Human resourse management : for tourism hospitality and leisure /

Baum, Tom

Human resourse management : for tourism hospitality and leisure / Tom Baum - London, United Kingdom : Thomson Learning Asia, c2006 - x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-320) and index.

People in international tourism, hospitality and leisure : an introduction -- The development of tourism, hospitality and leisure and the nature of employment -- Tourism, hospitality and leisure labour markets -- Tourism, hospitality and leisure : a service focus and the role of people -- A dark side to the coin? -- Cultural diversity in tourism, hospitality amd leisure -- The social composition of employment in tourim, hospitality and leisure : diversity beyond culture -- Education, training and development -- Planning to meet the human resource needs of the international tourism, hospitality and leisure industry -- Sustainability and the future of work and employment in tourism, hospitality and leisure.

"Drawing on wide-ranging, international academic and application sources to illustrate the debates and vital issues that exist within people management in this sector, this book is designed to develop your critical understanding of why things operate in the manner that they do and how the international context creates diversity in the application of management principles."--Jacket.

9781844801961


HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY -- PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

GV 713 .B38 2006