Performance, labour flexibility and migrant workers in hotels: An establishment and departmental level analysis

International Journal of Hospitality Management

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 94-104

  Yaduma, Natina ^a   Williams, Allan ^a   Lockwood, Andrew ^a   Park, Sangwon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial performance; Functional flexibility; Labour productivity; Migrant employment; Numerical flexibility; Physical performance; Zero contract employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939453700     PISSN: 02784319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2015.07.003     Document Type: Article

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