Staff turnover in the Greek tourism industry: A comparison between insular and peninsular regions

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 335-359

  Chalkiti, Kalotina ^a   Sigala, Marianna ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Employee turnover; Greece; Hospitality services; Ideas generation; Tourism management

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951447097     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011035945     Document Type: Article

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