The book discusses human capital, relational capital and structural capital in the context of the hospitality and service sectors. It identifies effective managerial practices that are important for sustaining business performance and competitive advantage. The author, Gajanan Shirke, is a renowned hotel consultant with extensive experience in the hospitality industry. He has written over 23 books on various aspects of the hospitality industry, including this book which was published in 2021 by Notion Press.

2. • About the Book
• The book includes empirical research and case studies embracing
human capital, relational capital and structural capital in context to
Hospitality and service sectors. From a learning and managerial
perspective, the book will identify effective managerial practices in
hospitality and varied service sectors significant for sustaining
business performance and competitive advantage.

3. • About the Author
• Gajanan Shirke, a hotel consultant, has years of extensive experience in the hospitality industry. His
thirst for learning and aspiration to become a multi-faceted expert in the hotel industry helped him
rise from employment to becoming an independent professional in the hospitality sector. Since his
last assignment as General Manager at Kamat Hotels, he has become a renowned hotel consultant
with a proven track record of developing, training and growing some of the best-known hotels,
restaurants and fast-food joints in the Indian market. He was an appointed as an expert consultant for
The Eighth meeting of the Board of Studies for Hotel Management & Catering Technology. He is a
visiting faculty at various Hotel Management Colleges and has trained over a thousand hospitality
professionals. He has completed numerous pre and post opening hotel consultancies in India and
overseas.
• In order to spread his extensive knowledge to aspiring hotel professionals, Gajanan has penned a
large number of books spanning different segments of the hospitality industry. Starting from his first
book ‘Bar Management and Operations’ published in 2010, he has written 23 books including
Hospitality Management, Food and Beverage Management, Hotel Engineering Management, Front
Office Management, Hotel Housekeeping Management, The Cookery Trilogy: Advance Cookery
Theory, The Cookery Trilogy: Foundation of Cookery, The Cookery Trilogy: The Basic Cookery Book,
Hotel Sales and Marketing, Hospitality Industry Accounting & Fundamentals, Customer Interaction
Excellence in Hospitality, History of Indian Cuisine – Volume 1, History of Indian Cuisine – Volume 2,
Hotel Owner’s Manual, Hotel Security & Prevention, Training Manager’s Manual, Exceptional Service
In Hospitality Six Sigma Way, etc.

4. • Publisher : Notion Press; 1st edition (15 October 2021)
• Language : English
• Paperback : 88 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1685868037
• ISBN-13 : 978-1685868031
• Item Weight : 250 g
• Country of Origin : India
• Best Sellers Rank:#410,240 in Reference (Books)