HRM practice in emerging economies: A long way to go in the Slovak hotel industry?

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1262-1279

  Lucas, Rosemary ^a   Marinova, Milena ^b   Kucerova, Jana ^c   Vetrakova, Milota ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MATEJ BEL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Hotels; HRM practice; Slovakia

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944262339     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000238446     Document Type: Article

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