Learning orientation and the hotel expatriate manager experience

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-280

  Magnini, Vincent P ^a   Honeycutt Jr , Earl D ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expatriate training; Hotel expatriates; International hospitality; Learning orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043015950     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4319(03)00023-9     Document Type: Article

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