Attitudes to work of generation y students in hospitality management: A comparative analysis of students in the United States and the United Kingdom

Journal of Foodservice Business Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 295-314

  Josiam, Bharath M ^a   Reynolds, Johnny Sue ^a   Thozhur, Sumeetra ^b   Crutsinger, Christy ^a   Baum, Tom ^c   Devine, Frances G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career stage; GEN Y; Promotion cynicism; Work attitudes; Work cynicism; Work ethics; Work involvement; Work value

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650094027     PISSN: 15378020     EISSN: 15378039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15378020802317016     Document Type: Article

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