Making functional flexibility stick: An assessment of the outcomes for stakeholders

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 237-242

  Kelliher, Clare ^a   Riley, Michael ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hotels; Human resource management; Stakeholders; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156532     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110210433763     Document Type: Article

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