HRD Practices of Public Sector Tourism Agencies in Kerala
Keywords:
HRD, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal, Career Planning and Development, Employee Welfare and Quality of Work life, RewardsAbstract
Tourism as a service industry, its potential can be exploited only through human resources. Public sector tourism agencies are more structural and organised one .The public sector tourism agencies provide a platform for its tourism development through its HRD practices. The aim of the study is to identify the HRD practices of these public sector tourism agencies and also to give supportive measures for the promotion of tourism in Kerala.
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