Hospitality to hostility: Dealing with low response rates in postal surveys

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-169

  Keegan, Shobana Nair ^a   Lucas, Rosemary ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitality industry; National minimum wage; Postal survey; Response rate; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 17644391725     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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