Toward the Development of Best Practice in a Postgraduate International Hospitality Management Program

ABSTRACT

The internationalization of education is an area of growing interest in postgraduate hospitality programs. This article explores the considerations for best practice in the curriculum development and delivery of postgraduate programs in international hospitality management. It examines how the embedding of principles and practices in a Master of International Hospitality Management program relates with the development of international best practice. A model for the consideration of ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric education strategies and practices in the development and delivery of such programs is presented. The article argues for the adoption of a geocentric approach.

KEYWORDS:

• International
• hospitality management programs
• best practice
• curriculum development and delivery

Acknowledgments

We wish to acknowledge the support of Le Cordon Bleu Australia and the University of South Australia in the development of this article.