Training policy and organisational performance in the Spanish hotel industry

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 2851-2875

  Úbeda García, Mercedes ^a   Marco Lajara, Bartolomé ^a   Sabater Sempere, Vicente ^a   Garcia Lillo, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

hotel industry; hotel performance; human resource management; Spain; training policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879979764     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2012.750617     Document Type: Article

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