International labor markets and the migration of labor forces as an alternative solution for labor shortages in the hospitality industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-67

  Choi, Jeong Gil ^a   Woods, Robert H ^b   Murrmann, Suzanne K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitality industry; Labour force; Labour mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986082103     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110010305154     Document Type: Article

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