The importance of sales managers' activities and time allocation toward job success in lodging properties

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Beck, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Full service hotels; Hotel sales; Limited service hotels; Sales management; Sales training; Selling activities; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747143403     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J171v05n02_01     Document Type: Article

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