Tradesperson or artist? A critical exploration of chefs' job satisfaction and turnover

Tourism

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-355

  Robinson, Richard N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artist; Creativity; Hospitality; Labour turnover; Occupational culture; Skill

Indexed keywords

TOURISM;

EID: 33644638068     PISSN: 13327461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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