The impact of hotel management contracting on IHRM practices: Understanding the bricks and brains split

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 638-658

  Gannon, Judie ^a   Roper, Angela ^b   Doherty, Liz ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contracts of employment; Human resource management; International business; Managers; Market entry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954644031     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011053783     Document Type: Article

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