Associate Professor Vivienne McCabe

Associate Professor, Hospitality Management, School of Management

Vivienne McCabe is the Program Director for the Le Cordon Bleu (LCB) Master of International Hospitality Management and the LCB Bachelor of Business.

• Convention, Meeting and Exhibition Management ( Business Events)
• Events Management
• Management of Hospitality, Tourism and Service Industries

AFMEA - Associate Fellow of the Meeting and Event Association of Australia

DBA - Doctor of Business Administration (Southern Cross University)

MBA - Master of Business Administration (University of Aston in Birmingham)

Cert.Ed. - Certificate in Education (University of London)

HCIMA - Hotel Catering & Institutional Management Association - Final Examinations

• The Convention and Events Industry -Its' Management, Operation and Long Term Sustainability
• Management and Managerial Practices within Hospitality and Service Industries
• Organisational Behaviour/ Career Management within Service Industries
• Convention and Event Education

Books and Book Chapters

Recent Publications

McCabe V.S., Poole B., Weeks P and Leiper N. (2000) The Business and Management of Conventions. J. Wiley Ltd. Brisbane. ISBN: 0-471-34113-4.

McCabe V.S. & Savery L.K. (2007) Life and Work History Analysis Reveals Butterfly Behavior. In Exemplary Practitioner Research in Management: Ten Studies from Southern Cross University's DBA Program. Sankaran G. & Miller P Eds. Southern Cross University Press.ISBN 9781875855674

McCabe V.S. (2005). “Career Development.” In International Encyclopaedia of Hospitality Management. Ed. A . Pizam. Elsevier Press, Oxford. UK.

McCabe V.S. (2002). Convention Hotels in Australia: Trends and Issues. In “Convention Tourism: International Research and Industry Perspectives.” Weber K. & Chon K.S. Editors. Haworth Pub. USA. ISBN 078901284 7

Refereed Journal Articles

McCabe V.S. (2007) ‘Strategies for Career Planning and Development in the Convention and Exhibition Industry in Australia.’ International Journal of Hospitality Management.(2007),doi:10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.07.020

McCabe V.S. & Savery L.K.(2007). ‘Butterflying’ A New Career Pattern for Australia? Empirical Evidence. Journal of Management Development. Vol 26,No 2 pp103-116.

Lawrence M & McCabe V.S. (2001)Managing Conference in Regional Areas: A Practical Evaluation on Conference Management.& International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Vol 13 No 4 2001

McCabe V.S. (2001). Career Paths and Labour Mobility in the Conventions and Exhibitions Industry in Eastern Australia: Results from the Preliminary Study. International Journal of Tourism Research. 3 (493 0 499) 2001

Refereed Conference Papers

McCabe V.S. (2006). ‘Employee Career Commitment and Motivation in the Convention and Exhibition Industry in Australia.’ In Proceedings from Global Events Congress and Event Educators’ Forum. University of Queensland, School of Tourism. Brisbane, Qld, September. ISBN 186499861X

McCabe V. S.(2006). Strategies for Career Planning and Development in the Convention and Exhibition Industry: Results from an Australian Study. International Convention and Exposition Summit, Hong Kong, Feb 2006

McCabe V (2004). The Convention and Exhibition Sector: Results of a pilot study from Australia that uses collaborative data collection. Proceedings of Tourism State of the Art 11. The Scottish Hotel School, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. June.ISBN 0 -9548039 0 6

McCabe V.S & Ladkin A., (2002). Career Motivations and Commitment in the Conventions and Exhibitions Industry: Exploratory Evidence from the UK and Australia. Proceedings from Events and Place Conference ¡V Sydney July.ISBN 1 86365 5689

Research Reports

McCabe V.S. & Rolfe M., (2004). Meeting and Event Trend Analysis (META) Half Year Report July - Dec 2003 Meeting and Event Education and Research Centre, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Division of Business, Southern Cross University, The Hotel School, Sydney. November.ISBN 0 386 45038 5 8

McCabe V.S. & Rolfe M. (2004)Meeting and Event Trend Analysis (META) Half Year Report July 2002 - June 2003 Meeting and Event Education and Research Centre, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Division of Business, Southern Cross University, The Hotel School, Sydney. May.ISBN 0 386 45038 5 9

McCabe V.S. & Rolfe M (2003).Meeting and Event Trend Analysis (META) Half Year Report - July - Dec 2002 Meeting and Event Education and Research Centre, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Division of Business, Southern Cross University, The Hotel School, Sydney. Sept.ISBN 0-975 1385 -0-2