Wanted: Training competencies for the twenty-first century

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 361-376

  Kalargyrou, Valentini ^a   Woods, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competences; Hospitality education; Hospitality management; Human resource development; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955578522     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111111122532     Document Type: Article

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