Qualifications:
BA(Psych)(New Brunswick), B.Ed. (New Brunswick), MBA (Athabasca), Ph.D. (Northcentral)
Professional Designations: Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA), American Lodging Association
Joined MSVU: 2001
Relevant Prior Work Experience:
-10 years teaching tourism & hospitality management at community college programs in Alberta, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia and Australia
-Over 10 years with Holiday Inns of Canada as Regional Human Resources Director and Training Director
Courses taught:
THMT 1101 (Introduction to Tourism & Hospitality), THMT 3321 (Facility Management), THMT 3323 (Event & Meeting Management), THMT 4440 (Special Topics in Hospitality Management)
Research Interests:
-Management competencies, gender issues in career management, hotel industry, crisis management, strategy
Academic Activities and Publications:
Journals and Conference Proceedings-
1. Blayney, C., & Blotnicky, K. (2011). The impact of gender on strategic typology in the hotel industry in Canada. Global Journal of Business Resarch, 5(4), 107-117. This paper was an invited journal submission after publication in the Conference Proceedings of the Global Business and Finance Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV, January 2011. This paper also won an Outstanding Research Award and a Session Research Award,.
2. Blayney, C., Blotnicky, K., & Semadeni, P. (2011). Exploring the labour shortage in the Halifax accommodations industry: Industry perceptions of cause and effect, Workplace Review, July 2011. This paper was an invited journal submission after publication in the Conference Proceedings of the Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Halifax, October, 2010. http://www.smu.ca/academic/sobey/workplace/documents/Workplace_Review_-_Blayney-Blotnicky-Semadeni-Final.pdf
4. Blayney, C., & George, W. (2010). The potential of international mobility projects as vehicles to disseminate sustainable tourism education: Partnerships and shared curriculum. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 6(1), pp.257-266).
5. Blayney, C. & Blotnicky, K. (2010). The impact of gender on career paths and management capability in the hotel industry in Canada. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism, 9(3).
3. Blayney, C. & Blotnicky, K. (2010). Leadership in the Hotel Industry: Where are We? International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, 3(3), 53-66. Invited journal submission after publication in the Conference Proceedings of the Global Conference on Business and Finance, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, January, 2010. This pape also won an Outstanding Research Award. http://www.theibfr.com/ARCHIVE/IJMMR-V3N3-2010.pdf
4. Blayney, C. (2009). Canadian hotel managers' capabilities during difficult times. Journal of the International Society of Business Disciplines, 5(2), 13-26. 5.
Blayney, C. (2008). Management Competencies: Are They Related to Hotel Performance? International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, 2(1), 59-71. Invited journal submission after publication in the Conference Proceedings of the Global Conference on Business and Finance, San Joes, Cost Rica, May 2008. This paper also won an Outstanding Research Award.
6. Blayney, C. & Blotnicky, K. (2007). An Assessment of the Impact of Work-based Educational Programs on Managerial Competencies of Undergraduate Tourism and Hospitality Management Students. Paper presented at American Society of Business and Behavioural Sciences Conference, February 22, 2007, Las Vegas.
7. Blayney, C. (2006). Crisis Management and the Role of Human Resource Management in the Hotel Industry. Paper presented and published at Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Sackville, New Brunswick. September 2006.
8. Blayney, C. and Mulhotra, K. (2003) Environmental Responsible Management in the Hotel Industry. Paper presented at Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Dartmouth, N.S.
9. Blayney, C. and Mulhotra, K. (2003) Environmental Responsible Management in the Hotel Industry. Paper published in proceedings of the Atlantic Schools of Business Conference (ASB), 2003, Dartmouth, N.S.
Book chapters:
Introduction to Online Competitive Intelligence Research, Editor: Conot Vibert, 2004, Thomson Publishing.
Cases:
"How Might a Researcher Learn How Environmental Plans Are Being Implemented in the Hotel Industry?"
Book Reviews:
1. Passport: An Introduction to the Tourism Industry, 4th. Edition.by Howell, Bateman Ellison, Ellison and Wright. Published by Thomson Nelson, 2004.
2. Marketing for Tourism and Hospitality, a Canadian Perspective by Simon Hudson. Published by Thomson Nelson, 2005.
3. Hospitality Law in Canada – published by Nelson. 1999.
Article Reviews:
1. Work-Related Depression Among Hotel Employees, manuscript ID CQ-08-102 – reviewed for the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly Journal, September 2008.
2. Aboriginal Cultural Tourism: Heritage and Economic Development Reflections from the Cape Breton Experience – reviewed for Atlantic Business Schools Conference, 2007.
Special university projects:
1. Project Director for two mobility projects from Human Resources and Social Development Canada 2008 – 2012. a. North American Mobility in Higher Education – funding approximately $200,000.
b. Canadian European Union Programme for Co-operation in Higher Education, Training and Youth – funding approximately $200,000
Professional projects and activities:
Blayney, C., Semadeni, P., & Blotnicky, K. (2008). Accommodations and Labour Force Survey: Survey for Labour Shortages in the Halifax Regional Municipality. A collaborative research project involving Mount Saint Vincent University and Nova Scotia Community College. Completed at the request of the Hotel Association of Nova Scotia.
Committees and Organizations:1. Member of Tourism Human Resources Association of Nova Scotia since 2005 (NSTHRC)
2. Member of Hotel Association of Nova Scotia since 2004
3. Member of Hotel Association of Canada since 2004
4. Member of Canadian Tourism Human Resource Council, since 2006
5. Member of SKAL, 2007, International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals