Gender diversity in the hospitality industry: An empirical study in Turkey

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-81

  Pinar, Musa ^a   McCuddy, Michael K ^a   Birkan, Ibrahim ^b   Kozak, Metin ^c  

^a VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Demographic characteristics; Earnings potential; Gender diversity; Gender effect; Recruiting; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957874846     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2010.06.007     Document Type: Article

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