Abstract. Generation Y members are working as the main workforce in hospitality industry. To
motivate Generation Y hotel employees effectively is one of the most challenging missions that hotel
practitioners are facing. This qualitative study, using a case study strategy, was conducted to explore
the important motivational factors for Generation Y hotel employees and to discover the Generation
Y hotel employees’ expected ways of being motivating in the hotel business in China. Purposive
sampling was applied to indentify 17 participants, who were the current employees in the selected
Beijing five-star hotel. During the data collection, document review and in-depth semi-structured
interviews were conducted to gain detailed information from these different individuals. The analysis
followed the manual coding process which classified a total 903 open codes into 50 sub-categories
and finally emerged in six themes. The results of this study revealed that the important motivational
factors for Generation Y hotel employees are: (1) future benefitting factors, (2) mental stimulation,
(3) material stimulation and (4) overall working conditions. The expected motivational strategies by
Generation Y hotel employees are: (1) benefitting their futures, (2) knowing them well, (3) fulfilling
their mental needs, (4) treating them better, (5) more attention given to them, and (6) appropriate
opportunities for increased pay and promotions.
Abstract. Generation Y members are working as the main workforce in hospitality industry. To
motivate Generation Y hotel employees effectively is one of the most challenging missions that hotel
practitioners are facing. This qualitative study, using a case study strategy, was conducted to explore
the important motivational factors for Generation Y hotel employees and to discover the Generation
Y hotel employees’ expected ways of being motivating in the hotel business in China. Purposive
sampling was applied to indentify 17 participants, who were the current employees in the selected
Beijing five-star hotel. During the data collection, document review and in-depth semi-structured
interviews were conducted to gain detailed information from these different individuals. The analysis
followed the manual coding process which classified a total 903 open codes into 50 sub-categories
and finally emerged in six themes. The results of this study revealed that the important motivational
factors for Generation Y hotel employees are: (1) future benefitting factors, (2) mental stimulation,
(3) material stimulation and (4) overall working conditions. The expected motivational strategies by
Generation Y hotel employees are: (1) benefitting their futures, (2) knowing them well, (3) fulfilling
their mental needs, (4) treating them better, (5) more attention given to them, and (6) appropriate
opportunities for increased pay and promotions.
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