Acculturation, assimilation, and retention of international workers in resorts

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 681-692

  Taylor, Marcia ^a   Finley, Dori ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Hospitality management; Migrant workers; Temporary workers; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954645521     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011053800     Document Type: Article

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