About

Prior to joining UDOL, I worked for the London School of Business and Finance as a Lecturer of Hospitality, Tourism, and Business, and Sheffield Hallam University as an Associate Lecturer of Hospitality. 

I am currently also a Director of PA Hospitality which is a hospitality consultancy company, where I oversee the entire operations of the company and take on projects from time to time to keep myself up to date with developments in the sector.

Teaching responsibilities

I teach across a range of Hospitality, Leisure, and Business Programmes both at Undergraduate and Graduate Levels. My teaching focus is on Human Resource Management, Hospitality Operations Management, Organisations and Behaviour, Employability Skills, Service Excellence, Food and Beverage Management, Managing People, and Developing Professional Business Skills.

Research interests

My current research interests include:

• Human Resource Management
• Motivation
• Staff Turnover and Retention
• Restaurant Operations
• Stress at the Workplace in Hospitality
• Mental Health and Well Being in the Hospitality Industry

Membership of professional bodies

• Institute of Hospitality
• Fellowship of Higher Education Academy
• Member of Chartered Management Institute (CMI). High-ranking professional Management Institute in the UK

Qualifications

• MSc International Hospitality Management - Sheffield Hallam University
• BA Geography/Business Information Systems - Northern Kentucky University, USA

Experience in industry

I worked as a General Manager and a consultant of high-end restaurants and hotels over a period of eighteen years in the hospitality sector internationally. I have a proven track record of running several successful businesses with the highest standards in managing people yielding excellent results.

Additional interests and activities

• Transcendental Meditation
• Golf
• Dining out
• Travelling

In the media

• Adhikari, P. (10 May, 2016). What the new National Living Wage means to the UK hospitality industry. 
• Adhikari, P. (21 April, 2017). How the hospitality industry could benefit from Brexit.

Recent publications

• Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P., & Sheffield, D. (2020). Mental Health of UK Hospitality Workers: Shame, Self-Criticism and Self-Reassurance. Service Industries Journal. UDORA
• Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P., & Van Gordon, W. (2018) Motivation types and mental health of UK hospitality workers, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 16(3), 751–763. UDORA
• Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P., & Van Gordon, W. (2017) The relationship between work motivation and worker profile in UK hospitality workers, International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling, 2(6), 231-243
• Kotera, Y., Adhikari, P. & Van Gordon, W. (2017). Relationship between types of work motivation and worker profile in UK hospitality workers. Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Sciences, Humanities and Technology 2017. Kelantan, Malaysia: Global Academic Excellence

Courses

• Business and Management BSc (Hons) (online)
• Hospitality Business Management University Diploma (online)
• International Hospitality Business Management University Advanced Diploma (online)