Table 2 Summary of changes to the modified scale
From: Tertiary students’ perceptions of hospitality careers in Vietnam
Dimensions | Comments | Changes | Final scale (# of items) |
|---|---|---|---|
Nature of work | n/a | n/a | 2 |
Social status | n/a | n/a | 3 |
Industry-person congeniality | Not relevant—1 item “Working in hospitality contradicts to my religious values” | Deleted | 9 |
Physical working conditions | Not relevant—whole dimension | n/a | 0 |
Pay/fringe benefits | Several statements of obvious and/or similar meaning | 3 items deleted Dimensions combined and renamed ‘Pay/promotion opportunities’ | 8 |
Promotion opportunities | |||
Co-workers | n/a | 9 | |
Managers | n/a | 13 | |
Commitment to the industry | Items with similar meaning | Pairing | 10 |