Management attitudes and perceptions of older employees in hospitality management

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 393-401

  Magd, Hesham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitality management; Labour market; Older workers; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986015001     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110310496033     Document Type: Article

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