Three views of "guest workers" in the United States

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-200

  Taylor, Marcia ^a   Finley, Dori ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hotels; Jamaica; Migrant workers; Skills shortages; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 73049103031     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110910935688     Document Type: Article

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