Occupational stress in the chef profession

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-42

  Murray Gibbons, R ^a   Gibbons, C ^b  

^a Newry and Kilkeel Institute of Further and Higher Education   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food industry; Hospitality services; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846607280     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710724143     Document Type: Article

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