Casino management: Exploring gender-based differences in perceptions of managerial work

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-97

  Schaap, James Ike ^a   Stedham, Yvonne ^a   Yamamura, Jeanne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Casino industry; Corporate culture; Gender differences; Hospitality industry; Senior level leadership; Strategic management; Strategy implementation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548991516     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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