Attracting and retaining quality human resources for Niagara's hospitality industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-301

  Willie, Paul A ^a   Jayawardena, Chandana ^b   Laver, Barrie ^c  

^a Hospitality and Tourism Division   (Canada)

^b GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c Vintage Hotels   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Consumer behaviour; Employee relations; Hospitality management; Human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649128023     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110810866109     Document Type: Review

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