Long hospitality careers – a contradiction in terms?

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2589-2608

  Mooney, Shelagh K ^a   Harris, Candice ^a   Ryan, Irene ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Career longevity; Hospitality careers; Induction and socialization; Professional identity; Social connection; Social relationships in service work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84999836836     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-04-2015-0206     Document Type: Article

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