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A Wearable Technology Solution and Research Agenda for Housekeeper Safety and Health



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  • Description:
    Purpose: Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, the purpose of this paper was to posit an industry-wide technological intervention for hotel housekeeper safety and health through the advancement of wearable technology. Design/methodology/approach: Using the task-technology fit (TTF) model and examples of successful safety and health applications of wearable technologies in the health-care and construction management industries, interventions and future research directions are presented to address workplace hazards experienced by hotel housekeepers. Findings: The fit between a variety of hotel housekeeper user requirements, task demands and wearable functions are explored with justification for the use of wearable devices to improve safety and health-related outcomes. Research limitations/implications: A research agenda is proposed for the adoption and use of wearables in the hospitality industry with the intention to generate meaningful interventions beyond corporate wellness, and the mitigation of employee privacy concerns to enhance wearable adoption. Practical implications: Given the importance of consumer safety and health assurance in a post-pandemic business environment, hospitality and tourism organizations should place greater emphasis on protecting front line employees who will be essential in regaining economic viability. Social implications: Theoretical and practical foci should move beyond a simplistic view of hospitality and tourism worker safety and health that generally centers on wellness initiatives and other baseline strategies, toward a more holistic view benefitting the hospitality industry. Originality/value: Extant concerns about hotel housekeeper safety and health, in addition to new concerns and threats in a post-pandemic work environment, are largely understudied and worthy of investigation. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0959-6119
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    33
  • Issue:
    10
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20068055
  • Citation:
    Int J Contemp Hosp Manage 2022 Oct; 33(10):3223-3255
  • Contact Point Address:
    Cynthia Mejia, Department of Foodservice and Lodging Management, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA
  • Email:
    cynthia.mejia@ucf.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2022
  • Performing Organization:
    Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • End Date:
    20290630
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:e2d727f7ad047edb4de2265cd87d4f02cd43f59483ce1760cb6abf304012da05320d23f356574730272c6395d853851c707891eeabee5b85cd968e20c482a9d3
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