The meaning of cultural diversity among staff as it pertains to employee motivationFootnote¹

1 This paper is based on the Management Project undertaken by Laura Velten in support of her studies toward a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hotel Management) at Stenden University of Applied Science.

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