Mrs Mandy Aggett
Profiles

Mrs Mandy Aggett

Lecturer in Hospitality Management (Education)

Plymouth Business School (Faculty of Arts and Humanities)

Role

Programme Lead (Undergraduate Hospitality Programmes)

Co-Director of Plymouth University Hotel School
Lecturer in Hospitality Management
Placement Manager (Department of Tourism and Hospitality)

Qualifications

MSc Tourism and Hospitality Management (University of Plymouth)
BSc (hons.) Hospitality Management (University of Plymouth)
HND Hospitality Management (University of Plymouth)
PGCE (Post-16 Compulsory Education) (University of Plymouth)

Roles on external bodies

ASET Staff Development Group


ASET Workshop Trainer

Academic Liaison Person for South Devon College

Teaching interests

Business Development and Revenue Management
Facilities and Resource Management
Managing Service Innovation (Plymouth University and HKU Space, Hong Kong)

Research interests

Service Management

Service Innovation
Brand Management
Placements and Employability

Aggett, M. (2016) Talent management at Red Carnation Hotels.  In: Horner, S. (2016) Talent Management in Hospitality and Tourism.  Goodfellow Publishers.

Aggett, M. (2016) The role of placements in the talent management process.  In: Horner, S. (2016) Talent Management in Hospitality and Tourism.  Goodfellow Publishers.

Aggett, M. (2011) Social Media, Tourism & Hospitality: Research Directions. Conference paper delivered at the 3rd International Cruise Conference, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 16th-18th May, 2011.

Aggett, M. (2011) Cruise passengers’ complaints: An analysis of online reviews.  In: Gibson, P., Papathanassis, A. & Milde, P. Cruise Industry Challenges: Making Progress in an Uncertain World.  Wiesbaden, Springer.

Aggett, M. & Lim, W. M. (2011) Service quality and the cruise industry. In: Vogel, M., Papathanassis, A. & Wober, B. (eds.) The Business and Management of Ocean Cruises, CABI Publishing (forthcoming).

Aggett, M. & Busby, G. (2011) Opting out of internship: perceptions of hospitality, tourism and events management undergraduates at a British university. Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education 10(1), pp. 106-113.

Aggett, M. (2007) Resource Guide in Energy, Water and Waste Management for the Hospitality Industry. HLST [online] http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/hlst/documents/resource_guides/waste_management_hosp_resguide.pdf 

Aggett, M. (2007) What has influenced growth in the UK's boutique hotel sector? International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 19(2), pp. 169-177.

 

 

Other academic activities

Aggett, M. (2011) Social Media, Tourism & Hospitality: Research Directions. Conference paper delivered at the 3rd International Cruise Conference, Centre for Advanced Academic Studies, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 16th-18th May, 2011.

Gibson, P. & Aggett, M. (2009) Workshop: Students' experiences of international placement: an e-support approach: The Work Based Learning: Towards the University’s 2012 Vision Conference, University of Plymouth.

Academic Placement Manager (Tourism, Hospitality and Events)

Personal Development Training:
Personalising Sustainability (UoP) 2010
Self-Empowering Sustainability (UoP) 2010
Self-Motivating Sustainability (UoP) 2010
Change and Continuity (UoP) 2010
Sticky Wisdon (UoP) 2010