Several limitations of this study should be considered
together with the conclusion drawn above. Firstly, the
small sample size may limit the generalization of this
study. Secondly, Hong Kong was in a period of economic
downturn at the time of the study was conducted and
employee redundancy measures undertaken by hotels
became a focal issue. Employees were concerned about
extrinsic rewards such as pay, and bonuses to support
their living standards more than any intrinsic incentives
under such circumstances. The data obtained in this
study might have been biased by current economic factors.
It is suggested that a similar study can be conducted
in the future when the economic recession in Hong Kong
has been reversed so that possible impacts of economic
factors on employees' job satisfaction can be measured.
Thirdly, most of the demographic variables show di!erent
e!ects on employees' job satisfaction. This may imply
that the relationship may be biased by di!erent organizational
characteristics such as organizational culture, departmental
functions, size and age of hotel. The "ndings,
therefore, may be contaminated by the di!erent organizational
characteristics found in the participating hotels.
It is suggested that any future study should include the
variable of hotel classi"cation in the statistical analysis.