HRM, performance, commitment and service quality in the hotel industry

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 340-348

  Worsfold, Philip ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitality industry; Human resource mangement; Service quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986144765     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596119910293240     Document Type: Review

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