Sexual harassment in the hospitality industry in the republic of cyprus: Theory and prevention

Journal of Teaching in Travel and Tourism

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 288-304

  Theocharous, Antonis ^a   Philaretou, Andreas G ^b  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Emotional; Hospitality industry; Hyper masculinity; Machismo; Psychological; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992432532     PISSN: 15313220     EISSN: 15313239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313220903445306     Document Type: Article

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