Skills and the hospitality sector in a transition economy: The case of front office employment in Kyrgyzstan

Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-102

  Baum, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hotel front office; Kyrgyzstan; Skills; Tourism; Training; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; RECRUITMENT; SKILLED LABOR; TOURISM; TRAINING; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; BISHKEK; CHUY; EURASIA; KYRGYZSTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 34447530798     PISSN: 10941665     EISSN: 17416507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10941660701243315     Document Type: Article

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