Expressive labour and the gift of hospitality

Hospitality and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2015, Pages 145-165

  Poulston, Jill ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Experience; Hospitality; Labour; Motivation; Performance; Pleasure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006880851     PISSN: 20427913     EISSN: 20427921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1386/hosp.5.2-3.145_1     Document Type: Article

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