Strategic HRM and the gendered division of labour in the hotel industry: A case study

Personnel Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 19-34

  Biswas, Rashmi ^a   Cassell, Catherine ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0030556606     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483489610147870     Document Type: Article

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