Crisis management during the sars threat: A case study of the metropole hotel in Hong Kong

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-57

  Leung, Paul ^a   Lam, Terry ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Crisis management; Hotels; Human resources; SARS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861963380     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J171v03n01_05     Document Type: Article

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