Timothy Self

Tim Self is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Hospitality Administration Program at Austin Peay State University. Prior to joining APSU, Dr. Self was an Assistant Professor at UNLV in their Hospitality College for three years. Dr. Self earned his Ph.D. in Hospitality and Tourism Management from Purdue University, his Master's from University of Alabama and his Bachelor's from California State University, Chico. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Self was a recruiter in Atlanta, GA where he worked with Fortune 500 companies and he also worked in restaurants and hotels, including as front office manager at Radisson Hotels in Shanghai, China. Dr. Self's primary research areas are in employee attraction and retention in the hospitality industry. He has published in the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, The Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, The International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration, Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, and Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education.  He is an active member of the International Council of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (I-CHRIE). Dr. Self is also a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) designated by the American Hotel and Lodging Association.

• Job embeddedness
• Employee attraction, selection, and retention
• Experiential learning

• Jolly, P., Self, T.T. (2020). Psychological Diversity Climate, Organizational Embeddedness, and Turnover Intentions: A Conservation of Resources Perspective.  Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1938965519899935
• McGinley, S., Mattila, A. S., & Self, T.T. (2020). Deciding to stay: A study in hospitality managerial grit. The Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1096348020909537
• Self, T.T., Gordon, S., & Gosh, A. (2020). Increasing management retention: The mediating role of organizational embeddedness on coworker support and turnover intention.  International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15256480.2019.1708224
• Gatling, A. R., Molitas, D., Self, T. T., & Shum, W. S. (2019). Leadership and Behavior Integrity in the restaurant industry: The moderating roles of gender. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332845.2020.1672249
• Self, T. T., Gordon, S., & Jolly, P. (2019). Talent management: a Delphi study of assessing and developing GenZ hospitality leaders. The International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/IJCHM-11-2018-0915/full/html
• Self, T., & Gordon, S. (2019). The Impact of Coworker Support and Organizational Embeddedness on Turnover Intention among Restaurant Employees. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism. 18(3), 394-423. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332845.2019.1599789
• Jolly, P., Self, T. T., & Gordon, S. (2019). Attracting hospitality recruits: The benefit of benefits. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332845.2020.1672243
• Self, T., & Self, J. (2017). Reality in the Classroom: Teaching Critical Thinking with Scenarios. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education, 29(4), 187-193. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10963758.2017.1382367
• Self, T., Adler, H., & Sydnor, S. (2016). An exploratory study of hospitality internships: Student perceptions of orientation and training and their plans to seek permanent employment with the company. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 15(4), 485-497. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15332845.2016.1148571