College Students' Perceptions of Tourism Careers in China: Implications for the Industry and Education Providers

Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-233

  Wang, Suosheng ^a   Huang, Xiang ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; college students; perceptions; tourism careers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902972919     PISSN: 15332845     EISSN: 15332853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332845.2014.866449     Document Type: Article

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