* Includes contemporary and scantly researched hospitality related topics such as sexual harassment, bullying, & celebrity chefs. * First and only contribution to the research literature on HRM in commercial kitchens * Highly experienced author team in both academia and industry

This book offers a collection of chapters on key consequences, challenges and strategies in the new economic environment that was shaped after the 2008 economic crisis in southern Europe (Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Cyprus) and Ireland in higher education (HE). The content covers issues such as the loss of human capital and competitiveness in HE institutes at the national level, the collapse of research and innovation, the brain gain on behalf of the receiving countries, and the need for new national and EU policies regarding the migration/loss of highly qualified staff. This book aims to be an international platform to bring together academics, researchers, lecturers, decision makers, policy makers, and practitioners to share new theories, research findings, and case studies; to enhance understanding and collaboration in issues related to the brain drain/brain gain phenomena within the EU from a higher education management perspective. The book also focuses on the mistakes and misjudgements regarding the real dimensions of the problem on the national and European (EU) levels. The motivation behind writing this book stems from the fact that there is a paucity of research in the field. Thus, this book provides a single reference for brain drain in HE for the Southern European countries and Ireland. Readers will find up-to-date and well researched information related to the effects of the brain drain phenomenon. The book covers the most important and common issues concerning this current and topical area of research as well as the current trends and future developments, such as the impact of Brexit in the European HE system.

Studies of managerial work span more than half a century, nevertheless there is no clear account of the managerial work context and content. The dominance of the N. American school of thought in Management and the rapid global expansion of the American multinational companies, was based on the creation of common (standard) managerial practices and procedures. Since the 1980s, this 'universality' of managerial work has been challenged by taking seriously in consideration the role of context, and more specifically national culture. This qualitative study explores the interplay between managerial work roles and competencies with the local/national context. More specifically it focuses in luxury hotel senior managers in Greece, and unearths the importance of contextual variables such as the ownership status, the organisational, local and national culture. The findings suggest that a) context matters in managerial work, and b) that the set of roles performed and competencies exercised is unique and inimitable for every manager.