Selecting students: Is there an education-industry mismatch?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 128-141

  Ineson, Elizabeth M ^a   Kempa, Richard F ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84986038147     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596119710164678     Document Type: Article

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