French Hotel Industry: Traditions and Social Developments

Nathalie Bosse (1) , Christine Guégnard (1) , Sophie-Anne Mériot (2) , Danièle Roualdès (2)

1 IREDU - Institut de recherche sur l'éducation : Sociologie et Economie de l'Education
2 CEREQ - Centre d'études et de recherches sur les qualifications

This study is the continuation of a research carried out in USA about the low wage workers. It is coordinated in France by the Cepremap and developed at the same time in four other European countries (Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) for six industries. This report underlines the characteristics and main trends of the French Hotel Industry, the international competition, local pressure and the managers' strategies.

Mots clés: Low wage workers; Hotel industry; Management

Mots clés: Industrie hôtelière; France; Gestion des ressources humaines

Domaines: Education; Economies et finances

Nathalie Bosse, Christine Guégnard, Sophie-Anne Mériot, Danièle Roualdès. French Hotel Industry: Traditions and Social Developments: Intermediary Report for Russel Sage Foundation. [Research Report] Russel Sage Foundation. 2006, 43 p. ⟨halshs-00102902⟩