Management trainee core competencies in the hospitality industry: Differences between managers and scholars

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-13

  Huang H , Ya Ling ^a   Lin, Chin Tsai ^b  

^a CHAOYANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Core competencies; Grey situation decision making; Management trainee; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649585849     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2010.500166     Document Type: Article

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