Human resource development issues for the hotel sector in Libya: A government perspective

International Journal of Tourism Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 481-492

  Naama, Ahmed ^a   Haven Tang, Claire ^a   Jones, Eleri ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic diversification; Hotel sector; Human resource development; International competitiveness; Libyan Tourism Master Plan; Workforce planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; HUMAN RESOURCE; LEISURE INDUSTRY; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PERCEPTION; PRIVATE SECTOR; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; TOURISM ECONOMICS;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 59849121653     PISSN: 10992340     EISSN: 15221970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jtr.683     Document Type: Article

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