A comparative survey of job characteristics among chefs using large and small-scale hospital catering systems in the UK

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 342-350

  Lee Ross, Darren ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catering; Hospitals; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097614     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621719910265531     Document Type: Article

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