Management development skills in the hospitality and tourism sector: Needs and issues from a regional perspective

Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 429-445

  Foster, Clare ^a   McCabe, Scott ^a   Dewhurst, Helen ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Foundation Degree Forward Innovating Workforce Development   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650073523     PISSN: 1479053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1479053X.2010.523176     Document Type: Article

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