Understanding why women work in five-star hotels in a developing country and their work-related problems

International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 76-105

  Okumus, Fevzi ^a   Sariisik, Mehmet ^b   Naipaul, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Developing country; Employment; Hotel; Human resources; Tourism; Turkey; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449099265     PISSN: 15256480     EISSN: 15286499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15256480903539693     Document Type: Article

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