Managerial attitudes towards work activities in the hospitality and service industries

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Waryszak, Robert ^a   King, Brian ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Managers; Performance; Service industries; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986019060     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110110389566     Document Type: Article

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