Gender and salaries in hotel financial management: It’s still a man’s world

Women in Management Review

Volumn 18, Issue , 2003, Pages 50-59

  Burgess, Cathy ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial management; Gender; Hospitality industry; Hotels; Salaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105988     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420310462325     Document Type: Article

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