Are they leaving or staying: A qualitative analysis of turnover issues for Generation Y hospitality employees with a hospitality education

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 130-137

  Brown, Eric A ^a   Thomas, Nicholas J ^b   Bosselman, Robert H ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generation Y; Hospitality graduates; Human resources; Millennials; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923043120     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.01.011     Document Type: Article

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