Racially Discriminatory Service in Full-Service Restaurants: The Problem, Cause, and Potential Solutions

Cornell Hospitality Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 274-285

  Brewster, Zachary W ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

editing; human resources; organizational behavior; strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867937642     PISSN: 19389655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965512458178     Document Type: Article

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