries often starts at a minimum wage. 4.01 Perceived

Salary offered is worth the responsibility and risk 4.05 Perceived

of the position.

Salary can help improve the way of life. 4.09 Perceived

Salary will be based on education and experience 4.09 Perceived

qualification.

Overall Mean 4.11 Perceived

As reflected in the table, the item "Equality is practiced when it comes to salary." got the

highest mean value of 4.33 which was interpreted as "Highly perceived". While the item "Starting
salaries often starts at minimum wage." got the lowest mean value of 4.01 which was interpreted as

"Perceived".

The overall mean value for the perception of students in terms of Salary is 4.11, and

interpreted as "Perceived" which showed that the perception of Students in terms of salary are are

high because the students are thinking salary can help improve the way of life

Work-life Balance

Perceptions of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in terms of Work-life

Balance as perceived by students is presented in table 1.2

Table 1.2 Perceptions of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in

terms of Work-life Balance

Items Mean Interpretation

Being able to take time-off from work to recover 4.34 Highly Perceived
from fatigue and enhance agility at work.
Encouraging volunteering in social activities as a 4.17 Perceived
great way to stay social and build interpersonal
connections.
Companies encourage healthy lifestyle for 4.16 Perceived
employees and promote activities for physical
and mental health.
The company encourages no work at home 4.05 Perceived
policy post work hours.

Company should apply flexible work schedule 4.16 Perceived

and time management.

Overall Mean 4.17 Perceived

As reflected in the table, the item "Being able to take time-off from work to recover from fatigue

and enhance agility to work." got the highest mean value of 4.34 which was interpreted as "Highly

Perceived". While the item "The company encourages no work at home policy post work hours." got

the lowest mean value of 4.05 which was interpreted as " Perceived".
 The overall mean value for the perception of Students in terms of Work-life balance is 4.17, and

interpreted as "Perceived" which showed that the perception of Students in terms of Work-Life

Balance are high because students want flexible work schedule time management.

Job Opportunities

Perceptions of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in terms of Job

Opportunities as Perceived by students is presented table 1.3

Table 1.3 Perceptions of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in

terms of Job Opportunities

Items Mean Interpretation

Career mapping is feasible within the 4.38 Highly Perceived

organization. A shared vision for what an
employee's career future holds helps employers
and employees plan for needed development.
Employees are more likely to excel when they 4.06 Perceived
can see an established upward path, with the
opportunity to earn a higher wage and take on
greater responsibilities.
Company offers formal skills acquisitions and 4.09 Perceived
plenty of opportunity for employee education and
trainings.
Informal growth is encouraged through 3.99 Perceived
promoting coaching among co-workers.

Growth as an individual is encourage in the 4.06 Perceived

workplace by having support from management.

Overall Mean 4.11 Perceived

As reflected in the table, the item "Career mapping is feasible within the organization. A shared

vision for what an employee’s career future holds helps employer and employees plan for needed

development." got the highest mean value of 4.38 which was interpreted as "Highly perceived".

While the item "Informal growth is encouraged through promoting coaching among co-workers." got

the lowest mean value of 3.99 which was interpreted as " Perceived".
 The overall mean value for the perception of Students in terms of Job opportunities is 4.11, and

interpreted as "Perceived" which showed that the perception of Students in terms of Job

Opportunities are high because students is encourage in the workplace by having support from

management .

Preferences of Students

The data in the following tables manifest the preferences of students in terms of salary, work-life

balance and job opportunities.

Salary

Preferences of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in terms of Salary as

Perceived by students is presented in table 2.1

Table 2.1 Preferences of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in

terms of Salary

Items Mean Interpretation

Equality is practiced when it comes to salary. 4.37 Highly Preferred

Starting salaries often starts at a minimum wage. 4.01 Preferred

Salary offered is worth the responsibility and risk 4.05 Preferred

of the position.

Salary can help improve the way of life. 4.09 Preferred

Salary will be based on education and experience 4.09 Preferred

qualification.

Overall Mean 4.11 Preferred

As reflected in the table, the item "equality is practiced when it comes to salary." got the highest

mean value of 4.37 which was interpreted as "Highly Preferred". While the item "Starting salaries

often starts at minimum wage." got the lowest mean value of 4.01 which was interpreted as

"Preferred".
 The overall mean value for the preferences of Students in terms of Salary is 4.11, and

interpreted as "Preferred" which showed that the preferences of Students in terms of Salary are high

because students will based on education and experience qualification.

Work-life Balance

Preferences of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in terms of Work-life

Balance as perceived by students is presented in table 2.2

Table 2.2 Preferences of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in

terms of Work-life Balance

Items Mean Interpretation

Being able to take time-off from work to recover 4.43 Highly Preferred
from fatigue and enhance agility at work.
Encouraging volunteering in social activities as a 4.24 Highly Preferred
great way to stay social and build interpersonal
connections.
Companies encourage healthy lifestyle for 4.12 Preferred
employees and promote activities for physical
and mental health.
The company encourages no work at home 4.07 Preferred
policy post work hours.

Company should apply flexible work schedule 4.26 Highly Preferred

and time management.

Overall Mean 4.22 Highly Preferred

As reflected in the table, the item "Being able to take time off from work to recover from fatigue

and enhance agility to work." got the highest mean value of 4.43 which was interpreted as "Highly

Preferred”. While the item "The company encourages no work at home policy post work hours." got

the lowest mean value of 4.07 which was interpreted as "Preferred”.

 The overall mean value for the preferences of Students in terms of Work-life balance is 4.22, and

interpreted as "Highly Preferred" which showed that the preferences of Students in terms of work-

life balance are high because students encourages no work at home policy post work hours.

Job Opportunities

Preferences of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in terms of Job

Opportunities as perceive by Students is presented in Table 2.3

Table 2.3 Preferences of Hospitality students towards working in hotel industry in

terms of Job Opportunities

Items Mean Interpretation

Career mapping is feasible within the 4.39 Highly Preferred

organization. A shared vision for what an
employee's career future holds helps employers
and employees plan for needed development.
Employees are more likely to excel when they 4.12 Preferred
can see an established upward path, with the
opportunity to earn a higher wage and take on
greater responsibilities.
Company offers formal skills acquisitions and 4.22 Highly Preferred
plenty of opportunity for employee education and
trainings.
Informal growth is encouraged through 4.13 Preferred
promoting coaching among co-workers.

Growth as an individual is encourage in the 4.19 Preferred

workplace by having support from management.

Overall Mean 4.21 Highly Preferred

As reflected in the table, the item "Career mapping is feasible within the organization. A shared

vision for what an employee’s career future holds helps employers and employees plan for needed

development." got the highest mean value of 4.39 which was interpreted as "Highly Preferred".

While the item "Employees are more likely to excel when they can see an established upward path,
with the opportunity to earn a higher wage and on grater responsibilities." got the lowest mean value

of 4.12 which was interpreted as "Preferred".

The overall mean value for the preferences of Students in terms of job opportunities is 4.21, and

interpreted as "Highly Preferred" which showed that the preferences of Students in terms of Job

Opportunities are high because students preferred formal skills acquisitions and plenty of

opportunity for employee education and trainings.

Relationship between Perception and Preferences of BSHM students towards working in Hotel

industry

The following table below shows the results of the analyses made to determine whether or not

there is a significant relationship between each of the components included in the perception of

students towards working in hotel industry in terms of; salary, work-life balance and job

opportunities.

Table 3.0 shows the relationship between Perception and Preferences of BSHM students

towards working in Hotel industry. The perception of BSHM students towards working in Hotel

industry namely Salary manifested an index correlation

Table 3.0 Pearson’s Correlation between Perceptions and Preferences of BSHM

students towards working in Hotel industry

Perceptions Preference Correlation Interpretatio p- Interpretatio

of BSHM s of BSHM n n
Coefficient Value
students
Students
Salary -0.071 Negligible 0.315 Not Significant
Correlation
Salary

Work-life -0.155 Negligible 0.028 Significant

balance Correlation

Job -0.089 Negligible 0.209 Not Significant

opportunities Correlation
Work-life Salary 0.047 Negligible 0.510 Not Significant
balance Correlation

Work-life -0.100 Negligible 0.158 Not Significant

balance Correlation

Job -0.027 Negligible 0.709 Not Significant

opportunities Correlation

Job Salary -0.075 Negligible 0.291 Not Significant

opportunities Correlation

Work-life -0.155 Negligible 0.028 Significant

balance Correlation

Job -0.015 Negligible 0.832 Not Significant

opportunities Correlation

Note: N=150, r = Pearson Correlation *p <.05

Table 3.0 further showed no significant relationship between the independent and dependent

variables which are perception: Salary, Work-life balance, and Job opportunities, and preferences.

These variables have been correlated and their extent relationship was found to have a negligible

correlation and not significant.

 CHAPTER V

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

This chapter presents the summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations drawn from

the results of the study.

Summary of Findings

This study was conducted to investigate the perception and preferences of ESSU-Guiuan

Hospitality Management Students towards working in the hotel Industry.

Specifically, it sought answers to the following questions:

1. Find out the perception of the ESSU-Guiuan Hospitality Management students towards working in

the hotel Industry in terms of:

1.1 salary;

1.2 work-life balance;

1.3 job opportunities;

2. Find out the preferences of the ESSU-Guiuan Hospitality Management students towards working in

the hotel Industry in terms of:

2.1 salary;

2.2 work-life balance;

2.3 job opportunities;

3. Determine if there is a significant relationship between the perception and their preferences of the

ESSU-Guiuan Hospitality Management students towards working in the hotel Industry.

 This study was conducted in ESSU-Guiuan Campus, during the month of November 2022. This

study involved 100 third year and 100 forth year Hospitality Management Students.

It employed 2 sets of questionnaires, one is Perception of students with 15 items which were

equally divided to 3 parts of variables in terms of salary, work-life balance and job opportunities.

Second is Preferences of students with 15 items which were equally divided to 3 parts of variables in

terms of salary, work-life balance and job opportunities.

The data gathered were tallied, tabulated and analyzed. On the basis of the data and statistical

results presented and discussed, the following findings were revealed.

According to the data between the perception and preferences of Hospitality students towards

working in the hotel industry it showed that most of the students in hospitality management

perceived and at the same time not satisfied in terms of Salary, Work-life balance, Job opportunities

in the place of working in hotel industry.

Conclusion

Based on the findings of the study the following conclusions were drawn:

There is no significant relationship between the perception and preferences of ESSU GUIUAN

Hospitality management students towards working in hotel industry. It simply means that the

perception of students in terms of Salary, Work-life balance, and Job opportunities, given in the hotel

industry cannot highly satisfy the students.

Recommendations

Based on the findings and conclusions the following are recommended: