Human resource management approaches in Spanish hotels: An introductory analysis

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 35, Issue , 2013, Pages 339-347

  Marco Lajara, Bartolomé ^a   Úbeda García, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Contingent approach; Hotels; Human resource management; Tourism management; Universalistic approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883035706     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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