Employment of the workforce with disabilities in the hospitality industry

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-57

  Bengisu, Murat ^a   Balta, Sabah ^b  

^a IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Turkey)

^b YASAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Delphi; Disability; Diversification; Employment; Policymaking

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELPHI ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; LABOR STANDARD; SAFETY; SERVICE SECTOR; SKILLED LABOR;

EID: 78650301202     PISSN: 09669582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669582.2010.499172     Document Type: Article

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