Revisiting hospitality's marginal worker thesis: A mono-occupational perspective

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 403-413

  Robinson, Richard N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chefs; Deviance; Hospitality; Occupational community and culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849097671     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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