Who to work for: A South African hotel or resort?

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 331-338

  Naude, Miss Rosa ^a   Kruger, Stefan ^a   Saayman, Melville ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accommodation establishments; Front Office Employees (FOE); Hospitality sector; Hotel group; Quality of Work Life (QWL); Resort group

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876132921     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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