In defence of hospitality careers: Perspectives of Zimbabwean hotel managers

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 857-870

  Mkono, Muchazondida ^a  

^a MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Careers; Hotels; Managers; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955917218     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111011063124     Document Type: Article

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