An investigation of the relationship between employee turnover and organizational culture

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 387-400

  Deery, Margaret A ^a   Shaw, Robin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Employee turnover; Organizational culture; Turnover culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000021437     PISSN: 10963480     EISSN: 15577554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109634809902300404     Document Type: Article

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