A woman's place in hotel management: Upstairs or downstairs?

Gender in Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-210

  Mooney, Shelagh ^a   Ryan, Irene ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Careerdevelopment; Glassceilings; Hospitalitymanagement; NewZealand; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949126968     PISSN: 17542413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542410910950877     Document Type: Article

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