'Mind the gap': Graduate recruitment in small businesses

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 403-426

  Pittaway, Luke ^a   Thedham, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Charter Solutions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduate recruitment; Graduate skills; Hospitality; Small businesses; Tourism; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844534515     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242605054053     Document Type: Article

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