Talent management: A strategy for improving employee recruitment, retention and engagement within hospitality organizations

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 743-757

  Hughes, Julia Christensen ^a   Rog, Evelina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human resource strategies; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249131700     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110810899086     Document Type: Article

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