The implications of contemporary cultural diversity for the hospitality curriculum

Education + Training

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 350-363

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

^a Atlantic Technological University   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural management; Curriculum development; Hospitality services; Labour mobility; Migrant workers; Multicultural management

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250904377     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910710762922     Document Type: Article

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