Hotel employer's perceptions of employing Eastern European workers: A case study of Cheshire, UK

Tourism, Culture and Communication

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 17-28

  Lyon, Andy ^a   Sulcova, Dana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employer perceptions; Migrant workers; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249220637     PISSN: 1098304X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/109830409787556648     Document Type: Article

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