Skills and work in the hospitality sector: The case of hotel front office employees in China

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 509-518

  Kong, Hai Yan ^a   Baum, Tom ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career planning; China; Hospitality services; Hotels; Skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747517617     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110610681548     Document Type: Article

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