Employee relations in the non-union hotel industry: A case of "determined opportunism"?

Personnel Review

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 693-710

  Head, Jeremy ^a   Lucas, Rosemary ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employee relations; Employment protection; Hospitality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 9344230331     PISSN: 00483486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00483480410561565     Document Type: Article

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