A study of human resources recruitment, selection, and retention issues in the hospitality and tourism industry in macau

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 421-441

  Sow, Hup Chan ^a   Oi, Mei Kuok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Assessment; Communications skills; Macau; Retention; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052687941     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2011.588579     Document Type: Article

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