Competency needs among managers from Spanish hotels and restaurants and their training demands

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 281-295

  Agut, S ^a   Grau, R ^b   Peiró, Jose M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competency needs; Hospitality industry; Managers; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043015949     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4319(03)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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