The effects of nepotism on human resource management: The case of three, four and five star hotels in Northern Cyprus

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 295-308

  Arasli, Huseyin ^a   Bavik, Ali ^b   Ekiz, Erdogan H ^c  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Cyprus; Employees; Hotels; Human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249128052     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443330610680399     Document Type: Article

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