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LIMITATION & FUTURE RESEARCH 
This study was an initial attempt to collect empirical data in order to fill a knowledge gap regarding 
leadership within hospitality and tourism education. Future research can be completed in many different areas. First, 
testing a wider population of academic leaders in the United States would assist in validating this initial research. 
For example, including a larger population such as leaders of community colleges programs and specific training 
schools (e.g. culinary schools) would lead to an expanded body of knowledge. Also, segmenting the institutions into 
graduate/research institutions and undergraduate/teaching institutions may yield interesting findings. Second, 
further segmentation of the data can be completed to identify more detailed information about institutions of specific 
size, public versus private, and so forth. Third, with the growth of the hospitality and tourism industry 
internationally, future research could also compare the different types of academic leaders throughout the world. 
Fourth, employing different methodical methods, such as personal interviews, may give a more in-depth look at the 
career paths of academic leaders in hospitality and tourism education.
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