The effects of personality traits and attitudes on student uptake in hospitality employment

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-86

  Teng, Chih Ching ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Big Five personality traits; Hospitality employment aspirations; Student attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 35548999747     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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