Hotel Compensation Strategies: Perceptions of Top Industry Executives

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-71

  Torres, Edwin ^a   Adler, Howard ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

compensation strategies; Compensationand benefits; hospitality; hotels; human resource management; lodging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859372147     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2012.621055     Document Type: Article

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