Career progression of Irish tourism and hospitality management graduates

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 421-432

  O'Leary, Sinéad ^a   Deegan, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Career development; Graduates; Hospitality management; Ireland; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544480309     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510604841     Document Type: Article

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