Managing cultural diversity: Opportunities and challenges for Northern Ireland hoteliers

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 120-132

  Devine, Frances ^a   Baum, Tom ^b   Hearns, Niamh ^c   Devine, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hospitality management; Multicultural management; Northern Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847404363     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110710729238     Document Type: Article

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