Distancing flexibility in the hotel industry: The role of employment agencies as labour suppliers

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 132-152

  Lai, P C ^a   Soltani, E ^b   Baum, T ^c  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment agencies; Hotel sector; Labour flexibility; Labour supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049123239     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190701764048     Document Type: Article

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