An analysis oftraining budgets and training needs assessments in mid-sized hotels in the United States

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 86-97

  Breiter, Deborah ^a   Woods, Robert H ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hotels; Skills matrix; Training budgets; Training hours; Training needs assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942459411     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809702100207     Document Type: Article

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