Hotel managers' career strategies for success

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-119

  Akrivos, Christos ^a   Ladkin, Adele ^b   Reklitis, Panayiotis ^c  

^a Greek Open University   (Greece)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Patras Technological Institution ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Career development; Careers; Greeece; Hotels; Managers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847400034     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710729229     Document Type: Article

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