Human resources in tourism: Still waiting for change? - A 2015 reprise

Tourism Management

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 204-212

  Baum, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment; Hospitality; Human resource management; Tourism; Work

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN RESOURCE; TOURISM ECONOMICS; WORKING CONDITIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84923186365     PISSN: 02615177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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