When family rooms become guest lounges: Work-family balance of B&B innkeepers

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 138-149

  Li, Yuan ^a   Miao, Li ^a   Zhao, Xinyuan ^b   Lehto, Xinran ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B B innkeepers; Border characteristics; Entrepreneurial motivation; Work life balance; Work life integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875779466     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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