Hospitality HRM: Past, present and the future

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 498-516

  Davidson, Michael C G ^a   McPhail, Ruth ^a   Barry, Shane ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Customer services quality; Employment; Hospitality services; Human resource management; Outsourcing; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957665815     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596111111130001     Document Type: Review

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