The business case for diversity management in the hospitality industry

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-19

  Singal, Manisha ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit ratings; Diversity indicators; Diversity management; Financial performance; Hospitality and tourism industries; KLD database

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897421542     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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