Relationship marketing in the recruitment and retention of service industry staff in family-owned businesses

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-91

  Cameron, Leone ^a   Miller, Peter ^b   Frew, Elspeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family business; Recruitment; Relationship; Retention; Rural and regional; Selection; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951466215     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332840902942735     Document Type: Article

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