The mythological power of hospitality leaders?: A hermeneutical investigation of their reliance on storytelling

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 659-680

  O'Gorman, Kevin D ^a   Gillespie, Cailein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PATRICK S COLLEGE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hospitality management; Narratives; Story telling

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954637602     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011053792     Document Type: Article

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