Human resource systems in Kenya: A case study of hotel human resources performance

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-427

  Onyango, Fwaya Erick ^a   Okech, Roselyne N ^a  

^a MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Human resource systems; Kenya; Mombasa hotels; Nairobi hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949152248     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965508326390     Document Type: Article

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