Career Perceptions of Undergraduate Gaming Management Students

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 367-391

  King, Penny Wan Yim ^a   Hang, Frances Kong Weng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

^b INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM STUDIES   (Macao)

Author keywords

gaming careers; gaming students' perceptions; Macao

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859350690     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313220.2011.624409     Document Type: Article

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