The politics, satisfaction, loyalty, and success of Ph.D. students in hospitality and tourism

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to explore the roles of organizational politics in educational institutions with regard to graduate students’ satisfaction with supervision and loyalty toward advisors, and thereby success of students in the Ph.D. program, within the hospitality and tourism discipline. The findings demonstrate that satisfaction and loyalty play important roles in doctoral students’ experiences in graduate education. Several implications for students and faculty are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Student
• satisfaction
• Ph.D. dissertation process
• politics

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.