The practice of hrm and shrm in the barbados hotel sector

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-240

  Alleyne, Philmore A ^a   Greenidge, Dion ^a   Corbin, Akhentoolove ^a   Alleyne, Peter G ^a   Devonish, Dwayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Barbados; Hotels; HRM; Strategic human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949154626     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332840802157004     Document Type: Article

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