Hera Oktadiana
Bina Nusantara University

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The Importance of Understanding Cultural Awareness for Managers in the Hospitality Industry (in Indonesia) Hera Oktadiana; Rendy Herindra Djauhar
Binus Business Review Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Binus Business Review
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21512/bbr.v2i1.1131

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Cultural awareness is a basic knowledge that each individuality must has. In hotel industry, there are positive advantages that could be reached if a manager could appreciate a cultural, value, attitude differences of each person. This paper adjusts how important the understanding of cultural diversity and pragmatic implementation from several cross cultural communication theory, especially for managers in hotel industry. This paper also describes examples of cultural attitude and habits from some countries that could be refferences in workforce diversity. 
How Customers Choose Hotels Hera Oktadiana; Andhika Kurnia
Binus Business Review Vol. 2 No. 1 (2011): Binus Business Review
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21512/bbr.v2i1.1158

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In the advancement of hospitality industry, thus it is important for hotel sales and marketing to understand the customer behavior in order to create effective marketing. Factors that influence customer behavior as individuality consist of personal and interpersonal factors. Personal factors include the needs, wants, motivation, perception, learning, personality, lifestyle, and self-concept. Meanwhile, interpersonal factors come from culture and sub-culture, group references, customers through stages before deciding to purchase. Begin with the awareness about the needs, customers then find information about the product or service that could be used to solve the problems. After having the information, customers select the best product and service before deciding to purchase. After purchasing, the last stage is evaluation of product and service, whether it is satisfying or not.