Job competency expectations for hospitality and tourism employees:perceptions of educational preparation

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 53-64

  Tesone, Dana V ^a   Ricci, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competencies; Hospitality education; Tourism industry education

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749100144     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J171v04n02_03     Document Type: Article

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